Earlier today the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced the lineup of Canadian feature films screening at this year’s festival. Among the selections (full list below) are Jacob Tierney’s Good Neighbours, Xavier Dolan’s Les amours imaginaires (Heartbeats), Ingrid Veninger’s MODRA, and Bruce McDonald’s Trigger, which is also going to be the first film to screen at the new home of TIFF, the Bell Lightbox.
This year the festival is also offering a new ticket package that will allow the audience to screen five Canadian films selected by TIFF Programmers for $80. This is a great initiative that should open up our wonderful cinematic offerings to an entire new audience.
TIFF 2010 runs from September 9 to 19. For full descriptions of the films, and to purchase tickets, visit tiff.net/thefestival.
GALAS
A Beginners Guide to Endings (World Premiere), Jonathan Sobol, Canada
Previously announced Canadian Galas include:
The Bang Bang Club (World Premiere), Steven Silver, Canada/South Africa
Barney’s Version (North American Premiere), Richard J. Lewis, Canada/Italy
Casino Jack (World Premiere), George Hickenlooper, Canada
Score: A Hockey Musical (World Premiere), Mike McGowan, Canada
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (World Premiere), Sturla Gunnarsson, Canada
Good Neighbours (World Premiere), Jacob Tierney, Canada
Incendies (North American Premiere), Denis Villeneuve, Canada
Les amours imaginaires (Heartbeats) (English Canadian Premiere), Xavier Dolan, Canada
Repeaters (World Premiere), Carl Bessai, Canada
Trigger (World Premiere), Bruce McDonald, Canada
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA
À l’origine d’un cri (World Premiere), Robin Aubert, Canada
MODRA (World Premiere), Ingrid Veninger, Canada
A Night for Dying Tigers (World Premiere), Terry Miles, Canada
Route 132 (English Canadian Premiere), Louis Bélanger, Canada
Small Town Murder Songs (World Premiere), Ed Gass-Donnelly, Canada
MIDNIGHT MADNESS
Fubar II (World Premiere), Michael Dowse, Canada
REAL TO REEL
How to Start Your Own Country (World Premiere), Jody Shapiro, Canada
The Man of a Thousand Songs (World Premiere), William D. MacGillivray, Canada
VISIONS
Curling (North American Premiere), Denis Côté, Canada
Trois temps après la mort d’Anna (English Canadian Premiere), Catherine Martin, Canada
CANADIAN OPEN VAULT
A Married Couple, Allan King, Canada
Top image: A scene from Fubar II. Courtesy TIFF.
