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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films September 13 to 19, 2019

Il pleuvait des oiseaux comes in at #1, followed by Menteur at #2 and The Death and Life of John F. Donovan at #3.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films September 13 to 19, 2019

It Chapter Two comes in at #1, followed by Hustlers at #2, while Il pleuvait des oiseaux cracks the list at #6.

In brief: Murmur wins four prizes at FIN Atlantic

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.

Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone is Canada’s international Oscar pick

The selection comes five days after the film won TIFF’s Best Canadian Feature Film prize.

Zoe Hopkins rolls on Running Home

Written and directed by the filmmaker behind Kayak to Klemtu, the dramedy marks her second feature film.

Cameras roll on Christal Films’ Gallant

Director Luc Picard (Les rois mongols) also plays the film’s lead role.

WFF adds nine Canadian world premieres

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.

The future of Canadian cinema in an OTT world

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.

Chad Faust rolls on feature directorial debut, Girl

The revenge thriller written and directed by Faust (The 4400) stars Bella Thorne (pictured) and Mickey Rourke.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films September 6 to 12, 2019

Menteur holds the #1 spot, followed by The Death and Life of John F. Donovan at #2 and Jeune Juliette at #3.

Hot Sheet

Hot Sheet: Top 10 films September 6 to 12, 2019

It: Chapter Two comes in at #1, followed by Angel Has Fallen at #2 and The Lion King at #3.

TIFF ’19: Antigone, Twentieth Century win big as festival wraps

Meanwhile Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit won the People’s Choice Award and Chloe Robichaud’s Delphine won best Canadian short film.