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Costs, dates and the AFM: Toronto attendees weigh in on 2026 market

2025-09-30T13:32:00+01:00By

“We sense that significant resources are being deployed, that ambition is there, and that expectations are high.”

Zurich Summit: Christian Jungen, ZFF; Tricia Tuttle, Berlinale; Cameron Bailey, TIFF

“Cinema is under attack everywhere”: film execs talk navigating a charged political landscape

2025-09-30T10:08:00+01:00By

Steering a course through a charged political landscape was the big talking point of this year’s industry Summit at the Zurich Film Festival.

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“I have one Oscar, who needs two?”: Russell Crowe bats away awards chatter for Hermann Göring role in ‘Nuremberg’

2025-09-28T09:19:00+01:00By

”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.

Poetic License

Row K snaps up Maude Apatow’s ‘Poetic License’, fourth film out of TIFF

2025-09-26T02:17:00+01:00By

New distributor acquires fourth title out of Toronto.

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European producers fight for recognition, plus James McAvoy and TIFF takeaways - The Screen Podcast

2025-09-25T13:53:00+01:00By

The team explain why European independent producers are so concerned about the proposed replacement for the Creative Europe programme.

Christy

Black Bear closes worldwide sales on Sydney Sweeney TIFF world premiere ‘Christy’

2025-09-25T17:03:00+01:00By

Boxing biopic will be company’s first US release.

Reawakening

‘Reawakening’ with Jared Harris, Juliet Stevenson, Erin Doherty lands North American deal

2025-09-23T18:32:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Psychological thriller premiered at Dublin International Film Festival in 2024.

'Normal'

Magnolia takes US rights to Ben Wheatley’s TIFF premiere ‘Normal’

2025-09-22T16:27:00+01:00By

WME Independent continues talks with international buyers.

Erupcja

1-2 Special snaps up TIFF premiere ‘Erupcja’ starring Charli XCX

2025-09-17T16:54:00+01:00By

Fledgling arthouse distributor swoops in latest buy.

Charlie Harper

Row K acquires second film, takes US rights to TIFF premiere ‘Charlie Harper’

2025-09-15T19:15:00+01:00By

No release date announced at time of writing.

Hamnet

‘Hamnet’ wins 2025 TIFF People’s Choice Award

2025-09-14T15:01:00+01:00By

The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue wins doc award.

The Road Between Us

‘The Road Between Us’, rescue mission doc at centre of TIFF controversy, to get US release

2025-09-11T17:06:00+01:00By

Film to open in North America on October 3.

(L-R) Deepa Mehta,'I Am Sirat' co-director and subject Sirat Taneja, and TIFF chief programming officer Anita Lee in 2023

TIFF at 50: Deepa Mehta on her first memory of feeling Canadian

2025-09-11T23:19:00+01:00By

Mehta’s first film to screen at the festival was ‘Sam & Me’ in 1991.

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Which films are US buyers targeting as slow Toronto enters second week?

2025-09-10T23:48:00+01:00By

The Testament Of Ann Lee, Couture, Late Fame, Normal in crosshairs.

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In pictures: BFI and BFC TIFF reception celebrating 40 years of UK film in selection

2025-09-09T16:59:00+01:00By

The event was hosted in partnership with BBC Film, BAFTA, Film4 and the Department for Business and Trade.

'Dead Man's Wire'

Row K closes deal in TIFF for Gus Van Sant’s ‘Dead Man’s Wire’, company’s first acquisition

2025-09-09T19:04:00+01:00By

True story about 1977 hostage-taking will open before end of the year, get awards push.

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PEG preps Guatemala shoot on folklore horror ‘Chupacabras’, closing first sales in TIFF

2025-09-08T14:51:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Deals also close in Italy, Latin America.

Obsession

Focus Features in exclusive talks for most of the world on TIFF Midnight horror ‘Obsession’

2025-09-07T17:28:00+01:00By

Curry Baker’s directorial debut plays again on Saturday.

Sony Pictures Classics co-presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard at their 2025 TIFF dinner

TIFF at 50: Sony Classics co-heads on their first acquisition, minding Warren Beatty, and the festival audience

2025-09-07T20:15:00+01:00By

Nuremberg receives world premiere as Gala Presentation on Sunday evening.

