{"id":3106,"date":"2017-12-06T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2017\/12\/06\/these-are-the-best-canadian-films-of-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-12-06T20:00:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:00:50","slug":"these-are-the-best-canadian-films-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2017\/12\/06\/these-are-the-best-canadian-films-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"These are the Best Canadian Films of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff\/ Tiff<\/em><\/p>\n

#SeeTheNorth at the Canada\u2019s Top 10 Film Festival, January 12\u201321<\/p>\n

After a year in which\u00a0the issue\u00a0has been\u00a0viewed\u00a0from many angles, the 10 features selected by TIFF for the 17th annual\u00a0Canada\u2019s Top Ten Film Festival prove that Canadian cinema is a mutable concept.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s lineup spans genres, forms, and even other nations, celebrating our country\u2019s diversity and complexity. It\u2019s a selection of films that, in the words of TIFF Senior Programmer Steve Gravestock, \u201cchampions talent from across Canada, with a strong contingent of women filmmakers and very healthy representation from the west, especially BC; it perfectly showcases the range of genres that Canadian filmmakers are exploring, from intimate dramas to documentaries, a documentary hybrid, and even a fresh take on the zombie film.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0Five out of the 10 features at this year\u2019s festival are from first- or second-time filmmakers with a strong presence from female and Indigenous artists. Kathleen Hepburn\u2019s feature debut,\u00a0Never Steady, Never Still<\/em>, boasts a standout performance from acclaimed Scottish actor Shirley Henderson, as well as luminous turns from\u00a02017 TIFF Rising Stars\u00a0Th\u00e9odore Pellerin and Mary Galloway.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\nYou can catch it all at the\u00a0Canada\u2019s Top Ten Film Festival, running at TIFF Bell Lightbox from January 12 through 21, followed by a nationwide tour with stops at Vancouver\u2019s The Cinematheque (January 12\u201321), Montreal\u2019s PHI Centre (January 12\u201321), the Winnipeg Film Group\u2019s Cinematheque (January 12\u2013February 24), Edmonton\u2019s Metro Cinema (January 26\u2013February 4), Ottawa\u2019s National Gallery of Canada (March 15\u201317), Regina\u2019s RPL Film Theatre (April 12\u201315), and Saskatoon\u2019s PAVED Arts in collaboration with the Roxy Theatre (dates TBA).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Canada\u2019s Top Ten Film Festival features, in alphabetical order:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adventures in Public School<\/em>\u00a0Kyle Rideout\u00a0Opening Night Film<\/strong>
\nAllure<\/em>\u00a0Carlos Sanchez, Jason Sanchez
\nAva<\/em>\u00a0Sadaf Foroughi
\nLes Affam\u00e9s<\/em>\u00a0Robin Aubert
\nThe Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches<\/em>\u00a0Simon Lavoie
\nLuk’Luk’l<\/em>\u00a0Wayne Wapeemukwa
\nNever Steady, Never Still<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Kathleen Hepburn
\nOur People Will Be Healed<\/em>\u00a0Alanis Obomsawin
\nRUMBLE: The Indians Who Rocked the World<\/em>\u00a0Catherine Bainbridge
\nUnarmed Verses<\/em>\u00a0Charles Officer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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