#TIFF22: JASON REITMAN’S LIVE READ RETURNS FOR 2022 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The Toronto International Film Festival® today revealed that Jason Reitman’s Live Read will return to the Festival for an all-star event featuring a surprise cast. This year, the Montreal-born filmmaker will present a surprise screenplay in honour of his father, Ivan Reitman.
The live read is a unique event in which classic movie scripts are read by contemporary actors. A beloved film will be performed for audiences in a one-take read-through with Reitman narrating stage direction on ...
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#TIFF22: TIFF ANNOUNCE RISING STARS AND FILMMAKER LAB PARTICIPANTS
TIFF announced today this year’s talent development programmes and participants, including TIFF Rising Stars, TIFF Filmmaker Lab, TIFF Series Accelerator, the CHANEL Women Writers’ Network Micro Talent Summit, TIFF Micki Moore Residency, and TIFF Talent Accelerator.
“There’s an explosion of new talent telling new stories and changing the creative landscape,” said Anita Lee, Chief Programming Officer, TIFF. “By providing participants with mentorship from industry professionals, ...
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#TIFF22: ADDITIONAL “TIFF INDUSTRY SELECTS” TITLES ANNOUNCED
Rounding out the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival lineup is TIFF Industry Selects, a curated selection of 10 audience friendly l films beyond the Official Selection that are available for worldwide acquisition. These films will each have an in-person screening during the Festival for accredited buyers and industry professionals..
“We’ve worked to build a selection that will appeal to buyers as well as audiences,’’ said Norm Wilner, Programmer, Digital Releasing and ...
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#TIFF22: BRENDAN FRASER TO BE HONOURED AT 2022 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Brendan Fraser is on the verge of a major comeback! The star of TIFF '22 selection THE WHALE will receive the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance for his outstanding performance in The Whale. The TIFF Tribute Awards presented by BVLGARI will return to an in-person gala fundraiser during the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, September 11 at Fairmont Royal York Hotel. The TIFF Tribute Award for Performance is presented by IMDbPro.
With a career spanning more ...
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#TIFF22: TIFF DOCS, CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA PROGRAMMES ANNOUNCED FOR 2022 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Some additional titles from the TIFF Docs programme presented by A&E IndieFilms, Contemporary World Cinema programme presented by Sun Life, were just announced earlier today, plus an additional title in the Discovery programme. This lineup features titles from over 50 countries from around the world. Additionally, TIFF is excited to announce five doc sessions as part of the 2022 Industry Conference.
TIFF DOCS*Previously announcedPresented by A&E IndieFilms
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#TIFF22: SAM MENDES TO RECEIVE TIFF EBERT DIRECTOR AWARD AT TIFF TRIBUTE AWARDS
It was just announced earlier today that Director Sam Mendes will be honoured with the TIFF EBERT DIRECTOR Award at this year's TIFF Tribute Awards Gala, taking place Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Royal York Hotel.
TIFF will be presenting the Canadian Premiere of Mendes’ most recent work Empire of Light, which he wrote, directed, and produced. Mendes made his feature film debut at the Festival in 1999 with the World Premiere of American Beauty, a TIFF People’s Choice Award ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: INDIGO CELEBRATES “PAGE-TO-SCREEN”
Is it a coincidence that so many of our recent favourites on TV and the Big Screen were inspired by Books? Canada's favourite Book Store INDIGO is celebrating PAGE-TO-SCREEN right now. This Summer alone, THE SUMMER IN TURNED PRETTY (Jenny Han) and HEARTSTOPPER (Alice Oseman) had audiences falling in-love!
And coming this Fall are the likes of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER (J.R.R. Tolkien) and HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (George R.R. Martin) are poised to break streaming records! ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “ROSIE”, “UNTIL BRANCHES BEND” AND “LIDO TV” TO PREMIERE AT 2022 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Some additional Canadian titles screening at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival were announced earlier this week.
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ROSIE
A film about family, love and misfits, ROSIE tells the story of a young, orphaned, Indigenous girl who is forced to live with her reluctant, street-smart Aunty Fred (Frédérique). Rosie is thrust into the fringes of 1980’s Montréal into the care of Fred, who just lost her job, is on the verge of ...
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#TIFF22: “DIASPORA” AND “SCARING WOMEN AT NIGHT” TO PREMIERE AT 2022 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Shant Joshi and Lindsay Blair Goeldner of Fae Pictures are beyond thrilled to announce that two shorts, Diaspora from Director Tyler Mckenzie Evans and Scaring Women at Night, from Director Karimah Zakia Issa, will have their world premieres at TIFF22 in the Short Cuts programme.
DiasporaWriter/Director: Tyler Mckenzie EvansStarring: Cara Ricketts, Rainbow Sun FrancksSynopsis: In a black suburb, a couple begins to notice that their neighbours are disappearing and white people are moving in. ...
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#TIFF22: PRIMETIME PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED AS PART OF 2022 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
The Toronto International Film Festival® Primetime programme is set to shine in 2022, with seven compelling and thought-provoking television series from around the world — including five World Premieres. In addition to series premieres, TIFF will present season premieres of established and beloved shows. Returning to the Glenn Gould Theatre, TIFF’s Industry Conference lineup will engage and inspire industry delegates from all over the world with a highly curated slate of sessions and ...
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