admin-2:  I am married to a half Canadian - his mother is from Calgary (a little bit of Pegan lood methinks - a fascinating woman)so all things Canadian intrigue me.  I find Canadian films are a fine mix of European sensibilities and North American pragmatism.  We often a treated to Canadian animated short films down-under on our government sponsored ethnic television network, SBS.  Thank you for the recommendations.  I shall follow up on them.