The Toronto International FilmFestival Group has unveiled its annual listing of the best in Canadian cinema.Titles making the fourth annual list include acclaimed short title Ryan, by Chris Landreth, Michael Dowse's TIFF prize winner It's All GonePete Tong, Daniel Roby's Peau Blanche, which won the first film prize at TIFF and PeterRaymont's Rwanda genocide documentary Shake Hands With The Devil: TheJourney Of Romeo Dallaire, whichcompetes in the inaugural World Cinema Documentary Competition at next month'sSundance Film Festival.
In a statement, PiersHandling, Director and CEO, Toronto International Film Festival Group said themix of established and emerging filmmakers on the list points to "a newenergy and continued vibrance within the Canadian film industry."
Canada's Top Ten is chosenfrom features, shorts, documentaries, animation, and experimental films.Each film must have either premiered at a Canadian film festival orobtained a commercial theatrical release in Canada in 2004. The films areselected by a ten-member national panel of filmmakers, academics, journalists,programmers, and industry professionals, and are presented alphabetically.
CANADA'S TOP TEN 2004 (inalphabetical order):
Childstar - Don Mckellar (TVAFilms/Rhombus Media)
Elles Etaient Cinq - GhyslaineCote (Odeon Films)
I, Claudia - Chris Abraham(Mongrel Media)
It's All Gone Pete Tong - MichaelDowse (Odeon Films)
La Peau Blanche - Daniel Roby(Seville Pictures)
Ryan - Chris Landreth (NationalFilm Board)
Saint Ralph - Michael Mcgowan(Odeon Films)
Scaredsacred - Velcrow Ripper(National Film Board)
Shake Hands With The Devil: The Journey Of Romeo Dallaire - Peter Raymont (White Pine Pictures/CBC)
What Remains Of Us - FrancoisPrevost and Hugo Latulippe (Seville Pictures and National Film Board)
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