TIFF is expanding its industry influence with the launch of an official content market, designed as a central hub for buying and selling screen-based projects, intellectual property, and immersive and innovative content across all platforms.
TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and chief programming officer Anita Lee made the announcement on Thursday in Cannes, revealing that the market is in development thanks to a Cad $23 million investment from the Canadian federal government.
“What we’ve heard from the international industry at large is that TIFF is increasingly becoming a significant gateway to North America,” Lee told Variety, sitting down for an interview just a few hundred kilometers away from Cannes’ Marche du Film, which was an inspiration for TIFF’s version. “We have a fantastic culturally diverse, young, sophisticated audience. What the official market will allow us to do is create a hub and infrastructure for companies, producers, to come in from all around the world,...
TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and chief programming officer Anita Lee made the announcement on Thursday in Cannes, revealing that the market is in development thanks to a Cad $23 million investment from the Canadian federal government.
“What we’ve heard from the international industry at large is that TIFF is increasingly becoming a significant gateway to North America,” Lee told Variety, sitting down for an interview just a few hundred kilometers away from Cannes’ Marche du Film, which was an inspiration for TIFF’s version. “We have a fantastic culturally diverse, young, sophisticated audience. What the official market will allow us to do is create a hub and infrastructure for companies, producers, to come in from all around the world,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Gold Gala is the type of weekend where you can share an intimate booth at L.A. culinary hotspot Yangban with a Pulitzer winner (journalist Jose Antonio Vargas) and a top festival exec (TIFF chief programming officer Anita Lee) on Friday night and then mimosas and a sound bath at the Four Seasons the next morning with an Olympic figure skater and a former Miss Universe (Madison Chock and R’Bonney Gabriel, respectively) – all as part of mere pre-gaming to the titular main event, which took place at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night.
Ostensibly a cultural celebration and awards dinner from Asian Pacific power broker network Gold House, the third annual Gold Gala was simultaneously an haute couture showcase (fashion designer Prabal Gurung served as its creative director) and a family reunion, with 600 Api talent and leaders from across multiple industries turning out in their finest “heritage black tie,...
Ostensibly a cultural celebration and awards dinner from Asian Pacific power broker network Gold House, the third annual Gold Gala was simultaneously an haute couture showcase (fashion designer Prabal Gurung served as its creative director) and a family reunion, with 600 Api talent and leaders from across multiple industries turning out in their finest “heritage black tie,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Nisha Pahuja’s Oscar-nominated documentary To Kill a Tiger is returning to theaters this Friday, extending through the end of the month.
The film will be showcased in select specialty theaters across the U.S., according to a release, including (but not limited to) Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Washington DC, and Dallas.
“To Kill a Tiger follows a riveting story of Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, who takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of sexual assault,” notes a description of the film. “The documentary highlights Ranjit’s relentless support for his daughter, a feat that is virtually unheard of in India.”
Director Nisha Pahuja attends a special screening of ‘To Kill a Tiger’ in London.
Pahuja, an Emmy nominee for the 2014 documentary The World Before Her, earned the first Oscar...
The film will be showcased in select specialty theaters across the U.S., according to a release, including (but not limited to) Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Washington DC, and Dallas.
“To Kill a Tiger follows a riveting story of Ranjit, a farmer in Jharkhand, India, who takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of sexual assault,” notes a description of the film. “The documentary highlights Ranjit’s relentless support for his daughter, a feat that is virtually unheard of in India.”
Director Nisha Pahuja attends a special screening of ‘To Kill a Tiger’ in London.
Pahuja, an Emmy nominee for the 2014 documentary The World Before Her, earned the first Oscar...
- 2/5/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the international arm of its festival. Taking place September 8 through 18, TIFF previously unveiled Sally El Hosaini’s opening night film “The Swimmers” as well as Special Presentations including the world premieres of Steven Spielberg’s semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans,” Rian Johnson’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” and Nicholas Stoller’s “Bros.”
“The Woman King,” “Catherine Called Birdy,” “The Menu,” “Moonage Daydream,” and “My Policeman” additionally debut at the festival.
Now, the Contemporary World Cinema slate has been announced for 2022 TIFF. The lineup includes features from more than 50 countries spanning the globe. The respective world premieres for “Bones of Crows” and “The Swearing Jar” are among programming highlights, as well as the North American premieres for Koji Fukada’s “Love Life” and Jerzy Skolimowski’s “Eo.”
“We are so proud of the TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema programs,” Anita Lee, chief programming officer,...
“The Woman King,” “Catherine Called Birdy,” “The Menu,” “Moonage Daydream,” and “My Policeman” additionally debut at the festival.
