TIFF INDUSTRY PROGRAMME DELIGHTS DELEGATES WITH NOTABLE ADDITIONS
The Toronto International Film Festival® announced additional experts and bold new partnerships to join the TIFF Industry programme today. The stellar lineup at the Glenn Gould Studio and Vimeo Industry Convergence Centre (250 Front Street West), home of the Festival Industry Conference, promises to impress and inspire delegates with an unrivalled experience for film industry professionals.
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“Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!”
— Dr. Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NAMES SEPTEMBER 5 BILL MURRAY DAY
Special FREE screenings of Ghostbusters, Stripes and Groundhog Day
and the world premiere of St. Vincent
TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival® has dedicated one day of its 2014 edition to a celebration of the charismatic,
wise-cracking, com...
Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF, was invested into the Order of Ontario at a ceremony earlier today. The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, invested new appointees to the Order of Ontario — the province's highest official honour.
The following citation was read at the ceremony by Chisanga Puta-Chekwe, Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration:
“Long-time Director and CEO of TIFF, Piers Handling’s contribution to th...
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SEPT 15 | Cameron's Daily Picks | Festival 2013
Cameron Bailey currently holds the position of Artistic Director for the Toronto International Film Festival, he shares with us his dailiy picks, watch him present the highlights of...Day 10 in Toronto 2013 ...
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TIFF People’s Choice Document...
The Toronto International Film Festival is the annual hub for fervent film sales activity on a U.S. and International level, and 2013 was no exception. To date, 32 film sales have been announced to territories globally.
That includes 21 major sales to U.S. distributors and a significant increase in Canadian sales with a total of eight. More agreements are expected to be announced in the coming days. Key acquisitions include: Bad Words, Burt’s Buzz, Can a Song Save Your Life?, Fa...
Candid and unscripted: the best non-fiction cinema from around the world.
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Cameron Bailey currently holds the position of Artistic Director for the Toronto International Film Festival, he shares with us his dailiy picks, watch him present the highlights of...Day 10 in Toronto 2013
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The story of revolution — behind the headlines. From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year dictator, through military rule, and culminating with the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood president in the summer of 2013.
First runner up is Alanis Obomsawin’s Hi-Ho Mistahey! and the second runner up is Leanne Pooley’s Beyond the Edge.
This documentary epic is the result of director Jehane Noujaim (Control Room) and her crew’s dogged chronicling of activism, unrest and r...
The BlackBerry People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award goes to Sion Sono’s Why Don't You Play in Hell? (Jigoku de Naze Warui).
The film follows two men, Muto and Ikegami, who hate each other. Muto desperately wants to help his daughter Mitsuko star in a movie. Meanwhile, Ikegami falls in love with Mitsuko, knowing that she's the daughter of his foe. Hirata, a filmmaker, and Koji, a young movie-lover, get dragged into this complicated situation that heads into an un...
NETPAC AWARD
As selected by a jury from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema, the NETPAC Award for World or International Asian Film Premiere goes to Anup Singh’s Qissa.
Jury members include Jay Jeon (Korea), Intishal Al Timimi (Abu Dhabi) and Freddie Wong (Hong Kong). The jury remarked: “The NETPAC Award for the best Asian film at Festival 2013 goes to Qissa, directed by Anup Singh, for its sensitive portrayal of the issues of identity and displacement that affe...
BLACKBERRY® PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
This year marked the 36th year that Toronto audiences were able to cast a ballot for their favourite Festival film, with the BlackBerry®People’s Choice Award.
This year’s award goes to Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave.
The first runner up is Stephen Frears’ Philomena. The second runner up is Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners.
The Festival presents a free screening of the award-winning film 12 Years a Slave tonight...
THE PRIZES OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRITICS (FIPRESCI PRIZES)
The Festival welcomed an international FIPRESCI jury for the 22nd consecutive year. The jury members consist of jury president John Anderson (United States), Robenson Eksiel (Greece), Leslie James (Canada), Namrata Joshi (India), Michael Ranze (Germany) and André Roy (Canada).
Prize of the International Critics (FIPRESCI) for Special Presentations is awarded to Pawel Pawlikowski's Ida. The jury remarked:
“The priz...
The jury remarked: “For its ferociously audacious and excitingly original animated road trip across Western Canada that is like no other, the jury recognizes as Best Canadian First Feature Film the breathtakingly inventive Asphalt Watches.” The award carries a prize of $15,000.
“For its technical mastery, polish, sense of fun and ability to scare the pants off us, the jury gives an honourable mention to Afflicted.”
Asphalt Watches
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The City of Toronto + Canada Goose Award for Best Canadian Feature Film goes to Alan Zweig’s When Jews Were Funny.
The jury remarked: “For its deeply moving exploration of memory, identity and community and for its coherent and profoundly humourous representation of the personal as universal, the Award for Best Canadian Feature Film goes to Alan Zweig's documentary When Jews Were Funny.” This award is made possible thanks to the City of Toronto and Can...
The 38th Toronto International Film Festival® today announced its award recipients at a reception at the Intercontinental Hotel in Toronto.
YOUTUBE AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
The winner of the YouTube Award for Best Canadian Short Film goes to Walter Woodman and Patrick Cederberg for Noah.
The jury, comprised of writer Rafael Katigbak, writer, director Nathan Morlando and documentary filmmaker Nisha Pahuja, remarked: “This film is a commentary on the ephemeral, disposab...
YOUTUBE AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
The winner of the YouTube Award for Best Canadian Short Film goes to Walter Woodman and Patrick Cederberg for Noah.
The jury, comprised of writer Rafael Katigbak, writer, director Nathan Morlando and documentary filmmaker Nisha Pahuja, remarked: “This film is a commentary on the ephemeral, disposable, A.D.D. culture that many of us are consumed by and living in. It tells us a story in a way we’ve never seen before and it tells i...
PELO MALO, by Mariana Rondon, is certainly one of most successful Latin American films at TIFF, a real chronic about contemporary living in Venezuela, mother and kid are the characters, both victims of circumstances
Interview from TIFF by Leopoldo Soto
TIFF 38th SAMANTHA CASTILLO introduces the film Pelo Malo on stage.
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PELO MALO, by Mariana Rondon, one of most successful Latin American films at TIFF, real chronic about contemporary living in Venezuela, mother and kid are the characters, victims of circumstances.
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Cameron Bailey currently holds the position of Artistic Director for the Toronto International Film Festival, he shares with us his dailiy picks, watch him present the highlights of...Day 9
in Toronto 2013
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Cameron Bailey currently holds the position of Artistic Director for the Toronto International Film Festival, he shares with us his dailiy picks, watch him present the highlights of...Day 8 in Toronto 2013
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Red carpet ambiance, fans, film introductions...
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Red carpet ambiance, fans, film introductions...
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Rob Stewart returns to TIFF 2013; he was runner up best audience award with his Documentary Revolution.
The film is now hitting the festivakl circuit all around the globe with 5 festivals wins so far.
Rob Stewart at the Toronto International Film Festival greeting his fans on the red carpet.
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Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
Jahmil was born in South Africa's Karoo region and raised in East London. He won the Peabody Award for his HIV documentary Talk To Me (05) and produced, co-wrote, and photographed the feature uMalusi (09) before making his feature directorial debut with A Small Town Called Descent (10). Of Good Report (13) is his latest film.
Second part of the interview
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