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Fipresci Prize Cannes 2013 BLUE RUIN A film by Jeremy Saulnier

Blue Ruin follows a mysterious homeless man whose quiet life is turned upside down by dreadful news regarding a past tragedy. He sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance but proves an amateur assassin, finding himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

SCREENINgs Thursday, September 5, 9:30 pm @ Scotiabank Theatre 1 Monday, September 9, 8:00 pm @ The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Wednesday, September 11, 12:00 pm @ Cinema 1 TIFF Bell Lightbox

“A tense, darkly comic and surprisingly esoteric revenge tale in the tradition of the Coen brothers’ Blood Simple, the new movie displays Jeremy Saulnier’s serious capacity for complex genre cinema.” INDIEWIRE “Rarely has the relationship between vulnerability and blind violence been this intelligently constructed, producing so much intensity within humor that reaches almost to the point of burlesque, while also succeeding entirely as a pure thriller...” LIBERATION “The backwoods-gothic terrain may be familiar, but the jolts are doled out with an expert hand in ‘Blue Ruin,’ a lean and suspenseful genre piece.” VARIETY “If the Directors Fortnight is intent on championing superior genre fare then they have found an ideal candidate in Blue Ruin.” SCREEN “Besides the fact that I doubt we’ll see a more deft, thrilling genre film this year, I’m very pleased that Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin addresses a number of issues that revenge films have been overlooking for decades.” TWITCH

With macon blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves (Homeland) Produced by FILMSCIENCE, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH AND THE LAB OF MADNESS USA | 2013 | 92 min IN TORONTO - SPECIAL PRESENTATION

2013 The past A film by Asghar Farhadi By the Academy Award winning director of (25 million USD in worldwide box-office) Following a four year separation, Ahmad returns to Paris from , upon his French wife Marie’s request, in order to finalize their divorce procedure. During his brief stay, Ahmad discovers the conflicting nature of Marie’s relationship with her daughter Lucie. Ahmad’s efforts to improve this relationship soon unveil a secret from their past.

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“The Past confirms Farhadi as a superb director of actors, drawing a strong performance from The Artist’s Berenice Bejo. The Prophet’s and Iranian actor-director Ali Mosaffa are equally impressive, as are the three child actors.”SCREEN “The Past plays like a low-key adagio in the hands of a masterful pianist, who knows how to give every note its just nuance and how every single phrase affects all the rest.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER “A fascinating film from the beggining to the end, as exciting as the best thrillers. The actors are wonderful.” LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR View trailer here

With Bérénice Bejo (Academy Award nominee for The Artist), Tahar Rahim (A Prophet, Grand Central) and Ali Mosaffa Produced by MEMENTO FILMS PRODUCTION CO-PRODUCED BY FRANCE 3 CINEMA AND BIM DISTRIBUTZIONe BUDGET: 11 MILLION USD | LANGUAGE: French, Italian, Farsi | France | 2013 | 129 min IN TORONTO - Discoveries

2013 ILO ILO A film by Anthony Chen

Set in Singapore, ILO ILO chronicles the relationship between the Lim family and their newly arrived maid, Teresa. Like many other Filipino women, she has come to this city in search of a better life. Her presence in the family worsens their already strained relationship. Jiale, the young and troublesome son, starts to form a unique bond with Teresa, who soon becomes an unspoken part of the family. But this is 1997 and the Asian Financial Crisis is beginning to be felt in the region…

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“Brimming with love, humor and heartbreak (...) Debuting helmer Anthony Chen is remarkably astute in his depiction of the class and racial tensions.” VARIETY “A small gem about how families learn to persevere during the toughest of times. The film could enjoy worldwide theatrical attention when one considers that, although the movie is set in Singapore, the issues at play are universal.” SCREEN “An impressive family drama that bypasses the usual Singaporean auteurist tics of arch dialogue and fabricated anomie in favour of well-drawn.” FILMBIZ ASIA ”Economical in means and in effects, ILO ILO is a film that recounts with infinite justice a family crisis amid a social crisis.” LE MONDE View trailer here

With Yeo Yann Yann, Chen Tian Wen, Angeli Bayani, Koh Jia Ler Produced by FISHEYE Pictures Pte LTD | SINGAPORE | 2013 | 99 min Also available

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South South LOS ANGELES MAOHI by Southwest by Southwest AUDIENCE AWARD AUDIENCE AWARD Grand Jury Prize Audience Award SHORT TERM 12 A film by Destin Cretton

Grace is a 20-something supervisor at Short Term 12, a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers. She is passionate about her work and takes great care of the kids, though she struggles with her own troubled past. When Jayden, a gifted, restless, teenager arrives at the facility, Grace finds herself no longer able to ignore the difficulties of her own childhood — and it puts the delicate balance of her life and work at risk. She must find her way through a crisis that both pushes her to the edge and allows her to discover unexpected glimmers of humor and hope.

