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The Toronto Film Festival’s planned official content market that will run concurrent with the event starting in 2026 is starting to take shape.

Anita Lee, the fest’s chief programming officer, has announced that CAA co-head of media finance Roeg Sutherland, Goodfellas CEO Vincent Maraval, and Niv Fichman, founder of Toronto-based Rhombus Media are among members of the first round of advisors of the TIFF Content Market’s newly-created global advisory committee.

The first group of TIFF market advisors also comprises former Cannes market chief Jérôme Paillard; Noah Segal, co-president and co-founder of Canada’s Elevation Pictures; Monique Simard, former president of Quebec Sodec (Société de développement des entreprises culturelles); and Kerry Swanson, CEO of Canada’s Indigenous Screen Office. Additional members will be announced in coming weeks.

Last year, in May, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and Anita Lee announced plans to launch a bona fide TIFF market designed as...

A seven-strong group of industry names has signed on to help steer the Toronto International Film Festival’s content market into being.

Niv Fichman, Vincent Maraval, Jérôme Paillard, Noah Segal, Monique Simard, Roeg Sutherland and Kerry Swanson are the inaugural members of an advisory committee convened by TIFF ahead of the market launch in 2026.

Speaking to Deadline during the Berlin Film Festival, Anita Lee, Chief Programming Officer, TIFF, said that committee will ultimately comprise about 12 members. Having set its North American and European members, it will now add some more international firepower.

A noteworthy wrinkle is that execs with TV experience are expected to join the advisory group – with the new market spanning more than just film and covering series as well.

There has long been an unofficial market at Toronto and the plans for an official market are about positioning TIFF “as a gateway to North America” for international execs,...

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and communications giant Rogers have extended their presenting partner and TIFF People’s Choice Award deal for three years through 2027.

The parties struck a one-year deal last summer after Canadian communications company Bell parted ways last following a 28-year association that by the end saw Bell bring TIFF around C$5m a year.

Financial terms of the new partnership were not disclosed. TIFF and Rogers said they will create a new original content series in partnership with TIFF’s in-house Studio 9 production team.

Rogers will also develop and produce a 50th edition TV special...

The Toronto Film Festival returned to full strength for its recent 2024 edition after the disruption of the pandemic and the 2023 Hollywood actors strike.

Now, as the prestigious event approaches its 50th year in 2025, TIFF organizers are looking to embrace an increasing confluence of technology and movies ahead of launching an official media content market in 2026.

Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, doesn’t appear phased by criticism of the 2024 edition for having too few potential Oscar contenders in its opening weekend lineup after likely awards season entrants like Emilia Pérez, Anora and Conclave arrived in Toronto but debuted at Cannes, Venice or Telluride.

“Every festival looks at premier status, but we’ve learned over the years that films that launch at festivals with a number of big-name films, sometimes those films come out that same year, sometimes they come out the next year,” Bailey tells The Hollywood Reporter, pointing to Kathryn Bigelow...

Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, the Toronto International Film Festival and Universal Filmed Entertainment Group have announced the inaugural class of emerging filmmakers for their “No Drama” initiative.

Born from the mind of Peele, “No Drama” asks the artists to reflect on this question: “What’s your biggest fear? What monsters lurk in the deepest corners of your inner thoughts?”

Five filmmakers have been selected to create proof of concept or short films that explore horror across cultures, time, environments and society. Chandler Crump, Charlie Dennis, Helena Hawkes, Jared Leaf and Ariel Zengotita will each receive a $50,000 grant from TIFF to produce their projects during the one-year, non exclusive program.

“I couldn’t be more excited to welcome the first class of ‘No Drama’ filmmakers to the Monkeypaw family. Chandler, Charlie, Helena, Ariel and Jared each bring a unique instinct to genre storytelling. I’m inspired and chilled by their approaches to examining fear,...

The anti-war documentary Russians at War screened yesterday at the TIFF Lightbox theater after the Toronto International Film Festival paused screenings due to “significant threats” last week over the Anastasia Trofimova directed film.

In the documentary, the Russian Canadian filmmaker embeds herself with Russian soldiers on the frontline in Ukraine. Before the movie was even screened at TIFF, Ukrainian diplomats and activists in Canada on Sept. 10 urged the fest to cancel screenings, claiming it was Russian propaganda.

Calls to TIFF were not returned about their reasons to finally screen the film. TIFF ran from Sept. 5-15, wrapping up Sunday.

