The TIFF programming team had a busy summer
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES
THE
Toronto – Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, today announced the team of 18 programmers
Festival runs from Thursday, September 5 to Sunday, September 15, 2013
Canadian Features:
Steve Gravestock has been selecting Canadian feature films
Nordic Region, the Netherlands, and the Philippines
including Canada's Top Ten™, the Canadian programming
programme. Gravestock also oversees the organization’s ongoing series of monographs on Canadian films and filmmakers.
Agata Smoluch Del Sorbo has been a Canadian features programmer for the Fes
held several positions prior to her current role, including Manager of Canadian Programming, Head Programmer for the Festival
Canadian short film section, and Head Programmer for the Student Film Showcase
Future Projections:
Noah Cowan is the Artistic Director of TIFF Bell Lightbox and drives the curatorial vision for the organization’s year
programming. Some of his landmark contributions to programming since the opening of TIFF Bell Lightbox in Se
the curation of Essential Cinema, the lead curation of
to Canadian director, screenwriter and actor David Cronenberg
International Features:
Cameron Bailey
City to City, Western Europe, South Asia, the Caribbean
Cameron Bailey is the Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival. Since 2008 he has been responsible for th
vision and execution of the Festival's selection. Bailey began programming for Toronto in 1990
and film critic for 20 years before taking on his current role.
and international festivals and galleries including
International Film Festival.
Colin Geddes
Midnight Madness and Vanguard
A programmer with the Festival since 1998, Geddes’ additional pro
Golden Classics Cinema, and FantAsia Toronto. In 2010, Geddes was appointed Festival Director for ActionFest
Carolina. In 2004 he founded Ultra 8 Pictures, an independent
offbeat international films to Canadian cinemas.
Diana Sanchez
Spain, Portugal and Latin America
With the Festival since 2002, Sanchez has been involved in a variety of other festivals a
Artistic Director for the International Film Festival Panama, a programme consultant for the International Film Festival Rott
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES
THE 2013 PROGRAMMING TEAM
Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film
programmers who will be making selections for the 38th Toronto International Film Festival
Thursday, September 5 to Sunday, September 15, 2013.
has been selecting Canadian feature films for the Festival since 2004. Gravestock also programs films from the
Philippines. He is also responsible for year-round Canadian programming initiatives for TIFF,
, the Canadian programming in TIFF Cinematheque, and the year-round Canadian Open Vault
Gravestock also oversees the organization’s ongoing series of monographs on Canadian films and filmmakers.
has been a Canadian features programmer for the Festival for four years. She joined TIFF in 2004 and
held several positions prior to her current role, including Manager of Canadian Programming, Head Programmer for the Festival
Canadian short film section, and Head Programmer for the Student Film Showcase.
is the Artistic Director of TIFF Bell Lightbox and drives the curatorial vision for the organization’s year
contributions to programming since the opening of TIFF Bell Lightbox in Se
the lead curation of A Century of Chinese Cinema, and the co-curation of
director, screenwriter and actor David Cronenberg, set to launch in Fall 2013.
the Caribbean and USA
Cameron Bailey is the Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival. Since 2008 he has been responsible for th
he Festival's selection. Bailey began programming for Toronto in 1990, and worked both as a film programmer
and film critic for 20 years before taking on his current role. As a programmer and curator, he has organized
rnational festivals and galleries including the National Gallery of Canada, TIFF Cinematheque
A programmer with the Festival since 1998, Geddes’ additional programming efforts include TIFF Cinematheque, the Asian rep theatre
Golden Classics Cinema, and FantAsia Toronto. In 2010, Geddes was appointed Festival Director for ActionFest
In 2004 he founded Ultra 8 Pictures, an independent theatrical distribution and booking company dedicated to bringing
With the Festival since 2002, Sanchez has been involved in a variety of other festivals and cinematic presentations. She is currently the
Artistic Director for the International Film Festival Panama, a programme consultant for the International Film Festival Rott
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TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES
Toronto International Film Festival,
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for the Festival since 2004. Gravestock also programs films from the
round Canadian programming initiatives for TIFF,
round Canadian Open Vault
Gravestock also oversees the organization’s ongoing series of monographs on Canadian films and filmmakers.
