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Laurie Gordon and Laura Vandervoort at Technicolor Rooftop Party at the Thomson Lovely and sweet Laura Vandervoort at TIFF 2014 at Technicolor Party with Laura Dianne Vandervoort. She is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Sadie Harrison in the Canadian television series Instant Star, Arla 'The Bolt-Gun Killer' Cogan in the sci-fi crime series , Kara Zor-El in the American television series Smallville, and Lisa in the ABC science fiction series V. In 2014 she starred i... TIFF 2014 PREMIERE VIDEO: François Ozon’s 'The New Girlfriend' (Un nouvelle amie) An Anticipated Controversy in France

At TIFF I attended the premiere screening of The New Girlfriend by director François Ozon starring Romain Duris and Anais Demoustier. A Canada-France co-production, the performances were extraordinary played with a particular sensitivity and poignancy. The story is a bit convoluted as a bereaved cross- dresser husband is accidentally discovered "en costume" by his equally devastated dead wife's married best friend (confusing already isn't it?). Both mour... BANG, BANG BABY Best 1st feature at TIFF 14

Video by Leopoldo Soto In the fictional Canadian town of Lonely Arms in 1963, sweet and prim high-schooler Stepphy (Jane Levy) devotedly cares for her alcoholic father (Peter Stormare), tends to his auto-service shop, and, like most girls her age, adores heartthrob singer Bobby Shore. Having long dreamt of getting out of Lonely Arms and making it in the music biz, Stepphy seems one step closer when she is accepted into the American Ingénue Singing Competition in Manhattan — until... BEATS OF THE ANTONOV Best World Doc at TIFF 14

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The separation of Sudan into two sovereign states has not prevented the longest civil war in the African continent from raging on to this day. The inhabitants of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountain regions, having fought for the independence of South Sudan, continue to fight for their cultural, ethnic, social, and economic rights. With Beats of the Antonov, director Hajooj Kuka provides an inspiring account of how cultural heritage and creative traditions can defy the indignity of displace... Margarita, with a Straw Kalki Koechlin / Trailer

Here’s the trailer of Margarita with a Straw, starring Kalki Koechlin. This is an intensely personal film dealing with a topic that hardly any movies have met on - sexuality and disability. This is a tale about a young rebellious woman who embarks on a breathtaking journey of self-discovery. Awards ceremony Trailer ... RICHARD GERE on the production of TIME OUT OF MIND TIFF Mavericks 2014

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Video by Leopoldo Soto Piers Handling offered a few words before the closing film, proud of his achievments and perspectives, 6000 industry delegates attending, 41 film sales...and is excited about the future 40th anniversatry of TIFF for 2015. As the 39th Toronto International Film Festival concludes on a high note, setting a new record for industry delegate attendance and delivering strong film sales. This year saw the Festival’s highest film sale t... LOS BAÑISTAS red carpet ambiance

The economy has collapsed. In a universe of moral and economic impoverishment, we find Flavia, a spoiled teenager with artistic aspirations that are somewhat frustrated when she is not accepted at the University. Her neighbor Martin, a mature man with rigid routines, is her antipode. When Flavia meets Martin, there are sparks of friction at all times, and the situation is unlikely to get any better. Max Zunino was born in Uruguay and lives in Mexico. He is l... TIFF 14 Closing Party Video ambiance

Video by Leopoldo Soto Photo by Laurie Gordon ... PARADISE LOST the full Press Conference

An American surfer (Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games) meets the girl of his dreams — but gets a brutal (sur)reality check when he meets her uncle, Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar (Benicio del Toro). More than twenty years after his death in 1993, Pablo Escobar's impact on Colombia is still impossible to measure. His cocaine trafficking empire made him one of the wealthiest criminals in history, and he was responsible for the deaths of thousands. Yet the Robin H... The Imitation Game Press Conference at TIFF 14

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... TIFF 14 Final Day — and the Winners are...