However, at last night’s screening, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said during the Russians at War intro, “Because last week’s screenings were scheduled at a 14-screen multiplex on some of the festival’s busiest days, we determined that it would be safer not to go ahead with those plans. Today,...

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) CEO Cameron Bailey has said his staff received hundreds of abusive emails and calls including threats of sexual violence from parties opposed to the controversial documentary Russians At War.

Speaking on Tuesday to an audience at TIFF Lightbox, which hosted two postponed, post-festival presentations of Anastasia Trofimova’s film, Bailey spoke of the reaction by members of the public against the film, which snowballed after last week’s press and industry screening.

On that occasion dozens of protestors bearing Ukrainian flags and placards assembled outside Scotiabank and branded the film Russian propaganda. Filmmaker Trofimova embedded...

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The Toronto International Film Festival was able to screen the documentary “Russians at War” after initially delaying its premiere due to safety concerns. The film, directed by Russian-Canadian Anastasia Trofimova, generated significant opposition and led to unprecedented threats against festival staff.

Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, said festival staff received “hundreds of instances of verbal abuse” and threats of violence, including sexual assault. These threats and plans to disrupt screenings prompted TIFF to delay the film’s originally scheduled showings.

Bailey spoke to attendees before the rescheduled screening at TIFF’s Lightbox theater. He said staff members were “understandably frightened” by the threats. Moving the screening to a more secure venue highlighted the seriousness of safety issues.

The France-Canada co-production documentary has sparked heated debate in Canada. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland criticized the film without seeing it first, stating public money should not support such a film. Her comments...

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has revealed that “hundreds” of threats made against staff led to the festival taking the unprecedented decision to pull controversial documentary Russians at War from the lineup last week — including threats of violence and sexual assault.

TIFF said last Thursday it had been “forced to pause” three upcoming public screenings of Russian-Canadian director Anastasia Trofimova’s documentary, after being “made aware of significant threats to festival operations and public safety.” The doc was slated to have its North American premiere across the fest’s final Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

“This decision has been made in order to ensure the safety of all festival guests, staff, and volunteers,” the festival added in a statement.

The announcement was met with some skepticism from Canada’s documentary and media communities, with several publications speculating that TIFF had simply gotten cold feet in the face of public protests and political pressure.

The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival concluded on September 15th. In an unexpected outcome, the Stephen King adaptation “The Life of Chuck” won the People’s Choice Award. The award is the event’s most prestigious honor and selected by audience voting.

Directed by Mike Flanagan, “The Life of Chuck” tells the story of Charles Krantz in three chapters. Based on King’s novella, the film focuses on life, death, and finding meaning. Critic Chase Hutchinson praised the movie as a celebration of life’s meaningful moments.

Entering without a distributor, “The Life of Chuck” was not seen as a major contender. Its win provides a significant boost. Past People’s Choice Award winners have received Best Picture Oscar nominations 12 years in a row. Films like “Emilia Perez” and “Anora,” named runner-ups, had earned praise at Cannes but not the top TIFF prize.

In other categories, “The Substance” won for Midnight Madness.

TIFF isn’t a festival known for its standing ovations, but it’s arguable that tonight’s Canadian premiere of Sony’s behind-the-scenes SNL movie Saturday Night came close with arguably the most rapturous response here at the 49th edition, which included the audience clapping rhythmically through the end-credits.

Said one industry insider not connected to the pic, “I won’t be surprised if it wins the Audience Award” –a historical bellwether for Oscar winners.

A multitude of the cast from the Jason Reitman-directed pic were in tow at the Royal Alexandra Theatre including Nicholas Braun (who plays Andy Kaufman and Jim Henson), J.K. Simmons (Milton Berle), Willem Dafoe (NBC exec David Tebet), Matt Wood (John Belushi), Gabriel Labelle (Lorne Michaels), Lamorne Morris (Garrett Morris), Dylan O’Brien (Dan Aykroyd), Cory Michael Smith (Chevy Chase), Ella Hunt (Gilda Radner) and Rachel Sennott (Rosie Shuster) as well as the pic’s co-scribe and producer Gil Kenan.

Russian-Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova has responded to a protest at the Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday against her controversial Russians at War documentary ahead of a North American premiere on Friday.

Trofimova tells The Hollywood Reporter her first-person film has her talking to ordinary Russian soldiers over seven months in Ukraine to get a perspective no one else, including official Russian TV or Western journalists, has captured.

