TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NEWS
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.
Isabel Coixet’s romantic drama ‘Three Goodbyes’ scores key sales following Toronto premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Three Goodbyes stars Alba Rohrwacher and Elio Germano.
‘Erupcja’ starring Charli XCX, Lena Góra acquired for UK-Ireland cinema release
EXCLUSIVE: Distributor aiming for spring 2026 release.
Lionsgate takes TIFF Midnight Madness action thriller ‘The Furious’
Edko Films’ Bill Kong produced, teamed up with XYZ Films.
TIFF Midnight Madness entry ‘The Napa Boys’ lands US deal
Distributor plans early 2026 theatrical release.
What were the hidden gems from the autumn film festivals? - The Screen Podcast
The team also reflect on a stellar edition of the BFI London Film Festival.
Farnoosh Samadi’s Toronto title ‘Between Dreams And Hope’ scores US sale
EXCLUSIVE: Iranian drama is about a trans man and his partner travelling to a remote Iranian village to face his estranged father.
TIFF to expand Primetime TV section for 2026 market launch edition
Executives confirmed announcement out of Mipcom.
Focus Features schedules 2026 release for TIFF horror hit ‘Obsession’
Universal Pictures International to distribute outside North America.
Mark Jenkin’s ‘Rose Of Nevada’ lands North American deal
George MacKay and Callum Turner star.
Neon, Universal Pictures Content Group acquire Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Epic: Elvis Presley In Concert’
Distributors plan 2026 theatrical release f
TIFF Discovery opening night selection ‘Maddie’s Secret’ lands US deal
John Early directed and stars in comedy.
‘Good Boy’ starring Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough sells to UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: A theatrical release is planned for early next year.
Costs, dates and the AFM: Toronto attendees weigh in on 2026 market
“We sense that significant resources are being deployed, that ambition is there, and that expectations are high.”
“Cinema is under attack everywhere”: film execs talk navigating a charged political landscape
Steering a course through a charged political landscape was the big talking point of this year’s industry Summit at the Zurich Film Festival.
“I have one Oscar, who needs two?”: Russell Crowe bats away awards chatter for Hermann Göring role in ‘Nuremberg’
”Oscars, there’s lots of bullshit. My preference is that I don’t ever get to that situation again,” says Crowe who plays Nazi leader Hermann Göring in Nuremberg.
Row K snaps up Maude Apatow’s ‘Poetic License’, fourth film out of TIFF
New distributor acquires fourth title out of Toronto.
European producers fight for recognition, plus James McAvoy and TIFF takeaways - The Screen Podcast
The team explain why European independent producers are so concerned about the proposed replacement for the Creative Europe programme.
Black Bear closes worldwide sales on Sydney Sweeney TIFF world premiere ‘Christy’
Boxing biopic will be company’s first US release.
‘Reawakening’ with Jared Harris, Juliet Stevenson, Erin Doherty lands North American deal
EXCLUSIVE: Psychological thriller premiered at Dublin International Film Festival in 2024.
Magnolia takes US rights to Ben Wheatley’s TIFF premiere ‘Normal’
WME Independent continues talks with international buyers.