TIFF revealed its Canada’s Top Ten list of features and short films of 2019. This year’s Top Ten list features three directorial debuts and four Indigenous filmmakers. The shorts and features lineups showcase works by 12 of Canada’s most talented female filmmakers. Four directors are alumni from TIFF’s Talent Development programs: Filmmaker Lab, Writers’ Studio, and Telefilm Canada’s PITCH THIS!
“TIFF is thrilled to present this uniquely Canadian list that represents the very best in homegrown storytelling,” said Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director and Co-Head of TIFF. “With representation spanning across all regions of Canada, these films expertly examine key themes facing society right now – including the power of social media, the importance of independence, mental health, the impact of colonization, domestic abuse, and loneliness.”
TIFF’s Top Ten Canadian films of 2019
Features
And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux) Louise Archambault | Quebec
Anne at 13,000 ft Kazik Radwanski | Ontario
Antigone Sophie Deraspe | Quebec | Film opens at TIFF Bell Lightbox December 6
Black Conflux Nicole Dorsey | Newfoundland/Quebec
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn | British Columbia | Film opens at TIFF Bell Lightbox December 13
Matthias & Maxime Xavier Dolan | Quebec
Murmur Heather Young | Nova Scotia
One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk Zacharias Kunuk | Nunavut
The Twentieth Century Matthew Rankin | Quebec
White Lie Calvin Thomas, Yonah Lewis | Ontario
Shorts
Acadiana Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, Yannick Nolin | Quebec
Cityscape Michael Snow | Ontario
Delphine Chloé Robichaud | Quebec
Docking Trevor Anderson | Alberta
I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain Sofia Banzhaf | Ontario
Jarvik Emilie Mannering | Quebec
No Crying At The Dinner Table Carol Nguyen | Ontario
The Physics of Sorrow (Physique de la tristesse) Theodore Ushev | Quebec
Please Speak Continuously And Describe Your Experiences As They Come To You Brandon Cronenberg | Ontario
Throat Singing in Kangirsuk (Katatjatuuk Kangirsumi) Eva Kaukai, Manon Chamberland | Quebec
The Canada’s Top Ten shorts will be screened at TIFF Bell Lightbox in a program format, on January 26, 2020.