“Because of the geopolitical climate that exists, these guys [Russian soldiers] just wanted to share with someone. Yes, I went there and no one else has,” she explains. Her comments follow the Ukrainian-Canadian community protesting the Toronto Film Festival giving Trofimova’s film a North American premiere on Friday after a world premiere in Venice.

Ukrainian-Canadian protest outside TIFF Lightbox.

Around 400 Ukrainian Torontonians gathered outside TIFF Lightbox, the headquarters of the major film festival. They held signs that read “‘Russians at War’ Justifies and Victimizes...

Jenna Ortega and Zoe Saldaña have sparked contrasting reactions from fans. Saldaña recently expressed her ambition to direct an action film, specifically suggesting her interest in the James Bond franchise, noting the lack of female directors in the series.

Zoe Saldana in Colombiana | Credit: Sony Pictures

Ortega, however, has championed the idea of creating original female-led stories rather than reimagining existing franchises with female leads, leading discussion among fans, who have applauded Ortega’s stance on fresh narratives while criticizing Saldaña’s desire to break new ground in a major franchise.

Zoe Saldaña Expressed Her Desire to Break New Ground in Directing

Zoe Saldana has recently expressed her wish to helm an action movie, potentially even a James Bond film, arguing that she has never seen a woman direct a single film in the franchise. The actress joined the Toronto International Film Festival for her new movie, Emilia Pérez.

Zoe...

Zoe Saldana would like to direct a 'James Bond' movie.The 46-year-old star is keen to move her talents behind the camera, and the 'Emilia Perez' actress would "love to start" that phase of her career with an "action-heist" blockbuster.Speaking at Toronto International Film Festival, she told TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey: "I’ve never seen a woman direct 'James Bond'. I like ‘The Equalizer.’ I watch crime shows, and, so, maybe in the future."I’ve always been drawn to heist themes. ‘Heat’ is a film that I need to watch at least once a year and analyse it, and the way that Michael Mann just pairs it all together, the way that everybody performed it."So, I would love to start with an action-heist sort of thing.”Saldana is keen to make sure she doesn't get "boxed in" as an artist, pointing to the way...

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) organisers provided more details of the upcoming 2026 Content Market at a reception on Monday (Sept 9) as the subject remained a major talking point among industry attendees.

Chief programming officer Anita Lee and senior director of industry and theatrical programming Geoff Macnaughton hosted around 100 guests at Shangri-La Hotel Terrace, and said they are embarking on a widespread consultation with TIFF stakeholders.

The goal is to more than double the current number of industry attendees from 5,000 to 12,000 within two years. They also want to boost the combined value of sales deals from around $70m expected this year...

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) top brass touted the upcoming 2026 content market at a reception on Monday as the subject remained a major talking point among industry attendees.

Chief programming officer Anita Lee and senior director of industry and theatrical programming Geoff Macnaughton hosted around 100 guests at Shangri-La Hotel Terrace, and said they are embarking on a widespread consultation with TIFF stakeholders.

The goal is to more than double the current number of industry attendees from 5,000 to 12,000 within two years. They also want to boost the combined value of sales deals from around $70m expected this year to $400m once the official market gets underway.

Zoe Saldaña might be a self-described “late bloomer.” As an actor whose films have earned $15 billion, she’s hitting her stride at the age of 46. But she’s ready to kick that red-hot career up a notch by moving into directing — and an action film is perhaps most appealing.

“I’ve never seen a woman direct James Bond,” she explained. “I like ‘The Equalizer.’ I watch crime shows, and, so, maybe in the future. I’ve always been drawn to heist themes. ‘Heat’ is a film that I need to watch at least once a year and analyze it, and the way that Michael Mann just pairs it all together, the way that everybody performed it. So, I would love to start with an action-heist sort of thing.”

The actor, whose operatic crime drama “Emilia Pérez” debuts tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival, spoke about her next career next...

In receiving the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media tonight, Oscar and Tony winner Angelina Jolie exclaimed that “When I am asked how I feel about the state of the world today, I admit I feel sick.”

She added, “After pushing for basic human rights for all people, only to see the reality worsen for so many, I feel a part of the failure of the system.”

However, Jolie always seeks to make a difference in showing the resilience of humanity. “A lot of Jolie’s films are about the long impact of war,” said TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey tonight at the world premiere of her sixth directorial Without Blood. Her blockbuster 2014 holiday movie, Unbroken followed Olympian Louis Zamperini turned WWII pilot, who spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. In the 2017 Netflix documentary,...

