This year's selections for Canada's Top Ten (by the Toronto International Film Festival) are primarily composed of Eastern Canadian selections, but there are a few with Western Canadian connections.

Among the features is Defendor, directed by Peter Stebbings who was born in Vancouver. His comedic debut feature stars Woody Harrelson, who won best actor at the 2009 Whistler Film Festival which recently wrapped up. The film was chosen alongside the likes of Cairo Time, J'ai tué ma mere, and Polytechnique.

In the short film program, the first sci-fi film shot in the Tsilhqot'in (Chilcotin) language was chosen. "The Cave" ( or "?E?anx" in Tsilhqot'in) by Helen Haig-Brown is described by the panel as "a beautiful production that perfectly conveys a sense of human relationship with the land and its other inhabitants."

The film, which was shot in the Nemiah Valley, B.C. (near Williams Lake) follows a bear hunter who finds a portal to the afterlife, and is narrated by an original audio recording of Haig-Brown's great uncle.

Other short films selected include "The Armoire" by Jamie Travis (who hails from B.C.), which played at the 2009 Vancouver International Film Festival.