#TIFF: TIFF ANNOUNCE 2023 SPRING PROGRAMMING LINEUP & ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATIONS
TIFF has unveiled its May spring programming lineup featuring the return of See the North, MDFF Selects, Boosie Fade Film Club, TIFF Family Films, notable special guests, and exciting new restorations, as well as the new screening series, TIFF Next Wave Presents, curated by a committee of young film programmers.
In honour of Asian Heritage Month, TIFF Next Wave Presents Justin Lin’s 2002 standout debut film Better Luck Tomorrow, an unofficial prequel to his blockbuster Fast and Furious ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: POP JAPAN COMING TO TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX
TIFF is excited to announce POP Japan, a new series celebrating the convergence of the cult, pulp, and popular in Japanese film and art, running at TIFF Bell Lightbox from May 10 to June 27, 2023. POP Japan features three film series: Seijun Suzuki, marking the iconoclast director’s centenary with six newly restored 35mm prints, the second stop in a national tour spotlighting Suzuki’s rebellious storytelling, and World of Anime, a retrospective of Japan’s most influential anime films, ...
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#TIFF: SPECIAL SCREENING OF “RYE LANE” AT 2023 TIFF NEXT WAVE FILM FESTIVAL – NEW TRAILER
TIFF is delighted to present a special screening of Searchlight Pictures’ Rye Lane, Raine Allen-Miller’s feature directorial debut, on March 29 at TIFF Bell Lightbox. This advanced screening, presented in partnership with Disney and its platform, is part of a sneak-peek event celebrating the upcoming TIFF Next Wave Film Festival, taking place April 14–16, ahead of the film's exclusive platform release in Canada on March 31, 2023.
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#TIFF: 2023 TIFF NEXT WAVE FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW
Back for its 12th edition, the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival invites young audiences and cinephiles for a weekend of bold new films and special events, with free movies for anyone under 25*. Hot off the heels of its Berlin premiere, where it won the Crystal Bear for best film in the Berlinale’s Generation 14plus sidebar, Mexican director Sofía Auza’s unconventional coming-of-age feature debut Adolfo will kick-off the Festival as the Opening Night Film. From April 14–16, 2023 audiences ...
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#TIFF: 2023 TIFF WRITERS’ STUDIO PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED
TIFF is delighted to announce the 2023 TIFF Writers’ Studio participants. Now in its 12th year, Writers’ Studio is a collaborative, five-day intensive lab offering Canadian and international screenwriters and writer-directors a space to consolidate skills, exchange ideas, and navigate challenges, while participating in workshops, artist talks, peer-to-peer mentorships, and one-on-one project development consultations guided by industry experts. Writers’ Studio will take place March ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: TIFF PARTNERS WITH WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY ACCESS CANADA
In memory of Festival programmer Ravi Srinivasan, The Toronto International Film Festival® announced today its exciting partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada for the Warner Bros. Discovery Curatorial Programming Fellowship, a training and development programme that will support Canadian talent who are Indigenous, Black, people of colour, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2IA+, and Francophone members of the aforementioned communities. Running from April 2023 to September 2023 and ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: CANADA’S TOP TEN FILMS TO SCREEN AT TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX
TIFF is delighted to announce its Canada’s Top Ten list of both features and short films for 2022. Selected by TIFF’s programmers in consultation with industry panelists, including filmmakers and festival programmers from across Canada, this year’s list represents a diverse range of new voices in fiction and documentary. It celebrates some of our most storied and award-winning filmmakers offering audiences a variety of perspectives, insights, and experiences from coast to coast.
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR SAM MENDES’ “EMPIRE OF LIGHT”
We have an official Trailer fo TIFF '22 selection EMPIRE OF LIGHT starring Olivia Colman, from Director Sam Mendes.
Synopsis:
Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, from Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes.
Cast: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, Colin ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR “THE SWIMMERS”
With the distinction of having been TIFF '22's official Opening Night Selection, here is a new Trailer for THE SWIMMERS, based on an unbelievable true story.
ABOUT THE SWIMMERSBased on a true story, THE SWIMMERS follows the journey from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use. Starring Nathalie Issa, Manal Issa, Matthias Schweighöfer, Ahmed Malek, James ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: TIFF ANNOUNCE “MAKE IT FASHION” SERIES
How exciting! TIFF today have announced upcoming programming as part of their MAKE IT FASHION Series!
Beginning December 2, 2022, TIFF Cinematheque will launch Make It Fashion. Drawn from the catwalks of fashion’s most lauded houses, this series celebrates nearly a century of fashion history through film. From Elsa Schiaparelli's work within French film noir, to Prada channeled through Baz Luhrman, and Audrey Hepburn's iconic collaboration with Givenchy, the fashion runway and film ...
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