Wishing you all much success on the festival circuit!

by Leopoldo Soto. Carlos Saura, attendingn Toronto Fest. His recent work "J", dance on the Aragon... received 7 minutes of applause at the gala screening!!!! What a fine documentary, visual and musical aspects are top notch... Splendid...!!! in the photo with his daughter Anna and Leopoldo Soto. ...

 

 

 

dear toronto film festival...dear Piers I sincerely wish I could be with you tonight!... DENIS VILLENEUVE Ryan Gosling gets mischievous | TIFF 2016 ...

 

 

 

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Actress Alison Wandzura will be lighting up the screen in the highly anticipated TV series Van Helsing. From the Producers of Emmy winning Fargo and Hell on Wheels, Van Helsing features Alison Wandzura as a key character in an apocalyptic vampire world. The new series premieres on September 23, 2016 at 10/9c on the SyFy network. Van Helsing is described as “a twist on the classic vampire adventure tale”. In Van Helsing, Alison’s charac...

 

 

 

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An all-star cast — including Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Lee Byung-hun and Peter Sarsgaard — saddles up for this blazing remake of the 1960 western classic from director Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer), about seven gunslinging mercenaries protecting a small community from a rapacious robber baron. ...

 

 

 

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An ambitious jazz pianist (Ryan Gosling) and an aspiring actress (Emma Stone) fall in love while pursuing their dreams of stardom, in this dazzlingly stylized homage to the classic Hollywood musical from Whiplash director Damien Chazelle. ...

 

 

From Executive Producer, Terrence Malick & Sarah Green :  THE VESSEL A Film by Julio Quintana   In Theaters September 16, 2016 Starring: Martin Sheen (TV's “The West Wing,” Apocalypse Now) Lucas Quintana (Wing it, Death of an Ally) Jacqueline Duprey (Under Suspicion, Entre Nos) Aris Mejias (Gabi, “Incógnita”)   Director Julio Quintana Music, Dancing, Fireworks, Childbirth. In an unnamed coastal town somewhere i...

 

 

 

 DDI (New UK Distributor replacing Metrodome) sells A QUIET PASSION at TIFF    Jason Moring, Double Dutch International CEO, announced today a series of sales on Terence Davies' A QUIET PASSION.    A QUIET PASSION, which is having its North American premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12 in the Masters section, has been sold to Paname Distribution for France, Mimosa Films for Japan and Soda Pictures for United King...

 

 

 

Brian O'Shea, The Exchange CEO, announced today that the company acquired Justin Kelly's KING COBRA international sales rights, the porn industry picture starring James Franco, Christian Slater, Molly Ringwald, Alicia Silverstone, Garrett Clayton and Keegan Allen.   KING COBRA joins new titles like IRREPLACEABLE YOU by Stephanie Laing in The Exchange's lineup to be presented to the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival buyers. The Exchange represented Kelly&...

 

 

Clique Pictures producer Lauren Grant announced today that XX director Jovanka Vuckovic will be at the helm for the feature film RIOT GIRLS.   Vuckovic won the 2012 Fantasia Film Festival Best Short award for The Captured Bird, which was executive produced by Guillermo del Toro. She also wrote and directed a segment for XX, the groundbreaking all-female horror anthology produced by XYZ Films to be released by Magnet Releasing in 2017. She's scheduled to direct t...

 

 

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JESUS by FERNANDO GUZZONI France/Chile/Germany/Greece/Colombia | 86 minutes | International Premiere | 2016 ...

 

 

 

15 titles at TIFF, check the full list and the contacts in TIFF DANISH FILM INSTITUTE Lizette Gram Mygind Cell: +45 248 23 758 Christian Juhl Lemche Cell: +45 214 88 522 FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION Jaana Puskala Cell: +358 50 593 2068 Jenni Domingo Cell: +358 40 841 2849 ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE Christof Wehmeier Cell: +354 662 6066 NORWEGIAN FILM INSTITUTE Stine Oppegaard Cell: +47 908 59 638 SWEDISH FILM INSTITUTE Pia Lundberg ...