tival for four years. She joined TIFF in 2004 and
held several positions prior to her current role, including Manager of Canadian Programming, Head Programmer for the Festival’s
is the Artistic Director of TIFF Bell Lightbox and drives the curatorial vision for the organization’s year-round
contributions to programming since the opening of TIFF Bell Lightbox in September 2010 include
curation of a major exhibition devoted
Cameron Bailey is the Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival. Since 2008 he has been responsible for the overall
and worked both as a film programmer
has organized film series for several local
Cinematheque, and Australia's Sydney
gramming efforts include TIFF Cinematheque, the Asian rep theatre
Golden Classics Cinema, and FantAsia Toronto. In 2010, Geddes was appointed Festival Director for ActionFest in Asheville, North
theatrical distribution and booking company dedicated to bringing
nd cinematic presentations. She is currently the
Artistic Director for the International Film Festival Panama, a programme consultant for the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and a senior programme consultant for the Miami International Film Festi
Argentina, a series that screens internationally.
Dimitri Eipides
City to City, Eastern Europe, Austria, Central Europe and Central Asia
Eipides has been with the Festival since 1988. His ex
Cooperative in Montreal in 1969. In 1971, Eipides founded the Festival International du Nouveau Cinéma et de la Vidéo de Montréal,
where he served as Director until 1994. In 1992
Thessaloniki International Festival and in 1999 he founded the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
which he still acts as Director. In 2010, he was named also General Director of Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
Giovanna Fulvi
East and South East Asia
Fulvi has been programming for TIFF since 2002.
Festival, and has worked as a film consultant and acquisitions manager for various organizations over the past 17 years, including the
International Film Festival Rotterdam. Fulvi is currently the Head of Acquisitions for Filmauro in Rome.
Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor as a historical and cultural researcher.
Jane Schoettle
Australia, New Zealand, Israel and USA Independent
Schoettle has worked with TIFF since 2002 and is the founder and former Director of the TIFF Kids International Film Fe
served on numerous international festival juries, including festivals in Scandinavia, Europe, South America and South Asia
participated in numerous film residency programmes, most recently for the South Australian Film Corporation
Festival, and for Screen Australia in Sydney. Schoettle
Michèle Maheux
Ireland, United Kingdom and USA
Maheux is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer for TIFF
September. She oversees TIFF's operational and revenue generating strategy. For the past three years she has served as a jury
member for the Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT
Hall of Fame Advisory Committee for the third straight year, and serves as a Mentor of both the
the Arts Facilities Mentoring Network for WorkInCulture/ArtsBuild Ontario.
Piers Handling
Western Europe, Italy, Poland and USA
Handling is the Director and Chief Executive Officer of TIFF. He has held this position since 1994, and is responsible for le
the operational and artistic growth of the organization. Under his
renowned cultural institution. Handling has curated numerous film retrospectives and presented programmes of Canadian cinema
the Sundance Film Festival, the British Film Institute, and t
to Canadian director, screenwriter and actor David Cronenberg, set to launch in Fall 2013 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Rasha Salti
Africa and the Middle East
Salti, an independent film and visual arts curator and writer, joined the Festival in 2011. She was a film programmer and creative
director of the New York–based ArteEast, where she directed two editions of the biennial
collaborated with a number of organizations, including the Musée Jeu de Paume in Paris, SANFIC in Santiago de Chile, and The Tate
Modern in London.
consultant for the Miami International Film Festival. She also programmes Latin Wave with the PROA Foundation in
Central Europe and Central Asia
Eipides has been with the Festival since 1988. His extensive programming career began with establishing the Independent Filmmakers
In 1971, Eipides founded the Festival International du Nouveau Cinéma et de la Vidéo de Montréal,
n 1992 he began his tenure as Artistic Director of the New Horizons section of the
ernational Festival and in 1999 he founded the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – Images of the 21st Century, for
named also General Director of Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
programming for TIFF since 2002. She is based in Italy, works as a programming consultant for the Torino Film
has worked as a film consultant and acquisitions manager for various organizations over the past 17 years, including the
Fulvi is currently the Head of Acquisitions for Filmauro in Rome. She also worked on Bernardo
as a historical and cultural researcher.