“Genuinely moving and heartfelt, honest and striking, this is a drama that will have audiences simultaneously laughing and crying. Larson gives a phenomenal performance!” SCREEN “Genuinely moving, affecting, engaging. Theatrical appeal is strong. Brie Larson gives a breakthrough performance.” THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER “Brie Larson turns in an Oscar worthy performance as the lead. Not only emotionally engaging, it’s also funny.” AIN’T IT COOL “A roller coaster of every emotion, managing to be both heartwarming and heartrending at once. But what a great ride.” THE PLAYLIST “Easily one of the best films so far this year, it’s a nearly perfect blend of pimple-faced naturalism, righteous moral fury, nuanced social insight, and unsentimental but devastating drama.” THE VILLAGE VOICE “A funny, emotional piece of cinematic perfection. Funny, moving, surprising and emotional, Short Term 12 is an awards contender from top to bottom.” SLASHFILM View trailer here

With Brie Larson (Don Jon’s Addiction, The Spectacular Now, United States of Tara), John Gallagher Jr. (The Newsroom), Kaitlyn Dever (The Spectacular Now, J. Edgar), Rami Malek (Need For Speed, Twilight, The Master) Produced by Maren Olson, Asher Goldstein, Joshua Astrachan, Ron Najor USA | 2013 | 96 min also available

BACK IN CRIME A film by Germinal Alvarez

Inspector Richard Kemp never got around to putting the handcuffs around the Eardrum Slasher, a dangerous serial killer whose rampage began 20 years before. When Hélène, a psychologist, witnesses the Slasher’s latest crime and offers to testify, Kemp falls in love with her at first sight. In a mysterious turn of event, Kemp is suddenly transported back in time to the site of the Ear- drum Slasher’s first murder, he realizes that this could provide a second chance to catch the killer. As he tries to help his youngerself and meets the much younger Hélène, Kemp triggers a series of events with unforeseen consequences…

With Jean-Hugues Anglade (Betty Blue, La Femme Nikita, Queen Margot) and Mélanie Thierry (Babylon A.D, The Princess of Montpensier) Produced by Haut et Court (Coco Before Chanel) FRANCE | 2013 | 102 Min in post-production

Script available COLD IN JULY A film by Jim Mickle Michael C. Hall By the director of WE ARE WHAT WE ARE, STAKE LAND Based on Joe R. Lansdale’s cult-classic novel With Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Sam Shepard (Mud, The Assassination of Jesse James, Days of Heaven) and Don Johnson (Django Unchained, Miami Vice)

Cold in July tells the story of Richard Dane, a small town frame builder from East Texas who is forced to kill a man in self-defense. He then meets Ben Russel, a rough ex-con and the father of the man Dane shot, who is hell-bent on avenging his son’s death. But small town corruption and paranoia turn these bitter ennemies into unlikely allies, as the two guilt-stricken fathers begin a search for truth, aided by Dane’s tough minded wife and a pig-raising detective from the backwoods of Houston. Before it’s all over, they uncover a bigger secret, darker and more dangerous than any of them could have imagined. Sam Shepard

BSM Studios presents in association with Backup Media and Paradise City / MFI a Belladonna Productions Delivery January 2014 USA, FRANCE | 2014 Budget 3,5 Millions USD Don Johnson in post-production

Script available — PROMO AVAILABLE MR. KAPLAN A film by Alvaro Brechner By the director of Bad Day to Go Fishing (Cannes Critics’ Week 2009)

Jacob Kaplan lives an ordinary life in Uruguay. Like many of his other Jewish friends, Jacob fled Europe for South America because of World War II. But now turning 76, he’s become rather grumpy, fed up with his community and his family’s lack of interest in its own heritage. One beach bar may, however, provide him with an unexpected opportunity to achieve greatness and recover his family’s respect in the community: its owner, a quiet, elderly German, raises Mr.Kaplan suspicion of being a runaway nazi Ignoring his family’s concerns about his health, Jacob secretly recruits Contreras, a more loyal than honest former police officer, to help him investigate. Together, they will try to repeat the historic capture of Adolf Eichmann: by unmasking and kidnapping the German and secretly tak- ing him to Israel.

with Hector Noguera, Nestor Guzzini and Rolf Becker Produced by BAOBAB FILMS, SALADO, RAZOR FILM PRODUKTION (Wadjda, Waltz with Bashir) Delivery february 2014 upcoming

Script available LOUDER THAN BOMBS A film by Joachim Trier By the director of Oslo, August 31st (Un Certain Regard Cannes 2011) and Reprise

Three years after her unexpected death, the preparation of an exhibition celebrating the famous war photographer Laura Freed brings her husband and their two sons together for the first time in years. When an unsettling secret resurfaces, the three men are forced to look at each other and them- selves in a new light, redefining their innermost needs and desires.

with Isabelle Huppert (Amour, The Piano Teacher, 8 Women), Gabriel Byrne (In treatment, Usual Suspect, The End of Violence) and Jesse Eienberg (Now you see me, To Rome with Love, The Social Network)) Produced by Motlys (Oslo, August 31st, North, Turn me on Dammit) Co-produced by Bona Fide, MA.JA.DE Film, Memento Films Production and Nimbus Film Norway, Germany, France, USA Delivery May 2014 Budget 9 MILLIONS USD