Montreal-lensed "Barney's Version, based on author Mordecai Richler's novel, starring Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman opens the fest September 30.
Other Canadian features screening include "Score: A Hockey Musical", "Fathers & Sons", "Repeaters", "Amazon Falls", "Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido", "Mammalian", "Leave Them Laughing", "Heartbeats", "Route 132" and "David Suzuki, Force of Nature".
This year's VIFF jury will award a prize of $20,000 award for the best Canadian feature film.
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