TIFF Top Ten Film Festival Onstage Discussions

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Onstage discussions with Tatiana Maslany and Kiefer Sutherland

Cross-country guest appearances by Patricia Rozema, Philippe Falardeau, Patrick Huard, Connor Jessup, Andrew Cividino, Mina Shum, Guy Maddin and more

TORONTO — The Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival kicks off on January 8, presenting public screenings of 2015’s 10 best features, shorts and student shorts. Running through to January 17 at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto, the 10-day festival features two special onstage events: the just-announced In Conversation With… Tatiana Maslany on January 9 and In Conversation With… Kiefer Sutherland on January 16. Programming also includes industry panels, free engagements, special events, as well as introductions and Q&A sessions with film talent — including Patricia Rozema, Philippe Falardeau, Patrick Huard, Connor Jessup, Andrew Cividino, Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson, Anne Émond, Mina Shum, Stephen Dunn, Philippe Lesage, Alan Zweig, Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard. On January 9, the festival hosts its very first cross-country simulcast, screening Rozema’s Into the Forest in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, and includes an introduction and interactive Q&A with the director in which audiences from all three cities will be able to participate.

Select films and guests will tour to major cities across the country including stops at Vancouver’s The Cinematheque (January 8 to 17), Montreal’s PHI Centre (January 8 to 16), Winnipeg Film Group’s Cinematheque (January 15 to February 28), Edmonton’s Metro Cinema (January 22 to 31), Ottawa’s National Gallery of Canada (January 23, additional dates TBA), the Calgary International Film Festival at the Globe Cinema (February 4 to 7), and the Atlantic Film Festival in association with the Halifax Central Library (May 2 to 8). Established by TIFF in 2001, the Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival celebrates and promotes contemporary Canadian cinema and raises awareness of Canadian achievements in film.

Please view Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival Website for screening schedule and expected guests.

– Originally Posted on December 25, 2015

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