#TIFF23: TEAM MR. WILL’S TOP FIVE TIFF PICKS
I think many of you will share in the sentiment that we are thankful just to have a Film Festival amidst what have been very trying times as the world navigates the SAG-AFTRA strike. While things look quieter this year, Team Mr. Will as every year, is ready to bring their A-Game and you can expect some amazing coverage, whether it be reviews, talent sightings and red carpets.
David Baldwin (missing sadly in the banner photo), Amanda Gilmore, George Kozera, Nicholas Porteous, Justin ...
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#TIFF23: ROUTE 504 PR ON NAVIGATING THE 2023 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
With it being a very unusual year navigating the SAG-AFTRA strike, we chat with some seasoned Public Relations and Communications experts on how they will navigate TIFF '23. Today we profile our esteemed colleagues Angie Burns and Ally LaMere-Shedden at ROUTE 504 PR.
With this being a unique year, how do the SAG-AFTRA strike-related changes impact your strategy in publicizing and promoting films at the Festival?
Route 504 PR: We are so excited for this year's fest because Canadian talent ...
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#TIFF23: AVA DUVERNAY’S “ORIGIN” TO PREMIERE AS LATE ADDITION GALA
TIFF CEO, Cameron Bailey, is excited to announce that filmmaker Ava DuVernay will return to TIFF with her latest offering, Origin. DuVernay’s film will have a Gala screening at Roy Thomson Hall on Monday, September 11th. DuVernay will be in attendance.
Written, produced, and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, Origin chronicles the remarkable life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson (played by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) as she ...
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#TIFF23: THE TARO GROUP ON NAVIGATING THE 2023 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
With it being a very unusual year navigating the SAG-AFTRA strike, we chat with some seasoned Public Relations and Communications experts on how they will navigate TIFF '23. Today we profile our esteemed colleagues at THE TARO GROUP.
Headquartered in Toronto, they are a leading entertainment full-service Communications and Digital agency, servicing studio and independent film companies, immersive art exhibits, experiential events and pop-ups.
With this being a unique year, tell us how ...
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#TIFF23: FESTIVAL STREET RETURNS FOR 2023 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Back for its eighth year, the excitement of the Toronto International Film Festival will pour out from the theatres onto Festival Street and David Pecaut Square. King Street West between Peter Street and University Avenue will transform into an open-air experience accessible by the general public.
New and exciting activations will line King Street in addition to food vendors, photo opportunities, and the Festival Street Music Stage housing musical performances throughout the opening ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE PIGEON TUNNEL”
Today Apple Original Films unveiled the trailer and key art for the highly anticipated documentary, “The Pigeon Tunnel,” a riveting portrait of the master of espionage fiction, John le Carré from Academy Award-winning Errol Morris.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gWnuhjwNrw
In “The Pigeon Tunnel,” Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of former British spy David Cornwell—better known as John le Carré, author of such classic espionage novels as “The ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW FEATURETTE FROM “POOR THINGS”
Today we get a new Featurette with Emma Stone from Yorgos Lanthimos' POOR THINGS, coming to theatres December 8, 2023 via Searchlight PIctures.
Synopsis:
From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is ...
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#TIFF23: NEW TRAILER FOR “BARGAIN”
Paramount+ today debuted the official trailer and key art for the upcoming festival-award-winning South Korean dystopian thriller series BARGAIN. All six episodes will premiere on Thursday, October 5, 2023 on Paramount+ in the U.S, the UK, Canada, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzGiO9GDsiU
In BARGAIN, men are lured to a remote hotel under the guise of sexual encounters only to be caught in a trafficking ...
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#TIFF23: “SWAN SONG” TRAILER
Premiering at TIFF '23, SWAN SONG gets a new Trailer premiere today! The Film saw Actress Neve Campbell sign-on as Executive Producer recently.
An expanded four-part limited series will premiere onCBC Gem and CBC TV November 22, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYqi2lmUhSk
Synopsis:
SWAN SONG immerses viewers inside one of the world’s leading ballet companies as it mounts a legacy-defining new production of Swan Lake, directed by ballet icon Karen Kain on the eve of her ...
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#TIFF23: TIFF RISING STARS ANNOUNCED
The Toronto International Film Festival® is excited to announce this year’s global cohort of Rising Stars for 2023. The TIFF Rising Stars programme features actors on the verge of making a large impact on the international stage and provides them with an exclusive opportunity to experience and engage in professional development and mentorship sessions and industry events that provide valuable networking opportunities with established creatives at the Festival. All Rising Stars are featured ...
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