 

 

FROM THE NETHERLANDS @ TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016 Dutch cinema is strongly represented at the Toronto International Film Festival (8-18 September 2016), with no fewer than ten productions and co-productions in various sections. The Dutch selection includes Layla M. by Mijke de Jong which will world premiere in the Platform competition and Martin Koolhoven's Brimstone, which is screened as a Special Presentation. For a complete overview of the Dutch titles and screening...

 

 

 

South Africa's AAA Entertainment is embarking on a trip to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Canada to represent, promote and showcase the best of South African films. The team will be at TIFF from the 12th until the 15th of September 2015.   Under the solid leadership of Mayenzeke Baza and Pascal Schmitz, AAA Entertainment offers a unique service which includes packaging of content, marketing services, sales, access to co-production incentives and funds eligible for p...

 

 

 

After being screened successfully at the 73rd Venice Film Festival / Venice Days, we're happy to announce you that Indivisibili (Indivisible) by Edoardo De Angelis has been selected at the tiff – Toronto International Film Festival in Contemporary World Cinema section.   INDIVISIBILI (INDIVISIBLE) ​by Edoardo De Angelis   PEREZ., 2014       Original Title: INDIVISIBILI  Cast: Angela Fontana, Marianna Fontana, Antonia Truppo (They Call Me Je...

 

 

INTO THE INFERNO   A film by Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer Directed, Written and Narrated by Werner Herzog    Werner Herzog's Decades-in-the-Making, Astonishing Look at Volcanoes and the People Who Surround them,  Plays at the Toronto International Film Festival, Launches on Netflix on October 28        "AWE INSPIRING. Every Werner Herzog documentary is ultimately about the same two self-contradictory th...

 

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Amadeus Entertainment is Introducing at TIFF a wonderful, inspiring and empowering film from Director Artem Akseninko - THE CHAMPIONS. Based on the true story of 3 Russian Olympic athletes, it proves that when you set your mind nothing can stop you!     CHAMPIONS: FASTER.HIGHER.STRONGER  Year: Released in Russia by 20th Century Fox, February 2016 Genre: Drama/Action  ...

 

 

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Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the festival award winning comedy film FRIENDS EFFING FRIENDS EFFING FRIENDS starring  BELLFLOWER’s Tyler Dawson, indie darling, Jillian Leigh (CITY BABY, A BIG LOVE STORY) and acclaimed horror actor Graham Skipper (ALMOST HUMAN, THE MIND’S EYE).  The film will be released on VOD October 11, 2016.  With a legendary lineage, filmmaker Quincy Rose’s shares his hysterically fresh, insightfully voice on ...

 

 

 

  Film Sales Support for Europeans at TIFF 2016 01.09.2016 SAFARI by Ulrich Seidl The upcoming Toronto International Film Festival® (TIFF), one of the most important gateways to the North American market for films from Europe, has again generated strong interest by 29 different European sales companies for EFP’s Film Sales Support (FSS) which is financially supported by the Creative Euro...

 

 

 

HARVEY WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON LEXICA FILMS LABEL;  NEW TITLE ‘THE NIGHT WATCHMEN’ ANNOUNCED     Independent feature production, financing, and distribution company Covert Media today announced the hire of the veteran executive Jim Harvey as Senior Vice President of International Sales. Reporting to President of International Liz Kim Schwan, Harvey will handle sales for Covert’s current and upcoming production slate as well as titles being championed through Cov...

 

 

Drama / Serbia-India / 2016 / Hindi-English / 92 min. Rahul returns to his old Himalayan village carrying a heavy secret. His arrival is not welcomed by the locals and again he must face the isolated world of old prejudices in which women have no right to choose their own destiny. Director: Goran Paskaljevic (BURE BARUTA) Scriptwriters: Goran Paskaljevic, Victor B...

