Category: Festival
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Distributor Elevation Pictures Picks Up Warren Pereira’s Animal Rights Documentary Tiger 24
ELEVATION PICTURES PICKS UP WARREN PEREIRA’S ANIMAL RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY TIGER 24; THE GOTHAM GROUP TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE“Tiger 24 contains intimate, unguarded footage of large predators that would make David Attenborough green with envy.” – Marc Mohan, Oregon Arts WatchCredit W Films LLC Elevation Pictures will distribute in North America and The Gotham Group will executive produce filmmaker Warren Pereira’s…
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TIFF Tribute Awards
TIFF Tribute Awards “This Festival is really stepping ahead and moving the needle by intention” — Meryl Streep, recipient of the 2019 TIFF Tribute Actor Award The TIFF Tribute Awards presented by Bvlgari honour the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and below-the-line…
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Project Wolf Hunting / World Premiere at TIFF 2022
**WORLD PREMIERE TIFF’S MIDNIGHT MADDNESS** PROJECT WOLF HUNTING Directed by Kim Hongsun Bloody bedlam breaks out on the high seas in writer-director Kim Hongsun’s gnarly action-thriller that pits cops versus cons aboard a cargo ship with a sinister secret in its hold. When efforts to extradite notorious convicts from the Philippines to South Korea are stymied by a deadly…
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TIFF 2022: Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Sundance Award Winner LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE To Close Out Midnight Madness
Written and Directed by Martika Ramirez EscobarStarring Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides and Anthony Falcon Midnight Madness Closing Night Film – 2022 Toronto International Film Festival WINNER – Special Jury Prize for Innovative Spirit – 2022 Sundance Film FestivalWINNER – Special Jury Mention, Narrative Feature – 2022 LA Asian Pacific Film FestivalWINNER – Best…
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FANEXPO – Thurs., Aug.25th-Sun., Aug. 28th, 2022 @ M.T.C.C.
By Nicholas Chan & Sally Warburton Fan Expo Canada returned on August 25th-28th, 2022. This year, I think everyone in attendance felt a kind of normalcy. As in previous years, it was hosted at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Whether you’re a fan of Star Wars, Marvel, Disney, Cosplay, or just love seeing people dress as their favorite…
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NANITIC by Carol Nguyen In World Premiere at TIFF
NANITIC by Carol Nguyen In World Premiere at TIFF trailer Travelling and Coop Vidéo de Montréal are proud to present Nanitic by Carol Nguyen in official competition at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The short film will have its World Premiere as part of the Short Cuts 1program on September 8, 15 and 16, in the presence of the film crew. A festival regular, the 24-year-old…
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TIFF 2022: World Premieres of WHILE WE WATCHED and LOUIS ARMSTRONG’S BLACK & BLUES, and LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE To Close Out Midnight Madness
LONO Studio and Britdoc FilmsPresent WHILE WE WATCHED Directed by Vinay ShuklaProduced by Vinay Shukla, Khushboo Ranka and Luke W. MoodyExecutive Produced by Maxyne Franklin, Jess Search and Beadie FinziFeaturing Ravish Kumar World Premiere – 2022 Toronto International Film Festival 2022 Toronto International Film Festival Screening Schedule:*Press/Industry Screening* – Sunday, September 11th at 11:10 AM at Scotiabank Theatre…
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“THE LOST KING” FROM STEPHEN FREARS STARRING SALLY HAWKINS AND STEVE COOGAN AHEAD OF WORLD PREMIERE AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
IFC FILMS TAKES NORTH AMERICA ON Film tells the incredible true story of Philippa Langley, who uncovered the remains of King Richard the III, which had been lost for 500 yearsNEW YORK, NY – IFC Films is acquiring North American rights to THE LOST KING ahead of its World Premiere at the 47th Toronto International…
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TIFF 2022- Carolina Markowicz’s CHARCOAL (World Premierę)
CHARCOAL (Carvão) Please find details below of CHARCOAL, which I am representing at TIFF 2022. To request further information, filmmaker interviews, a viewing link or tickets to public screenings please contact: emma@eg-pr.com _____ CHARCOAL (WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: CAROLINA MARKOWICZ) (TIFF 2022–PLATFORM SECTION–WORLD PREMIERE) STARRING: Starring Maeve Jinkings (Aquarius, Neon Bull), and Argentine actor César Bordon (Wild Tales, The Headless Woman), Camila…
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Kitchener Blues Festival-August 4th-7th, 2022.
