TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NEWS
Bleecker Street acquires US rights to David Mackenzie’s TIFF premiere ‘Relay’
Theatrical release planned for 2025.
Bleecker Street takes Telluride, TIFF drama ‘The Friend’ starring Naomi Watts
Bill Murray and Bing the Great Dane also star in Telluride world premiere.
Hulu sets debut date for TIFF opener ‘Nutcrackers’
Rivulet Films fully financed feelgood holiday film directed by David Gordon Green, starring Ben Stiller.
‘The Apprentice’ US distributor Tom Ortenberg on eve of release: “You have to be fearless”
Ali Abbasi’s Trump origins story opens in 1,740 theatres.
Sony Classics acquires multiple territories for ‘On Swift Horses’ as latest TIFF deal trickles in
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter star.
Sony Pictures Classics acquires TIFF premiere ‘The Penguin Lessons’ for multiple territories
Lionsgate to distribute in the UK. Rocket Science handles international sales.
IFC Films, Sapan Studio buy US rights to TIFF selection ‘The Luckiest Man In America’
IFC Films planning 2025 theatrical release on true-life drama starring Paul Walter Hauser.
Roadside Attractions buys TIFF hit ’The Last Showgirl’ starring Pamela Anderson
Awards push is planned for Utopia Originals drama.
Neon picks up Toronto prizewinner ‘The Life Of Chuck’ for North America
The Mike Flanagan fantasy drama is set for theatrical release next summer.
A24 sets release dates for awards contenders ‘Queer’, ‘The Brutalist’
Company recently acquired the acclaimed Venice premieres.
Cannes sensation ‘The Substance’ opens in sixth place at North American box office
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ stays top in close finish ahead of new arrival ‘Transformers One’.
TIFF staff received threats of sexual violence, fest head tells ‘Russians At War’ audience
CEO Cameron Bailey said staff received hundreds of abusive emails and calls.
A24 buys TIFF Midnight Madness entry ‘Friendship’ for low seven figures
Busy company has been on festival buying spree.
‘The Life Of Chuck’ is surprise winner of TIFF People’s Choice Award – but who will buy it?
Sophie Deraspe’s ‘Shepherds’ named Best Canadian Feature
TIFF sets two post-festival ‘Russians At War’ screenings
No further comment days after screenings pulled after “significant threats to festival operations and public safety”.
TIFF 2024 talking points: stars, awards season, protests and market plans
Toronto International Film Festival ends on September 15.
TIFF halts ‘Russians At War’ screenings after “significant threats”; producers lament “heartbreaking” situation
“This decision has been made in order to ensure the safety of all festival guests, staff, and volunteers.”
Hulu in final talks to acquire TIFF opening film ‘Nutcrackers’ in eight-figure deal
Deal will become most significant in otherwise sluggish acquisitions activity.
Venice award-winner ‘Vermiglio’ lands North America deal
The film received its North America premiere at Toronto.
TIFF backs North American premiere of ‘Russians At War’ doc despite Ukrainian-Canadian protests
Documentary Organization of Canada also speaks out after TVOntario withdraws support for Anastasia Trofimova’s film.
Screen International, Anima Stillking TIFF round table spotlights Spanish production scene
“A lot of independents are coming to Spain as producers consider the different tax rebates around the world.”
TIFF launches consultation on 2026 Content Market as industry mulls ideal dates
Goal is to increase industry attendance from current level of 5,000 to 12,000.
The Bureau Sales closes multiple sales on TIFF selection ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ (exclusive)
French romantic comedy screens again for the public on Saturday (September 14).
Benjamin Netanyahu doc ‘The Bibi Files’ screening again in TIFF despite Israeli government efforts to block
Alex Gibney serves as producer.
TrustNordisk inks key deals on ‘Back To Reality’ with Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas (exclusive)
Film heads to Italy, Baltics, Poland and more.
New Zealand drama ‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’ scores German sale ahead of Toronto premiere
’Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle Without End’, which plays in TIFF’s Centrepiece section this week, is NZ’s top grossing local film this year.
‘The Life Of Chuck’, ‘Nutcrackers’ sparking interest as buyers weigh up TIFF acquisition titles
David Mackenzie’s thriller Relay, Paul Rudd Midnight Madness selection Friendship among Sunday offerings.
Protestors disrupt TIFF opening night screening
“RBC funds genocide,” activists chant ahead of ‘Nutcrackers’ world premiere.
Scott Eastwood, Colin Hanks to star in ‘Lucky Strike’ from Rod Davis Lurie; Millennium Media launches TIFF sales (exclusive)
Production to start in November at Nu Boyana Studios in Bulgaria.
Myriad Pictures closes UK, key territories on SXSW award winner ‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ (exclusive)
Roadside Attractions holds US rights.
Toronto title ‘William Tell’ scores UK-Ireland, Germany-Austria-Switzerland deals
Both distributors targeting Q1 2025 release date.
Great Escape boards TIFF sales on ‘Stranglehold’ with Ashley Benson, Jake Lacy, Ron Perlman, Justin Long (exclusive)
Heist film shot over summer, now in post.
Major sales projects at Toronto 2024 - latest updates
Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 5-15.
‘Souleymane’s Story’ sells widely for Pyramide on eve of Toronto (exclusive)
The fast-paced Paris drama premiered won several prizes in Un Certain Regard at Cannes in May.
Lou Ye’s lockdown docudrama ‘An Unfinished Film’ completes slew of sales; first trailer unveiled (exclusive)
The film premiered at Cannes and is now screening at Toronto.
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Film Movement acquires TIFF Centrepiece, Cannes selection ‘My Sunshine’ (exclusive)
North American premiere in Toronto scheduled for next week.
