- Calgary joins major cities like Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouver Island, Los Angeles, New York City, Baltimore, Seattle, Brooklyn, Austin, New Orleans, San Francisco, Annapolis, Philadelphia and Phoenix in offering Kanopy to its users.
- Kanopy is an on-demand video platform that allows users to experience a curated collection of more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, through a partnership with more than 4,000 libraries around the world. More than 5 million Kanopy users can stream movies and documentaries from award-winning filmmakers, see film-festival picks, and experience the best in independent and classic film, world cinema, and critical favorites. There are no commercials or fees for users -- their libraries have it covered for them; all users need is a library card to get started.
- Some fun stats: Kanopy’s library is made up of 60% documentaries. They have over 1 million minutes and more than 17,000 hours of content. It’s available in more than 200 library systems and over 1200 individual public library locations across the US.
- Calgary Public Library has 19 branches, which all also offer Kanopy access.
- Content highlights include documentaries, feature films, rare and hard to find titles, and classic films, with curated work from The Great Courses, Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Orchard, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers. Selections from the Criterion Collection are available at as well. All available films can be seen here: http://calgarypl.kanopystreaming.com
- Some key titles include the Oscar nominated documentary, I am Not Your Negro, rare films like Francis Ford Coppola’s Dementia 13, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, and Two Days in Paris.
- Kanopy, can be accessed from leading devices and platforms, including Roku, Chromecast, AppleTV, iOS and Android.
- Kanopy was founded in 2008 by CEO Olivia Humphrey as an educational tool for colleges and universities. The service has recently become available in public libraries and access is rapidly expanding across the US, Canada and Australia.