Familiar Canadian faces are among the movie elite set to unleash their remarkable work during the festival. CTVNews.ca showcases the star and the gala films premiering at this year's festival.
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Home Talent: Sarah Polley
Hometown: Toronto
Polley is in town to showcase 'Take This Waltz,' a film she directed, produced and wrote. Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams and Luke Kirby star in this funny, bittersweet and heart-wrenching story.
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Home Talent: Ryan Gosling
Hometown: Cornwall, Ont.
Gosling stars in the edgy political drama 'Ides of March', co-starring George Clooney, Philip Semour Hoffman and Marisa Tomei, and 'Drive', with Carey Mulligan.
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Home Talent: Sarah Gadon
Hometown: Toronto
Gadon stars in David Cronenberg's historical drama 'A Dangerous Method,' and the vampire flick, 'The Moth Diaries,' directed by Mary Harron.
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Home Talent: Jay Baruchel
Hometown: Montreal
The actor co-stars in the hilarious hockey flick 'Goon,' along with Alison Pill and Seann William. Baruchel also co-wrote and co-produced the movie.
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Home Talent: Seth Rogen
Hometown: Vancouver
Rogen stars in and co-produced the unusual cancer comedy '50/50', and 'Take This Waltz, a bittersweet romance story co-starring Michelle Williams and Luke Kirby.
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Home Talent: Jason Reitman
Hometown: Montreal
Reitman showcases family, inertia and weirdness in 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home,' a film he co-produced and stars Jason Segal, Ed Helms and Judy Greer.
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Home Talent: Kevin Durand
Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ont.
The actor co-stars in 'Edwin Boyd', the story of an eponymous antihero, along with Scott Speedman, Kelly Reilly and Joseph Cross.
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Home Talent: Scott Speedman
Hometown: Toronto
Speedman is in town showcasing two films he co-stars in: 'Edwin Boyd' about an usual superhero, an and 'The Moth Diaries', an evocative vampire tale set at an all-girl boarding school.
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Home Talent: Mary Harron
Hometown: Bracebridge, Ont.
Harron directed and wrote the dark and mysterious vampire film 'The Moth Diaries', starring Sarah Gadon, Lily Cole and Sarah Bolger.
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Home Talent: Guy Maddin
Hometown: Winnipeg
Maddin showcases 'Keyhole', a film about one man's struggle to reach his wife that he directed and co-wrote.
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Home Talent: David Cronenberg
Hometown: Toronto
The acclaimed film director is in town showcasing his movie 'A Dangerous Method', an adaption of Christopher Hampton's 2002 stage play, also starring Keira Knightly, Viggo Mortensen and Sarah Gadon.
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Home Talent: Elias Koteas
Hometown: Montreal
The actor is in town promoting 'Winnie', a film that traces the life of Winnie Mandela and co-stars Jennifer Hudson and Terrence Howard.
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Home Talent: Christopher Plummer
Hometown: Toronto
The acclaimed actor stars in 'Barrymore', a film that portrays actor John Barrymore in 1942. The movie co-stars John Plumkis and is directed by Erik Canuel.
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Home Talent: Patrick Huard
Hometown: Montreal
Huard is in town promoting 'Starbuck', a Quebecois comedy about a middle-aged slacker co-starring Antoine Bertrand and Julie le Breton.
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Home Talent: Mike Clattenburg
Hometown: Cole Harbour, N.S.
The director is showcasing 'Afghan Luke', a film about warzone frontline reporting starring Nick Stahl, Nicolas Wright and Stephen Lobo.
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