European Film Promotion is to present a European directors panel at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.

Titled 'Cinema in the 'new' Europe: Does European filmmaking have a renewed creative edge and sense of purpose'', panellists include France's Solveig Anspach, Spain's Cesc Gay, Austria's Ruth Mader, and the UK's Peter Webber.

The panel will be moderated by Simon Field, co-director of the Rotterdam International Film Festival and takes place on Sept 8.