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The Mourning Suit
Director
Leonard Yakir
Writers
Leonard Yakir, Joe Wiesenfeld
Cast
Helen Cooperstein
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Blue Heron
Director
Sophy Romvari
Cast
Amy Zimmer, Eylul Guven, Iringó Réti
Producer
Ryan Bobkin
Genre
Drama
Interests
Family Relationships, Female Filmmaker, Newcomer Stories
Original Languages
English, Other Language
Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance
Director
Noam Gonick
Cast
Alexander Chapman, Tim McCaskell
Producer
Chanda Chevannes
Genre
Documentary
Interest
LGBTQ2S+
Original Language
English
Blueberry Grunt
Director
Sherry White
Cast
Liisa Repo-Martell, Percy Hynes White, Joel Thomas Hynes
Producer
Rob Blackie
Genre
Drama
Interest
Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Night of the Zoopocalypse
After a mysterious meteor crashes at Colepepper Zoo, unlikely friends Dan, a short-tempered mountain lion, and Gracie, a fierce teenage wolf, team up to stop the unleashed virus that is transforming their friends into “zoombies”.
Chock-full of both scares and laughs, this gorgeously animated family-friendly horror-comedy is fun for kids and adults alike.
“In a world dominated by Pixar and Dreamworks, Night of the Zoopocalypse is a fun reminder that other studios produce good work, and there’s never been a better time to go to the movies and support a Canadian production.” – Matthew Simpson, That Shelf
Directors
Ricardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-Castro
Writers
James Kee, Steven Hoban
Cast
Pierre Simpson, Gabbi Kosmidis, David Harbour
Producers
Wes Lui, Joe Iacono, Yohann Comte, Steven Hoban, Mark Smith
Genres
Action/Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Horror
Interest
Literary Adaptation
Original Language
English
Mile End Kicks
Director
Chandler Levack
Levack got her start directing music videos, which earned her two Juno Award nominations for Video of the Year. She went on to debut her first narrative short, We Forgot to Break Up, at TIFF 2017. Her first feature film, I Like Movies, premiered at TIFF 2022 and was named to TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten list. She also directed several episodes of the 2024 Crave series My Dead Mom.
Writer
Chandler Levack
Cast
Devon Bostick, Barbie Ferreira, Jay Baruchel
Producers
Matthew Miller, Pat Kiely
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Interests
Arts and Culture, Female Filmmaker
Original Language
English
Sedna, Empress of the Sea
Director
Jerry Thevenet
Writer
Jerry Thevenet
Cast
Shawn Youngchief, Paula Davis
Producer
Jerry Thevenet
Genres
Animation, Family
Interests
BIPOC Stories, Indigenous Filmmaker, Strong Female Leads
Original Languages
English, French, Other Language
Mille secrets, mille dangers (Lovely Day)
Director
Philippe Falardeau
Québécois director and screenwriter Falardeau has won more than 32 international awards for his films, which include Monsieur Lazhar, La moitié gauche du frigo, C’est pas moi, je le jure!, The Good Lie, Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre, and My Salinger Year. He also directed the TV shows Le temps des framboises, and Lac-Mégantic - ceci n’est pas un accident.
Writers
Philippe Falardeau, Alain Farah
Cast
Rose-Marie Perreault, Clodine Desrochers, Georges Khabbaz
Producers
Luc Déry, Kim McCraw
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Interests
Family Relationships, Literary Adaptation
Original Language
French
Out Standing
Director
Mélanie Charbonneau
Quebec-based director Charbonneau started her career directing commercials. Her first short film, Seule (Single), played at several international festivals, including Cannes, and her short film Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous collected over 30 prizes at festivals internationally. Fabuleuses (Fabulous) was her first feature. She has also directed episodes of Je ne suis pas un robot (I am Not a Robot).
Writers
Mélanie Charbonneau, Martine Pagé, Sandra Perron
Cast
Antoine Olivier Pilon, Nina Kiri, Vincent Leclerc
Producers
Marcel Giroux, Julia Rosenberg
Genre
Drama
Interests
Biography, Discrimination, Female Filmmaker, History, Social Justice & Politics, Strong Female Leads
Original Language
English
The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood
This brilliantly wacky and satirical cult comedy took almost a decade to make and was the first film to be produced entirely in Newfoundland. It was nominated for three Genie Awards including Best Screenplay.
Directors
Andy Jones, Michael Jones
Writers
Andy Jones, Michael Jones
Cast
Andy Jones, Greg Malone
Producers
Andy Jones, Michael Jones
Genre
Comedy
Interest
Cult & Offbeat Cinema
Original Language
English