Independent
Schoettle has worked with TIFF since 2002 and is the founder and former Director of the TIFF Kids International Film Fe
served on numerous international festival juries, including festivals in Scandinavia, Europe, South America and South Asia
in numerous film residency programmes, most recently for the South Australian Film Corporation
and for Screen Australia in Sydney. Schoettle also works extensively as an independent script consultant.
Maheux is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer for TIFF and celebrates her 25th Festival with the organization this
September. She oversees TIFF's operational and revenue generating strategy. For the past three years she has served as a jury
Toronto (WIFT-T) Kodak New Vision Mentorship Award, is a member of the Playback
Hall of Fame Advisory Committee for the third straight year, and serves as a Mentor of both the WXNWisdom Top 100 program and
Arts Facilities Mentoring Network for WorkInCulture/ArtsBuild Ontario.
Handling is the Director and Chief Executive Officer of TIFF. He has held this position since 1994, and is responsible for le
the operational and artistic growth of the organization. Under his direction, the organization has grown to become an internationally
renowned cultural institution. Handling has curated numerous film retrospectives and presented programmes of Canadian cinema
the Sundance Film Festival, the British Film Institute, and the Havana Film Festival. He is the co-curator of
director, screenwriter and actor David Cronenberg, set to launch in Fall 2013 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
film and visual arts curator and writer, joined the Festival in 2011. She was a film programmer and creative
based ArteEast, where she directed two editions of the biennial CinemaEast Film Festival
er of organizations, including the Musée Jeu de Paume in Paris, SANFIC in Santiago de Chile, and The Tate
with the PROA Foundation in
tensive programming career began with establishing the Independent Filmmakers
In 1971, Eipides founded the Festival International du Nouveau Cinéma et de la Vidéo de Montréal,
he began his tenure as Artistic Director of the New Horizons section of the
Images of the 21st Century, for
named also General Director of Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
She is based in Italy, works as a programming consultant for the Torino Film
has worked as a film consultant and acquisitions manager for various organizations over the past 17 years, including the
She also worked on Bernardo
Schoettle has worked with TIFF since 2002 and is the founder and former Director of the TIFF Kids International Film Festival. She has
served on numerous international festival juries, including festivals in Scandinavia, Europe, South America and South Asia, and has
in numerous film residency programmes, most recently for the South Australian Film Corporation at the Adelaide Film
script consultant.
and celebrates her 25th Festival with the organization this
September. She oversees TIFF's operational and revenue generating strategy. For the past three years she has served as a jury
Vision Mentorship Award, is a member of the Playback
WXNWisdom Top 100 program and
Handling is the Director and Chief Executive Officer of TIFF. He has held this position since 1994, and is responsible for leading both
direction, the organization has grown to become an internationally
renowned cultural institution. Handling has curated numerous film retrospectives and presented programmes of Canadian cinema at
curator of a major exhibition dedicated
director, screenwriter and actor David Cronenberg, set to launch in Fall 2013 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
film and visual arts curator and writer, joined the Festival in 2011. She was a film programmer and creative
CinemaEast Film Festival. She has
er of organizations, including the Musée Jeu de Paume in Paris, SANFIC in Santiago de Chile, and The Tate Short Cuts Canada:
Alex Rogalski has been a programmer with the Festival since 2007
programmes for Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival and
the One Take Super 8 Event.
Magali Simard is a Manager of Film Programmes
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, and ongoing
knowledge of Quebec cinema to her fourth year of
TIFF’s annual Student Film Showcase.
