TIFF announced its picks for the top 10 Canadian films of 2010 tonight at an industry event. Split into two categories -- features and shorts -- here are the selections:
Features
- Les Amours imaginaires - Xavier Dolan (Alliance Films)
- Barney's Version - Richard J. Lewis (Entertainment One)
- Curling - Denis Côté (Mongrel Media)
- The High Cost of Living - Deborah Chow (Filmoption)
- Incendies - Denis Villeneuve (Entertainment One)
- Last Train Home - Lixin Fan (Kinosmith)
- MODRA - Ingrid Veninger (Mongrel Media)
- Splice - Vincenzo Natali (Entertainment One)
- Trigger - Bruce McDonald (Entertainment One)
- Trois temps après la mort d'Anna - Catherine Martin (K Films)
Shorts
- Above the Knee -- Greg Atkins
- Les Fleurs de l'Age -- Vincent Biron
- I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors -- Ann Marie Fleming (NFB)
- The Legend of Beaver Dam -- Jerome Sable
- The Little White Cloud That Cried -- Guy Maddin
- Lipsett Diaries -- Theodore Ushev (NFB)
- Marius Borodine -- Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais (Travelling Distribution)
- Mokhtar -- Halima Ouardiri (EyesteelFilm)
- On the Way to the Sea--Tao Gu
- Vapor -- Kaveh Nabatian (Locomotion)
Panel discussions and public screenings featuring introductions and Q&A sessions with selected filmmakers will run from January 20 to February 1, 2011 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.