Grolsch People's Choice Award Winners As voted by Festival attendees, the Grolsch People's Choice Award Winner is THE IMITATION GAME. Catch a free screening of the film tonight at 6pm at the Ryerson Theatre. Tickets will be available at the venue on a first-come, first-served basis two hours prior to the screening. Congratulations to our other award Winners: ... TIFF 14 Video Highlights Sep 12th

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TIFF 14 Kate Winslet at the Closing night

Video by Leopoldo Soto KATE WINSLET, and Dir. Alan Rickman, presenting A little chaos, during the closing night ceremony, at 2014 TIFF. ...

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Dir. Andrea di Stefano, Josh, abd Claudia Traisac, duribg Q.A. Jish An American surfer (Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games) meets the girl of his dreams — but gets a brutal (sur)reality check when he meets her uncle, Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar (Benicio del Toro). More than twenty years after his death in 1993, Pablo Escobar's impact on Colombia is still impossible to measure. His cocaine trafficking empire made him one of the wealthiest criminals in history, and he was res... 92 Year Old Dancing Ice Cream Lady @ eOne PArty - The Real Star at TIFF 2014 - Watch the TWO videos HERE!

Living it up at eOne party with my new idol the 92 year old dancing ice cream lady - Here I am with film director Albert Fernandez with a film at TIFF! who helped make these festivities bright and lots of fun! ... TIFF 14 Day 10

Cameron Bailey's Day 10 Picks Five recommendations from our Festival Artistic Director: THE SEARCH | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 2:45PM FAR FROM MEN | Ryerson Theatre | 3PM FROM WHAT IS BEFORE | AGO Jackman Hall | 2:30PM RED AMNESIA | Scotiabank 1 | 7PM CONFESSION | Scotiabank 8 | 12PM Click here for more info. Remember: You Can Rush Rush tickets are sold, when available,... Charles Herzfeld Technicolor Wreaks Havoc @ TIFF - Industry

Charles Herzfeld is a 25 year veteran Technicolor senior VP Features. He shares his view on TIFF and why he loves this festival so much. Talking shop to Laurie Gordon for filmfestivals.com, Charles tells us why he has attended TIFF for the past 15 years. At this year's TIFF 2014 Technicolor worked on Chris Rock's latest film TOP FIVE and Pink Floyds THE WALL new version ... TIFF 2014 E One Party with Albert Nerenberg & Johnny Brower - A little prophecy 1969

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Laurie Gordon asks Albert Nerenberg about his new TV Pilot for Vision TV. Legendary rock promoter Johnny Brower is eerily spot on having no idea about Laurie's story with animator Ryan Larkin. Listen closely.Note how Laurie goes silent when Johnny talks about Laurie finding him on the street….which was a joke. But pretty much Ryan and Laurie's story as depicted in the documentary film Ryan's Renaissance. ... TIFF 2014 People - Moving To From and In LightBox Hurry the People Running Around VIDEO

IMCINE Mexican Party Time at TIFF 14

IMCINE, hosted during the 38th International Film Festival TIFF Toronto. Representative of the media covering the festival, as Ernesto Garrat, Mercury Chile; Victor Bustos Juan Carlos García Universal Reform; Estenou Mexican filmmakers like Sebastian, who presented his documentary "Years of Iron", the Colombian Oscar Ruiz Navia; , Industry figures as Claudia Triana, director PROIMAGENES of Colombia, as well as the cultural attaché of Mexico in Toro... MAPS TO THE STARS TIFF Press Conference 2014

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Mario Martone presentation of Leopardi Il giovane favoloso at TIFF 14

CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA | ITALY | MARIO MARTONE | 137 MINUTES Leopardi Il giovane favoloso Giacomo Leopardi is perhaps, next to Dante, Italy's most famous poet. Known also as an essayist, philosopher, and philologist, Leopardi came from an aristocratic family and lived a protected life, initially under the tutelage of his father, whose immense library provided much of the stimulation for the young man's learning and future development. V...