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Studio boss Donna Langley in TIFF talks younger audiences, horror shift

2025-09-07T21:03:00+01:00By

”Young people, the Letterboxd generation, are really engaged in film.”

Last Days

Myriad Pictures boards sales on Justin Lin’s Sundance drama ‘Last Days’, starting sales in TIFF

2025-09-06T15:53:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: True-life drama premiered in Sundance.

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Patriot Pictures CEO Michael Mendelsohn on TIFF premiere ‘California Schemin’’, new horror division

2025-09-06T18:01:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: “We like movies where people get one shot to realise their dreams. That’s the cornerstone of movies in the independent world.”

The Road Between Us

‘The Road Between Us’ director claims TIFF head said pulling film was a “mistake”

2025-09-06T19:27:00+01:00By

Filmmaker adds that third-party narrative feature is in the works.

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TIFF Special 2025: digital edition

2025-09-05T09:45:00+01:00By

The issues looks back on 50 years of TIFF with key figures from the event’s history, and features interviews with James McAvoy, Stephen Graham, Agnieszka Holland and Alice Winocour.

Babystar

Joscha Bongard’s child influencer satire ‘Babystar’ boarded for sales ahead of Toronto premiere

2025-09-05T14:01:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: It is the narrative feature debut of German filmmaker Joscha Bongard.

'The Son And The Sea'

MMM Film Sales acquires Stroma Cairns’ Toronto premiere ‘The Son And The Sea’

2025-09-05T14:03:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Many of the cast in the BBC Film-backed feature are deaf and first-time actors.

The Hook

PEG closes US deal, starts TIFF sales on Michael Jai White, Malin Akerman thriller ‘The Hook’

2025-09-05T14:42:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Production took place throughout August in Las Vegas.

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MPX in TIFF with genre slate led by Gen Z Drama ‘All There Is’ with Mena Suvari, Jason Priestley.

2025-09-05T14:54:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: roster includes horror sci-fi, romance.

Eli Roth

Eli Roth to present Snoop Dogg haunted house project to TIFF buyers

2025-09-05T17:15:00+01:00By

WME Independent represents international rights.

Caroline Stern

Caroline Stern’s Canoe Film launches sister sales office in Canada

2025-09-05T17:57:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: TIFF slate includes Discovery selection Nika & Madison.

A Private Life

Sony Classics sets awards-qualifying December run for ‘A Private Life’

2025-09-04T01:58:00+01:00By

TIFF Canadian premiere takes place on September 9.

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25 TIFF festival and market titles to entice buyers

2025-09-04T09:10:00+01:00By

Sons, Shakers, sheriffs and Scottish rappers on offer.

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Will new buyers spark a return to a robust deal flow at TIFF?

2025-09-04T13:10:00+01:00By

Black Bear, Row K looking to fill new pipelines.

Charlie Harper

Coming-of-age title ‘Charlie Harper’ sells to further territories ahead of TIFF launch

2025-09-04T15:57:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: CODA’s Emilia Jones stars opposite Nick Robinson.

The Last One For The Road

‘The Last One For the Road’ parks at multiple global distributors ahead of TIFF slot

2025-09-04T19:48:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: North American premiere scheduled for September 11.

'Palestine 36'

TIFF braces for protests ahead of hot-button premieres

2025-09-04T21:25:00+01:00By

Festival spokesperson says safety of attendees and staff “has always been a top priority”.

The Pond

First look of Isabelle Fuhrman and Douglas Smith in Myriad TIFF sales title ‘The Pond’

2025-09-03T00:15:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Production wraps in Northern Ontario.

Primavera

Damiano Michieletto’s ‘Primavera’ picked up for UK-Ireland ahead of Toronto premiere

2025-09-03T14:43:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: It is the feature debut of acclaimed Italian opera director Michieletto.

Honey Bunch

Shudder acquires territories on ‘Honey Bunch’ ahead of TIFF screening

2025-09-02T16:43:00+01:00By

XYZ Films financed in conjunction with IPR.VC and handles worldwide sales.

'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'

Netflix confirms US theatrical release date for “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’

2025-09-02T17:44:00+01:00By

Daniel Craig leads ensemble including Josh O’Connor, Andrew Scott, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Cailee Spaeny.

