Canada's Top 10

TIFF revealed the top 10 best features and top 10 best short films of 2010 this evening at the 10th annual Canada’s Top Ten industry event, hosted by Peter Keleghan and Leah Pinsent. Established in 2001, Canada’s Top Ten celebrates excellence in Canadian cinema and raises public awareness of Canadian achievements in film. 

A panel discussion and public screenings featuring introductions and Q&A sessions with filmmakers will run from January 20 to February 1, 2011 at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Select films will tour cities across Canada in early 2011, including Vancouver’s Pacific Cinematheque and Ottawa’s Canadian Film Institute.

“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.”

“The 2010 lineup showcases an eclectic mix of films that represents the wide range of cinematic productions in our country,” said Steve Gravestock, Associate Director of Canadian Programming, TIFF. “This year’s Top Ten list includes both familiar faces and new filmmakers whose works are galvanizing the Canadian film scene.”

Canada’s Top Ten feature film selections for 2010 (in alphabetical order, including release dates where applicable):

Les Amours imaginaires – Xavier Dolan (Alliance Films)

Barney’s Version – Richard J. Lewis (Entertainment One) December 2010

Curling – Denis Côté (Mongrel Media) March 2011

The High Cost of Living – Deborah Chow (Filmoption) Spring 2011

Incendies – Denis Villeneuve (Entertainment One) January 2011

Last Train Home – Lixin Fan (Kinosmith)

MODRA – Ingrid Veninger (Mongrel Media) February 2011

Splice – Vincenzo Natali (Entertainment One)

Trigger – Bruce McDonald (Entertainment One)

Trois temps après la mort d’Anna – Catherine Martin (K Films)

Canada’s Top Ten short film selections for 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 (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)