#TIFF23: “THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Writer-Director Joanna Arnow’s feature debut follows thirty-something Ann (played by Arnow) in a series of vignettes. Over the course of these vignettes, we watch her idle in her meaningless corporate job, dabbling in different BDSM relationships while stagnating in a long-term submissive sexual relationship with an older man, Allen (Scott Cohen).
Arnow has crafted an acerbic Dark Comedy about being a millennial. Right from the start it’s clear that no one listens ...
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#TIFF23: “HOMECOMING (Máhccan)”
Sámi voices are being given a significant elevation at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, with acclaimed documentarians Suvi West and Anssi Kömi's quietly powerful indigenous repatriation non-fiction feature Homecoming (Máhccan) leading a trio of Sámi films at the festival for the first time ever.
Homecoming (Máhccan), premiering as part of the prestigious TIFF docs section, joins fiction features Sara Margrethe Oskal's The Tundra Within Me from Norway and Katja ...
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#TIFF23: 2ND ANNUAL TRANS FILMMAKERS SUMMIT X TIFF
The Trans Film Mentorship (TFM) is delighted to present the 2nd annual Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF, which will be held on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Malaparte at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Open to all trans and non-binary creators, filmmakers, actors, industry partners and allies, Trans Filmmakers Summit x TIFF is an afternoon to foster industry exchanges and dialogue and to reimagine trans storytelling as an opportunity to nurture emerging trans talent in the film and TV industry. The ...
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#TIFF23: “THE DELINQUENTS” TRAILER
Today we get a new Trailer for THE DELINQUENTS, getting an October 27, 2023 release via Mongrel Media and Mubi following its TIFF '23 premiere.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ravh791uxoY
Global film distributor, streaming service and production company MUBI and Canadian distributor Mongrel Media have announced that Rodrigo Moreno’s (El Custodio) critically-acclaimed The Delinquents will open theatrically in Canada on October 27 following the film’s North American premiere at ...
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#TIFF23: MR. WILL’S OFFICIAL 2023 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PARTNERS
While we're completely in support of Actors making their voices heard during this SAG-AFTRA strike, we can't help but miss feeling some of the anticipation and electricity that we feel normally at this time of year. But does that mean we're still going all out TIFF '23? You bet!
The Team - Amanda Gilmore, David Baldwin, George Kozera, Justin Waldman and Nicholas Porteous are all thrilled for the Festival and if anything, the current state of things allow us to have an even deeper ...
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#TIFF23: “NEXT GOAL WINS” NEW CLIP
TIFF '23 selection NEXT GOAL WINS surfaces today with a brand new clip!
Synopsis:
Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok) and based on a true story, NEXT GOAL WINS follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in ...
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#TIFF23: PATRICIA ARQUETTE TO RECEIVE SHARE HER JOURNEY GROUNDBREAKER AWARD
Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, is delighted to announce that Academy award–winning actor, women’s rights activist, and entrepreneur Patricia Arquette will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award presented by Bulgari during the 48th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Arquette is the final honouree to be announced ahead of the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards, taking place Sunday, September 10 at Fairmont Royal York Hotel, presented by Bulgari.
The TIFF Share Her ...
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#TIFF23: VICKY KRIEPS TO BE HONOURED AT TIFF TRIBUTE GALA
Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, is delighted to announce that award-winning actor Vicky Krieps will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award at the fifth annual Awards gala on Sunday, September 10, at Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Presented by Bulgari, the TIFF Tribute Awards honour the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and a below-the-line artist and creator.
Krieps is being ...
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#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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