A scene from Bruce McDonald’s 'Trigger'. Courtesy eOne Films.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced their picks for the top 10 Canadian feature films of 2010, and the top 10 Canadian short films of 2010 on Tuesday night at an event at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
The list of features varies widely, and includes the more mainstream movies Barney’s Version and Splice, the documentary Last Train Home, festival darling MODRA, Bruce McDonald’s Trigger, Deborah Chow’s The High Cost of Living, Denis Côté’s Curling, Xavier Dolan’s Les Amours imaginaires (Heartbeats), Catherine Martin’s Trois temps après la mort d’Anna (Mourning for Anna), and Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies — which is Canada’s official selection for the 2011 Oscars.
“For the past decade, Canada’s Top Ten has championed homegrown success, offering filmmakers a platform for recognition and a stage for trailblazing future film trends,” said Piers Handling, Director and CEO, TIFF. “We are proud to announce such a powerful and impressive list of features and short films.”
All the films selected will screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox between January 20 and February 1, 2011. When available, the filmmakers will introduce the film and participate in a Q&A after the screening. Select films will play in other Canadian cities, including Vancouver’s Pacific Cinematheque and Ottawa’s Canadian Film Institute. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit tiff.net.
About the Top 10 Selection:
Canada’s Top 10 lists are chosen from features, shorts, documentaries, animation and experimental films. Each film must have premiered at a major film festival or obtained a commercial theatrical release in Canada in 2010. The filmmaker must be a Canadian citizen or resident and have a history of working in Canada or on Canadian-financed films.
Full list of features and shorts selected below.
Canada’s Top 10 Feature Films of 2010 (in alphabetical order)
Les Amours imaginaires (Heartbeats) – Xavier Dolan
Barney’s Version – Richard J. Lewis
Curling – Denis Côté
The High Cost of Living – Deborah Chow
Incendies – Denis Villeneuve
Last Train Home – Lixin Fan
MODRA – Ingrid Veninger
Splice – Vincenzo Natali
Trigger – Bruce McDonald
Trois temps après la mort d’Anna (Mourning for Anna) – Catherine Martin
Canada’s Top 10 Short Films of 2010 (in alphabetical order):
Above the Knee — Greg Atkins
Les Fleurs de l’Age — Vincent Biron
I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors — Ann Marie Fleming
The Legend of Beaver Dam — Jerome Sable
The Little White Cloud That Cried — Guy Maddin
Lipsett Diaries — Theodore Ushev
Marius Borodine — Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais
Mokhtar — Halima Ouardiri
On the Way to the Sea — Tao Gu
Vapor — Kaveh Nabatian