The Variety and Chanel Female Filmmakers Dinner brought together an A-list lineup of Hollywood stars and creatives including Andrew Garfield, Elizabeth Olsen, “Nightbitch” director Marielle Heller (who attended this event mere moments before her film’s premiere), Danielle Deadwyler, Barry Keoghan and more for a vibrant night amidst the Toronto Film Festival. The vibe was electric, with drinks flowing, delicious food on hand and a spontaneous game of “Two Truths and a Lie” breaking out.

The event, which took place at Soho House Toronto, featured a cocktail hour downstairs before a three-course dinner on the second floor of the social club. Inside, the hotly anticipated “Saturday Night” film cast Cory Michael Smith, Lamorne Morris, Ella Hunt and Dylan O’Brien stopped in before their Tuesday night premiere. The film, a hot title at TIFF, is set within the chaotic 90 minutes before the first episode of “SNL” aired in 1975. The group mingled...

Euphoria‘s Cassie and Nate made a date at TIFF tonight, but like their HBO series characters left off at the end of season, they weren’t in the same building at the same time. That said, actress Sydney Sweeney and actor Jacob Elordi respectively had world premieres going on at the same time with Eden and On Swift Horses.

Known for playing an unhinged guy on Euphoria, Elordi plays a drifter, who initially has a connection with his brother’s wife (played by Daisy Edgar-Jones) before finding true love in Diego Calva’s Henry amid casino poker tables. Meanwhile, Sweeney, isn’t exactly the Euphoria party girl in Eden, but has her fair share of crazy island life ala White Lotus to contend with in the Ron Howard directed survival period thriller. As Margret, Sweeny is the dutiful wife to Daniel Bruhl’s war vet who seeks a better...

Jude Law doesn’t want to take all the credit.

He delivers one of the many go-for-broke performances in Ron Howard’s star-studded “Eden,” a stranger-than-fiction survival thriller about European settlers who seek new life on a previously uninhabited island in the Galápagos. As the official logline explains, “They believe they’ve found paradise — only to discover that hell is other people.” And yes, it’s actually based on true events.

Though his character of Friedrich Ritter, a doctor living in total isolation with his wife (Vanessa Kirby) before all these other people show up, goes completely nude in one scene of the film, Law insisted he wasn’t the only actor on set to take a creative leap of faith.

“We all had to be audacious,” Law said at the Toronto Film Festival premiere of “Eden” during a post-screening Q&a after moderator Cameron Bailey suggested that playing Ritter...

The Toronto Film Festival premiere of Ron Howard’s “Eden,” a survival thriller starring Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Jude Law and Daniel Brühl, was briefly halted due to a “medical emergency” as an attendee was carried out of Roy Thomson Hall on a stretcher.

The 5:45 p.m. screening was interrupted around 7 p.m. as murmurings started to spread around the venue. Then, the lights turned on so staff could attended to the incident, which took place in the orchestra. Meanwhile, Howard and the cast stayed seated in the mezzanine. After a 10 minute delay, the movie resumed around 7: 20 p.m. During a post-screening Q&a, Toronto Film Festival’s CEO Cameron Bailey confirmed the audience member “will be Ok,” prompting the rest of the crowd to applaud.

“Eden” follows a pair of high-minded Europeans, played by Law and Kirby, who “seek a new life on a...

“I have one question… who is wearing sequins?”

It’s a fair query for Cameron Bailey, Toronto International Film Festival’s CEO, to ask at Friday night’s world premiere of “Elton John: Never Too Late,” a revealing look at the generation-spanning musical (and fashion) icon.

Although he’s one of the best-selling artists of all time, a tearful John told the crowd at Roy Thomson Hall that family is more important to him than fame. “On my tombstone, I don’t want it to say he sold a million records. I want it to say he was a great dad and great husband.”

“Never Too Late” captures John’s journey to becoming one of the world’s biggest rock stars, bookended by his landmark performances at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in 1975 to more than 100,000 fans and again in 2022 as the final North American stop on his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour.

Four activists disrupted Thursday’s opening screening of Nutcrackers at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and shouted slogans against the festival’s bank partner Royal Bank of Canada.

“Rbc funds genocide,” the protestors chanted as they walked down the aisle at the Princess of Wales Theatre carrying placards in what appeared to be comments directed at the bank’s ties to Israel, whose war with Hamas is now approaching the one-year mark.

TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey was delivering opening remarks ahead of the 6pm world premiere when the protest broke out. Members of the audience booed the activists and some shouted,...

The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off its 49th edition with the world premiere of “Nutcrackers,” a crowd-pleasing fish-out-of-water comedy from director David Gordon Green and Ben Stiller in his first film role in seven years.

Stiller’s big screen homecoming wasn’t the only major return to TIFF. Star power is back, baby! Last year’s festival was hobbled by labor strikes that left actors and screenwriters on the picket lines and unable to promote their films. So, it’s a huge relief to not only TIFF organizers, but also studios and agencies (who were tasked in 2023 with drumming up excitement for movies without many boldface names in attendance) that A-listers like Cate Blanchett, Lupita Nyong’o, Selena Gomez, Elton John, Ana de Armas, Dakota Johnson and Mark Hamill are scheduled to touch down in Toronto over the next 11 days.

It’s not just Hollywood that’s bringing energy to TIFF.

The Toronto Film Festival kicked off its 2024 edition on a slightly different note Thursday, featuring a live-action holiday family comedy, Nutcrackers, starring Ben Stiller in his first toplining feature role in seven years.

The movie, directed by David Gordon Green and written by Leland Douglas, follows Stiller as a Chicago real estate exec who must oversee his four wild, rambunctious nephews on their Ohio farm after their parents tragically die.

Green said he took on the project because he had “taken on a dark run of movies” with the Halloween pics and last year’s The Exorcist: Believer.

Related: ‘Nutcrackers’ TIFF Red Carpet Premiere Photos: Ben Stiller & More

“We’re in a comedic drought,” said Green about big-screen comedies, which have been sidelined to streaming. By hopefully doing more of them, Green said he wants to “feed my intuition as an artist and what an audience has an appetite for.

As the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on Thursday, the ongoing Israel-Hamas war stole the spotlight.

Pro-Palestine protesters held a demonstration inside the Princess of Wales Theatre during the TIFF opening night gala, interrupting festival CEO Cameron Bailey’s speech and calling for sponsor Royal Bank of Canada (Rbc) to stop funding Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

“Stop the genocide!” chanted five activists during the protest, which lasted four minutes before security escorted them out past the front of the theater. Canadian Pm Justin Trudeau was in attendance as the demonstration broke out.

As of last month, more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed since terrorist group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack prompted Israel’s attack on Gaza, CNN reported.

The protest came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave an update that the Biden administration has been working with Qatar and Egypt on a new cease-fire proposal to...

The opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday night was briefly interrupted by protestors as director Cameron Bailey was giving his introductory remarks.

Four protestors carrying signs and flashlights came down the center aisle of the Princess of Wales Theatre at TIFF, loudly criticizing the festival’s sponsor Rbc (Royal Bank of Canada), chanting that the bank “funds genocide.” Some of the signs held by the protestors read “Rbc Off Screen” and “Rbc Is Killing Our Future.”

Patrons in the theater largely booed the protestors while Bailey continued to speak, with some shouting back at the protestors “go away.” In one video shared by New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan on X, Bailey can be heard forcefully saying, “We are here to start the festival. I continue.” The demonstrators reached the front of the stage and spent roughly five minutes in the theater protesting before they were escorted out.

An opening night screening at the Toronto Film Festival was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters rallying against the Royal Bank of Canada, which is the official bank partner of TIFF.

The four protesters entered the Princess of Wales Theatre ahead of the 6 p.m. showing of “Nutcrackers,” a dramedy starring Ben Stiller and directed by David Gordon Green, while chanting, “Rbc funds genocide,” in an apparent reference to the bank’s ties to Israel, as the country’s war with Gaza enters its 11th month.

The protesters held signs with messages including “Rbc is killing our future,” as seen in videos posted by New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan. The protesters were escorted out of the theater by security after about five minutes.

As TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey continued through his opening remarks, ignoring the interruption, the audience seated for “Nutcrackers” booed the protesters and shouted back, “Go home!” and “Go away!

Protestors have disrupted the opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), accusing sponsor Royal Bank of Canada (Rbc) of funding genocide.

Agitators during the opening night screening of David Gordon Green’s “Nutcrackers” were met with widespread boos from the audience.

Kyle Buchanan, the New York Times awards columnist, was amongst those in the audience and said, “The crowd is extremely hostile, shouting back ‘go away’ and booing them.”

