Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun and Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau are among the talented and acclaimed artists in the world of cinema set for TIFF’s In Conversation With… (ICW) series at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
The Toronto International Film Festival® ranks among the most prestigious international film festivals in the world. The festival hosts 10 days of international and Canadian cinema, special events featuring some of the biggest names in film, and TIFF’s Industry Conference, offering diverse and innovative perspectives on the art and business of film.
Toronto International Film Festival started in 1976 and takes place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Pedro Almodóvar, Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-jun, and Andy Lau Set for TIFF In Conversation With…
Pedro Almodóvar
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Toronto Film Festival Announces Wavelengths and Classics Program – Films by Radu Jude, Chantal Akerman, Jean-Luc Godard
Chantal Akerman: Her First Look Behind the Camera The Toronto International Film Festival announced the 2023 selection for the Wavelengths and Classics programs described as “politically charged, geographically diverse, and formally thrilling” featuring new films by Radu Jude, Isiah Medina, Eduardo Williams, Angela Schanelec, Rosine Mbakam, Wang Bing, Chantal Akerman, Pedro Costa, Jean-Luc Godard, Ja’Tovia Gary, Steve Reinke, and Shambhavi Kaul. This year’s Wavelengths boasts 12 feature films and 19 shorts, as well as a suite of four restored early films by the singular Chantal Akerman.
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Toronto Film Festival 2023 Centrepiece Program Features Films by Agnieszka Holland, Wim Wenders and more
Green Border (Zielona Granica) directed by Agnieszka Holland (Copyright Agata Kubis) Toronto International Film Festival 2023 unveiled this year’s Centrepiece (previously known as Contemporary World Cinema) program featuring 47 titles from filmmakers representing 45 countries. Films include Close Your Eyes by Víctor Erice, Fallen Leaves by Aki Kaurismäki, Green Border by Agnieszka Holland, and Perfect Days by Wim Wenders.
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Films Starring Riz Ahmed and Kaniehtiio Horn Among Toronto Film Festival Short Cuts Lineup
Riz Ahmed in DAMMI (2023) Photo Credit: Courtesy of TIFF Toronto International Film Festival announced this year’s Short Cuts lineup of 42 live action narrative, documentary, and animated shorts – boasting more than half directed or co-directed by female and female-identifying filmmakers. Stars in this year’s slate of new shorts include Riz Ahmed (DAMMI) and Kaniehtiio Horn (Redlights).
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Sylvester Stallone ‘Sly’ Documentary to Close Toronto Film Festival
Sylvester Stallone in Sly documentary (Netflix) Sly, the Netflix documentary on actor, writer, director, and producer Sylvester Stallone will World Premiere as the Closing Night Gala for the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 16.
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Toronto Film Festival 2023 Unveiled Discovery and Midnight Madness Lineups
Riddle of Fire directed by Weston Razooli Toronto International Film Festival revealed the 2023 selections for the Discovery and Midnight Madness programs.
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Dicks: The Musical Trailer – Megan Thee Stallion, Nathan Lane Star in Raunchy Musical Comedy Film
Megan Thee Stallion in Dicks: The Musical A24 revealed the official trailer for Dicks: The Musical, a comedy musical with an all-star ensemble featuring Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Megan Thee Stallion, Bowen Yang, and introducing Aaron Jackson & Josh Sharp.
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Directors Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee to Receive Tribute Awards at Toronto Film Festival
Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee Toronto International Film Festival announced Academy Award®–winning directors Pedro Almodóvar and Spike Lee are the first honorees of this year’s Tribute Awards. Almodóvar will receive the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant, and Lee will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award.
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‘Dream Scenario’ Starring Nicolas Cage to Open Toronto International Film Festival’s Platform Program Lineup
Nicolas Cage in Kristoffer Borgli’s “Dream Scenario” (courtesy of TIFF) Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the 10 World Premiere features that comprise the 2023 Platform program, opening with Kristoffer Borgli’s satire-comedy film Dream Scenario, starring Nicolas Cage.
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Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron to Open Toronto Film Festival
The Boy and the Heron by Hayao Miyazaki The fantastical epic animated feature film, The Boy and the Heron, from Academy Award–winning visionary director Hayao Miyazaki, will be the Opening Night Gala Presentation for the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, September 7, at Roy Thomson Hall. The original story was written and directed by the Japanese filmmaker and produced by Oscar®-winning Studio Ghibli, which Miyazaki co-founded.
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World Premiere of Copa 71 Kicks Off Toronto Film Festival Documentary Lineup of 22 Films from Raoul Peck, Lucy Walker, Roger Ross Williams
Copa 71 directed by Rachel Ramsay and James Erskine (TIFF) Documentary films on mountain climber Lhakpa Sherpa, Japan’s reality TV star Nasubi, Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba, Indigenous activist Layla Staats, historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, and Canadian icon Mr. Dressup are among the 2023 selection for the Toronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Docs program featuring 22 titles from 12 countries around the world.
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Toronto Film Festival 2023 Reveals First Wave of Galas and Special Presentations
The New Boy directed by Warwick Thornton Toronto International Film Festival 2023 unveiled the first wave of 60 films in Galas and Special Presentations.