September 04, 2025

Celebrating our members at TIFF 2025

CSC congratulates the following members whose films were selected for the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Vinit Borrison, Ann Tipper Degrassi: Whatever It Takes (dir. Lisa Rideout)

Jeremy Cox Mile End Kicks (dir. Chandler Levack)

James Klopko csc Meadowlarks (dir. Tasha Hubbard)

DISCOVERY

Grant Cooper Dinner With Friends (dir. Sasha Leigh Henry)

Nikolay Michaylov csc 100 Sunset (dir. Kunsang Kyirong)

Jesse Wicklund Nika & Madison (dir. Eva Thomas)

DOCS

Nina Djacic Modern Whore (dir. Nicole Bazuin)

Jon Elliott, Sean Stiller Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising (dir. Shane Belcourt)

Iris Ng There Are No Words (dir. Min Sook Lee)

Stephen Chung True North (dir. Michèle Stephenson)

GALA PRESENTATIONS

Nina Djacic Litlith Fair: Building a Mystery (dir. Ally Pankiw)

Christopher Mably csc Adulthood (dir. Alex Winter)

PLATFORM

Guy Godfree csc Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts) (dir. Bretten Hannam)

PRIMETIME

Catherine Lutes csc, Craig Wrobleski CSC ASC Wayward (dirs. Mae Martin, Ryan Scott)

CENTREPIECE

Jean-Philippe Bernier csc Carolina Caroline (dir. Adam Carter Rehmeier)

Maya Bankovic csc Blue Heron (dir. Sophy Romvari)

Steve Cosens csc Blood Lines (dir. Gail Maurice)

Adam Crosby Honey Bunch (dirs. Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli)

Norm Li csc Lucky Lu (dir. Lloyd Lee Choi)

WORLD PREMIERE

Peter Hadfield Shook (dir. Amar Wala)

SHORT CUTS 2025/ STRANGE CUTS

John Ker, Marriaginalia (dir. Hannah Cheesman)

Harley Francis, Jazz Infernal (dir. Will Niava)

SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 2

Jordan Kennington, Bots (dir. Rich Williamson)

Farhad Ghaderi, Ambush (dir. Yassmina Karajah)

SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 3

Ashley Iris Gill, Demons (dir. Kelly Fyffe-Marshall)

SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 5

Shady Hanna, Karupy (dir. Kalainithan Kalaichelvan)

Mat Barkley, Dish Pit (dir. Anna Hopkins)

Emily Zhang, Pink Light (dir. Harrison Browne)

SHORT CUTS PROGRAMME 6

 Dmitry Lopatin, Niimi (dir. Dana Solomon) 

TIFF NEXT WAVE SELECTS

Jeremy Cox, Mile End Kicks (dir. Chandler Levack)