BEST of TIFF 2019. Films. Awards.

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by Gilbert Seah

 The results are in:

In general this year had a super crop of films at both Cannes and the Toronto International Film Festival.

The movement of increased women in films is working. I noticed than close to 50% of all the films I had seen at TIFF had a female protagonist, female director or strong feminine content.

At this year’s TIFF, I have seen a total of 70 feature films, and I have picked out the best of the 70 though I had not seen PARASITE or THE TRAITOR which wee on most critics top films list.

These are listed below in order of my picks.

1. Les Miserables

2. Sorry We Missed You

3. The Whistlers

4. So Long My Son

5. Beanpole

6. There’s Something in the Water

7. The Twentieth Century (also won the Canadian First Feature Award)

8. JoJo Rabbit (also won the…

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