Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

  • Cinematographer Roger Deakins to Receive Variety Artisan Award at Toronto Film Festival

    Roger Deakins
    Cinematographer Roger Deakins poses for a portrait at the 88th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton hotel, in Beverly Hills, Calif. 88th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon – Portraits, Beverly Hills, USA Credit: Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP/Shutterstock

    Academy Award-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins will be honored with the Variety Artisan Award at this year’s TIFF Tribute Gala awards event during the 44th Toronto International Film Festival. The award recognizes a distinguished filmmaker who has excelled at their craft and made an outstanding contribution to cinema.

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  • Toronto Film Festival’s 2019 Wavelengths Program Lineup Highlights Politics and Artistic Experimentation

    Un Film Dramatique directed by Éric Baudelaire
    Un Film Dramatique directed by Éric Baudelaire

    The Wavelengths program of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival consists of 37 films, comprised of four programs of experimental short films, two curated pairings, and 10 features, each contributing to a dynamic survey of some of today’s most exciting moving-image work.

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  • Toronto International Film Festival Rolls Out 2019 Contemporary World Cinema Lineup of Films from 48 Countries

    Our Lady of the Nile directed by Atiq Rahimi
    Our Lady of the Nile directed by Atiq Rahimi

    The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the rich slate of films from 48 countries in the lineup for its 2019 Contemporary World Cinema (CWC) programs. The films include a wide range of thought-provoking stories that delve into cultural issues and social struggles in poetic and captivating ways. Introducing 21 works directed and co-directed by women, this year’s edition of CWC focuses on fractured families, self-exploration, female-driven narratives, and the consequences of social and political crises.

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  • Toronto International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Masters Lineup + World Premiere of Arturo Ripstein’s DEVIL BETWEEN THE LEGS

    Arturo Ripstein’s DEVIL BETWEEN THE LEGS
    Arturo Ripstein’s DEVIL BETWEEN THE LEGS

    11 films set in Asia, Europe, North America, and Central America will comprise the 2019 Masters program of the Toronto International Film Festival. The Masters lineup has titles that run the gamut, from dramatic true stories to dark comedies, from a black-and-white narrative to a documentary film, with a healthy dose of introspection and socio-political commentary throughout. The slate will bring two World Premieres to Toronto.

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  • Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Adds New Gala and Special Presentation Films

    American Son by Kenny Leon
    American Son by Kenny Leon

    Toronto International Film Festival announced the second set of films in the Gala and Special Presentations programs screening this September at the 44th edition of the Festival.

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  • Joaquin Phoenix to Receive Actor Award at TIFF Tribute Gala at Toronto Film Festival

    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix

     Three-time Academy Award–nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix will be honored with one of two TIFF Tribute Actor Awards at this year’s TIFF Tribute Gala awards event, taking place on Monday, September 9 at Fairmont Royal York, during the 44th Toronto International Film Festival.

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  • Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Cinematheque Program to Feature Films in 35mm

    No directed by Pablo Larraín
    No directed by Pablo Larraín

    In a nod to its commitment to film preservation, the Toronto International Film Festival announced today that the 2019 TIFF Cinematheque program at the Festival will feature select screenings in 35mm, with two prints coming from the TIFF Film Reference Library Screening Collection, the organization’s own film library. The narrative titles selected will be preceded by guest introductions from Festival filmmakers past and present.

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  • Toronto International Film Festival Showcases 10 Eclectic Films on 2019 Midnight Madness Lineup

    Crazy World directed by Isaac Nabwana
    Crazy World directed by Isaac Nabwana

    The Toronto International Film Festival announced the 10 eclectic films that will make up this year’s Midnight Madness lineup. Midnight Madness welcomes new genre filmmakers with remarkable debuts, including Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s dystopian sci-fi film The Platform; Rose Glass’s unnerving psychological thriller Saint Maud, starring Morfydd Clark (Love & Friendship) and Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty); Andrew Patterson’s paranormal period piece The Vast of Night, which won the audience award for Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance and features breakout performances by Jake Horowitz and Sierra McCormick; and Keith Thomas’s supernatural horror film The Vigil.

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  • Toronto International Film Festival Reveals Women Dominated 2019 Discovery Program Lineup

    Simple Women directed by Chiara Malta
    Simple Women directed by Chiara Malta

    The revamped Discovery program at this year’s 2019 Toronto International Film Festival features a lineup of 37 films from emerging filmmakers representing 35 countries, with 54% of its selection directed by women.

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  • Toronto International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Documentary Lineup, Films from Feras Fayyad, Bryce Dallas Howard, Alex Gibney

    The Cave directed by  Feras Fayyad
    Al Ghouta, Syria – Dr. Amani in the underground tunnels. (Photo credit: National Geographic) (The Cave directed by Feras Fayyad)

    The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its lineup of 25 documentary films covering high-profile figures including Truman Capote, Merce Cunningham, Ron Howard, Bikram Choudhury, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and Imelda Marcos; as well as a broad range of themes, including journalism, immigration, global politics, environmentalism, capitalism, and racism.

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  • Toronto International Film Festival Unveils 2019 Platform Competition Lineup

    Anne at 13,000 ft  directed by Kazik Radwanski
    Anne at 13,000 ft directed by Kazik Radwanski

    The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the 10 features that comprise the Platform competition for 2019. Of the 10 features in this year’s Platform selection, 40% are directed by women. The films hail from a wide range of regions, including Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and the US. Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 ft is the standout Canadian title in the program’s 2019 lineup, grounded in a career-best performance by
    Deragh Campbell (TIFF 2015 Rising Star).

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  • Pietro Marcello’s MARTIN EDEN will Close 2019 Platform Program of Toronto Film Festival

    MARTIN EDEN directed by Pietro Marcello
    MARTIN EDEN directed by Pietro Marcello

    The International Premiere of Pietro Marcello’s Martin Eden, a “daring and singular” adaptation of the 1909 novel of the same title will close the 2019 edition of Platform at Toronto International Film Festival. The film is Marcello’s much anticipated second narrative film, following his debut, Lost and Beautiful, and several documentary shorts and features.

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