Top Ten Canadian Films of 2008
Top Ten Canadian Feature Films of 2008
(in alphabetical order, including future release dates)
Adoration (above) – Atom Egoyan (Entertainment One/Seville Pictures, May 2009)
Before Tomorrow – Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu (Alliance Films, February 2009)
Ce qu’il faut pour vivre (The Necessities of Life) – Benoit Pilon (Entertainment One/Seville Pictures)
C’est pas moi, je le jure! (It’s Not Me, I Swear!) – Philippe Falardeau (Entertainment One/Seville Pictures)
Fifty Dead Men Walking – Kari Skogland (TVA Films, Spring 2009)
Heaven on Earth – Deepa Mehta (Mongrel Media)
Lost Song – Rodrigue Jean
Maman est chez le coiffeur (Mommy Is at the Hairdresser’s) – Léa Pool (Equinoxe Films)
La Mémoire des anges (The Memories of Angels) – Luc Bourdon (National Film Board of Canada)
Pontypool – Bruce McDonald (Maple Pictures, March 2009)
Top Ten Canadian Short Films of 2008
(in alphabetical order)
La Battue – Guy Édoin (Locomotion Distribution)
Block B – Chris Chong Chan Fui (Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre)
Drux Flux – Theodore Ushev (National Film Board of Canada)
Ghosts and Gravel Roads – Michael Rollo (Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre)
Green Door – Semi Chellas (Foundry Films)
Next Floor – Denis Villeneuve (Prends ça court!)
Nikamowin (Song) – Kevin Lee Burton (Vtape)
Passages – Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (Vidéographe Distribution)
Princess Margaret Blvd – Kazik Radwanski (MDF Films)
Mon nom est Victor Gazon – Patrick Gazé (Disk4t_diffusion)
According to the Toronto International Film Festival Group’s website, "Canada’s Top Ten films are chosen by national panels of filmmakers, journalists, programmers and industry professionals."
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Tags: Atom Egoyan, Before Tomorrow, Benoit Pilon, Critics Choices, Deepa Mehta, Heaven on Earth, Mommy Is at the Hairdresser’s, Philippe Falardeau, The Necessities of Life
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Will we ever get the chance to watch any of those movies on the big screen in the United States?