Every year around this time the Toronto International Film Festival announces their picks for Canada's Top Ten: A selection of what they consider to be the best ten Canadian produced shorts and features from the previous year. And, true to form, last night was announcement time. No big surprises, really, and no late additions either. Without further ado, here are the lists:
The top ten Canadian feature films of 2009 are (in alphabetical order, including future release dates where applicable):
Cairo Time - Ruba Nadda (Mongrel Media)
Carcasses - Denis Côté (FunFilm Distribution)
Crackie - Sherry White (Kickham East)
Defendor - Peter Stebbings (Alliance Films, early 2010)
La Donation - Bernard Émond (E1 Entertainment, January 2010)
J'ai tué ma mère - Xavier Dolan (K-Films Amérique, February 2010)
Passenger Side - Matthew Bissonnette (KinoSmith, March 2010)
Polytechnique - Denis Villeneuve (Alliance Films)
The Trotsky - Jacob Tierney (Alliance Films, May 2010)
The Wild Hunt - Alexandre Franchi (TVA Films, Spring 2010)
The top ten Canadian short films of 2009 are as follows (in alphabetical order):
The Armoire - Jamie Travis
The Cave - Helen Haig-Brown
Danse Macabre - Pedro Pires (PhiGroup Inc.)
Five Hole: Tales of Hockey Erotica - Cam Christiansen
Naissances - Anne Émond (Vidéographe)
Out in that Deep Blue Sea - Kazik Radwanski
Runaway - Cordell Barker (NFB)
The Spine - Chris Landreth (NFB)
La Vie commence - Émile Proulx-Cloutier (locomotion)
Vive la rose - Bruce Alcock (NFB)
The top ten Canadian feature films of 2009 are (in alphabetical order, including future release dates where applicable):
Cairo Time - Ruba Nadda (Mongrel Media)
Carcasses - Denis Côté (FunFilm Distribution)
Crackie - Sherry White (Kickham East)
Defendor - Peter Stebbings (Alliance Films, early 2010)
La Donation - Bernard Émond (E1 Entertainment, January 2010)
J'ai tué ma mère - Xavier Dolan (K-Films Amérique, February 2010)
Passenger Side - Matthew Bissonnette (KinoSmith, March 2010)
Polytechnique - Denis Villeneuve (Alliance Films)
The Trotsky - Jacob Tierney (Alliance Films, May 2010)
The Wild Hunt - Alexandre Franchi (TVA Films, Spring 2010)
The top ten Canadian short films of 2009 are as follows (in alphabetical order):
The Armoire - Jamie Travis
The Cave - Helen Haig-Brown
Danse Macabre - Pedro Pires (PhiGroup Inc.)
Five Hole: Tales of Hockey Erotica - Cam Christiansen
Naissances - Anne Émond (Vidéographe)
Out in that Deep Blue Sea - Kazik Radwanski
Runaway - Cordell Barker (NFB)
The Spine - Chris Landreth (NFB)
La Vie commence - Émile Proulx-Cloutier (locomotion)
Vive la rose - Bruce Alcock (NFB)