Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will would love to give readers a chance to win run-of-engagement passes to see tiff ’26 selection FJORD.

Synopsis:

From two⁠-⁠time Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu, a Norwegian woman and her devout Romanian husband relocate with their five children to a remote, close⁠-⁠knit, coastal town. Their teenage children form a fast bond with a neighboring family as unease begins to simmer around their rigid beliefs. When allegations of abuse emerge, they are forced to confront a system of judgment that blurs the line between concern and prejudice.

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FJORD is exclusively in theatres in Toronto and Vancouver October 16, 2026.

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By Nicholas Porteous

Mihai and Lisbet (Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve) uproot their family of seven from Romania and move to Norway. At first, the community welcomes them with open arms–but it’s not long before a quiet tension gives way to a life-altering ordeal. And much like those semi-regular avalanches just outside the town, the family is expected to stay cool in the face of almost-certain disaster. Fjord is this year’s Palme d’Or winner, and its many strengths are obvious. It’s a gripping Drama featuring a delicate-yet-powerful ensemble. The conceit is ambiguous in the best and worst way. It will force most viewers—myself included—to question their boundaries and sit in the discomfort of where and how to draw the line.

Which boundaries? Which lines?? Fjord is a tough film to truly discuss without spoiling its slowly unspooling yarn of twists and turns. Broadly speaking, it’s a cousin of Anatomy of a Fall and The Hunt. There’s a trial, our perspective is deliberately incomplete, but it’s clear that the system cannot reckon with the minutiae of whatever’s going on inside this family. Nothing is black and white, and forcing them into a box feels very far from justice. Also, much like its fellow recent Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall, Fjord‘s tone is deeply restrained. No violin-laden montages, no slow-mo muted revelations. Just raw, naturalistic drama. It’s a necessary restraint, mirroring the detached spectre of the trial itself, and the thoughtful, tense performances from Stan and Reinsve.

Fjord presents a human conundrum that defies easy judgement, and it casts a long shadow that has kept me pondering its profound predicament, days after the credits rolled.

Fjord screens at TIFF ’26:

Thurs. Sept 10 at 9:30 PM at The Princess of Wales

Fri. Sept 11 at 4:15 PM at Scotiabank Theatre

We get a new Trailer for tiff ’26 selection, FJORD, hot off its success this spring at Cannes.

Directed by: Cristian Mungiu
Starring: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve

From two-time Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu, a Norwegian woman and her devout Romanian husband relocate with their five children to a remote, close-knit, coastal town. Their teenage children form a fast bond with a neighboring family as unease begins to simmer around their rigid beliefs. When allegations of abuse emerge, they are forced to confront a system of judgment that blurs the line between concern and prejudice.

Today we get a haunting official Trailer for BACKROOMS, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve. Elevation Pictures release May 29, 2026.

Directed by: Kane Parsons
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass,
Finn Bennett, and Lukita Maxwell

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

Elevation Pictures, The Taro Group and Mr. Will are thrilled to offer Readers in Toronto a chance to win Run of Engagement passes to see tiff50 selection SENTIMENTAL VALUE at TIFF LIGHTBOX.

Synopsis: Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father — and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.

Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Elle Fanning, Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas

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SENTIMENTAL VALUE in select theatres, November 14, 2025 via Elevation Pictures.

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Our tiff50 adventures continue with a very successful Day Two that included sightings with:

•ethan hawke for blue moon and the lowdown
•corey hawkins and anna diop at tiff for the man in my basement
•stellan slarsgård, renate reinsve, and elle fanning at tiff for sentimental value
•shailene woodley and ben fodter at tiff for motor city
•samara weaving and kyle gallner at tiff for carolina caroline
•nick robinson and emilia jones at tiff for charlie harper
•emilia jones at tiff for charlie harper
•sydney sweeney, christy martin, and katy o’brian at tiff for christy
•maude apatow at tiff for poetic license
•cillian murphy at tiff for steve
•jamie lee curtis, matthew and levi mcconaughey at tiff for the lost bus (chats from the red carpet coming soon)

Highlights below:

Live from the Red Carpet for THE LOST BUS!

Cannot wait to see who we see Day Three! Tomorrow should be the most epic one yet!

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

It’s only Day One but feels like Day 30? Overall, a very productive day today, covering a lot of ground and lot of stars. Some of the names we spotted:

•Ben foster at TIFF for Motor City.
•Jeffrey Latimer, Olivia Chow and Cameron Bailey unveil TIFF’s Canada Walk of Fame star
•Jeremy O. Harris, Charli XCX, Lena Góra at TIFF for Erupcja
•Ryan Reynolds, Colin Hanks, Chris Candy at TIFF for John Candy: I LIKE ME
•Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, Chandler Levack, Robert Naylor, Juliette Gariépy, Stanley Simons,
Isaiah Lehtinen, at TIFF for Mile End Kicks
•Stellan Skarsgård, Renate Reinsve, Joachim Trier, Elle Fanning, and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas at TIFF for Sentimental Value
•Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna at TIFF for KPop Demon Hunters critics event

We were up and at it early appearing on CP24 Breakfast! Our appearance, and also TIFF’s Canada’s Walk of Fame induction star unveiling highlights!

(Photo/video credit: Mr. Will Wong)

By Nicholas Porteous

Joachim Trier‘s follow-up to his modern classic The Worst Person in the World reunites him with Renate Reinsve, this time playing Actress Nora Borg, who struggles to communicate with her Filmmaker father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård). He’s written a part for her in his long-awaited next film that has the potential to confront their shared, familial trauma. The only problem–Reinsve refuses to work with him, so Hollywood Actor Rachel Kemp (Elle Fanning) takes on the role in her place.

The world of Sentimental Value–full of imagined movies, stage productions, festivals, social media accounts–is gorgeously-rendered, and feels like a living, breathing place. Trier does a great job blurring the line between reality and in-world fiction with some notable fakeouts I wouldn’t dare spoil.

There’s been talk of Oscar nominations for Skarsgård and Reinsve. Both performances are engrossing, complex and deeply felt. It’s a solid bet they could rise to such acclaim. The real star of Sentimental Value, however, is its paradoxical exploration of art and artists—How Theatre and Film can create a safe environment for profound and needed personal expression, and simultaneously serve as a toxic barrier, preventing that same expression outside the confines of imagined circumstances. If Art represents the only available platform for tackling spiritual baggage, does that also make it a cage?

Some of the dialogue can feel like a placeholder–particularly in regards to the Elle Fanning thread, and the relationship between Reinsve and a stage manager. The Movie can also be guilty of playing into the Tortured Artist trope—lightly implying that real-life agony makes for better Art. Ultimately, Sentimental Value digs deeper than that, and I’ll be pondering many of its beautiful ambiguities long after TIFF is over.

Sentimental Value screens at TIFF ’25:

Thurs. Sept 4 at 9:30 PM at VISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre

Fri. Sept 5 at 6:00 PM at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto

Today we get a new Trailer for SENTIMENTAL VALUE, from Joachim Trier! Elevation Pictures release, coming soon!

Directed by: Joachim Trier

Starring: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning

Synopsis:

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father — and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.

Today we get a new Trailer for HANDLING THE UNDEAD starring Renate Reinsve (THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD). Elevation Pictures release in theatres as follows:

May 31st
Toronto, ON – The Carlton
Montreal, QC – Cinema du Parc

June 2nd
Vancouver, BC – The Rio Theatre

Synopsis:

On a hot summer day in Oslo, the newly dead awaken. Three families faced with loss try to figure out what this resurrection means and if their loved ones really are back. Based on the book by John Ajvide Lindqvist.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)