 

 

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  Barakah Meets Barakah, the debut feature from Saudi writer/director Mahmoud Sabbagh, will become the second ever Foreign Language Academy Award entry for Saudi Arabia. The film follows Haifaa Al Mansour’s Wadjda, which was Saudi Arabia’s first official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2013.   The film made its world premiere at the 2016 Berlinale, where it was greeted with largely positive reviews. Screen Daily’s David D’Arcy...

 

 

HOMELAND (PRE PRODUCTION) Conceptual Reference Synopsis: A high-school student Joe accidentally saved a girl named Anna in Space Museum. He found that Anna was an alien and hunted by the aliens from hostile side. Anna tried to find a spaceship chip to go back to her homeland because the hostile side aliens tried to destroy the earth. With Joe's help, they finally found the chip. But during the process of fighting together with Joe, Anna fell in love with him and liked the earth that she...

 

 

PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO 2016 PRESENTS A THRILLING VARIETY OF PROJECTS    The seventh edition of PRODUCERS LAB TORONTO is set to launch alongside the Toronto International Film Festival® from September 6 to 9, 2016, organized by European Film Promotion (EFP) in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation(OMDC) and the Toronto International Film Festival®. 24 producers from Europe, Cana...

 

  SIR MICHAEL GAMBON, NICK MORAN, CHANEL CRESSWELL, MICHAEL BISPING co-star    Salon Pictures has announced that principal photography on their new feature film, MY NAME IS LENNY, has begun today, taking place over four weeks in Hoxton and Islington. The feature has been acquired for UK by Lionsgate.   MY NAME IS LENNY is based on the true life story of Britain’s most notorious bare-knuckle fighter, Lenny McLean, also known as The Guv’nor. Josh Helman (X-M...

 

 

 

Media Luna has acquired world sales rights to “Como La Espuma” (Like Foam), a not-so-classic Spanish LGBTQ romantic comedy, written and directed by Roberto Pérez Toledo. Starring Carlo D’Ursi, Diego Martínez, Sara Sálamo and Jonás Beramí, the film is an emotional journey of lost human beings. “Like Foam” takes place in the most unexpected context: an orgy in a Spanish mansion. All in one day, a diverse range of strangers get toget...

 

 

 

FESTIVAL TOPS UP ITS GALAS AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS WITH SPECTACULAR SLATE OF NEW FILMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD         Download PDF   ...

 

 

Ewan McGregor has established himself as one of cinema's most versatile actors - equally at home in independent film as he is with big budget studio fare. He joins us to discuss his career, his ambitious directorial debut, American Pastoral, and his goals as a director. Co-presented by Pinewood Studios. Rob Reiner returns to TIFF with his new film LBJ, and to discuss the versatility of his career in film and television, and hi...

 

The TIFF Industry Conference will feature a lineup of internationally-focused premium programming comprised of high-profile speakers, progressive discussions, and innovative strategies for creative and business leaders. The seven-day Conference takes place during the 41st Toronto International Film Festival® from September 9 -15, and includes Mogul sessions with Cheryl Boone Isaacs (President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences), David Glasser (President & COO, The Weinstein...

 

The first slate of films and Industry Programming for TIFF 2016 is announced! The seven-day conference launches with candid discussions on what impact Brexit will have on the industry, and will explore opportunities for the inclu...

 

  Ed Begley Jr., Ron Livingston, Tom Skerritt, David Lynch Co-Star   Superlative Films announced today the cast of actor John Carroll Lynch’s directorial debut, “Lucky,” starring iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton in a role written as a love letter to him by longtime friends Logan Sparks and Drago Sumonja. Ed Begley Jr. (“Better Call Saul,” “St. Elsewhere”), Ron Livingston (“The Conjuring”, “Office Space,” “Band ...

 

 

Piers Handling, CEO, TIFF and Marne Levine, COO, Instagram  Photo Credit: Jason Lee for TIFF TIFF® in collaboration with Instagram today announced the launch of TIFFxInstagram Shorts Festival, a new digital shorts competition, which invites aspiring and established filmmakers from around the globe to upload their original 60-second-or-less short using Instagram video. Competition opens today; deadline for submissions is July 20, 2016....