Steve Gravestock: TIFF

Brandon Cronenberg Dept: On Tuesday, TIFF programmer Steve Gravestock announced the Canadian films, including shorts and documentaries, that earned berths at the prestigious festival. TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey said there will be three prizes awarded just to Canadian filmmakers during this year's festival. Geoff Nixon/, according to CBC. Antiviral, a horror thriller about people obsessed with viruses from their favourite celebrities, is directed by Brandon Cronenberg, son of veteran director David Cronenberg. It played in the Un Certain Regard program at Cannes in May . TIFF Rising Stars Brandon Cronenberg s Antiviral and Xavier Dolan s Laurence Anyways , both of which earned Cannes screenings earlier this year, are among the Canadian films to get special presentations at this year s Toronto International Film Festival. "Every year it gets tougher and tougher because each year we see more quality work from across the country, from veterans to filmmakers barely out of film school," said Gravestock, when explaining the challenge of selecting the films that get shown at TIFF. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.