Roll Canada!

''Station Mont-Royal'' You walk into the square outside of Mont-Royal station, passing through the 8:30 crowd on the way to work. You hear Francophones, Anglophones, and every other -phone you could hear in Montreal. And half of them are talking about you (or more accurately, ignoring you) however indirectly. Because they are talking about "Star Wars VII" and not about "The Forbidden Room" or "The Ninth Floor". They don't give a damn about Canadian films. Or the government subsidized National Film Board of Canada, which you are the executive producer of. [[Walk into the station... -> station]] [[Sigh and then walk into the station... -> station]]

You have a busy day ahead. You walk past two American signs on on your way to the metro, sit next to three in the car on the way to Berri-Uqam, and finally pass six on the walk to 1564 Rue Saint-Denis. You make your way past a studio shooting an interview for a documentary on first nations. You sit at your desk and begin to review the paperwork. And it is a mountain, as budget cuts have led to a streamlining in the co-production process. You have 100,000 dollars in funds to distribute this year and it's dwindling by the second. The conservative party doesn't care much for the NFB and has cut deeply into budget until they have more proof of their value to the Canadian people. It is time to review the applications. [[Open the first application -> application_1]] (set: $funding = 100000) (set: $government = 0) (set: $reception = 0)

Evolution Watch the comedic rise of single celled organisms and their evolution across the centuries into the land walking amphibians. It is a remake of the 1971 Academy Award Nominee NFBC animated short. A CGI animated comedy that’d make Darwin himself Chuckle! Proposed Budget: 20,000 dollars (if:$funding != 0)[ [[Forward for funding... -> result_1_a]] [[Next... -> result_1_b]] ] (if:$funding is 0)[ [[Next... -> result_1_b]] ] Current Funding Left: $ $funding

It could have gone better and it could have gone worse. The final product was slightly more trippy and 70s than you thought and didn't have a huge audience. Metacritic: 69 based on 2 reviews "This short film sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short...So the film will not wow you when it comes to the backgrounds or animations." Government approval rating: 2/5 [[At least two people saw it! ->application_2]] (set: $government = $government + 2); (set: $funding = $funding - 20000) (set: $reception = $reception + 7)

The team went onto the United States and produced their shorts to a reasonable budget and some critical acclaim. They posted in on YouTube and it got several tens of thousands of views. [[Well...demographics said at least 5% of viewers were Canadian! ->application_2]]

The Singing Lumberjack A short documentary on Charlie Chamberlain, a popular canadian vocalist and the most beloved member of Don Messer and his Islanders. A five minute look into his life with a retro-50s style. Proposed Budget: 10,000 dollars (if:$funding != 0)[ [[Forward for funding... -> result_2_a]] [[Next... -> result_2_b]] ] (if:$funding is 0)[ [[Next... -> result_2_b]] ] Current Funding Left: $ $funding

Charlie Chamberlain is always a good way to draw in the old folks and hipsters! Nothing like a lumberjack to bring them out of their state of perpetual annoyance. Metacritic: 80 from 5 reviews "It's from the good ole days back before masculinity was hijacked and men could be men and also entertain us! It was back before the feminists ruined everything and - ...the review trails on several paragraphs about the feminist/liberal hijacking of Canada. Government rating: 4/5 ("That's good old fashioned canadian entertainment!" says a note from government oversight) [[Well a single review doesn't really reflect the public's reaction. I hope...->application_3]] (set: $funding = $funding - 10000) (set: $government = $government + 4) (set: $reception = $reception + 8)

The team went on to other production companies, including in America, where they were asked: "Who is that again?" Followed by dismissive comments of: "That is so Canadian." [[It's better just to let it go...->application_3]]

Tommy Douglas: Keeper of the Flame Watch the life of Thomas Douglas, “the father of Medicare” as he rises from fiery preacher in the 30s to the highest ranks of the New Democratic party. This film views his career up until the 2004 poll naming him as the greatest Canadian. Proposed Budget: 40,000 (if:$funding != 0)[ [[Forward for funding... -> result_3_a]] [[Next... -> result_3_b]] ] (if:$funding is 0)[ [[Next... -> result_3_b]] ] Current Funding Left: $ $funding