Protestors interrupt the opening night premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, criticizing fest sponsor Rbc: “Rbc funds genocide!” The crowd is extremely hostile, shouting back “go away” and booing them pic.twitter.com/5cRShKyJx7

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) September 5, 2024

The protestors were quickly escorted out by security within five minutes. “You said your peace, and now we would like to start the festival,” Cameron Bailey, the CEO of TIFF, said.

Protests erupt at the TIFF opening night premiere of Nutcrackers pic.

Film Movement has acquired North American rights from Charades to Hiroshi Okuyama’s upcoming TIFF Centrepiece selection My Sunshine.

‘My Sunshine’: Cannes Review

The film premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard and receives its North American premiere on Tuesday (September 10), with a press and industry scheduled for Monday.

It follows two promising young ice skaters who form a bond while training as a pair for an upcoming competition. Keitatsu Koshiyama, Kiara Nakanishi, and Sōsuke Ikematsu star.

Film Movement will distribute My Sunshine theatrically in 2025 followed by a roll-out on digital platforms and the home entertainment market.

The drama from...

Film Movement has acquired North American rights from Charades to Hiroshi Okuyama’s upcoming TIFF Centrepiece selection My Sunshine.

‘My Sunshine’: Cannes Review

The film premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard and receives its North American premiere on Tuesday (September 10), with a press and industry scheduled for Monday.

It follows two promising young ice skaters who form a bond while training as a pair for an upcoming competition. Keitatsu Koshiyama, Kiara Nakanishi, and Sōsuke Ikematsu star.

Film Movement will distribute My Sunshine theatrically in 2025 followed by a roll-out on digital platforms and the home entertainment market.

The drama from...

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4 Kids Walk Into A Bank

Liam Neeson is in talks to star in Frankie Shaw’s heist comedy about a former bank robber planning one final job, only to learn his loving granddaughter has assembled a juvenile team to break into the vault the day before to prevent him from doing so. Erik Feig’s Picturestart co-finances and produces alongside Seth Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures and Black Mask Studios.

Sales: FIlmNation...

US buyers have not been in an adventurous mood as the last few markets will attest. However hope springs eternal and acquisitions teams will be on the hunt at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to bulk up pipelines following the Hollywood strikes of 2023.

How theatrical buyers fare against streamers remains to be seen. Financiers and sales agents, many of whom are avowed fans of the theatrical experience, must recoup.

The lure of a worldwide deal with a platform can be hard to resist, and while the North American summer box office rallied well and there are lucrative opportunities for the right theatrical releases,...

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light, which won the grand prix at Cannes, has sold to a slew of territories as it sets off on a North American festival tour of Telluride, Toronto and New York.

It is also screening as a Special Presentation at the BFI London Film Festival in October.

Paris-based Luxbox has signed further deals for the Mumbai-set film to Rialto for Australia and New Zealand, Rapid Eye Movies for Austria and Germany, Mostra de São Paulo and Telecine in Brazil, Beta Film in Bulgaria, Aerofilms in the Czech Republic, Camera Film in Denmark and Cinemanse Oy in Finland.

Angelina Jolie will receive the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media, the Toronto film festival announced on Tuesday. Presented by Anne-Marie Canning, the prize honors “leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema,” according to the festival.

Jolie, whose new film “Without Blood” will have its world premiere on September 8 at TIFF, will be honored the same day, alongside Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Durga Chew-Bose, David Cronenberg, Clément Ducol and Camille, Jharrel Jerome, Mike Leigh, and Zhao Tao. Sandra Oh will serve as the inaugural Honorary Chair of the fundraising gala.

“Angelina Jolie is a multifaceted talent who has entertained audiences for decades while consistently using her platform to champion important causes,” TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said via statement. “We’re honoured to present her with the 2024 TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media. This award recognizes her exceptional achievements in filmmaking, and her unwavering commitment for positive change,...

Angelina Jolie is being honored!

The 49-year-old actress, humanitarian and filmmaker will receive the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, organizers confirmed Tuesday (August 27) via Deadline.

She will receive the award at the 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards, which takes place at Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Sunday, September 8.

In addition, she’s already in town for the world premiere of her latest directorial effort, Without Blood, a war drama based on the book of the same name by Alessandro Baricco, starring Salma Hayek and Demián Bechir.

The TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media is presented by Anne-Marie Canning and recognizes leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema, according to the report.

