{"id":66645,"date":"2015-12-09T00:57:43","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T05:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=66645"},"modified":"2015-12-09T00:57:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T05:57:43","slug":"films-from-rozema-maddin-falardeau-make-canadas-top-ten-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/12\/09\/films-from-rozema-maddin-falardeau-make-canadas-top-ten-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Films from Rozema, Maddin, Falardeau make Canada\u2019s Top Ten Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TORONTO \u2013 Films from veteran directors Patricia Rozema, Guy Maddin and Philippe Falardeau are among the homegrown features screening at Canada\u2019s Top Ten Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Rozema makes the cut with her survival drama \u201cInto the Forest,\u201d which will get a screening in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver on Jan. 9.<\/p>\n

That includes an interactive Q&A with Rozema in Toronto that will be beamed to audiences in Vancouver and Montreal.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Maddin and Evan Johnson earn the spotlight for their art-house outing \u201cThe Forbidden Room,\u201d as does Falardeau for his political comedy \u201cMy Internship in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n

Side events this year include a discussion with actor Kiefer Sutherland about his career, taking place Jan. 16.<\/p>\n

The festival runs Jan. 8 to 17, 2016 in Toronto, with select screenings also scheduled in Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Halifax and Ottawa.<\/p>\n

Established in 2001, the festival celebrates contemporary Canadian cinema and raises awareness for Canadian achievements in film.<\/p>\n

A national panel of six filmmakers and industry professionals selected the best in Canadian features.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at their picks:<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cCloset Monster,\u201d Stephen Dunn (Elevation Pictures)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cThe Demons\u201d (Les demons), Philippe Lesage (FunFilm Distribution)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cLes etres chers\u201d (Our Loved Ones), Anne Emond (Entertainment One Films)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cThe Forbidden Room,\u201d Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson (Mongrel Media)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cGuantanamo\u2019s Child: Omar Khadr,\u201d Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard (White Pine Pictures)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cHurt,\u201d Alan Zweig (Super Channel\/MDF)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cInto the Forest,\u201d Patricia Rozema (Elevation Pictures)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cMy Internship in Canada\u201d (Guibord s\u2019en va-t-en guerre), Philippe Falardeau (Entertainment One Films)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cNinth Floor,\u201d Mina Shum (National Film Board of Canada)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cSleeping Giant\u201d (Le geant endormi), Andrew Cividino (D Films Corp)<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Top Ten Film Festival shorts for 2015 are:<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cBacon & God’s Wrath,\u201d Sol Friedman<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cBalmoral Hotel,\u201d Wayne Wapeemukwa<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cBring Me the Head of Tim Horton,\u201d Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson (Elevation Pictures)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cInterview with a Free Man,\u201d (Entrevue avec un homme libre), Nicolas Levesque (NFB)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cThe Little Deputy,\u201d Trevor Anderson<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cMy Enemy, My Brother,\u201d Ann Shin<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cNever Steady, Never Still,\u201d Kathleen Hepburn<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cNina,\u201d Halima Elkhatabi (Les Films du 3 mars)<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201co negative,\u201d Steven McCarthy<\/p>\n

\u2013 \u201cOverpass,\u201d (Viaduc), Patrice Laliberte (Travelling, les films qui voyagent)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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