Charles Tremblay, head of TIFF: The Market

Canadian distribution veteran Charles Tremblay named head of TIFF: The Market

2025-08-29T02:24:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Executive most recently served at Mubi.

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TIFF sales package ‘Kockroach’ to star Channing Tatum, Oscar Isaac, Zazie Beetz

2025-08-29T20:07:00+01:00By

Black Bear kicking off international sales next week; CAA Media Finance, Range Select will co-rep US rights.

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Neon acquires worldwide rights to horror ‘Hokum’ starring Adam Scott

2025-08-28T18:29:00+01:00By

Cweature Features joins as co-producer alongside Image Nation, Spooky Pictures, and Team Thrives.

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Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen in talks to star in ‘Babies’, AGC and Monarch to co-finance

2025-08-28T19:31:00+01:00By

AGC Studios, CAA Media Finance jointly represent worldwide rights.

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Canada’s h264 acquires Metafilms drama ‘Lay Me By The Shore’ with Sean Harris

2025-08-27T20:24:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director David Findlay shooting in Vancouver and environs through September 5.

Oca

TIFF Discovery selection ‘Oca’ lands worldwide sales agent

2025-08-27T21:40:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Natalia Solián stars as nun on a pilgrimage.

'The Testament Of Ann Lee'

Mona Fastvold's Venice Competition title ‘The Testament Of Ann Lee’ boarded for sales

2025-08-26T14:49:00+01:00By

Mona Fastvold directs the feature, with Amanda Seyfried in the lead.

Lulu Wang / Lily Gladstone

Projects involving Lulu Wang, Lily Gladstone head to 20th Ontario Creates International Financing Forum

2025-08-25T21:02:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Forty projects to be presented at TIFF next month.

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TIFF to honour Idris Elba, Nina Hoss, Jafar Panahi, Catherine O’Hara

2025-08-21T14:00:00+01:00By

Channing Tatum, Zacharias Kunuk, Kazu Hiro will also be honoured at TIFF’s biggest fundraiser on September 7.

Amoeba

Toronto-bound Singapore drama ‘Amoeba’ lands at Diversion

2025-08-20T08:00:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: The coming-of-age film marks the feature directorial debut of Siyou Tan.

Barrio Triste

Magnify boards international sales on Venice world premiere ‘Barrio Triste’

2025-08-19T18:52:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Music video director Stillz makes feature debut for EDGLRD, WeOwnTheCity.

The Confession

Former Screen Future Leader Danielle Gasher’s Vaneast to launch sales in TIFF on ‘The Confession’

2025-08-19T19:38:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Will Canon, whose credits include 2010 SXSW audience winner Brotherhood, wrote and directed.

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Features from UK, Canada, Nigeria among TIFF Industry Selects line-up

2025-08-18T20:26:00+01:00By

Curated annual showcase brings sample of “standout, audience-ready” sales titles.

The Road Between Us

TIFF reinstates October 7 doc ‘The Road Between Us’

2025-08-15T00:55:00+01:00By

”Both TIFF and the filmmakers have heard the pain and frustration expressed by the public and we want to address this together.”

All There Is

MPX to commence sales in TIFF on ‘All There Is’ with Jason Priestley, Mena Suvari

2025-08-15T19:31:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Gen Z drama also stars Laurel Marsden, Elsie Fisher.

The Knife

Hyde Park International eyes TIFF sales launch on Tribeca prize winner ‘The Knife’

2025-08-15T20:16:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Duplass among executive producers.

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TIFF working with filmmakers to screen ‘The Road Between Us’; fest head rejects censorship claim as “unequivocally false”

2025-08-13T22:37:00+01:00By

“I remain committed to working with the filmmaker to meet TIFF’s screening requirements.”

Between Dreams And Hope

True Colours boards Toronto premiere ‘Between Dreams And Hope’ and Venice feature ‘Orfeo’

2025-08-13T09:53:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Rome-based sales outfit True Colours takes on sales for films by Iran’s Farnoosh Samadi and Italy’s Virgilio Villoresi.

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Toronto withdraws invitation for Canadian doc ‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’

2025-08-13T12:21:00+01:00By

TIFF statement claims the filmmakers did not secure “legal clearance of all footage”.