“Angelina Jolie is a multifaceted talent who has entertained audiences for decades while consistently using her platform to champion important causes. We’re honoured to present her with the 2024 TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media,...

Academy Award–winning actor-turned-filmmaker Angelina Jolie is set to receive the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey announced on Tuesday.

Jolie will receive the award at the 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards, taking place at Fairmont Royal York Hotel on Sunday, September 8, while in town for the world premiere of her latest directorial effort, Without Blood, a war drama based on the book of the same name by Alessandro Baricco, which stars Salma Hayek and Demián Bechir.

Previously bestowed upon the likes of Pedro Almodóvar, Mira Nair, and Alanis Obomsawin, the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media is presented by Anne-Marie Canning and recognizes leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema. Other honorees set for the TIFF fundraising gala, for which Sandra Oh is serving as the inaugural Honorary Chair, include Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Durga Chew-Bose, David Cronenberg,...

Angelina Jolie will receive Toronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at the festival’s awards fundraiser on September 8.

The Impact Award recognises leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema. Prior recipients include Pedro Almodóvar, Mira Nair and Alanis Obomsawin.

TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said Jolie was “a multifaceted talent whose unwavering commitment to positive change” cemented her reputation as “a veritable humanitarian and global force to be reckoned with”.

Jolie will attend the world premiere of her latest film as director, Without Blood, on September 8. She previously attended the 2017 festival as director...

Angelina Jolie is being honored for her humanitarian work at TIFF.

The Academy Award–winning actor, Tony Award–winning producer, writer, and director will receive the 2024 TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media. The award recognizes leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema, per the festival. Previous recipients have included Pedro Almodóvar, Mira Nair, and Alanis Obomsawin.

“Angelina Jolie is a multifaceted talent who has entertained audiences for decades while consistently using her platform to champion important causes,” TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said in a press statement. “We’re honored to present her with the 2024 TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media. This award recognizes her exceptional achievements in filmmaking, and her unwavering commitment for positive change, solidifying her status as a veritable humanitarian and global force to be reckoned with.”

Jolie will debut her latest film “Without Blood,” starring Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir, at the festival.

The trailer for “Exhibiting Forgiveness,” the directorial debut of artist Titus Kaphar, has been unveiled, featuring stars André Holland and Andra Day.

The drama follows acclaimed painter Tarrell (Holland), whose life is upended by an unexpected visit from his estranged father (John Earl Jelks) who is desperate to reconcile with him. In the trailer, Tarrell grapples with his mother (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) about their reconnection, as she pushes him to speak to his dad.

“If you don’t forgive others for their past sins, then you can’t be forgiven,” she tells Tarrell.

“‘Exhibiting Forgiveness’ was produced by Stephanie Allain, Derek Cianfrance, Jamie Patricof and Sean Cotton. Kaphar also penned the screenplay for the film.

The film is set for a theatrical release on Oct. 18. Watch the trailer below.

Visual Effects Society Announces Special 2024 Honorees

The Visual Effects Society has unveiled its newest lifetime members, hall of fame inductees and the 2024 Ves Founders Award recipient.

This year’s TIFF Tribute Awards are shaping up to be shiny indeed. Today, Toronto International Film Festival CEO Cameron Bailey has announced a pair of additional honorees who will be receiving TIFF Tribute Awards at this year’s festival. They include American award-winning (including recently picking up one of our own IndieWire Honors!) actor and rapper Jharrel Jerome, who will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award, and award-winning actor Zhao Tao, who will be presented with the TIFF Special Tribute Award.

Both actors have films at the festival this year: Jerome leads William Goldenberg’s fact-based “Unstoppable,” which will world premiere at TIFF, while Tao returns to the festival for the North American premiere of Jia Zhang-he’s “Caught by the Tides.”

“From ‘Moonlight’ to ‘Unstoppable,’ Jharrel Jerome’s depth, strength, and vulnerability on screen have made him one of his generation’s finest actors. It’s an...

Monkeypaw Productions is partnering with the Toronto Film Festival and the Universal Filmmakers Project for the “No Drama” initiative, designed to cultivate new talent by selecting up to six writer-directors to create short films.

The unique aspect of the program is the potential for the shorts to be developed into full-length projects under the guidance of Monkeypaw and Universal Pictures.

“No Drama” is a global initiative that will have digital and physical touchpoints with the Monkeypaw, Universal and TIFF Industry teams. Selected filmmakers will receive a $50,000 grant to produce their short, exposure to the major studio production process, access to creative and production executives to develop their professional networks, and the opportunity to screen their projects during TIFF in 2025.