TIFF Cinematheque
Brad Deane is a Manager of Film Programmes at TIFF Bell Lightbox and is part of the TIFF Cinematheque programming team, which
selects and presents the classics of world cinema
curation of TIFF Cinematheque, a programme at the Toronto International Film Festival that features recent restorations from
history of Canadian and international cinema.
TIFF Docs and Mavericks:
Thom Powers
Powers has been an International Documentary Programmer for the Festival since 2006.
day Doc Conference and is responsible for Mavericks, the Festival’s discussion series with cine
Raphaela Neihausen run PowersHausen, a company that leads the DOC NYC festival, the weekly documentary series Stranger than
Fiction at Manhattan’s IFC Center, and the Montclair Film Festival.
TIFF Kids:
Elizabeth Muskala oversees the organization’s extensive programming for children, youth and families as Director, TIFF
Kids International Film Festival, programmer of the TIFF Kids selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, and
facilitator of the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival.
Wavelengths:
Andréa Picard has worked for TIFF since 1999, and was a member of the TIFF Cinematheque programming team for 12 years. She
has curated Wavelengths, the Festival’s critically
Future Projections and former Visions programmes. She has also curated
numerous local festivals and international museums
Vienna’s Belvedere and MAK Museums.
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About TIFF
TIFF is a charitable cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An intern
leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox
mer with the Festival since 2007. In addition to programming Short Cuts Canada,
Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival and regularly travels across North America as the Co
Film Programmes at TIFF Bell Lightbox, where she works on New Releases, TIFF Cinematheque,
ongoing film series. She brings her experience in the Canadian film industry and her
year of co-programming Short Cuts Canada, and also sits on
is a Manager of Film Programmes at TIFF Bell Lightbox and is part of the TIFF Cinematheque programming team, which
the classics of world cinema and contemporary art house films year-round. Since 2012, Deane has led the
curation of TIFF Cinematheque, a programme at the Toronto International Film Festival that features recent restorations from
Powers has been an International Documentary Programmer for the Festival since 2006. He created and oversees the Festival’s two
day Doc Conference and is responsible for Mavericks, the Festival’s discussion series with cinematic innovators.
Raphaela Neihausen run PowersHausen, a company that leads the DOC NYC festival, the weekly documentary series Stranger than
Fiction at Manhattan’s IFC Center, and the Montclair Film Festival.
oversees the organization’s extensive programming for children, youth and families as Director, TIFF
Kids International Film Festival, programmer of the TIFF Kids selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, and
Wave Film Festival.
has worked for TIFF since 1999, and was a member of the TIFF Cinematheque programming team for 12 years. She
has curated Wavelengths, the Festival’s critically acclaimed avant-garde programme, since 2006 and has
Future Projections and former Visions programmes. She has also curated successful exhibitions and film programmes for
numerous local festivals and international museums such as Le Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Art Institut
TIFF is a charitable cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An intern
leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox
. In addition to programming Short Cuts Canada, Rogalski
regularly travels across North America as the Co-ordinator of
Releases, TIFF Cinematheque,
brings her experience in the Canadian film industry and her
s Canada, and also sits on the programming team of
is a Manager of Film Programmes at TIFF Bell Lightbox and is part of the TIFF Cinematheque programming team, which
Since 2012, Deane has led the
curation of TIFF Cinematheque, a programme at the Toronto International Film Festival that features recent restorations from the
He created and oversees the Festival’s twomatic innovators. Powers and his wife
Raphaela Neihausen run PowersHausen, a company that leads the DOC NYC festival, the weekly documentary series Stranger than
oversees the organization’s extensive programming for children, youth and families as Director, TIFF
Kids International Film Festival, programmer of the TIFF Kids selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, and
has worked for TIFF since 1999, and was a member of the TIFF Cinematheque programming team for 12 years. She
has contributed to the Festival’s
successful exhibitions and film programmes for
such as Le Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, and
TIFF is a charitable cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An international
leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which