TIFF 14 DAY 9: Vote for your favourite films in the Festival

Cameron Bailey's Day 9 Picks Five films not to be missed, as recommended by the Festival's Artistic Director: THE DEAD LANDS | Scotiabank 1 | 9:45PM MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW | Scotiabank 2 | 8:45PM A DREAM OF IRON | Scotiabank 13 | 2:15PM NED RIFLE | Winter Garden Theatre | 8PM TIMBUKTU | TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 | 2PM THE CONNECTION | Roy Thomson Hall | 6:30PM Click here for more info. ... TIFF Interview with Xenia Grubstein (Antipode Sales) for Konchalovsky's "Postman's White Nights"

XENIA GRUBSTEIN distributor of Andrei Konchalovsky's "The Postman's White Nights" showing at TIFF and recently awarded with Silver Lion, in Venice 2014 for best director. "The Postman's White Nights" is set in a lakeside village in the Russian countryside and follows the lives of local people whose main contact with the outside world is a postman. All actors in the film are non-professionals and casting took a year, sometimes filme... Victoria Film Festival Programmer Donovan Aikman Looking for New Films @ TIFF 2014

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Laurie Gordon Interviews Donovan Aikman - Programmer for The Victoria Film Festival for FilmFestivals.com reporting at Toronto International Film Festival Filmed at TIFF industry HQ's - Hyatt Hotel on King St West. What new cinema is heading to Victoria Film Fest for 2015? No cat out of the movie magic bag just yet! ... TIFF 14 watch the trailers Mashup

5 hours of trailers cut down to 3 minutes with an attitude. Don't have time to watch nearly 5 hours of trailers in our Festival Trailer playlist? Watch this! If you do have time, take a look at them all here. Thank you TIFF, nice work. ... TIFF Sept 9th Video Highlights

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Thank you TIFF ... The Look of Silence A documentary on a convincing Festival Path through Venice, TIFF, NY...

THE LOOK OF SILENCE Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer Produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen (Final Cut for Real, Denmark) Through Joshua Oppenheimer’s work filming perpetrators of the Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered and the identity of the men who killed him. The youngest brother is determined to... Market Support for 39 European films at Toronto

Miss Julie by Liv Ullmann is receiving FSS at Toronto The Toronto International Film Festival® (TIFF), remains the flagship festival of European Film Promotion’s (EFP) Film Sales Support (FSS) scheme which is backed by the MEDIA Programme (2007 – 2013) of the European Union since 2004. 28 associated sales companies from eight European countries receive financial backing to market their films... Cine Argentino at TIFF14

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... TIFF 14 Day 8

Cameron Bailey's Day 8 Picks Five recommendations from our Festival Artistic Director: THE VOICES | Ryerson Theatre | 9PM OVER YOUR DEAD BODY | Ryerson Theatre | 6PM REVIVRE | TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 | 9:30PM THE REACH | Ryerson Theatre | 3PM BEHAVIOUR | Scotiabank 1 | 7:30PM Click here for more info. Grolsch People's Choice Award If you liked it let us know: vote for the Grolsch People's Choice Award! The winning film re-scree... Interview with Santiago Esteinou for his documentary: Los anos de Fierro

Los anos de Fierro The years of Fierro tells the story of Cesar, the oldest Mexican prisoner on death row in the United States. Cesar has waited for his execution date for more than 30 years, always insisting that he is innocent. The years of Fierro is a reflection on justice, imprisonment, punishment, guilt and brotherly love, through the eyes of Cesar and his brother, Sergio. These two brothers still hope to meet again, no matter the time or the distance. The director, Santi... Interview with Oscar Ruir Navia who screened LOS HONGOS at TIFF14

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Colombian director, Oscar Ruiz Navia, screened Los Hongos at TIFF (Jury Award winner in Locarno) Trailer ... Interview with Clara Pasieka for Cronenberg's Maps To The Stars

