TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NEWS
Row K reviewing strategy amid reports of unpaid bills, schedule confusion
Uncertainty hangs over ‘Poetic License’, ‘Cliffhanger’.
17 film festivals receive official ‘A’-list classification as part of major FIAPF revamp
EXCLUSIVE: Annecy, Busan and Clermont-Ferrand are among those now with an ‘A’ classification.
James McAvoy’s ‘California Schemin’’ lands US deal
Hip-hop escapade closed Glasgow fest, premeired at TIFF.
Top film festival directors rally in defence of Berlinale’s Tricia Tuttle
Letter is signed by leading festival directors including Cannes’ Thierry Frémaux, Locarno’s Giona A. Nazzaro and Sundance’s Eugene Hernandez.
Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’ sells for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: A theatrical release is planned for May 15.
Sophy Romvari’s Locarno, Toronto winner ‘Blue Heron’ acquired for UK-Ireland release
EXCLUSIVE: Film won Locarno’s First Feature award and Toronto’s Canadian Discovery prize.
Mister Smith Entertainment boards Toronto, Rotterdam comedy ‘Maddie’s Secret’
EXCLUSIVE: Film is the directorial debut of US comedian and actor John Early.
Dorota Lech named festival director of Poland’s New Horizons
The experienced Lech joins from the Toronto film festival, where she has been a programmer since 2013.
Geoff Macnaughton among TIFF executive promotions, hires
Keith Bennie, Alyssa Kornet also on the rise. Amit Khanna, Matthew MacDonald, Charles Tremblay join senior management team.
TIFF: The Market teases new details ahead of 2026 launch
More than 250 additional international buyers invited; 650 market screening slots.