Man Finds Tape

Magnet acquires Tribeca supernatural thriller ‘Man Finds Tape’

2025-08-13T16:59:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films to continue international sales at TIFF next month.

'The Fence'

Toronto adds world premieres of Claire Denis’ ‘The Fence’, Pablo Trapero’s ‘& Sons’

2025-08-12T14:18:00+01:00By

North American premieres for Park Chan-wook’s Venice-bound ‘No Other Choice’.

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TIFF In Conversation With… series includes Park Chan-wook, Dwayne Johnson, Tessa Thompson

2025-08-12T14:30:00+01:00By

Ryan Reynolds, Nia DaCosta, Project Y co-stars Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo also expected on stage.

Magellan

TIFF unveils 25th edition of Wavelengths strand

2025-08-08T14:00:00+01:00By

Eight features, a special pairing, and three shorts programmes.

'Jaws'

‘Jaws’, ‘Sholay’ to screen in TIFF Classics

2025-08-08T14:34:00+01:00By

4K restorations include Manoel de Oliveira’s children’s tale Aniki-Bóbó, Iranian New Wave pioneer Bahram Beyzaie’s Bashu, The Little Stranger.

Wayward

TIFF Primetime to premiere ‘Black Rabbit’ starring Jude Law, ‘Wayward’ with Sarah Gadon, Toni Collette

2025-08-07T14:00:00+01:00By

World premieres include FX drama The Lowdown from Reservation Dogs creator Sterlin Harjo.

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TIFF Docs to showcase new work from ‘Free Solo’ directors, Laura Poitras, Gianfranco Rosi

2025-08-06T14:00:00+01:00By

Toronto festival brings 23 titles from 18 countries, and 16 world premieres.

'Can I Get A Witness'

‘Can I Get A Witness?’ starring Sandra Oh picked up for UK-Ireland

2025-08-05T11:33:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: The film will be released theatrically on September 19.

Erupcja

Toronto unveils 2025 Centrepiece lineup

2025-08-05T14:10:00+01:00By

New work includes Haifaa Al Mansour’s ‘Unidentified’, Kirk Jones’s ‘I Swear’, Charli XCX in ‘Erupcja’.

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TIFF Tribute Awards for Guillermo del Toro, Jodie Foster, Hikari, Lee Byung Hun

2025-07-31T14:00:00+01:00By

Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice, starring Lee, added to festival’s North American premieres.

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TIFF Midnight Madness world premieres include Ben Wheatley’s ‘Normal’ and Bryan Fuller’s ‘Dust Bunny’

2025-07-24T14:00:00+01:00By

Seven world premieres and one international premiere feature in section schedule.

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Toronto unveils Discovery selection with 23 world premieres

2025-07-23T14:00:00+01:00By

Alt comedian John Early’s Maddie’s Secret opens the section.

'Winter Of The Crow' update

Nine world premieres set for Toronto competitive auteur section Platform

2025-07-22T14:00:00+01:00By

Carlos Marqués-Marcet, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Chloé Robichaud named as section jury.

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‘Christy’ starring Sydney Sweeney, Alice Winocour’s ‘Couture’ among latest Toronto world premieres

2025-07-21T14:00:00+01:00By

Fest to showcase new work from David Mackenzie, Isabel Coixet, directorial debuts by Brian Cox, James McAvoy.

'Peak Everything'

Indie Sales woos buyers to TIFF closing night comedy ‘Peak Everything’

2025-07-21T14:42:00+01:00By

EXCLUSIVE: Canadian director Anne Emond’s film debuted in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes in May.

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Chloe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’, Paul Greengrass’ ‘The Lost Bus’ among TIFF first wave

2025-07-16T14:00:00+01:00By

50th edition festival runs September 4-14 in Toronto.

'Hedda'

TIFF first wave includes Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’, Nia DaCosta’s ‘Hedda’

2025-06-26T14:04:00+01:00By

The special presentations come from the UK, Spain/Italy, South Korea, the US and Canada.

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Mike Flanagan on returning to indie filmmaking with ‘The Life Of Chuck’

2025-06-10T12:01:00+01:00By

The Stephen King adaptation won the People’s Choice Award at TIFF 2024.