Recently The Big Picture Podcast visited TIFF headquarters and did a Canadian film draft, unfortunately it missed the mark for us at CZP. So we are here to rectify things. Joining Dakota on the draft is Matthew Simpson, Bil Antoniou host of BGM and Riviera Rats, and Matt Sheardown host of Cinema on a Shelf and I Can't Believe You Haven't Seen.
Dakota's team:
Cronenberg - Crash
Egoyan - Seven Veils
Villeneuve - Arrival
Female directed - Stories We Tell
Indigenous - What We See (Tautuktavuk)
French language - Red Rooms
Wildcard - Black Christmas
Matthew's team:
Cronenberg - Scanners
Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter
Villeneuve - Polytechnique
Female directed - Blue Heron
Indigenous - Meadowlarks
French language - Gamma Rays
Wildcard - Pontypool
Bil's team:
Cronenberg - Dead Ringers
Egoyan - Ararat
Villeneuve - Incendies
Female directed - Cairo Time
Indigenous - Loyalties
French language - Jesus of Montreal
Wildcard - Quest For Fire
Matt's team:
Cronenberg - Eastern Promises
Egoyan - Felicia's Journey
Villeneuve - Maelström
Female directed - I've Heard The Mermaids Singing
Indigenous - Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
French language - Les Ordres
Wildcard - My Winnipeg
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