In this exclusive new video, go behind the scenes for a sneak peek at TIFF ’23 selectiin All the Light We Cannot See, a groundbreaking new limited series premiering on November 2, 2023.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr and starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, Dark breakout Louis Hoffman, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti, the series is directed and executive produced by Shawn Levy, written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders), and will have its world premiere at TIFF this coming Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Watch never-before-seen interviews with the cast and the creative team of All the Light We Cannot See discussing adapting the award-winning novel, casting the character of Marie Laure authentically and equitably with an actress who is blind, and hear from Mark Ruffalo and Hugh Laurie on working with Aria Mia Loberti in her first ever acting role.
Today we get a new official Trailer from NYAD, premiering at TIFF ’23!
ABOUT NYAD
DIRECTORS: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin
WRITER: Julia Cox
BASED ON: The Book “Find A Way” by Diana Nyad
PRODUCERS: Andrew Lazar, Teddy Schwarzman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Michael Heimler, Vanessa Humphrey, Julia Cox, D. Scott Lumpkin
KEY CAST: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans, Ethan Jones Romero, Luke Cosgrove, Jeena Yi, Eric T. Miller
RELEASE DATE | In Select Theaters October 20 | On Netflix November 3
SYNOPSIS | A remarkable true story of tenacity, friendship and the triumph of the human spirit, NYAD recounts a riveting chapter in the life of world-class athlete Diana Nyad. Three decades after giving up marathon swimming in exchange for a prominent career as a sports journalist, at the age of 60, Diana (four-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening) becomes obsessed with completing an epic swim that always eluded her: the 110 mile trek from Cuba to Florida, often referred to as the âMount Everestâ of swims. Determined to become the first person to finish the swim without a shark cage, Diana goes on a thrilling, four-year journey with her best friend and coach Bonnie Stoll (two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster) and a dedicated sailing team.
The inspirational and thrilling film marks the narrative directorial debut of Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin (Free Solo, The Rescue). NYAD is produced by Andrew Lazar, p.g.a. and Teddy Schwarzman, p.g.a. with a screenplay by Julia Cox, adapted from the memoir “Find a Way” by Diana Nyad.
(Photo/video credit: Netflix)
We approach the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival with managed expectations and full-on expect things a little lower key this year. But how exciting is it to capture some of the first sightings already around town?
Seen in-town tonight already are Oscar-nominated Actor Viggo Mortensen who tries writing and directing a second time in his feature THE DEAD DON’T HURT, premiering Friday at the Princess of Wales Theatre. The Feminist Western also stars TIFF Tribute Gala honouree Vicky Krieps. He also speaks at an In-Conversation next Monday at CBC.
While we’re on the topic of excellence, Oscar-winning Filmmaker Barry Jenkins was seen arriving as well. You remember him as the Director of Best Picture-winning MOONLIGHT and he’s set to direct MUFASA, a Lion King Prequel. In additon to being a Platform Programme Juror, he will be here supporting his partner Lulu Wang as she premieres series EXPATS at TIFF ’23 as well! She wasn’t with him, but we can’t wait to see her too. Obsessed with THE FAREWELL and have been waiting since!
We’ve only just begun. Don’t forget to check back daily for sightings!
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By Amanda Gilmore
Writer-Director Joanna Arnowâs 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 itâs clear that no one listens â or even thinks â of Ann. Not even her decade-long casual BDSM partner Allen can remember what college she attended. And her employer gives her an award for making it a year at the companyâŚbut sheâs worked there for over three years. Ann responds to these moments with a fed-up ambivalence that comes across as someone who canât be bothered to fight something thatâs happened a million times before.
Arnow gives an alluring performance as Ann. Her often deadpan delivery leaves immense mystery. At times Ann seems to be content with her life at others it feels like sheâs internally screaming for something more. This becomes more apparent when she meets Chris (Babak Tafti) who gives her the chance at a more mutually engaged relationship. Arnow plays Ann with an uneasiness about the change in her mundane life. A life thatâs full of others making decisions for her.
