Toronto - Acclaimed Canadian directors Denys Arcand and David Cronenberg will receive the red-carpet treatment at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Organizers announced the full lineup of Canadian talent for the festival at a news conference Tuesday, with Arcand and Cronenberg getting splashy gala presentations for their films.
Arcand, who won an Oscar in 2004 for "The Barbarian Invasions,'' will show "Days of Darkness'' ("L'Age des Tenebres'') about a man who struggles to find his place in life.
The comedy, starring Marc Labreche, was the closing film at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Cronenberg will screen his thriller "Eastern Promises,'' starring Viggo Mortensen (who was also in Cronenberg's "A History of Violence'') as a Russian mobster whose life is shaken by a midwife, played by Naomi Watts.
Other prominent filmmakers on the festival's roster this year include Guy Maddin, whose "docu-fantasia'' film "My Winnipeg'' stars his mother and was partly filmed in the house where he grew up.
Maddin plans to provide a live narration during screening of the film.
Director Clement Virgo will show his film "Poor Boy's Game,'' which screened at the Berlin Film Festival in February.
Adam Vollick is entering the festival with his documentary "Here Is What Is,'' about Canadian record producer Daniel Lanois's recording sessions with artists including U2.
Francois Girard will show his film "Silk,'' about a silkworm merchant, while Roger Spottiswoode will screen "Shake Hands With the Devil,'' based on retired general Romeo Dallaire's book of the same name.
Previously announced films include Bruce McDonald's "The Tracey Fragments,'' which also showed at the Berlin Film Festival, and Jeremy Podeswa's "Fugitive Pieces,'' which will open the festival.
The 32nd annual Toronto International Film Festival runs from Sept. 6 to 15. - Canadian Press
