Movies in the running are as follows: Aberdeen by Eva Thomas and Ryan Cooper, Naomi Jaye's Darkest Miriam, Hunting Matthew Nichols from Markian Tarasiuk and Sean Harris Oliver, Kryptic by Kourtney Roy and Paul Bromley, Darcy Waite's Lucky Strikes, the Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr offering Phoenixes, Please, After You by Rob Michaels and Amir Kahnamouee, Really Happy Someday by J Stevens and Breton Lalama, Melanie Oates' Sweet Angel Baby, The Birds Who Fear Death by Sanjay Patel, Meryam Joobeur's Who Do I Belong To and Sway from Charlie Hamilton and Zachary Ramelan.
Emmy award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated actress Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law) headlines a Borsos jury that also includes Order of Canada member Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower Moon, Stumptown) and Cory Bowles (Trailer Park Boys, Law and Order: Organized Crime).
"We are honoured to be welcoming such an accomplished and illustrious jury to the Whistler Film Festival for the Borsos Competition this year,” added Smith. “Each juror has consistently proven themselves to be strong advocates of Canadian cinema and have expressed a deep and strong passion in participating at our festival this year. We are thrilled to be working with such great talents."
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