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed is an audacious first feature that cements Arnow not only a new voice behind the camera but a force in front of it.
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed screens at TIFF â23:
Saturday, September 9 at 6 PM at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
Sunday, September 10 at 9:45 PM at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto
SĂĄmi voices are being given a significant elevation at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, with acclaimed documentarians Suvi West and Anssi KĂśmi’s quietly powerful indigenous repatriation non-fiction feature Homecoming (MĂĄhccan) leading a trio of SĂĄmi films at the festival for the first time ever.
Homecoming (MĂĄhccan), premiering as part of the prestigious TIFF docs section, joins fiction features Sara Margrethe Oskal’s The Tundra Within Me from Norway and Katja Gauriloff’s Je’vida from Finland.
For SĂĄmi director Suvi West, who co-directed Homecoming (MĂĄhccan) with partner Anssi KĂśmi, she sees the significance in such representation on screen at the festival, not just for the SĂĄmi people, but female voices.
Homecoming (MĂĄhccan) shares a personal story about the return of SĂĄmi artifacts, long held in museums, to their homeland. Its World premiere screening is slated for Friday, September 8th at 4:15 p.m. EST at Toronto’s Scotiabank Theatre. A 2nd screening will be held on Saturday, September 9th, at 9:15 p.m. at Scotiabank.
Synopsis
The film is set in the museum world at a turning point, where the national museums have to deal with their colonialistic history. The National Museum of Finland returned thousands of everyday objects taken from the indigenous SĂĄmi people back to them.
Filmmaker Suvi West (Along with co-director Anssi KĂśmi) takes the audience behind the scenes of the museum world, revealing a visual, philosophical, and spiritual realm. She seeks a connection with ancestors through old museum objects, eventually arriving at the collective pain points of the SĂĄmi people. How can the damage caused by outsiders be repaired so that collective pains can be left behind?
Homecoming (MĂĄhccan) is a Finnish/Norwegian co-production produced by Janne Niskala of Vaski Filmi (Finland) in association with Mette Cheng Munthe-Kaas and Johanna Dorothea Raita of Ten Thousand Images (Norway).
Screening Times:
Public 09/08/2023 4:15PM Scotiabank 11
Press & Industry 09/09/2023 3:05 p.m. Scotiabank 8
Public 09/09/2023 9:15PM Scotiabank 13
Press & Industry 09/13/2023 9:10 a.m. Scotiabank 5
Premiering at TIFF ’23, today we get a new Teaser Trailer for PAIN HUSTLERS starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans!
SYNOPSIS:
Liza Drake (Emily Blunt) is a blue-collar single mom who has just lost her job and is at the end of her rope. A chance meeting with pharmaceutical sales rep Pete Brenner (Chris Evans) puts her on an upwards trajectory economically but dubious path ethically as she becomes entangled in a dangerous racketeering scheme. Dealing with her increasingly unhinged boss (Andy Garcia), the worsening medical condition of her daughter (Chloe Coleman), and a growing awareness of the devastation the company is causing forces Liza to examine her choices. Pain Hustlers is a sharp and revealing look at what some people do out of desperation and others do out of greed. The film is directed by BAFTA award winner David Yates, produced by Lawrence Grey, and also starring Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass and Brian dâArcy James.
DIRECTOR: David Yates
SCREENPLAY BY: Wells Tower
BASED ON THE BOOK BY: Evan Hughes
PRODUCERS: Lawrence Grey, David Yates
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Emily Blunt, Mark Moran, Yvonne Walcott-Yates, Lewis Taylor, Ben Everard
CAST: Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine OâHara, Chloe Coleman, Jay Duplass, Brian dâArcy James, Amit Shah, Aubrey Dollar, Willie Raysor and Andy Garcia
In select theatres October 20, 2023
On Netflix October 27, 2023
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.
Global film distributor, streaming service and production company MUBI and Canadian distributor Mongrel Media have announced that Rodrigo Morenoâs (El Custodio) critically-acclaimed The Delinquents will open theatrically in Canada on October 27 following the filmâs North American premiere at TIFF.
Starring Daniel ElĂas, Esteban Bigliardi, Margarita Molfino and GermĂĄn De Silva, The Delinquents received its World Premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2023Cannes Film Festival, where now on Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95%.
Beguiling and unpredictable, Cannes Un Certain Regard breakout THE DELINQUENTS reinvents the heist film as a free-flowing adventure like no other.
Buenos Aires bank employee MorĂĄn (Daniel EliĂĄs) dreams up a scheme to liberate himself from corporate monotony: heâll steal enough money to support a modest retirement, then confess and serve prison time while his co-worker holds on to the cash.
Soon under pressure by a company investigator, accomplice RomĂĄn (Esteban Bigliardi) heads to a remote rural idyll to hide the funds. There, he encounters a mysterious woman who will transform his life forever.
The latest from Argentinian writer-director Rodrigo Moreno, THE DELINQUENTS melds the existential and the playful to explore the nature of freedom itself. Suffused with timeless beauty, this cinematic discovery is at turns surreal, relatable, funny, romantic, surprising, restorative â and above all â a delight.
THE DELINQUENTS WILL BE IN CINEMAS IN CANADA FROM OCTOBER 27, 2023.
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 relationship with the films at the Festival, with less of the distractions we normally would have – especially in the earlier part of the Festival. Our Team share their Top Five picks at TIFF ’23 here with you in case you need ideas what to see.
We are so grateful to share our official partnerships for TIFF ’23:
CP24 – Southwestern Ontario’s choice for the latest breaking news, CP24 proudly boasts a viewrship of 3.7 million per week in the province. This marks my 14th year collaborating with them as a subject matter expert during the Festival. Can’t wait to see you on-air as we discuss what we’re most excited about, sightings and how we will be navigating TIFF ’23.
If you’re looking to catch us, we will be on CP24 in the 12 o’clock hour September 13th and on CP24 Breakfast on September 14th to start!
STARBUCKS CANADA – It’s PSL Season and the iconic autumnal beverage returns! This year saw the launch of two new seasonal beverages – Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Tea Latte and Iced Apple Crisp Oat Shaken Espresso – plus the return of the fan-favourite Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew and Apple Crisp Oat Macchiato. The PSL will always be synonymous with cold theatres in the morning, barely staying awake during my screenings and I wouldn’t have it any other way! Also a new Starbucks location has just lauched at King x John, right in time for TIFFmas! Perfect timing.
ACURA CANADA – We are so delighted to be driving the 2023 Acura TLX A SPEC, continuing a longstanding partnership we’ve had with Acura Canada over the years. This luxury Sports Sedan is sleek and geared for performance with a potent 355-HP and 354 lb.-ft of torque 3.0-litre Turbo V6 engine. The car is protected by state of the art AcuraWatch™. We’ll be getting off to screenings and red carpets in this amazing ride!
H&M CANADA – We adore H&M and are thankful for their longtime support. We can’t wait to show-off some amazing Fall/Winter 2023 pieces from their collection in our TV appearances and throughout the Festival.
CABANO’S CHEESEBURGERS – Hands down our favourite spot in the City to get a burger, there are multiple locations around town to cater to you whether Trinity Bellwoods works best or near Yorkville is more your speed. Not only are their Cheeseburgers and Chicken Burgers (all hormone-free) are next-level, wait till you try their wings and incredible array of sauces. They now have Ice Cream too!
ARTERRA WINES – With 140 years of experience as a leading producer and marketer of globally-recognized Canadian and international wines, this is our first year partnering with Arterra Wins and we’re thrilled about it! They distribute so many of our faves including Kim Crawford, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi, Inniskillin, Jackson-Triggs and more!
