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We already mentioned it in our news round-up but we thought we’d share with you this lovely picture of the assembled filmmakers and cast of Canada’s Top Ten films of 2006.

Now in its 7th year, the ImagineNative Film and Media Arts Festival opens tonight at the Bloor Cinema (506 Bloor W.) with the international premiere of the Kanakan Balintagos drama, Tuli. “The directors show a solid command of composition, lighting and pace”, commented Andrew Dowler in his review in last week’s NOW magazine.

Yeesh; another week, another pile of movies which were at the Toronto International Film Festival. Considering there are, oh, 32,064 or so films at each TIFF we should probably get over this as soon as possible, otherwise every week our column is going to sound the same.

So the first question you may have for is in our coverage of the first day of the festival is “What’s the gossip from the opening night party?” And we have to be honest, it’s not really like we know if there even was any. But still, in the style of a gossip column, kinda:

We've finished up our TIFF Preview, so today we begin our daily coverage of the festival, beginning with this, our picks for the first day. Or as we should perhaps say, the first night, because the festival doesn’t really kick off until this evening, other than one screening (Kenneth Branagh’s The Magic Flute, sneaking in early). It’s rather odd that the opening Gala isn’t literally the first film, but we guess that’s the way it is!

An audit of litter on Toronto's streets shows that Mayor Miller is on to something. The amount of litter on our streets is down 40% from 2002. The Mayor credits investment in city streets (ie. garbage cans, street cleaners) and you, dear citizen.

Yes, it's that time of year again - the Toronto International Film Festival Group have begun revealing the films that will be showing at their 31st Annual Film Festival (this year running from September 7th-16th). If we remember, the opening gala will be The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (we don't blame you, they announced it aaages ago) but they've now revealed their "Best of the International Film Circuit" selection (flicks that have already played at other festivals) and it's a doozy. Here at Torotontoist Towers our picks have to be Palme d'Or winner The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Ken Loach's portrayal of Ireland's bid for independence in the 1920s, and Takashi Miike's gay prison love drama/murder mystery Big Bang Love, Juvenile A. The full press release can be seen at the Toronto International Film Festival Group website.

, winner of the Camera d'Or (for best first feature) at Cannes 2001.