Toronto features – Page 5
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Toronto 2019 Q&A: Cornerstone Films co-founders Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder
The company’s present slate includes Gurinder Chadha’s Blinded By The Light, Bart Freundlich’s After The Wedding and Sophie Hyde’s Animals.
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‘Dirt Music’ director Gregor Jordan: “Trying to mount a production in such a remote area was extremely challenging”
The Australian director made his name with Two Hands, Buffalo Soldiers and Ned Kelly.
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Toronto 2019 Q&A: Solstice Studios’ Crystal Bourbeau on why she is optimistic about international distribution
Bourbeau joined the company in December 2018 as head of acquisitions and international.
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Toronto 2019 Q&A: Neon’s Jeff Deutchman on the company’s theatrical confidence
Neon has titles including Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Parasite’ and Céline Sciamma’s ‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’.
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Justin Kurzel talks ‘True History Of The Kelly Gang’, reflects on “difficult” ‘Assassin’s Creed’
Australian director Justin Kurzel tells Screen about why he connected with ’Kelly Gang’ and upcoming Apple series ’Shantaram’.
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‘Saint Maud’ director Rose Glass on religious fanaticism and the gender debate
“I don’t want people to support me and my film because they want to be seen to be backing and programming films by women, rather than it being a good film.”
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Alice Winocour talks ‘Proxima’: “Cinema doesn’t often show women as both a mother and a super-heroine”
Alice Winocour talks to Screen about her Platform title Proxima, the story of an astrophysicist juggling astronaut training with bringing up her young daughter.
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How Coky Giedroyc and Monumental brought Caitlin Moran’s ‘How To Build A Girl’ to the screen
The film is adapted from Moran’s semi-autobiographical 2014 novel of the same name and stars Beanie Feldstein.
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Chile’s Pablo Larrain on creating an unapologetic modern heroine in ‘Ema’
The fiery, dance-obsessed mother at the heart of Pablo Larrain’s Ema had some Venice critics blushing.
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How did the English South Coast stand in for the Hamptons in Roger Michell’s ‘Blackbird’?
The family drama has had Kate Winslet strolling around set in pyjamas and slippers.
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Show them the money: who’s funding female filmmakers?
Female-focused production companies are on the rise around the globe, but racial and gender disparity persists.
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Toronto 2019 market preview: buyers arrive facing fierce competition
Titles to watch include Cory Finley’s ’Bad Education’, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s ‘The Friend’ and Roger Michell’s ‘Blackbird’.
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Toronto 2019: Screen’s guide to the Discovery titles
Emerging first and second-time filmmakers are showcased in TIFF’s buzzy Discovery section.
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Toronto 2019 preview: Screen’s guide to the Gala titles
Gala titles include ‘Hustlers’, ’Western Skies’ and ‘Just Mercy’.
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Toronto 2019 preview: Screen’s guide to the Special Presentations
‘Jojo Rabbit’, ‘Hope Gap’ and ‘Greed’ are among the new titles.
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Toronto 2019 preview: Screen’s guide to the Platform titles
Films include Sarah Gavron’s ‘Rocks’ and Anthony Chen’s ‘Wet Season’.
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What are European buyers looking for at Venice and Toronto?
Screen International writers speak to the buyers preparing to hit the autumn festival circuit.
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“The girls I grew up around weren't delicate creatures”: Jasmin Mozaffari on TIFF Discovery title 'Firecrackers'
The film is also screening in the International Competition of the Zurich FIlm Festival.
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The disturbing real-life story behind TIFF Midnight Madness title 'The Wind'
The Wind was the only female-directed film in the Midnight Madness section this year.
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Venice and Toronto 2018: which films stood out?
Screen critics highlight the studio hits, commercial prospects and under-the-radar gems from the Autumn festivals.