On this week’s episode of The Screen Podcast, a leading buyer and seller share their thoughts on the first ever edition of TIFF: The Market, which kicks off as part of the Toronto International Film Festival this week. 

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Screen’s Americas editor Jeremy Kay is joined by Arianna Bocco, SVP global distribution and acquisitions at Mubi, and Zach Glueck, co-founder of the international sales agency Manifest Pictures.

The trio discuss how TIFF: The Market could stand out from the likes of Cannes, Berlin and the AFM, why many buyers have “decoupled their budgets from individual markets”, and what they are looking forward to in the festival lineup.

At TIFF, Manifest’s slate includes football drama Baton directed by Danny Ramirez and James Morosini’s erotic thriller Bulls starring Dylan O’Brien.

Mubi is premiering Andrew Haigh’sA Long Winter at the festival, with Lukas Dhont’s Cannes title Coward receiving its North American premiere.

The Screen Podcast is produced by Ellie Calnan, with Wendy Mitchell serving as editorial director. New episodes every Thursday.

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