TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NEWS
Toronto unveils opening film, first world premieres
The Toronto International Film Festival runs September 10-20.
Jesse Eisenberg confirms ‘The Debut’ autumn festival launch, teases new A24 series
EXCLUSIVE: A24 series will be adapted from Eisenberg’s short stories, produced by Peter Rice.
TIFF: The Market announces more than 150 participating sales and promotional film agencies
A24, Protagonist Pictures, Black Bear, Charades among companies separately categorised as “expected to attend”.
TIFF: The Market schedules Pam Abdy, Mike De Luca conversation
Executives are coming off a spectacular awards season and 2025 box office.
TIFF: The Market says over 130 buyers confirmed so far for launch edition
List of buyers includes UK’s Picturehouse, Greece’s Tanweer, Benelux’s Cineart, Germany’s Plaion, China’s Bona Film Group, and Spain’s A Contracorriente.
Social media satire ‘Babystar’ sells to key territories including UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Film will release in UK-Ireland cinemas in autumn 2026.
Student Academy Awards to be presented during TIFF
The awards ceremony was held in New York last year and in London in 2024.
Films not in English that win top awards at select fests to be eligible for international feature Oscar
Rule tweaks on AI, casting, cinematography, VFX.
Embattled Row K pulls out of CinemaCon presentation
Start-up distributor is pivoting strategy towards more commercial slate.
Row K reviewing strategy amid reports of unpaid bills, schedule confusion
Uncertainty hangs over ‘Poetic License’, ‘Cliffhanger’.