Toronto Film Festival
Nacho Vigalondo’s Sci-Fi Romance ‘Daniela Forever’ to Open Toronto Film Fest Platform Competition
Nacho Vigalondo’s Daniela Forever, starring Crazy Rich Asians star Henry Golding, will open the Toronto Film Festival’s Platform competition program with a world premiere. The Madrid-set sci-fi romancer has Golding playing Nicolas, a man grieving after the sudden death of his girlfriend (Beatrice Grannò) six months earlier and taking part in a clinical trial for a drug that […]
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Angelina Jolie’s ‘Without Blood,’ Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’ Added to Toronto Film Fest Lineup
The Toronto Film Festival has turned up the star power for its 49th edition, having added the latest movies from Alicia Vikander, Lupita Nyong’o, Steve Coogan, Ralph Fiennes, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Lily James and Riz Ahmed. For the Gala section at Roy Thomson Hall, there’s world bows for two music specials: the Andrea Bocelli […]
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Ben Stiller’s ‘Nutcrackers’ to Open Toronto Film Festival
Nutcrackers, David Gordon Green’s heartfelt comedy starring Ben Stiller, is set to open the 2024 Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 5. The TIFF opener — marking Stiller’s first starring role in a movie since Mike White’s Brad’s Status and Noah Baumbach’s Netflix family drama The Meyerowitz Stories in 2017 — will have a world premiere […]
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Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’ Joins Toronto Film Fest Lineup
Ron Howard’s survival thriller Eden is set for a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September, organizers said on Tuesday. Eden, from Imagine Entertainment, stars Jude Law, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas and Daniel Brühl and is based on real-life events and hails from Tetris scribe Noah Pink. The movie will play as […]
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Cate Blanchett to Receive Toronto Film Fest Tribute Award
Cate Blanchett will be honored at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival with a Tribute Award, while also participating in an In Conversation With… event. The Oscar winner will receive the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award in Toronto on Sept. 8. Blanchett most recently starred in Canadian director Guy Maddin’s Rumors, which bowed at the Cannes Film […]
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Elton John Doc, ‘Nightbitch’ and ‘The Life of Chuck’ to Get Toronto World Premieres
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its first titles for its upcoming 2024 edition, leading off with world premieres for Elton John: Never Too Late, Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck and Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch, the latter which stars Amy Adams as a stay-at-home-mom whose domestic life takes a surreal turn. The Life of Chuck […]
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Toronto Festival to Honor David Cronenberg, Amy Adams
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled the first wave of its honorees for this year, naming Canadian directing legend David Cronenberg as the recipient of the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award and Amy Adams as the winner of this year’s TIFF Tribute Performer Award. Cronenberg is among the most unique and influential filmmakers […]
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‘Wild Robot,’ Elton John Doc and Amy Adams-Starrer ‘Nightbitch’ to Premiere at Toronto
The Toronto Film Festival unveiled its first raft of titles for its 49th edition in September, presenting a lineup that will include the world premiere of R.J. Culter and David Furnish’s new documentary Elton John: Never Too Late about the legendary British singer; the Korean drama Harbin from director Woo Min-ho (Inside Men) starring Hyun […]
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Toronto Festival to Launch Film Market
The Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) is getting a market. TIFF on Thursday confirmed that it will add an official film market to run alongside its festival program, billing the venture as the “North American hub for buying and selling screen-based projects, intellectual property, and immersive and innovative content across all platforms” that aims to “elevate […]
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Box Office: Nickelback ‘Hate to Love’ Doc Lands Special Two-Night Theatrical Release
A new feature documentary about the saga of Canadian band Nickelback is headed for the big screen. Hate to love: Nickelback will play for two nights only in cinemas around the globe March 27 and March 30, Trafalgar Releasing, Gimme Sugar Productions and Submarine Entertainment announced Thursday. Tickets go on sale Feb. 22. Directed by […]
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Michael Keaton, James Marsden Share a Deadly Bond in ‘Knox Goes Away’ Trailer
Michael Keaton faces no shortage of obstacles as an aging assassin in the trailer for Knox Goes Away. The trailer was released Wednesday for the thriller that features Keaton as director and star. The movie centers on Keaton as a hit man diagnosed with dementia who learns that his estranged son (James Marsden) needs help […]
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Toronto Film Fest Names Jennifer Frees to Chief Business and Marketing Officer Post
Jennifer Frees has returned to the Toronto Film Festival to fill the new role of chief business and marketing officer, overseeing corporate partnerships among other duties. Frees, who held executive roles like vp of partnerships and senior director of partnerships over a nine year period with TIFF to Sept. 2020, will also oversee brand and […]
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