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‘Wrong Husband’ and ‘Blue Heron’ Among TIFF’s Picks for Best Canadian Films of 2025

TIFF's 25th Canada’s Top Ten list highlights emerging filmmakers and diverse stories, with four debut features included, selected by programmers nationwide.

  • Next month, TIFF announced its Canada's Top Ten for best Canadian films of 2025 and said the selected films will screen at TIFF Lightbox from Feb. 5- 8.
  • The list features Uiksaringitara and Sophy Romvari's Blue Heron, spanning a separated-Arctic-lovers tale to a time-bending misadventure about two musicians.
  • Daniel Roher's Tuner follows a piano tuner turned thief, with Roher's Navalny winning the 2023 Academy Award, while Matt Johnson's Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie chronicles two musicians in time-travelling chaos and Bretten Hannam's Sk+te'kmujue'katik depicts Mi'kmaw brothers confronting spirits.
  • Among those with awards potential is four debut features, including Sophy Romvari's Blue Heron, Kid Koala's Space Cadet, Amalie Atkins' Agatha's Almanac, and Alireza Khatami's The Things You Kill, which was Canada's submission for consideration at this year's Oscars.
  • In its 25th edition, the list spans genres from Chandler Levack's Mile End Kicks set in Montreal's 2011 music scene to Alireza Khatami's The Things You Kill.
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