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FeaturesVenice and Toronto stand-out titles: awards contenders and arthouse gems
Screen’s critics have picked out the titles to watch from TIFF and Venice.
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Five takeaways from TIFF 2022
Many attendees said it felt like the North American festival was properly back in action.
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Word of Mouth - Robyn Citizen: “I’m a very big David Cronenberg fan”
TIFF’s director of festival programming on the podcasters and critics who help frame her personal viewing
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Mary Harron talks TIFF closing night film ‘Dalíland’, her portrait of Salvador Dali’s “crazy” marriage
The Canadian director on shooting in Wales and keeping Ezra Miller in her final cut.
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Making ‘The Wonder’: Sebastian Lelio on his Ireland-set ‘fasting girls’ drama starring Florence Pugh
‘The Wonder’ is Chilean filmmaker Sebastian Lelio’s third English-language feature
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‘Unruly’ director Malou Reymann talks TIFF Discovery title: “It’s scary how relevant it is”
Danish writer/director Malou Reymann tells Screen about combining historical truth with contemporary emotional resonance in Discovery title Unruly.
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‘Sisu’ director Jalmari Helander on Tarantino influences, shooting in Lapland
Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander tells Screen about his action-packed, Nazi-fighting tale Sisu, which premieres in TIFF’s Midnight Madness.
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Basil Khalil on changing the narrative with TIFF title ‘A Gaza Weekend’
Khalil wanted to portray Gazans as people, not victims, persevering with Discovery title A Gaza Weekend as world events took a familiar turn.
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Strong UK presence in Toronto line-up masks challenges for independent producers back home
UK titles at TIFF this year include The Swimmers, Allelujah and The Lost King.
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Director Frances O’Connor on casting Emma Mackey in ‘Emily’: “She just blew me away in the room”
Acclaimed actor O’Connor’s feature directorial debut stars Emma Mackey as Wuthering Heights author Emily Bronte.
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‘Cuties’ director Maimouna Doucouré on her new project ‘Hawa’
Hawa is about a young albino girl living in Paris with her grandmother who sets her sights on getting adopted by Michelle Obama.
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‘War Sailor’ director Gunnar Vikene on making Norway's most expensive film
The film screens as part of Toronto’s Contemporary World Cinema section.
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TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey talks in-person return, securing Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’
After two tough years, Toronto International Film Festival is back with a potent line-up and as a fully in-person event. CEO Cameron Bailey tells Screen what’s in store.
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‘The Swimmers’ director Sally El Hosaini on teaming with Netflix, fighting for authenticity
Sally El Hosaini’s second feature and Toronto opening film The Swimmers brings an intense level of authenticity to the refugee drama and tale of Syrian sister heroes.
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Toronto 2022 preview: talking points and hot acquisition titles
The public-facing festival runs September 8-18.
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TIFF industry conference returns with streamlined programme and sharper focus
In-person conference programme runs September 9-13 and will offer around 40 sessions divided into six strands.
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How genre titles have fuelled the rise of Indigenous filmmaking
After decades of slow but steady development, Indigenous filmmaking has recently been gaining momentum and visibility
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Toronto 2022 preview: Screen’s guide to Platform and TIFF Docs titles
Screen spotlights the key world and international premieres in Toronto’s Platform and TIFF Docs line-ups.
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Toronto 2022 preview: Screen’s guide to World Cinema, Discovery and Midnight Madness
Toronto International Film Festival runs September 8-18.
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Arenamedia: the Australian outfit heading to Toronto with a trio of titles
‘Blueback’ starring Mia Wasikowska among those set to screen at TIFF.