“A good monster story comes from a perspective that’s very personal and very vulnerable. It’s a story that is so deeply personal that you think no one else can relate to it,...

Tokyo’s International Film Festival returned this evening for its first completely unrestricted, post-covid-19 edition with a well-attended screening of Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days.

Fresh from an appearance at Thierry Frémaux’s Lumière Film Festival in Lyon, Wenders, who is also the head of the competition jury at Tokyo this year, was in attendance and introduced the pic alongside most of his cast, including leading man Koji Yakusho. Yakusho won the best actor award at Cannes for his performance in the pic.

During a comedic opening speech, Wenders told the audience inside Tokyo’s Takarazuka Theatre that he had long dreamt of completing a feature shot entirely in Japan, with Yakusho as the lead actor, and a premiere screening at the Tokyo International Film Festival. However, Wenders said there was one milestone he never thought the film would achieve.

“I didn’t dare dream that it was going to be...

The Hollywood Reporter thanks the following 322 members of the global film community — listed alphabetically — for taking the time to cast a ballot to help us determine the 100 greatest film books of all time.

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The Hollywood Reporter journalist/It Happened in Hollywood podcast host

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Oscar-winning actor

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Author/actress

Stephanie Allain

Filmmaker

Victoria Alonso

Filmmaker/executive

Tony Angellotti

Publicist

Bonnie Arnold

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Miguel Arteta

Filmmaker

Chris Auer

Filmmaker/film professor

John Badham

Filmmaker/film professor

Amy Baer

Executive

Matt Baer

Filmmaker

Lindsey Bahr

Journalist

Ramin Bahrani

Oscar-nominated filmmaker

Cameron Bailey

Toronto International Film Festival CEO/former film critic

John Bailey

Cinematographer/former Academy president

Bela Bajaria

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Sean Baker

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Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” was a historic success, winning three Academy Awards including Best Picture and grossing nearly $200 million on a $22 million budget. But the film’s unflinching portrayal of the horrors of American slavery ensured that its rollout was not without controversy.

In a new interview with the New York Times to commemorate the film’s 10th anniversary, McQueen and his collaborators recalled the grueling process of getting the movie made and unveiling it to the world. Following the film’s premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, it screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, where McQueen took questions from the international press. He recalls being bothered by some of the lines of questioning and forced to reevaluate his approach to promoting the film.

“We had a little bit of a… not very good press conference in Toronto,” McQueen said. “I thought the questions were a bit silly.

’Mr. Dressup: The Magic Of Make Believe’ wins doc award, ’Dicks: The Musical’ wins Midnight Madness.

The satire American Fiction starring Jeffrey Wright has won the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) 2023 People’s Choice Award, boosting the crowd-pleaser’s Oscar credentials heading into awards season.

‘American Fiction’: Toronto Review

Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut for Amazon/MGM stars Wright as a frustrated Black author whose deliberately dumbed-down novel about cliched Black characters becomes a hit. There are multiple screenings at TIFF Bell Lightbox today (September 17) from 2:30pm-9:30pm Et.

American Fiction follows last year’s recipient...

’Mr. Dressup: The Magic Of Make Believe’ wins doc award, ’Dicks: The Musical’ wins Midnight Madness.

The satire American Fiction starring Jeffrey Wright has won the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) 2023 People’s Choice Award, boosting the crowd-pleaser’s Oscar credentials heading into awards season.

‘American Fiction’: Toronto Review

Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut from Orion and MRC stars Wright as a frustrated Black author whose deliberately dumbed-down novel about cliched Black characters becomes a hit. There are multiple screenings at TIFF Bell Lightbox today (September 17) from 2:30pm-9:30pm Et.

MGM distributes American Fiction in the...

’Mr. Dressup: The Magic Of Make Believe’ wins doc award, ’Dicks: The Musical’ wins Midnight Madness.

The satire American Fiction starring Jeffrey Wright has won the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) 2023 People’s Choice Award, boosting the crowd-pleaser’s Oscar credentials heading into awards season.

‘American Fiction’: Toronto Review

Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut from Orion and MRC stars Wright as a frustrated Black author whose deliberately dumbed-down novel about cliched Black characters becomes a hit. There are multiple screenings at TIFF Bell Lightbox today (September 17) from 2:30pm-9:30pm Et.

MGM distributes American Fiction in the...