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The Hollywood Reporter
Today 14:00
Israel, Palestine and the Films No One Will Buy
From Palestinian-focused Watermelon Pictures to new Jewish financing platform Shooq, a parallel industry is forming around the films the majors won't touch.
The Hollywood Reporter
Today 14:00
‘How We Stand’ Director on Recasting 1950s American Indians Relocation Legacy: “It’s Such an Epic Story”
Marie Clements' drama about a single mother and three daughters separated by tragedy after resettling for new lives in 1950s Los Angeles will world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
IndieWire
Today 14:00
Beth de Araújo’s ‘Josephine’ Is About Childhood Trauma — Making It with a Real Kid Had to Be Nothing but Safe
TIFF: As the Sundance winner readies for its fall release, writer/director Araújo and star Gemma Chan tell IndieWire how they ensured their revelatory child star Mason Reeves had the best time possible making her first film.
The Hollywood Reporter
Today 13:15
‘Back in Black’ Director on Lovable Serial Killer Doing “Bad Things for the Right Reasons” in Christopher Walken-Starrer
Jane Curtin and Ella Ballentine also feature in Ron Murphy's debut feature set for a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Variety
Today 13:15
‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Gets Modern War-Zone Update From Lakeem Rose (EXCLUSIVE)
British writer-director Lakeem Rose, is developing his feature debut, a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” with Canadian producers Plato Fountidakis and Paul Rapovski and Hong Kong-based producer and casting director Mike Leeder. In Rose’s version, the story shifts to a world just after a modern-day war, centering on four returning soldiers
The Hollywood Reporter
Today 13:05
Fina Strazza to Star in, Produce Romantic Drama ‘Any Way You Want Me’ (Exclusive)
The ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ star has nabbed the lead in the indie, written and directed by her mother Rana Strazza, which is being shopped to international buyers at TIFF: The Market.
IndieWire
Today 13:00
How Teens and Endurance Tests Helped Sailing Doc ‘Mighty Mary’ Go the Distance
Director Mary Mazzio tells IndieWire about putting the story of the first all-women's team at the America's Cup before the world's harshest critics.
The Hollywood Reporter
Today 12:31
Toronto: Irene Dionisio’s ‘IDDA’ Lands at FilmClub Distribuzione for Italy (Exclusive)
The Italian filmmaker’s second narrative feature had a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival as part of the Platform competition.
Variety
Today 12:15
Variety and Chanel’s Women in Film Bash: Ayo Edebiri, Lily-Rose Depp, Michelle Yeoh, Courteney Cox and More Light Up TIFF
Variety and Chanel’s annual Women in Film dinner was the place to see and be chic at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday night. The hottest invite of the festival gathered prominent women and nonbinary filmmakers, where the legendary fashion house co-hosted an evening to remember with Variety co-presidents Ramin Setoodeh (also co-editor-in-chief) and Dea
The Hollywood Reporter
Today 12:00
‘Words Are Weapons’: Michaël R. Roskam on Turning a WWII Fake-Newspaper Prank Into a Heist Movie
The Belgian director of 'Bullhead' and 'The Drop' on 'Le Faux Soir,' his TIFF-bound period comedy thriller about the Resistance journalists who hijacked Belgium's biggest newspaper and printed a satirical fake edition mocking the Nazis.
Variety
Today 11:24
Tom Nicoll Looks Beyond Male Influencer Culture in TIFF Title ‘Salvation’: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone’s Ever Been Insulted Into Changing Their Mind’
Scottish writer-director Tom Nicoll is unveling at Toronto his buzzy debut “Salvation.” It tracks an aspiring online life coach whose attempt to reinvent himself and then sell that transformation to others pulls him in increasingly desperate directions. The psychological and blackly comic thriller world premieres in TIFF’s Discovery section, having already been selected for the
Variety
Today 11:21
Yoon Dan-bi’s Toronto and San Sebastian Film ‘The World Before’ Gives Its Camera a Soul and Its Island a Voice
Seven years after “Moving On,” Korean filmmaker Yoon Dan-bi returns with “The World Before,” a coming-of-age film about desire and first love. Speaking with Variety ahead of the film’s Toronto Film Festival Platform world premiere, Yoon discusses how capturing the authenticity of change worked its way at every stage of the production. “I want to
Variety
Today 11:11
Shuhua’s Acting Debut and Breaking Free From the ‘American Girl’ Label: Director Feng-i Fiona Roan on Toronto Title ‘Happily Ever After’
“Happily Ever After,” the follow-up feature from Taiwanese director Feng-i Fiona Roan, is bowing in the Toronto Film Festival’s Special Presentations lineup, arriving amid heightened attention following the success of her acclaimed debut, “American Girl.” “American Girl” premiered in the Asian Future section of the Tokyo International Film Festival before earning seven Golden Horse Award
Variety
Today 10:59
Cannes Prize-Winning Nepal Oscar Entry ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Sells Wide for Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE)
Abinash Bikram Shah’s “Elephants in the Fog” has been sold to distributors across 10 territories, Best Friend Forever has revealed, as the Cannes Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner plays at the Toronto Film Festival with Nepal’s Oscars international feature submission also confirmed. New deals put the film with MetFilm Distribution in the U.K., Filmin
Variety
Today 10:55
TIFF Platform Competition Film ‘Idda’ Portrays Female Friendship, Grief and Memory Set on Sicily’s Mount Etna
Reaping upbeat initial reviews, Italian film “Idda” had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the TIFF Platform competition, whose non-English language winner, starting this year, will be directly eligible for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Directed by Irene Dionisio (“Pawn Street,” “Shores”) and starring Tecla Insolia
The Hollywood Reporter
Today 10:00
Inside ‘NAZA,’ the Bombshell Exposé on IDF’s War in Gaza
The Guardian served as producer, and Jonathan Glazer as executive producer, on the documentary by Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, which won a special Jury at the Venice Film Festival.
Screen Daily | Film News, Film Reviews, Film Festivals and Awards
Today 10:00
Marco Bechis’ Venice Competition title ‘Back To Buenos Aires’ ...
EXCLUSIVE: Film heads to France, Benelux, Scandinavia among others.
The Hollywood Reporter
Today 09:40
‘Happily Ever After’ Star Shuhua Yeh Makes the Leap From K-pop Idol to Actress: “It’s Really Happening”
The 26-year-old pop star, a member of girl group I-dle, is finally fulfilling her lifelong dream of acting in Feng-I Fiona Roan’s sophomore outing.
The Hollywood Reporter
Today 08:00
‘Look Back’ Breakouts Furi Nanase and Rokka Okada on Growing Up on a Hirokazu Koreeda Set
In the coming-of-age drama, the 12-year-old co-stars play aspiring manga artists whose rivalry blossoms into a defining friendship, brought to life via the director’s famously intuitive way with child actors.
Variety
Today 07:57
Trans Pregnancy Drama ‘Aman’ Boards Parallax Films for Global Sales Ahead of Toronto and London Premieres (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales company Parallax Films has boarded “Aman,” writer-director Rahul Roye’s short film about a trans man who discovers he is pregnant on the eve of his gender-affirming surgery, for worldwide sales. The announcement comes ahead of the film’s world premiere in the Short Cuts competition at the Toronto Film Festival, after which it travels