Toronto – The Toronto International Film Festival® announced its international juries for 2013. For the 22nd consecutive year, the Festival welcomes a FIPRESCI jury, comprised of six members from the International Federation of Film Critics. The Festival also announced that for the second consecutive year it will host a NETPAC jury, made up of three members of the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema.
The FIPRESCI jury will award the Prize of the International Critics for...
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Friday, September 6 – Emerging Filmmakers Day
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Based on Elmore Leonard’s novel The Switch, the closing night Gala features a stellar cast including Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, yasiin bey (a.k.a.Mos Def), Isla Fisher, Will Forte,Mark Boone Jr, and Tim Robbins.
“We want to wrap the Festival with a fun ride,” said Piers Handling, Director and CEO, TIFF. “Life of Crime invites audiences to enjoy the pure pleasure of watching great actors bring the words of Elmore Leonard to l...
Piers Handling, CEO and Director of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, unveiled the first round of titles set to premiere in the Galas and Special Presentations programmes at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival®.
Of the 16 Galas and 55 Special Presentations revealed, this first slate of films includes 40 world premieres from filmmakers including:
Bill Condon, Steve McQueen, Sylvain Chomet, John Carney, Jean-Marc Vallée,...
A recent study has revealed that the Toronto International Film Festival® and year-round programming at TIFF Bell Lightbox brings incredible value to the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario, with $189 million in annual economic impact. The study took place between April 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013 and found that TIFF’s aggregate impact totaled $189 million and that TIFF events and related activities created or maintained 2,295 jobs and generated $58.2 million in total tax reve...
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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 progr...
Cameron Bailey Artistic Director - Toronto International Film Fest shares his picks of the day every day with us.
Watch his videos.
Final Day 11 - September 16th Choices of the day
Day 10 - September 15th Choices of the day:
Bad 25 | Ryerson Theatre | 9:00PM
Everybody Has a Plan | Scotiabank 2 | 6:15PM
Shanghai | TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 | 6:00PM
Thale | Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 7 | 4:15PM
The Paperboy | Ry...
The 37th Toronto International Film Festival 2012 announced its award winners today. Sion Sono’s new film, THE LAND OF HOPE received the NETPAC Award.
New this year is the NETPAC Award for the Best First or Second Feature World or International Asian Film Premiere, as selected by a jury from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema. Jury members include Laurice Guillen (Philippines), Shelly Kraicer (Toronto/Beijing) and Azize Tan (Istanbul).
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Piers Handling TIFF Director & CEO
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The 37th Toronto International Film Festival announced its award recipients today at a reception at the Intercontinental Hotel Toronto.
The Canadian awards below were selected by a jury comprised of producer and filmmaker Jody Shapiro, CPH PIX Festival Director Jacob Neiiendam, actor and filmmaker Valerie Buhagiar and director, writer and producer Patricia Rozema.
THE CITY OF TORONTO + CANADA GOOSE AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM
The City of Toronto + Canada G...
Watch this video if you are not sure about the different sections in this huge film festivals, each is beeing presented in details by its programmers...
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Mike is the Associate Director, programming Director and Buyer from Cinequest.
(Cinequest runs 02/26/2013 - 03/10/2013)
He landed in Toronto Sept 7th and started sharing via his Twitter.
September 11
Last couple of days in Toronto coming up. And that means last chance for someone to lay claim to the hide-a-way bed/sofa.
Attention Taxi Driver: If you are reading this, use deodorant.
Dear Industry, why go to the middle seats at...
Independent Distribution have struck a deal with Fandango Portobello to co-release Matteo Garonne’s Cannes Grand Prix winner REALITY in the UK, which screens tonight as part of the official selection at The Toronto International Film Festival. Luc Roeg, CEO of Independent made the announcement today. The deal was negotiated between Roeg and Janine Gold of Fandango Portobello.
Leading the project will be newly appointed Heads of Distribution, Sarah Townsend and Stef...
Here in my hotel room at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel the day after the gala world premiere of "Greetings from Tim Buckley" at the Toronto International Film Festival. The screening took place last night at 6pm at the Bloor Cinema (where I had the pleasure of performing with "The Golem" a few years ago at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival).
The film concerns Jeff Buckley's early days in NYC and my music is featured in it as is my guitar playing. My portrayal in t...
film still of 'Faust' (2011)Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov's FAUST (2011) held its world premier in Venice at the 68th Venice Film Festival this year taking the coveted Golden Lion prize for best picture. It then went on to screen its North American premier at TIFF in Toronto and has now continued its round to Iceland at the Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF). Based on the German myth of the same name, this unusual masterpiece film proves that it is not star power names of actors...
SHAME (UK, Steve McQueen)
Although it began rather slowly, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) which just concluded on Sunday, saw a good degree of sales and acquisition activity, with many more deals to be announced in the coming weeks. Although it does not have an official market sidebar like Cannes or Berlin, there is a good amount of informal rubbing of shoulders between members of the international film community who were in attendance in force.
According to ...
