January 30 to February 7, 2009

The only place to see the top Canadian films of 2008, with many filmmakers and actors in attendance!

Canada’s Top Ten was established in 2001 by the Toronto International Film Festival Group to honour excellence in contemporary Canadian cinema. Over the past eight years, Canada’s Top Ten has grown into a highly-anticipated programme, bringing Canada’s most promising and acclaimed filmmakers together with eager audiences for a unique Canadian film experience. These diverse, groundbreaking films keep audiences coming back year after year. Last year’s Top Ten selection featured Guy Maddin’s wild “docu-fantasia” My Winnipeg, Yung Chang’s moving documentary Up the Yangtze, Richie Mehta’s popular Amal, and Martin Gero’s controversial Young People Fucking.

Canada’s Top Ten also brings you the Top Ten Canadian short films of the year. Last year’s winners included the Academy Award®-nominated shorts Madame Tutli-Putli and I Met the Walrus. Selected by an independent panel of industry professionals, filmmakers and critics from across the country, the short films in Canada’s Top Ten stand alongside the features as a testament to the immense filmmaking talent in this country.

Don’t miss your chance to see the best Canadian films of the year in one place, along with panel discussions with special guests and moderators. Purchase your tickets today!

Canada’s Top Ten is selected by a panel of filmmakers, critics, journalists, and industry professionals.

This year’s panellists for Canada’s Top Ten features are:

Cameron Bailey, film critic and CoGDirector of the Toronto International Film Festival;

Jim Brown, coGdirector of the Genie awardGwinning Radiant City; Yung Chang, director of Up the Yangtze (Canada’s Top Ten 2007); Damon D’Oliveira, producer of Poor Boy’s Game and Lie withMe; Ann Marie Fleming, independent filmmaker and director of The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam; Camelia Frieberg, producer of the Academy Award®-nominated The Sweet Hereafter; Matthew Hays, film critic and Montreal Mirror reporter; Joanne Senécal, independent consultant and former Vice President of Distribution at Christal Films; Jody Shapiro, producer of The Saddest Music in the World and My Winnipeg; Glenn Sumi, Associate Entertainment Editor at the Toronto weekly NOW Magazine.

This year’s panellists for Canada’s Top Ten shorts are:

Daniel Cross, co-founder of EyeSteelFilm; Deco Dawson, director of