Canada attracts top Hollywood talent to its world-class film festivals, such as Toronto’s TIFF. However, you can find lesser-known gems across the country, too. Here are 10 film festivals guaranteed to thrill movie buffs. Combine a few days skiing or boarding with Canadian and international world premières, documentaries and shorts at the Whistler Film Festival. Don’t miss the closing ceremony, which ends with the Celebrity Challenge Ski Race. (Dec. 2-6, 2015)  Winter in Whitehorse, YK, gets cultural thanks to the annual Yukon Available Light Festival, which screens the best contemporary Canadian and international features and shorts. It also offers workshops, master classes and seminars. (Feb. 6-14, 2016)  Dedicated to showcasing the best new indigenous film and video from across Canada and across the globe, the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival is the third largest of its kind in North America.

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