Alexandra Lazarowich's Turtle Island Rap tracks the journey of three young Indigenous artists, Wiidaaseh, A$h Da Hunter, and Travis Thompson, from the hustle to the stage. In cinema verité style, the hard-won triumphs and trials are seen as their individual journeys are taken with warmth and humour, even when things are tough. Original score by Core composer BEN FOX.
Based on writer-director Marie Clements’ (Bones of Crows, TIFF ’22) own play Tombs of the Vanishing Indian, How We Stand is a riveting drama of sisters whose lives are shaped by government policies meant to eradicate Indigenous people.
Scored by Core composer WAYNE LAVALLEE, Clements infuses How We Stand with "magic realism, a dose of humour — in particular with a send-up of Hollywood westerns —and compelling characters to craft a timely story about forced separation and finding connection."
See the world premiere as part of TIFF's Centrepiece Program. Click here for showtimes.
After its premiere at Annecy 2026, Oscar-nominated director Louise Bagnall's JULIÅN will screen at TIFF in Sept. The Luxembourg, Ireland, Canada, Denmark animation was adapted from Jessica Love’s beloved bestselling children’s book, Julián Is a Mermaid and was produced by Ireland's acclaimed studio Cartoon Saloon.
Scored by Core composer LA-NAI GABRIEL, Bagnall’s charmingly expressive animation is filled with moments of humour, tenderness, and heartfelt emotional honesty.
Click here for showtimes at TIFF2026.
TOM THIRD! Canada's cinema and television elite converged on the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto last week to honour its Academy award winners. We're proud to announce that composer Tom Third won 'Best Original Music in a Feature Length Documentary' for his fabulous score to Nicole Bazuin's MODERN WHORE.
This is Tom's 2nd CSA win, he has 8 other nominations. Core composers received a total of 7 nominations this year. Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees.
Big congrats to Toronto's Aircraft Pictures and Ireland's Cartoon Saloon!!!
As reported in Playback, JULIAN will be heading Canada's line-up at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this year. Scored by Core composer LA-NAI GABRIEL, and written by Dominican-American writer juliany taveras, Julián is based on U.S. author Jessica Love’s picture book "Julián is a Mermaid". The film follows a seven-year-old boy who, inspired by his grandmother’s storytelling, undertakes a magical mental voyage in which he transforms the streets of Brooklyn into the mystical depths of the sea.l