Toronto features – Page 2
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Ning Hao on satirising the film industry with Andy Lau-starrer ‘The Movie Emperor’
The Movie Emperor reunites director Ning Hao with actor/producer Andy Lau in the tale of a movie star chasing film festival success.
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TIFF spotlight: ‘Intouchables’ duo Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache confront climate change in new film ‘A Difficult Year’
Despite the film’s comedic tone, A Difficult Year is a refreshing reminder of the situation plaguing the planet.
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TIFF spotlight: David Yates on swapping ‘Harry Potter’ for opioid drama ‘Pain Hustlers’
After 15 years in JK Rowling’s Wizarding World, Yates was keen to get back to the type of work that saw him noticed by Hollywood in the first place.
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TIFF spotlight: The story behind ‘City Of Wind’, the first Mongolian film to play at both Toronto and Venice
Director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir’s feature debut City Of Wind explores life as a young Mongolian in the modern world.
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TIFF Spotlight: Lone Scherfig on shooting ‘The Movie Teller’ in Chile’s Atacama desert
The Danish filmmaker’s latest project was shot in Chile’s Atacama desert
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TIFF spotlight: why it took 20 years for Tarsem to make honour killing story ‘Dear Jassi’
“The whole thing was as Indian as you can get; out of chaos you get all of this.”
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TIFF spotlight: Moritz Mohr and Zainab Azizi on the long road to Midnight Madness entry ‘Boy Kills World’
Boy Kills World stars Bill Skarsgard as deaf-mute martial artist killing machine on revenge mission.
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TIFF spotlight: ‘Wicked Little Letters’ filmmakers on bringing a 1920s poison-pen letters scandal to life
Screen speaks to the film’s director Thea Sharrock and producers Ed Sinclair and Graham Broadbent.
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TIFF spotlight: See-Saw’s production ‘One Life’ showcases the wartime heroics of Nicholas Winton
One Life tells the story of Nicholas Winton, a stockbroker who rescued hundreds of children from Nazi Germany
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Toronto’s robust line-up shows Indigenous cinema is healthy - and growing
Toronto’s Indigenous roster “hits a lot of different genres that we don’t normally see in Indigenous films”.
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TIFF spotlight: Ladj Ly talks new film ‘Les Indésirables’ and turning anger into art
Four years after his explosive debut feature Les Misérables, Ladj Ly returns with follow-up Les Indésirables. The French filmmaker speaks to Screen.
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Rhombus Media head Niv Fichman talks TIFF premiere ‘Seven Veils’, lifelong friendship with Atom Egoyan
Canadian indie veteran also has The Sympathizer for HBO in the works.
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‘The Promised Land’ team talk collaborating with star Mads Mikkelsen and the historical epic's complex shoot
Director Nikolaj Arcel and producer Louise Vesth discuss the three-country film shoot for their 18th-century epic.
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TIFF head of industry Geoff Macnaughton talks the market, Industry Conference, and Primetime
“Our audience is such an important part of the experience for both sellers and buyers.”
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My Screen Life: Elevation Pictures’ Laurie May on cold plunges, Bono, and the book she gives to staff
”We’re hybrid but I love when we’re in the office because you just want that energy.”
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TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey: ‘We will remind the industry why movies matter and why independent film matters’
Head of North America’s largest film festival on strike impact, line-up highlights, what makes TIFF unique.
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Toronto 2023 preview: Screen’s guide to the Platform and Midnight Madness titles
Toronto International Film Festival runs September 7-17.
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Toronto 2023 preview: Screen’s guide to the Gala and Special Presentations
Toronto International Film Festival runs September 7-17.
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Venice and Toronto stand-out titles: awards contenders and arthouse gems
Screen’s critics have picked out the titles to watch from TIFF and Venice.
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Five takeaways from TIFF 2022
Many attendees said it felt like the North American festival was properly back in action.