filmed digitally in Toronto over 20 days between March and April 2001. Locations included the University of Toronto, The Power Plant, and Archive Gallery Inc. Release and reception The Art of Woo was released at the Toronto International Film Festival. Upon its release, The Art of Woo was "slashed" by Canadian critics. Erin Oke of Exclaim! found the film to have "many appealing aspects", but felt that the situations were often contrived and it lacked a uniting vision; she surmised that it could have been a better film had it not tried "quite so hard to be likeable all the time". Lisa Braun of Jam! enjoyed the soundtrack but found the dialogue poor; she summarized that the film was "uneven, but audiences [would] be interested to see what Lee does next". Jonathan Crow, writing for the Rovi Corporation, found the film "less fun and less accomplished than a third grade theater production". At the 2002 Genie Awards, Ron Sexmith won Best Achievement in Music – Original Song for his work in the film. References External links External links The Art of Woo at the Canadian Film Centre website. Script at Helen Lee's official website 2001 films English-language Canadian films 2000s English-language films Canadian romantic comedy films 2001 romantic comedy films Canadian Film Centre films Films about Chinese Canadians 2000s Canadian films