Short Interview by Leopoldo Soto with actress Clara Pasieka. Promoting her role in David Cronenberg's Maps to the stars . The Trailer ... TIFF Volunteers have a word

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Agata Smoluch Del Sorbo, Canadian Features Alexander Rogalski, Short Cuts Canada Andréa Picard, Wavelengths, Future Projections Brad Deane, TIFF Cinematheque Cameron Bailey, South Asia, Western Europe, USA, the Caribbean, CTC: Seoul, Galas Colin Geddes, Midnight Madness, Vanguard Diana Sanchez, Spain, Portugal, Latin America Dimitri Eipides, Eastern & Ce... TIFF 14 Day 7

Cameron Bailey's Day 7 Picks Five films not to be missed, as recommended by the Festival's Artistic Director: '71 | Princess of Wales | 7PM HUMAN HIGHWAY (DIRECTOR'S CUT) | Visa Screening Room (ELGIN) | 9:30PM LEVIATHAN | Visa Screening Room (ELGIN) | 6PM MADAME BOVARY | Winter Garden Theatre | 4:30PM NOT MY TYPE | Scotiabank 2 | 8:15PM THE GATE | Winter Garden Theatre | 8PM Click here for more info. ... Manglehorn Press Conference with Al Pacino

... Facts and Figures about TIFF14

(Numbers in parentheses are 2013 statistics) 392 Total: Features — 284; Shorts —108 (366 Total: Features — 288; Shorts — 78) 248 Features that are World, International, or North American Premieres: 138, 37 and 73 respectively (268 Total: 146 World; 19 International; 103 North American) 5,671 Total Submissions: International — 4,557; Canadian — 1,114 (4,892: International — 3,850; Canadian —1,042) 79 Countries... s TIFF 14 Industry Programme

The Toronto International Film Festival® announced additional experts and bold new partnerships to join the TIFF Industry programme today. The stellar lineup at the Glenn Gould Studio and Vimeo Industry Convergence Centre (250 Front Street West), home of the Festival Industry Conference, promises to impress and inspire delegates with an unrivalled experience for film industry professionals. Additional Conference speakers at the Glenn Gould Studio include Barr... TIFF 14 Day 6

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Cameron Bailey's Day 6 Picks Five recommendations from our Festival Artistic Director: I AM HERE | Scotiabank 1 | 6:30PM A SECOND CHANCE | Visa Screening Room (ELGIN) | 6PM LEARNING TO DRIVE | Visa Screening Room (ELGIN) | 2:30PM MOMMY | Princess of Wales | 9:30PM HAEMOO | Roy Thomson Hall | 6:30PM FAR FROM MEN | Winter Garden Theatre | 5PM Click h... Paparazzi everywhere TIFF CAMERON Action!

Charles Herzfeld - Technicolor Senior VP Feature Sales New York Patient: "Doctor I need professional HELP!" Doctor: "Ask Filmfestivals.com!" Tower of Flower or CN TIFF is in the thick of the after first weekend frenzy. The morning after the night before E ONE Party and flow of meetings , dinners and cocktails the world has again arrived to Toronto to grace the city with film and film business. Sitting from the Hyatt lobby I upload these ph... Red Army goes West – Edge Entertainment secures the Nordic rights

Edge Entertainment presents Red Army, a new acquisition for the Nordic market. A documentary about the Red Army hockey team produced by and Werner Herzog, Jerry Weintraub and Gabe Polsky produce and present a side of the Cold War never before explored in this documentary about the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. With great insight the film humanizes the people behind a team designed as an instrument of Soviet propaganda and... DAY 5: The Festival Heats Up

Cameron Bailey's Day 5 Picks Five recommendations from our Festival Artistic Director: ROGER & ME | Ryerson Theatre | 9PM MAY ALLAH BLESS FRANCE! | Bloor Hot Docs Cinema | 4:15PM CAKE | Visa Screening Room (ELGIN) | 2:30PM MARGARITA WITH A STRAW | TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 | 6PM BLACK SOULS | Scotiabank 1 |7PM Click here for more info. Grolsch People's Choice Award... DAY 4: Stay connected with #TIFF14

Last Day of Festival Street! Check out Re-Sounding The Films of Norman McLaren, with original music composed and played live by Absolutely Free + Special Guests, at the Rdio Music Zone and the Steve and Rashmi Gupta Family Stage today. Also don't miss performances by John Kong and Jason Collett. ...

