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IFC Films Takes North America On Stephen Frears Drama ‘The Lost King’ Ahead Of TIFF Premiere
IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to Stephen Frears’ drama The Lost King, starring Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water) and Steve Coogan (The Trip), ahead of its world premiere at the 47th Toronto Film Festival.
The film reuniting Frears with writers Coogan and Jeff Pope—who adapted the script for his 2013…
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Visit Films Acquires Toronto Film Festival Title ‘I Like Movies’
EXCLUSIVE: The New York-based Visit Films has acquired world rights excluding Canada to the video store dramedy I Like Movies, which will debut as part of the Discovery program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film was co-written and directed by first-time filmmaker Chandler Levack who negotiated…
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Toronto Unveils Discovery & Wavelengths Sections; Midnight Madness Opening Includes Roku’s ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’
The Toronto International Film Festival announced its second big wave of programming for the 47th edition, a 54 feature title lineup across its Discovery, Midnight Madness and Wavelengths sections.
Twenty-six countries are represented in the three programs with the Discovery opening night film being Elegance Bratton’s…
Toronto Film Festival Expecting “Full Houses”, Says CEO With Star Power World Premieres: Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Causeway’, Anya Taylor-Joy’s ‘The Menu’, Jessica Chastain’s ‘The Good Nurse’, Jonathan Majors & Glen Powell’s ‘Devotion’ & More
The Toronto Film Festival is back this year.
Seriously, it’s really back.
Unlike last year, which was a significantly quieter festival with fewer stars and feature films at a count of 130, this year TIFF will see the celebratory closing down of King Street (sans streetcars)…
‘On The Come Up’: Paramount+ Sets Autumn Drop Date For Sanaa Lathan’s Toronto Film Festival World Premiere
Sanaa Lathan’s On the Come Up will be hitting Paramount+ on Friday, September 23 in U.S., Canada, Italy and later in the year in offshore territories.
The Paramount Pictures Players label movie directed by the the Succession Guest Actress Drama Series Emmy nominee is also making its world premiere at the Toronto Film F…
‘The Swimmers’: Toronto Film Festival Sets Netflix Movie As Opening-Night Gala Presentation
Sally El Hosaini's Netflix movie The Swimmers will be making its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival as the opening-night film on September 8 at Roy Thomson Hall.
The pic, based on a true story, follows the journey of two young sisters who fled war-torn Syria as refugees and made their way to the 2016 Rio…
Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ To World Premiere At Toronto Film Festival
Steven Spielberg’s The Fablemans, the director’s semi-autobiographical movie based on his own family and upbringing, will world premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. The 47th edition of TIFF runs September 8-18.
The bow will mark Spielberg’s first appearance at the Toronto fest, which comes in the critical…
Rian Johnson’s ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ To World Premiere At Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto Film Festival said Wednesday that Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his hit 2019 murder mystery pic, will world premiere at this year’s edition of the festival, which runs September 8-18.
No firm date has been set for the premiere. Knives Out, which grossed $311.6…
Toronto Film Festival Suspends Participation From Russia-Sponsored Groups, But Welcomes Indie Filmmakers
The Toronto Film Festival said Thursday that it will suspend participation by film organizations and media outlets supported by the Russian state for its next festival, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
But it said that it “will continue to include films from independent Russian filmmakers in our…
Toronto Film Festival Plans In-Person Return In Fall
The Toronto Film Festival said Thursday that it is planning a return to an in-person festival for this year’s edition, which it confirmed will run September 8-18. The festival had been all but virtual the past two years because of the global pandemic.
Plans call for a return of TIFF’s networking and events as well…
Diana Sanchez Steps Down From Post As Toronto Film Festival’s Senior Director Of Film
After three years with the Toronto Film Festival, Diana Sanchez has exited her role as Senior Director, Film.
While the reasons behind Sanchez’s departure were not immediately made clear, they appeared to be personal in nature. She wrapped up her time with TIFF on December 31.
“Three years ago Diana joined us…
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Jean-Marc Vallée Tributes Pour In: “My Heart Is Broken. My Friend. I Love You,” Reese Witherspoon Writes; Kidman, McConaughey, Canadian PM, Others Also Mourn
Refresh for updates… The news that writer-director Jean-Marc Vallée died suddenly over the weekend at age 58 has spurred reactions from his homey country Canada to Hollywood and beyond.
The Montreal-born filmmaker behind Dallas Buyers Club, which won Oscars for Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, and Wild, which…
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