TIFF Special 2024: digital edition
Features interviews with Cameron Bailey, Julie Delpy, and Number 9 duo Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen.
Prime Video lands international rights to TIFF sci-fi ‘The Assessment’
Paris-based commercials, shorts and music video director Fleur Fortuné makes feature debut.
16 acquisition titles to look out for at Toronto
Will US buyers return in force?
Autlook takes on international sales for Toronto doc ‘Patrice: The Movie’ (exclusive)
Billed as a documentary romcom, Patrice: The Movie is being released by Hulu in the US.
Indian road movie ‘All We Imagine As Light’ enjoys global sales sweep ahead of TIFF and NYFF (exclusive)
Payal Kapadia’s Cannes prize winner is the story of two nurses in search of a break.
‘The Apprentice’ secures TIFF private screening, reaches Kickstarter goal within 12 hours
Donald Trump drama screens in Toronto on Thursday for press and tastemakers.
Rediance boards China drama ‘Bound In Heaven’ ahead of Toronto premiere (exclusive)
The film marks the feature debut of director Huo Xin.
Korean action film ‘Tristes Tropiques’ by Park Hoon-jung picked up for sales ahead of Toronto
The Korean filmmaker is known for ‘The Witch’ action franchise and ‘The Childe’.
SPC buys multiple territories on upcoming TIFF world premiere ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’
The Bureau Sales negotiated on behalf of filmmakers.
Myriad Pictures to launch TIFF sales on ‘Shaman’ written by ‘Talk To Me’ EP (exclusive)
US-Ecuadorian co-production stars The Vampire Diaries duo Sara Canning and Daniel Gillies.
Grindstone, Roadside Attractions acquire US rights to TIFF crime comedy ‘Riff Raff’
Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris and Bill Murray among ensemble.
Jackrabbit Media launching TIFF sales on upcoming Grimmfest premiere ‘Delivery Run’ (exclusive)
Project one of six selected for Frontières Buyers Showcase in Cannes last May.
AGC acquires international sales on upcoming TIFF world premiere ‘Ick’
Director Joseph Kahn won 2017 TIFF People’s Choice Award: Midnight Madness for Bodied.
Angelina Jolie to receive TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media
TIFF awards recipients this year include Amy Adams, Cate Blanchett, Durga Chew-Bose, David Cronenberg, Mike Leigh.
TIFF entry ‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ to get limited theatrical in US, UK before Disney+ bow
Doc screens in Gala Presnetations on September 6.
Ontario Creates IFF event brings new projects from Malcolm McDowell, Clement Virgo (exclusive)
Forum includes one-on-one meetings, panel discussion, networking.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ashley Greene join Anthony Hopkins on ‘Eyes In The Trees’; Palisades Park Pictures launching sales
Production scheduled to begin in Thailand this year.
TIFF brings back renamed Best Canadian Discovery Award
Festival runs September 5-15.
Upgrade Productions boards sales on Taika Waititi-produced TIFF adventure ‘The Mountain’ (exclusive)
New Zealand film has grossed approximately $1m in Australia and New Zealand.
TIFF unveils Industry Conference line-up, 10 Industry Selects titles
Sessions run September 6-10.
Toronto adds 20 titles including ‘William Tell’, ‘The Salt Path’, ‘On Swift Horses’
New arrivals bring total of TIFF films to 278.
Cate Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón, Malala Yousafzai among TIFF on-stage participants
Festival Street to return from September 5-8.
Blue Ice Docs acquires Canadian rights to TIFF doc ‘Your Tomorrow’
Company plans “robust” theatrical release.
Urban Sales dives into Frida Kempff’s TIFF premiere ‘The Swedish Torpedo’ (exclusive)
The female empowerment drama is based on the true story of a single mother swimming the English Channel on the eve of WW2.
TIFF Primetime includes new series from Joe Wright, Thomas Vinterberg, Alfonso Cuarón
Short Cuts programme brings 48 shorts; includes inaugural Strange Cuts championing genre titles.
Toronto film festival announces Wavelengths, Classics line-ups
Cannes, Locarno, Berlin picks among selections.
Icarus Films, dGenerate Films acquire Wang Bing’s final ‘Youth’ instalments
Films will premiere in Locarno, Venice.
TIFF Docs line-up includes Edna O’Brien, Adam Kinzinger profiles
TIFF Docs selection of 21 films opens with Eddie Huang’s Vice Is Broke.
Toronto unveils 43 titles in Centrepiece programme
18 world premieres include feuding matriarchs comedy Front Row, Iranian human rights drama Seven Days.
TIFF unveils comms giant Rogers as presenting sponsor after Bell exit
49 th edition runs September 5–15.
Bankside acquires Toronto satire ‘Triumph’; unveils first look (exclusive)
It is the third in a trilogy of films by Bulgraia’s Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, following ‘The Lesson’ and ’Glory’.
Mike Leigh among new Toronto Film Festival honorees
Leigh will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award.
Pluto Film acquires Sami-language TIFF title ‘My Fathers’ Daughter’ for world sales (exclusive)
Sami filmmaker Egil Pedersen makes his feature debut.
Justin Kurzel’s Venice premiere ‘The Order’ secures key territory sales (exclusive)
Middle East, Thailand, Baltic States among AGC International deals.
‘The Substance’ to open TIFF Midnight Madness; full selection revealed
Former Midnight Madness alumni include Coralie Fargeat, Joseph Kahn, Timo Tjahjanto.
Toronto unveils 2024 Discovery line-up; ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ to open
First- and second-time filmmaker showcase includes new work from Canada, Argentina, Ukraine, Bangladesh.