| Top Priority | |
| Director: | Ishu Patel |
| Producer: | Ishu Patel |
| Starring: | Walter Massey Vlasta Vrana Maureen Hill Paula Mazzzone |
| Animator: | Ishu Patel |
| Music: | Normand Roger |
| Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 9 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Top Priority is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Ishu Patel and released in 1981. Adapted from a short story by South African writer Enver Carim, the film centres on a family in an impoverished country who are in desperate need of water to irrigate their farmland, only to discover that the government prioritizes war with a neighbouring country over the welfare of its own citizens.[1]
The film's voice cast includes Walter Massey, Vlasta Vrana, Maureen Hill and Paula Mazzone.
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982.[2]