TORONTO, Ont. – New projects from Sarah Polley, Michael McGowan and the son of legendary director David Cronenberg are among the Canadian films premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
The Canadian films include Polley’s documentary “Stories We Tell”, McGowan’s east coast tale “Still” and rookie director Brandon Cronenberg’s sci-fi feature “Anti-viral.”
Award winning filmmaker Xavier Dolan will also be coming back to TIFF with his gender bending flick “Laurence Anyways.”
The Canadian line-up was announced on Wednesday.
Steve Gravestock, senior programmer for TIFF, said the lineup presents stories of youth and violence, coming of age, the environment, dysfunctional families, sex and celebrity.
Also announced on Wednesday was the TIFF short cuts Canada program, which includes 44 short films.
The Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 6 to 16.
Polley, Dolan and Cronenberg included in TIFF Canadian line-up
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