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Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D[/caption]
Six Galas and 32 Special Presentations have been added to the lineup of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Audiences can look forward to innovative storytelling from some of the most prominent filmmakers and actors in Canada and around the world.
“We’re thrilled to bring Festival audiences some of the year’s most exciting films in our Gala and Special Presentations lineup,” said Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of TIFF. “But beyond the sizzle of the premieres, this year’s selections show filmmakers continuing to take chances and push boundaries, whether they’re working in Hollywood or Hong Kong, Montreal or Munich.”
This second announcement brings the program’s total to 48 World Premieres, 10 International Premieres, 19 North American Premieres and 10 Canadian Premieres.
The 42nd
Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 7 to 17, 2017.
2017 Toronto International Film Festival GALAS
55 Steps
Bille August, Germany/Belgium
World Premiere
Chappaquiddick
John Curran, USA
World Premiere
Hochelaga, Terre des Âmes
François Girard, Canada
World Premiere
My Days of Mercy
Tali Shalom-Ezer, USA
World Premiere
The Leisure Seeker
Paolo Virzì, Italy
International Premiere
Three Christs
Jon Avnet, USA
World Premiere
2017 Toronto International Film Festival SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
The Captain (Der Hauptmann)
Robert Schwentke, Germany/France/Poland
World Premiere
The Conformist (冰之下)
Cai Shangjun, China
North American Premiere
The Cured
David Freyne, Ireland/United Kingdom/France
World Premiere
The Escape
Dominic Savage, United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Florida Project
Sean Baker, USA
North American Premiere
Foxtrot
Samuel Maoz, Israel/Germany/France/Switzerland
Canadian Premiere
I Love You, Daddy
Louis C.K., USA
World Premiere
In the Fade (Aus dem Nichts)
Fatih Akin, Germany/France
North American Premiere
Journey’s End
Saul Dibb, United Kingdom
World Premiere
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Yorgos Lanthimos, Ireland/United Kingdom
North American Premiere
Kodachrome
Mark Raso, Canada/USA
World Premiere
Lean On Pete
Andrew Haigh, USA/United Kingdom
Canadian Premiere
Loving Pablo
Fernando León de Aranoa, Spain
North American Premiere
Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D
John Landis, USA
North American Premiere
Preceded By
Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller
Jerry Kramer, USA
North American Premiere
Manhunt
John Woo, Hong Kong/China
North American Premiere
Mark Felt – The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Peter Landesman, USA
World Premiere
Marrowbone
Sergio G. Sánchez, Spain
World Premiere
Molly’s Game
Aaron Sorkin, USA
World Premiere
The Motive (El Autor)
Manuel Martín Cuenca, Spain
World Premiere
Number One (Numéro Une)
Tonie Marshall, France
World Premiere
On Chesil Beach
Dominic Cooke, United Kingdom
World Premiere
Outside In
Lynn Shelton, USA
World Premiere
Papillon
Michael Noer, Serbia/Montenegro/Malta
World Premiere
Racer and the Jailbird
Michaël R. Roskam, Belgium/France
North American Premiere
Radiance (Hikari)
Naomi Kawase, Japan/France
North American Premiere
Redoubtable
Michel Hazanavicius, France
North American Premiere
Three Peaks (Drei Zinnen)
Jan Zabeil, Germany/Italy
North American Premiere
Unicorn Store
Brie Larson, USA
World Premiere
Who We Are Now
Matthew Newton, USA
World Premiere
You Disappear (Du Forsvinder)
Peter Schønau Fog, Denmark/Sweden
International Premiere
Youth (Fāng Huá)
Feng Xiaogang, China
World Premiere
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Aaron Sorkin will receive the Festival’s Career Achievement Award at this year’s Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), which takes place from September 28 to October 8, 2017.
The Academy-Award® winning screenwriter and renowned playwright will receive the Award for his life’s work on October 4 at the Corso Cinema. The presentation will be followed by a Gala Premiere screening of his latest film and directorial debut Molly’s Game, which will have it’s European premiere at the ZFF. Molly’s Game stars Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Kevin Costner.
Molly’s Game is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned that there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led us to believe.
Said the Festival’s Co-Directors Nadja Schildknecht and Karl Spoerri: “Aaron Sorkin is not only regarded as one of US cinema’s greatest screenwriters, he is also widely acknowledged as the writer of several legendary plays and as the celebrated creator of The West Wing, one of the most acclaimed TV series ever made, which began in 1999 and sees Martin Sheen play the US President. We are immensely proud to welcome Aaron Sorkin to Zurich, screen his directorial debut Molly’s Game and present him with this year’s ZFF Career Achievement Award.”
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