St-Henri, the 26th of August An intimate documentary that follows over a dozen occupants of the famous neighborhood “St. Henri of the Tanneries”, depicted in The Tin Flute and September Five at Saint-Henri. An ambitious effort where a dozen camera-men follow members of the community of various backgrounds over a single day, from dawn to midnight on the first day of the school year. Proposed Budget: 50,000 dollars (if:$funding != 0)[ [[Forward for funding... -> result_4_a]] [[Next... -> result_4_b]] ] (if:$funding is 0)[ [[Next... -> result_4_b]] ] Current Funding Left: $ $funding

Life With Murder A middle-class couple suffers a devastating loss when their daughter is murdered by their son. Now out of prison, the family begins the long process of healing, determining to bring their son back into the family. Proposed Budget: 35,000 (if:$funding != 0)[ [[Forward for funding... -> result_5_a]] [[Next... -> result_5_b]] ] (if:$funding is 0)[ [[Next... -> result_5_b]] ] Current Funding Left: $ $funding

Strange Invaders Strange Invaders is a short animated comedy, about the anxieties of parenthood. A childless couple, Roger and Dorris, live a quiet and comfortable retirement. Until “it” comes and turns their world upside down! “It” is a child who appears in their living room. “It” is a destructive force that the couple are initially enthralled by but begins to destroy their lives. At the end of the movie, Roger discovers his wife is pregnant and despite his anxieties is overjoyed. Proposed Budget: 25,000 dollars (if:$funding != 0)[ [[Forward for funding... -> result_6_a]] [[Next... -> result_6_b]] ] (if:$funding is 0)[ [[Next... -> result_6_b]] ] Current Funding Left: $ $funding

(if: $government < 10)[ You get a note from the government. They hate your uncanadian work and are lowering your budget to 10,000 dollars. And you are fired. ] (if: $government is 10)[ Your organization's performance was adequate and the government gives you a budget of 90,000 instead of cutting you completely. By you they mean the program because they've decided to fire you. ] (if: $government > 10)[ Your organization's performance was adequate and the government gives you a budget of 90,000 instead of cutting you completely. By you they mean the program because they've decided to fire you. ] (if: $reception < 10)[As you leave (no need to clean your desk, that got cut for budget), you feel dissatisfied with your work. Like you didn't do enough. Like if only you had a second chance you could do so much more... [[That chance is yours...->Prologue]] ] (if: $reception >= 10)[ As you leave (no need to clean your desk, that got cut for budget), you feel satisfied with your choices because actual Canadians saw and liked work you passed. You return home and weeks later you are still happy when a freak revolution occurs and the Quebecois declare independence. Shortly after, you, an Anglo-phone former government employee, are lynched on a streetpole. [[And cut!]] ]

A documentary on one of the most influential Canadians of all time? Gets ten thousand views! Not bad! For NFB that is. Metacritic: 89 Government Approval Rating: 4/5 [[Glad we made something someone watched!->application_4]] (set: $funding = $funding - 40000) (set: $government = $government + 4) (set: $reception = $reception + 9)

The film-makers all starved to death trying to fulfill their life-long passion to bring the life of their hero to the screen. [[You monster! ->application_4]]

The film is a success! Canadians actually saw this and liked it! Even if critics had mixed opinions. Metacritic: 69 from 10 whole reviews! "A decent remake of the cinema-verite film, 26th of September in Saint Henri, the film takes a more personal approach to the subject matter and dispenses with the objective lense of the first." Government Rating: 2/5 ("We appreciate the effort of showing actual Canadians but this was too expensive.") [[Can't please all Canadians...->application_5]] (set: $funding = $funding - 50000) (set: $government = $government + 2) (set: $reception = $reception + 7)

Saint Henri is a tough place and the film-makers were slain by a mob of hipster college students, drowned in their coffee while attempting to make this film without official backing. [[Oh well...->application_5]]

You are a terrible person but scandal drives views. Metacritic: 54 based on 70 reviews "I love other people's suffering." Government Approval Rating: 0/5 [[That is all...->application_6]] (set: $funding = $funding - 50000) (set: $government = $government + 0) (set: $reception = $reception + 2)

You are a decent person. [[That is all...->application_6]]

The touching little short is very appreciated by critics and it's tiny Canadian audience of Canadian parents. Metacritic: 94 based on 9 reviews "I really loved how it reflected my experience of horror and tears when I realized I was pregnant." Government Approval Rating: 4/5 "Truly heartwarming." [[Is this year done...->application_7]] (set: $funding = $funding - 25000) (set: $government = $government + 4) (set: $reception = $reception + 9)

The people who proposed it went missing in their homes. 8 months later, they returned with freakish alien invaders. Children. [[Shivers....->application_7]]

The End