The Delicate Art of Parking


The Delicate Art of Parking is an eighty seven minute Canadian comedy/mockumentary film released on May 14, 2003, directed by Trent Carlson, and produced by Blake Corbet, Andrew Currie and Kevin Eastwood.
It has received numerous awards, including the Golden Zenith Award for Best Feature at the Montreal World Film Festival and Most Popular Canadian Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Fred Ewanuick and Nancy Robertson both star in this film. The next year, they would work together on Corner Gas, a sitcom that ran for six seasons, was acclaimed by critics and for which both actors won numerous accolades and awards.

Plot

Lonny Goosen is a documentary filmmaker whose car just got towed. Together with his friend Gus as his cameraman and Gus' cousin Olena as their sound person, Lonny sets out to make a film about what people think about parking enforcers.

Reception

The Delicate Art of Parking received positive reviews from film critics, with some calling the movie one of the best Canadian movies of 2003. The movie currently holds a 78% "Fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes based on nine reviews. Ryan Cracknell of Movie Views gave the movie a positive review, stating "The Delicate Art of Parking is held together because of its strong characters. They're funny, they're quirky, and, most of all, they're realistic."
Fred Ewanuick was praised by most critics for his acting and his chemistry with the rest of the cast. He won the Peniscola Comedy Film Festival Award for Best Actor.

Awards

The movie was nominated for a total of fourteen awards, winning five of them. It won the Montreal World Film Festival Award for Best Film.