January 12–21, 2018
Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival
The year’s best Canadian films are in the spotlight in The Cinematheque’s annual presentation of the Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival. Established in 2001 by the Toronto International Film Festival, this celebration of excellence in our national cinema showcases Canadian achievements in feature-length films, short films, and student short films.
The festival’s selections are chosen by panels of filmmakers, programmers, critics, and industry professionals from across Canada. To be eligible, films must be directed by a Canadian citizen or resident and have been released commercially or played a major film festival in Canada.
Opening Night: Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival Reception, Refreshments, and Guests in Attendance
6:30 pm – Doors
7:30 pm – Introduction by director Kathleen Hepburn and screening of Never Steady, Never Still
Acknowledgments
The Cinematheque is grateful to the Toronto International Film Festival for making this Vancouver presentation of the Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival possible. Special thanks to Steve Gravestock, Senior Programmer, Festival Programming, TIFF; and Lisa Haller, Senior Programming Associate, Festival Programming, TIFF, for their kind assistance.
Media
List of Programmed Films
| Date | Film Title | Director(s) | Year | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-Jan | Never Steady, Never Still | Kathleen Hepburn | 2017 | Canada |
| 2018-Jan | Luk’Luk’I | Wayne Wapeemukwa | 2017 | Canada |
| 2018-Jan | Allure | Carlos Sanchez . . . | 2017 | Canada |
| 2018-Jan | Unarmed Verses | Charles Officer | 2017 | Canada |
| 2018-Jan | Canada’s Top Ten Shorts 2017 – Program I | |||
| 2018-Jan | Canada’s Top Ten Shorts 2017 – Program II | |||
| 2018-Jan | Our People Will Be Healed | Alanis Obomsawin | 2017 | Canada |
| 2018-Jan | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World | Catherine Bainbridge . . . | 2017 | Canada |
| 2018-Jan | Les Affamés | Robin Aubert | 2017 | Canada |
| 2018-Jan | The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches | Simon Lavoie | 2017 | Canada |
| 2018-Jan | Adventures in Public School | Kyle Rideout | 2017 | Canada |
| 2018-Jan | Canada’s Top Ten Student Shorts 2017 | |||
| 2018-Jan | Ava | Sadaf Foroughi | 2017 | Canada . . . |
Note
Program notes adapted from texts provided by TIFF.