By Wayne Baggs With 80+ free acts to see, Kitchener Blues Festival is one of the largest blues festivals in Canada. Not only international blues acts, but plenty of local talent. The outstanding music is endless. The lineup included blues masters such as Coco Montoya, Ronnie Brooks, Blackburn Brothers, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and the like. There were also…
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Boots And Hearts Music Festival @ Burl’s Creek Event Ground – Thurs., Aug. 4th -Sun., Aug.7th, 2022
By BKONTHESCENE & Wayne BaggsIt has been 3 years since the last Boots & Hearts Music Festival. This year the festival was a homage to Canadian artists, also paying tribute to female artists on the final night. The festival may have broken the attendance record for a Sunday, with more than 50,000 country music fans…
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Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 TIFF Tribute Award for Performance.
Toronto International Film Festival announces 2022 TIFF Tribute Award for Performance The cast of Michael Grandage’s My Policeman — Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, David Dawson, and Rupert Everett — are the first-ever film ensemble to receive this honourPhoto credit: Courtesy of Prime Video — Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, is delighted to announce that…
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Acclaimed Documentary “THE YOUTH GOVERNOR” Directed by Matthew and Jaron Halmy – Gets Limited Theatrical and Begins VOD on Amazon and Apple TV on August 26
Presents THE YOUTH GOVERNOR Directed by Matthew and Jaron HalmyExecutive Produced by Jason Blum ***In Theaters and on Amazon and Apple TV August 26*** About The Film THE YOUTH GOVERNORThe Youth Governor is the story of the candidacy, campaign, and election of the 72nd California Youth Governor. In the halls of California’s Capitol, 4,000 teenagers…
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World Premiere: The Swimmers is TIFF 2022’s Opening Night Gala film
The Swimmers is a soaring epic that dramatizes the true story of two sisters who left their home in war-torn Syria for a new life in Europe — and the chance to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Swimmers joins Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmansand Lena Dunham’s Catherine Called Birdy as World Premieres at TIFF ’22, announced earlier this week.…
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TIFF announces Lena Dunham’s Catherine Called Birdy as World Premiere screening
TIFF announces Lena Dunham’s Catherine Called Birdy as World Premiere screening Photo credit: BELLA RAMSEY stars in CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY Photo: ALEX BAILEY © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLCD TIFF is excited to announce Lena Dunham’s Catherine Called…
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TIFF ANNOUNCES MY POLICEMAN AS WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING
Photo credit: Courtesy of Amazon StudiosTORONTO — TIFF is thrilled to announce that My Policeman, directed by Michael Grandage, will have its World Premiere at the 47th edition of the Festival.Adapted for the screen by Ron Nyswaner from Bethan Roberts’ award-winning novel of the same name, My Policeman follows three young people – policeman Tom…
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World Premiere: The Woman King @TIFF
More World Premieres are coming to the 47th edition of the Festival! Watch Oscar winner Viola Davis’s latest, The Woman King — the true story of the Agojie, the all-female military regiment charged with protecting the embattled African Kingdom of Dahomey. Get your ticket package today to save up to 30% and be one of the first to…
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TIFF is thrilled to showcase director Sanaa Lathan’s film On the Come Up with a World Premiere at the 47th edition of the Festival.
World Premiere: On the Come Up Courtesy of Paramount Pictures TIFF is thrilled to showcase director Sanaa Lathan’s film On the Come Up with a World Premiere at the 47th edition of the Festival.Bri, a gifted 16-year-old rapper, attempts to take the battle-rap scene by storm in order to lift up her family and do right by the…
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Third Annual Hybrid Filmocracy Fest Concludes and Award Winners Announced; Film Market Elevates Networking and Sales
Los Angeles, CA The third edition of Filmocracy Fest presented a strong lineup of features and shorts competing for top prizes, both in person and online, including the Best of the Fest category, which was available online-only. The Festival ended with a celebratory Awards Ceremony on July 17. Award Winners include:Best Narrative Feature: 1-800-HOT NITE…
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A DOCUMENTARY FILM EXPLORING THE COMPLEXITIES OF CHANGE, GRIEF AND ACCEPTANCE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY HUMAN BODY EXPRESSION’S FILM WORK AS PART OF DANCEWORKS’ MOVING ONLINE SERIES
STREAMING ONLINE JULY 28 – 31, 2022 CHOREOGRAPHED BY HANNA KIEL FEATURING DANCERS: RYAN LEE, BONNIE KIM, DARRYL C. TRACY, SUSIE BURPEE, PULGA MUCHOCHOMA, ORIAH WIERSMA, KENDRA EPIK, AND AND 11 YEAR-OLD DANCER EVA TEECE-SOTER How do we navigate change, grief and acceptance in times of uncertainty? DanceWorks presents But Then Again, Human Body Expression’s documentary film work, featuring choreography by Hanna Kiel,…
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