Il pleuvait des oiseaux comes in at #1, followed by Menteur at #2 and The Death and Life of John F. Donovan at #3.
It Chapter Two comes in at #1, followed by Hustlers at #2, while Il pleuvait des oiseaux cracks the list at #6.
Plus: HGF launches a new program for emerging filmmakers in the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut, while White Pine’s Toxic Beauty is set to premiere south of the border.
The selection comes five days after the film won TIFF’s Best Canadian Feature Film prize.
Written and directed by the filmmaker behind Kayak to Klemtu, the dramedy marks her second feature film.
Director Luc Picard (Les rois mongols) also plays the film’s lead role.
Gloria Ui Young Kim’s Queen of the Morning Calm, Warren P. Sonoda’s Things I Do For Money and Andrea Dorfman’s Spinster are among the selected films.
From Playback magazine: As the streaming revolution continues to reshape the map, filmmakers and producers are left to figure out where they fit into an ever-changing market.
The revenge thriller written and directed by Faust (The 4400) stars Bella Thorne (pictured) and Mickey Rourke.
Menteur holds the #1 spot, followed by The Death and Life of John F. Donovan at #2 and Jeune Juliette at #3.
It: Chapter Two comes in at #1, followed by Angel Has Fallen at #2 and The Lion King at #3.
Meanwhile Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit won the People’s Choice Award and Chloe Robichaud’s Delphine won best Canadian short film.