Toronto Film Festival Picks Best Canadian Films of 2024
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Etan Vlessing
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Canadian cinema shines at TIFF with a diverse lineup of acclaimed indie films, from David Cronenberg's body horror to a Cannes-winning absurdist comedy.
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- Matthew Rankin's absurdist comedy 'Universal Language' earned the audience prize at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight and is shortlisted for the Best International Feature Oscar, blending Farsi, French, and a reimagined Canada where Farsi is a dominant tongue.
- The SXSW documentary 'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' uncovers the trailblazing life of the pioneering American transgender R&B singer Jackie Shane, who packed Toronto nightclubs in the 1960s before vanishing for a life of privacy.
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Matthew Rankin, David Cronenberg, Vincent Cassel, Elliot Page, Michael Mabbott, Lucah Rosenberg-Lee, Sandra Oh, Kaniehtiio Horn, Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Alicia Vikander, Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, Rolando Ravello, Takehiro Hira, Danielle Deadwyler, Deragh Campbell, Matt Johnson, Sook-Yin Lee, Dan Beirne, Emily Le, Andrea Werhun, Sophie Deraspe, Cannes Film Festival, Academy Awards, SXSW, Reservation Dogs, Letterkenny, Big Ag, Universal Language, The Shrouds, Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, Can I Get a Witness?, Seeds, Rumours, 40 Acres, Matt and Mara, Paying For It, Shepherds