{"id":3063,"date":"2017-08-09T17:55:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T17:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2017\/08\/09\/tiff-reveals-full-canadian-lineup-including-alias-grace-series-premiere-and-restored-classics\/"},"modified":"2017-08-09T17:55:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T17:55:47","slug":"tiff-reveals-full-canadian-lineup-including-alias-grace-series-premiere-and-restored-classics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2017\/08\/09\/tiff-reveals-full-canadian-lineup-including-alias-grace-series-premiere-and-restored-classics\/","title":{"rendered":"TIFF Reveals Full Canadian Lineup, Including \u2018Alias Grace\u2019 Series Premiere and Restored Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kate Erbland \/ Indiewire<\/em><\/p>\n

At this year\u2019s\u00a0Toronto International Film Festival, the annual event will pay\u00a0tribute to its home country with a number of options that span the past, present, and future of Canadian creativity. Per usual, the fest has unveiled a slew of titles that will make up its Canadian feature slate \u2014 26 in all \u2014 with an eye towards advancing not only established Canadian filmmakers, but rising stars as well.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Canadian lineup boasts one of the highest numbers of feature directorial debuts ever, as well as one of the highest numbers of films from Western Canada in recent years. Over 30% of the titles have a first-time feature director, while seven out of nine are\u00a0TIFF\u00a0alumni.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is exciting to see a new wave of Canadian first-time feature directors play with genres and take risks,\u201d said Steve Gravestock, Senior Programmer, TIFF. \u201cThis year\u2019s lineup has a truly international feel to it, too, with a number of features shot all over the globe \u2014 something that also speaks to the boldness of many of the filmmakers included in the slate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The festival will play home to a pair of world premieres from Canadian talents, including Mary Harron\u2019s new series \u201cAlias Grace,\u201d along with Sean Menard\u2019s documentary \u201cThe Carter Effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

All 25 Canadian feature films at the Festival are eligible for the Canada Goose Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. All nine Canadian feature directorial debuts are eligible for the City of Toronto Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film.<\/p>\n

The past will also be well-represented at TIFF, as this year\u2019s Cinematheque program is also focused on Canadian filmmakers and films. These films will be free to the public, and highlights include the debuts of three new digital restorations done under the supervision of the films\u2019 directors.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt TIFF we\u2019re proud to continue our commitment to the preservation and restoration of Canada\u2019s filmic history,\u201d said Jesse Wente, Head, TIFF Cinematheque. \u201cThese groundbreaking works from the 1980s and 1990s demonstrate our country\u2019s long history of celebrating directors who push boundaries with their personal visions. We look forward to bringing them back to audiences via these beautiful digital restorations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Below are the latest additions to the\u00a0TIFF 2017\u00a0lineup, including a full selection of Canadian features and the slate for this year\u2019s Cinematheque section. Stay tuned for more programming announcements in the days to come.<\/p>\n

The Toronto International Film Festival runs September 7 \u2013 17 in Toronto, Canada.<\/p>\n

Canadian Features<\/h3>\n

Special Presentations<\/em>
\n\u201cEye on Juliet,\u201d Kim Nguyen, Canada, North American Premiere<\/p>\n

Masters<\/em>
\n\u201cOur People Will Be Healed,\u201d Alanis Obomsawin, Canada, World Premiere<\/p>\n

TIFF Docs<\/em>
\n\u201cLiving Proof,\u201d Matt Embry, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cThe Carter Effect,\u201d Sean Menard, Canada\/USA, World Premiere
\n\u201cThere is a House Here,\u201d Alan Zweig, Canada, World Premiere<\/p>\n

Discovery<\/em>
\n\u201cA Worthy Companion,\u201d Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cAll You Can Eat Buddha,\u201d Ian Lagarde, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cAVA,\u201d Sadaf Foroughi, Iran\/Canada\/Qatar, World Premiere
\n\u201cBlack Cop,\u201d Cory Bowles, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cCardinals,\u201d Grayson Moore, Aidan Shipley, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cLuk\u2019Luk\u2019I,\u201d Wayne Wapeemukwa, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cMary Goes Round,\u201d Molly McGlynn, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cNever Steady, Never Still,\u201d Kathleen Hepburn, Canada, World Premiere<\/p>\n

Contemporary World Cinema<\/em>
\n\u201cBLACK KITE,\u201d Tarique Qayumi, Canada\/Afghanistan, World Premiere
\n\u201cDon\u2019t Talk to Irene,\u201d Pat Mills, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cLes Affam\u00e9s,\u201d Robin Aubert, France\/Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cMeditation Park,\u201d Mina Shum, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cPorcupine Lake,\u201d Ingrid Veninger, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cPublic Schooled,\u201d Kyle Rideout, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cPyewacket,\u201d Adam MacDonald, Canada, World Premiere
\n\u201cThe Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes),\u201d Simon Lavoie, Canada, World Premiere<\/p>\n

Primetime<\/em>
\n\u201cAlias Grace,\u201d Mary Harron, Canada\/USA, World Premiere<\/p>\n

Wavelengths<\/em>
\n\u201cPROTOTYPE,\u201d Blake Williams, Canada, North American Premiere
\n\u201cTa peau si lisse (A Skin so Soft),\u201d Denis C\u00f4t\u00e9, Canada\/Switzerland, North American Premiere<\/p>\n

Previously announced Canadian features at the Festival include Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier\u2019s \u201cLong Time Running\u201d (Gala) and Seth A. Smith\u2019s \u201cThe Crescent\u201d (Midnight Madness).<\/p>\n

Cinemetheque<\/h3>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve Heard the Mermaids Singing,\u201d\u200b Patricia Rozema, Canada, 1987
\nNew digital restoration: \u200bWork carried out at Technicolor, Toronto and Montreal under the supervision of Director Patricia Rozema.<\/p>\n

\u201cPicture of Light,\u201d\u200b Peter Mettler, Canada, 1994
\nNew digital restoration: \u200b \u200bWork carried out at Technicolor, Toronto and Montreal, with soundtrack restoration by Lou Solakofski of Tattersall Sound and Picture, and Peter Br\u00e4ker sound design, Switzerland, under the supervision of Director Peter Mettler.<\/p>\n

\u201cRude\u200b Clement Virgo,\u201d Canada, 1995
\nNew digital restoration: \u200bWork carried out at Technicolor, Toronto and Montreal under the supervision of Director Clement Virgo and Producer Damon D\u2019Oliveira.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorth of Superior\u200b,\u201d \u200bGraeme Ferguson,\u200b \u200bCanada, 1971
\nSpecial IMAX screening at Cinesphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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