Oh, Canada: TIFF reveals the Canadian contingent at this year’s festival
At first, the Canadian offerings at TIFF 2011 seemed meagre, what with Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz and David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method serving as the big Canadian draws among the special presentations and galas. But yesterday, TIFF announced some additions to the list of Canadian content, including work by Bruce Macdonald, Mike Clattenburg and Guy Maddin, not to mention a teen vampire suspense thriller (The Moth Diaries) and a movie about a man who finds out he’s the father of more than 500 children (Sisters and Brothers). We also mustn’t forget the big stars, like Cory Monteith of Glee, Scott Speedman, Isabella Rossellini, Lily Cole, Don McKellar, Stephen Hawking, Margaret Atwood and David Suzuki, each of whom appears in one or more of the Canadian films at TIFF this year. Find out about all of the newly announced Canadian films after the jump.
Hard Core Logo 2 Starring: Adrien Dorval, Care Failure and Shannon Jardine Director: Bruce Macdonald
Keyhole Starring: Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini and Udo Kier Director: Guy Maddin
Afghan Luke Starring: Nick Stahl, Stephen Lobo, Ali Liebert and Colin Cunningham Director: Mike Clattenburg (Trailer Park Boys)
Billy Bishop Goes to War Starring: John Gray and Eric Peterson Director: Barbara Willis Sweete
Starbuck Starring: Patrick Huard, Sebastian Beaulac Director: Ken Scott
Sisters and Brothers Starring: Cory Monteith, Amanda Crew and Tyler Labine Director: Carl Bessai
Pink Ribbons, Inc. Director: Léa Pool
Monsieur Lazhar Starring: Brigitte Poupart and Danielle Proulx Director: Philippe Falardeau
The Moth Diaries (based on a Rachel Klein novel) Starring: Sarah Bolger, Scott Speedman and Lily Cole Director: Mary Harron
Edwin Boyd Starring: Brian Cox, Kevin Durand and Scott Speedman Director: Nathan Morlando
388 Arletta Avenue Starring: Nick Stahl, Mia Kirshner and Devon Sawa Director: Randall Cole
I’m Yours Starring: Rossif Sutherland, Karine Vanasse and Don McKellar Director: Leonard Farlinger
Surviving Progress Starring: Stephen Hawking, Margaret Atwood and David Suzuki Directors: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks