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From left to right (front row): Marta Velasco (Spain), Tom Hern, Four Knights Film (New Zealand), Isabelle Stead (United Kingdom), Thomas Michael (Canada), Mehernaz Lentin (Canada), Bev Bliss (Canada), Alise Ģelze (Latvia), John Barnett (New Zealand), Paula Devonshire (Canada), Xavier Ruiz (Switzerland), Kristian Moliere (Australia), Walter Forsyth (Canada), Nuno Bernardo (Portugal), Marc Stephenson (Canada), George Ayoub (Canada), Borga Dorter (Canada), and Anna Vincent... The ReBranding of , “St. Vincent” of Haha, His Own Day & A Birthday 9/21

by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent It’s a lucky thing for us Bill Murray, whose new movie St. Vincent even came with its own “Bill Murray Day” yesterday (Sept. 5) at the Toronto International Film Festival, dropped out of Jesuit college in his misspent youth to focus on being a comedian. In Murray fashion, the unlucky thing for him was that he got busted for Marijuana not long afterwards. The Illinois-born funny man, who celebrates a birthday on Sept. 2... TIFF - Celebrate Ontario Gala Cocktail - an evening at the Carlu

Celebrating a special evening at the Carlu at an event given by the Ontario Media Develpment Corporation. A few photos of the industry event in downtown Toronto. OMDC is one of the major supporters of the province of Ontario Film Industry. Celebrating TIFF the filmmakers who make Ontario a vibrant province to shoot and create film. ...

TIFF 14 Day 3: Festival Street has taken over King West

Cameron Bailey's Day 3 Picks Five recommendations from our Festival Artistic Director: THE REACH | Princess of Wales Theatre | 2:45PM THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY | TIFF Bell Ligh... TIFF 14 Day 2

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DAY 2: Today is Bill Murray Day! Cameron Bailey's Day 2 Picks PHOENIX | Visa Screening Room (Elgin) | 6PM EDEN | Ryerson Theatre | 5:45PM MAGICAL GI...

TIFF 14 DAY 1: The Festival Begins Today!

Cameron Bailey’s Day 1 Picks Five unmissable titles: SCARLET INNOCENCE | Ryerson Theatre | 6PM CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA | Princess of Wales Theatre | 9:45PM DEAREST | Winter Garden Theatre | 4PM CORBO | Scotiabank 13 | 8:15PM THE DEAD LANDS | Ryerson Theatre | 9PM &n... RADiUS secures acquisitions of rights to THE LAST 5 YEARS by Richard LaGravenese

RADiUS is proud to announce one of the first major acquisitions of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, with North American rights to THE LAST 5 YEARS, Richard LaGravenese’s (BEHIND THE CANDELABRA) big screen adaptation of the 2002 Off-Broadway musical by Tony Award winning composer and lyricist Jason Robert Brown. Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan (“Smash”) star in LaGravenese’s highly anticipated film. THE LAST 5 YEARS will celebrate its wo... MANIFESTO Culture. Ideas. Action. Screenings supported by Manifesto Community Projects.

May Allah Bless France! Abd Al Malik | France French rapper, author, and spoken word artist Abd Al Malik makes his directorial debut with this adaptation of his 2004 autobiography, chronicling his upbringing in the crime- and drug-ridden streets of Strasbourg and his life-changing encounters with hip hop and religion. ... NEXT WAVE For the next generation of movie lovers: selections approved by our youth-driven TIFF Next Wave Committee.

Men, Women & Children Jason Reitman | USA The latest feature from Jason Reitman (Up in the Air, Labor Day) follows a group of teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. A sterling ensemble cast includes Judy Greer, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ansel Elgort, J.K. Simmmons, and Emma Th... VANGUARD Provocative, sexy… possibly dangerous. This is what's next.

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Alleluia Fabrice Du Welz | France/Belgium French fear jockey Fabrice Du Welz (Calvaire, Vinyan) returns with this tale of star-crossed romance and straight-up carnage, based on the true story of 1960s "Lonely Hearts Killers" Martha Beck and Ray Fernandez. The Duke of Burgundy Peter Strickland | United Kingdom British filmmaker Peter Strickland follows his eerie Festival hitBerberian Sound St... FUTURE PROJECTIONS Taking the moving image from the cinema to the gallery — and beyond.

Anna and the Tower Anna and the Tower is a 3-channel installation co-commissioned by TIFF and the Goethe-Institut Toronto that conflates documentary and performance. Filmed in an under-utilized airport outside of Berlin that was once a Soviet airbase, the work conveys both a sense of latency and expectation, and a desire to will events into being. Co-commissioned by the Goethe-Institut Toronto and Toronto International Film Festival, 2014. Presen... SHORT CUTS INTERNATIONAL The world. In short form.

Short Cuts International Programme 1 | An accident at the supermarket turns into an international event; a day on the job has life-altering repercussions; an unexpected connection leaves an electric impression... Serendipity, circumstance and dumb luck combine in unforgettable ways in this package of stellar international short films. This programme is rated 14A. ...

MIDNIGHT MADNESS The wild side: midnight screenings of the best in action, horror, shock and fantasy cinema.

Big Game Jalmari Helander | Finland/Germany/United Kingdom Trapped in the wilderness after Air Force One is forced down by a terrorist attack, the President of the United States (Samuel L. Jackson) must rely on the survival skills of a 13-year-old woodsman, in this thriller co-starring Ray Stevenson, Jim Broadbent and Felicity Huffman. Cub Jonas Govaerts&... SHORT CUTS CANADA The best short films from emerging and established Canadian filmmakers.

Short Cuts Canada Programme 1 | Headlined by newly restored animations by the great Norman McLaren, this programme muses on the many facets of fame with tales of war heroes, TV stars and local mayors. Short Cuts Canada Programme 2 | From the most intimate spheres to the wide open spaces, this programme explores ... CITY TO CITY Bringing international cities to Toronto audiences. A snapshot of where's hot right now. Focus on Seoul

Filter Films By Alphabetical - All ACDGHS Alive Park Jung-bum | South Korea A simple labourer in a remote mountain village is driven to despe... TIFF KIDS Entertaining and illuminating: family films from around the world.

Labyrinthus Douglas Boswell | Belgium A young boy is sucked into the digitized world of a mysterious video game, in this visually dazzling adventure. Paper Planes Robert Connolly | Australia In a small town in Western Australia, an estranged father and son (Sam Worthington and Ed Oxenbould) are brought back together as the boy prepares for the World...

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WAVELENGTHS Daring, visionary and autonomous voices. Films that expand our notions of cinema.

Wavelengths 1: Open Forms | Wavelengths 2: Something in the Atmosphere | Wavelengths 3: Tales Told | Wavelengths 4: Night Noon | Against Landscape Joshua Gen Solondz | USA Josh Solondz creates a startling work of land art in thi...

CONTEMPORARY WORLD SPEAKERS Watch, experience, and participate in post-screening discussions with film directors and subject ex

Filter Films By Alphabetical - All CGRT Charlie's Country Rolf de Heer | Australia The great Australian actor David Gulpilil (Walkabout... CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA Compelling stories, global perspectives.

Aire Libre Anahí Berneri | Argentina The long-time marriage between a seemingly happy Buenos Aires couple begins to disintegrate just as they are on the verge of realizing their dream of an idyllic life outside the city, in this charged family drama from Argentinian director Anahí Berneri. Amour Fou Jessica Hausner | Austria/Luxembourg/Germany Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner crafts an exquisi... Docs at TIFF

Beats of the Antonov Hajooj Kuka | Sudan/South Africa Director Hajooj Kuka immerses us in the world of the Sudanese farmers, herders and rebels of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountain regions, who defiantly celebrate their heritage and tend their lands in the face of a government bombing campaign. I Am Here Fan Lixin | China Lixin Fan, director of the award-winning Last...

Discovery : Directors to watch. The future of world cinema.

'71 Yann Demange | United Kingdom In the divided city of Belfast at the height of The Troubles, a rookie British soldier (Jack O'Connell, Starred Up) finds himself separated from his unit and lost in IRA-controlled territory, in this gripping fusion of charged political drama and action-thriller. ... Mavericks / onstage conversations with industry leaders in TIFF

Engaging onstage conversations with leaders in the film industry and beyond. The 50 Year Argument Martin Scorsese, David Tedeschi | USA Martin Scorsese co-directs this documentary tribute to the New York Review of Books, whose six-decade history saw it frequently on the frontlines of cultural and political debate. Do I Sound Gay? David T... Special Presentations at TIFF

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High-profile premieres and the world's leading filmmakers. 99 Homes Ramin Bahrani | USA Desperate to save his family home, an unemployed construction worker (Andrew ) joins an unscrupulous realtor (Michael Shannon) in the dirty business of foreclosing on the disenfranchised, in this enthralling and timely drama from acclaimed director Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart, Chop Shop). ...

Mastsers at TIFF

MASTERS The latest from the world's most influential art-house filmmakers. 1001 Grams Bent Hamer | Norway/Germany/France A recently divorced, work-obsessed lab technician finds herself encountering a whole new world of experience when she attends an important scientific conference in Paris, in this charmingly offbeat comedy from Norwegian master Bent Hamer (K...

Gala Presentations at TIFF

GALA PRESENTATIONS Movie stars. Red-carpet premieres. Major audience interest. Black and White Mike Binder | USA An attorney (Kevin Costner) struggling to raise his biracial granddaughter after the deaths of his wife and daughter becomes embroiled in a custody battle with the child’s pa...

TIFF Launch of the exhibition celebrating the life and work of legendary film auteur Stanley Kubrick

TIFF® announced today the lineup of special guests and events that will enhance the in-cinema experience and complement the upcoming exhibition celebrating the life and work of legendary film auteur Stanley Kubrick. Stanley Kubrick will make its Canadian premiere at TIFF Bell Lightbox on October 31, 2014 until January 25, 2015. More than a decade has passed since Kubrick was honoured with a retrospective in Toronto, and the exhibition will be accompanied by the comprehensive look at his oe...

News from TIFF, what to expect in Toronto

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TIFF INDUSTRY PROGRAMME DELIGHTS DELEGATES WITH NOTABLE ADDITIONS The Toronto International Film Festival® announced additional experts and bold new partnerships to join the TIFF Industry programme today. The stellar lineup at the Glenn Gould Studio and Vimeo Industry Convergence Centre (250 Front Street West), home of the Festival Industry Conference, promises to impress and inspire delegates with an unrivalled experience for film industry professionals. ...

September 5 is named Bill Murray Day

“Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!” — Dr. Peter Venkman, TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NAMES SEPTEMBER 5 BILL MURRAY DAY Special FREE screenings of Ghostbusters, Stripes and Groundhog Day and the world premiere of St. Vincent TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival® has dedicated one day of its 2014 edition to a celebration of the charismatic, wise-cracking, com...

Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF, was invested into the Order of Ontario

Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF, was invested into the Order of Ontario at a ceremony earlier today. The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, invested new appointees to the Order of Ontario — the province's highest official honour. The following citation was read at the ceremony by Chisanga Puta-Chekwe, Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration: “Long-time Director and CEO of TIFF, Piers Handling’s contribution to th...