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-Two H&M Canada VIP Cards
-An assortment of Happy Natural Products
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Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, is delighted to announce that Academy awardâwinning actor, womenâs 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 Journey Groundbreaker Award, presented by Bulgari, recognizes a woman who is a leader in the film industry and has made a positive impact on women throughout their career. The award is inspired by TIFFâs Share Her Journey initiative, created to address gender parity in the film industry, to champion women at every stage of their creative journey, and to shine a spotlight on women creators making a significant difference in the industry. Academy awardâwinning actor Michelle Yeoh was honoured at last yearâs Awards.
âWe take great pride in recognizing Patricia Arquetteâs remarkable contributions both in front of and behind the camera, as exemplified by the Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award and the premiere of her directorial debut, Gonzo Girl, at the Festival,â said Bailey. âBeing one of Hollywoodâs most audacious talents, Patricia consistently challenges conventions and elevates the discourse on salary equity for women through her influential platform.â
Her career has spanned genres and decades in film and television, from her breakout role in Tony Scottâs True Romance, to her memorable performances in Tim Burtonâs Ed Wood, David Lynchâs Lost Highway, and Richard Linklaterâs Boyhood. Arquette returns to the Festival with her directorial debut Gonzo Girl, starring Willem Dafoe and Camila Morrone, based on Cheryl Della Pietraâs semi-autobiographical novel chronicling her time as Hunter S. Thompsonâs personal assistant.
The Tribute Awards gala is TIFFâs largest annual fundraiser, having raised $1.3 million in 2022, and is presented by Bulgari, sharing their commitment to arts and culture along with TIFF. This year, the Tribute Awards gala will support the Viola Desmond Cinema campaign, which was launched through the Every Story Fund in 2022. For more information, visit tiff.net/tribute.
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 industryâs 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 recognized for her outstanding body of work and returns to the Festival this year for the World Premiere of Viggo Mortensenâs The Dead Donât Hurt. The Luxembourgish, Berlin-based actor joins recently announced fellow Tribute Performer Award recipient Colman Domingo in this prestigious acting category. Past recipients of this Award include Brendan Fraser and the ensemble cast of My Policeman in 2022; Jessica Chastain and Benedict Cumberbatch in 2021; Kate Winslet and Sir Anthony Hopkins in 2020; and Meryl Streep and Joaquin Phoenix in 2019.
âVickyâs transformative performances illuminate the screen, weaving emotions into a tapestry of storytelling,â said Bailey. âHer dedication to her craft and her ability to embody diverse roles with profound authenticity make her a true luminary in the realm of cinema.â
Krieps, who has established a career of playing a wide range of roles, is best known for her breakthrough role in Paul Thomas Andersonâs Phantom Thread starring opposite Daniel Day-Lewis, and standout performances in past Festival selections, including Bergman Island, Corsage, and The Survivor. In The Dead Donât Hurt, Krieps plays Vivienne Le Coudy, a fiercely independent French-Canadian flower seller, starring alongside Mortensen, who plays a Danish carpenter, in his 1860s-set feminist western about immigrants attempting to forge a life in a corrupt Nevada town.
In addition to Krieps and Domingo, the 2023 TIFF Tribute Award honourees to date are: Andy Lau, recipient of the Special Tribute Award; Carolina Markowicz, recipient of the TIFF Emerging Talent Award presented by MGM Studios; Ĺukasz Ĺťal, recipient of the TIFF Variety Artisan Award; Shawn Levy, recipient of the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award presented by The Budman Family; Pedro AlmodĂłvar, recipient of the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant; and Spike Lee, recipient of the TIFF Ebert Director Award.
The Tribute Awards gala is TIFFâs largest annual fundraiser, having raised $1.3 million in 2022, and is presented by Bulgari, sharing their commitment to arts and culture along with TIFF. This year, the Tribute Awards gala will support the Viola Desmond Cinema campaign, which was launched through the Every Story Fund in 2022. For more information, visit tiff.net/tribute.
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