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The 48th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival takes place Thursday, September 7—17, 2023 in Canada's most vibrant and exciting metropolis, it has become one of the most important film events on the festival calendar.
Showcasing more than 300 films and hosting industryites from around the world, Toronto can "make or break" films looking for international distribution and a chance at Oscar gold. From glitzy red carpet premieres to challenging art films to cutting edge new media, the Festival offers something for every taste.
Past Coverage 2014 2015 - Coverage 2016 in French English
Flanders Update @ TIFF '15
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original title / D'Ardennen
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Pitch / Brothers Dave and Kenneth both bear the scars of a shared past but handle it very differently. Their love for the same woman leads to a confrontation that climaxes when they must travel to the Ardennes to bury a corpse.
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GENRE / thriller, drama DIRECTED BY / Robin Pront SCRIPTED BY / Robin Pront, Jeroen Perceval CAST / Kevin Janssens, Jeroen Perceval, Veerle Baetens PROD / Bart Van Langendonck PRODUCTION COMPANY (Flanders) / Savage Film LANGUAGE / Dutch, French RUNNING TIME / 90' YEAR / 2015 INT'l SALES / Attraction Distribution / info@attractiondistribution.ca PUBLICIST / GAT PR / ingrid@gat.ca
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original title / Black
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Pitch / When Mavela, a member of notorious youth gang Black Bronx, falls madly in love with a boy from a rival gang, she is forced to choose between loyalty and love. This will have dramatic repercussions.
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GENRE / action, drama DIRECTED BY / Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah SCRIPTED BY / Nele Meirhaeghe, Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah CAST / Aboubakr Bensaihi, Martha Canga Antonio, Emmanuel Tahon PROD / Frank van Passel, Bert Hamelinck, Ivy Vanhaecke PRODUCTION COMPANY (Flanders) / Caviar LANGUAGE / French, Arabic, Lingala, Dutch RUNNING TIME / 95' YEAR / 2015 INT'L SALES / BE For Films / pamela@beforfilms.com PUBLICIST / ClutchPR / daniela@clutchpr.com
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original title / het paradijs
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PITCH / Paradise is the story of people heading for a better place on either side of the ocean. Although at times their paths do cross, they never really seem to meet.
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GENRE / animation DIRECTED BY / Laura Vandewynckel SCRIPTED BY / Laura Vandewynckel Voice Cast / Nico Sturm, Liesje De Backer, Thomas Bellinck, Jerom Sturm, Rocky Sturm PRODUCTION / RITS School of Arts LANGUAGE / no dialogues RUNNING TIME / 5'38" YEAR / 2014 CONTACT / Laura Vandewynckel / laura_vdw@hotmail.com
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original Title / Couple in a Hole
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City to city / A British couple ends up living like savages in a hole in the middle of a vast forest somewhere in Eastern Europe.
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GENRE / drama, thriller Cast / Paul Higgins, Kate Dickie, Jérôme Kircher, Corinne Masiero directed by / Tom Geens scripted by / Tom Geens production (flanders) / A Private View language / English running time / tba
year of production / 2015 CONTACT (Flanders) / Dries Phlypo / dries@aprivateview.be int'l sales / tba
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Cowboys
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original Title / Les Cowboys
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Discovery / A father sets out to find his missing daughter with the help of his son.
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GENRE / drama Cast / François Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield, Agathe Dronne, Ellora Torchia directed by / Thomas Bidegain scripted by / Noé Debre and Thomas Bidegain production (flanders) / Lunanime language / French running time / 114' year of production / 2015 CONTACT (Flanders) / Annemie Degryse / annemie@lunanime.be
int'l sales / Pathé International / muriel.sauzay@pathe.com
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Keeper
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original Title / Keeper
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Discovery / Maxime and Mélanie, both 15 years old and barely out of childhood, are in love. One day, Mélanie finds out she's pregnant. Maxime wants to keep the baby no matter what.
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GENRE / Drama Cast / Galatéa Bellugi, Laetitia Dosch, Corentin Lobet, Sam Louwyck directed by / Guillaume Senez scripted by / David Lambert, Guillaume Senez production (flanders) / Savage Film language / French running time / 91' year of production / 2015 CONTACT (flanders) / Bart Van Langendonck / bart@savagefilm.be
int'l sales / Be For Films / pamela@beforfilms.be
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Phantom Boy
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original Title / Phantom Boy
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TIFF Kids / Leo, an 11-year-old, is seriously ill in hospital. But he has the ability to leave his body at will and can fly and pass through walls like a phantom, invisible to all. Thanks to him, an injured police officer and an intrepid journalist will assume the roles of guardian angels when a disfigured gangster is threatening the city.
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GENRE / animation Cast / Audrey Tatou, Jean-Pierre Marielle directed by / Jean-Loup Felicoli, Alain Gagnol scripted by / Alain Gagnol production (flanders) / Lunanime language / several versions running time / 78' year of production / 2014/15 CONTACT (flanders) / Annemie Degryse / annemie@lunanime.be int'l sales / Doc & Film International / sales@docandfilm.com
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original Title / Schneider vs. Bax
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Contemporary World Cinema / On his birthday, a hitman reluctantly takes on the easy task of killing a writer, only to find the job a lot more difficult than expected.
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GENRE / comedy, thriller Cast / Tom Dewispelaere, Alex van Warmerdam, Maria Kraakman directed by / Alex van Warmerdam scripted by / Alex van Warmerdam production (flanders) / CZAR language / Dutch running time / 96' year of production / 2015 CONTACT (Flanders) / Eurydice Gysel / eurydice@czar.be int'l sales / Fortissimo Films / info@fortissimo.nl
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original Title / Les Chevaliers Blancs
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Platform / Jacques Arnault, the chairman of an NGO, prepares a spectacular operation: the rescue of some 300 orphans, victims of the civil war, his organization has found French couples for who are ready to adopt them. He offers a TV reporter to accompany him to Darfur. Totally engrossed, Jacques and his team slowly lose their critical sense and become accomplices to a humanitarian disaster.
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GENRE / fiction Cast / Vincent Lindon, Louise Bourgoin, Valérie Donzelli, Reda Kateb, Yannick Rénier, Catherine Salée directed by / Joachim Lafosse scripted by / Joachim Lafosse, Julie Decarpentries, Thomas Van Zuylen, Zelia Abadie production (flanders) / Prime Time language / French running time / 110' year of production / 2015 CONTACT (Flanders) / Antonino Lombardo / info@primetime.be int'l sales / Indie Sales / info@indiesales.eu
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