Now, the Contemporary World Cinema slate has been announced for 2022 TIFF. The lineup includes features from more than 50 countries spanning the globe. The respective world premieres for “Bones of Crows” and “The Swearing Jar” are among programming highlights, as well as the North American premieres for Koji Fukada’s “Love Life” and Jerzy Skolimowski’s “Eo.”
“We are so proud of the TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema programs,” Anita Lee, chief programming officer,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Includes new work from Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Werner Herzog and Klaus Hӓrӧ.
New work from Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Werner Herzog and Klaus Hӓrӧ are among TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema line-ups announced on Wednesday (August 17).
In TIFF Docs, Cowperthwaite’s The Grab exposes the systematic acquisition of food and water resources by international governments and private companies. Herzog returns to the fray with Theatre Of Thought, in which he explores the cutting edge of brain research.
The selection includes Mark Fletcher’s nature documentary Patrick And The Whale (pictured) and opens with Sacha Jenkins’ Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues.
New work from Blackfish director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Werner Herzog and Klaus Hӓrӧ are among TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema line-ups announced on Wednesday (August 17).
In TIFF Docs, Cowperthwaite’s The Grab exposes the systematic acquisition of food and water resources by international governments and private companies. Herzog returns to the fray with Theatre Of Thought, in which he explores the cutting edge of brain research.
The selection includes Mark Fletcher’s nature documentary Patrick And The Whale (pictured) and opens with Sacha Jenkins’ Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues.
- 8/17/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
With the Toronto International Film Festival wrapping up today, they’ve handed out their award winners. While our top picks will be arriving shortly, the big winner of the festival was Damien Chazelle‘s La La Land, which won the People’s Choice Awards, while Raoul Peck‘s I Am Not Your Negro won on the documentary side. Other winners include Free Fire in the Midnight Madness category and Jackie in the Platform section, which is in its second year.
Check out the full press release below.
The short film awards below were selected by a jury comprised of American filmmaker Abteen Bagheri (That B.E.A.T.), French filmmaker Eva Husson (Bang Gang), and Canadian filmmaker Jeff Barnaby (Rhymes for Young Ghouls).
Short Cuts Award For Best Canadian Short Film
The Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film goes to Alexandre Dostie’s Mutants. The jury remarked, “Mutants...
Check out the full press release below.
The short film awards below were selected by a jury comprised of American filmmaker Abteen Bagheri (That B.E.A.T.), French filmmaker Eva Husson (Bang Gang), and Canadian filmmaker Jeff Barnaby (Rhymes for Young Ghouls).
Short Cuts Award For Best Canadian Short Film
The Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film goes to Alexandre Dostie’s Mutants. The jury remarked, “Mutants...
- 9/18/2016
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It’s been a surprisingly interesting month of moving and shaking in terms of doc development. Just a month after making his first public funding pitch at Toronto’s Hot Docs Forum, legendary doc filmmaker Frederick Wiseman took to Kickstarter to help cover the remaining expenses for his 40th feature film In Jackson Heights (see the film’s first trailer below). Unrelentingly rigorous in his determination to capture the American institutional landscape on film, his latest continues down this thematic rabbit hole, taking on the immensely diverse New York City neighborhood of Jackson Heights as his latest subject. According to the Kickstarter page, Wiseman is currently editing the 120 hours of rushes he shot with hopes of having the film ready for a fall festival premiere (my guess would be Tiff, where both National Gallery and At Berkeley made their North American debut), though he’s currently quite a ways away from his $75,000 goal.
- 7/6/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Well folks, after a rather long and brutal winter (at least for me here in Buffalo), we are finally heading into the wonderful warmth of summer, but with that blast of sunshine and steamy humidity comes the mid-year drought of major film fests. After the Sheffield Doc/Fest concludes on June 10th and AFI Docs wraps on June 21st, we likely won’t see any major influx in our charts until Locarno, Venice, Telluride and Tiff announce their line-ups in rapid succession. In the meantime, we can look forward to the intriguing onslaught of films making their debut in Sheffield, including Brian Hill’s intriguing examination of Sweden’s most notorious serial killer, The Confessions of Thomas Quick, and Sean McAllister’s film for which he himself was jailed in the process of making, A Syrian Love Story, the only two films world premiering in the festival’s main competition.
- 6/1/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
This is a tough awards season! Lots of great movies to see, so little time! I'm catching up like crazy before we vote for the Critics' Choice Movie Awards for the Broadcast Film Critics Association. So I apologize if I haven't updated you with the latest on the awards season 2013-2014! And there were many award-giving bodies announcing nominations.
We already told you about the Rome Film Festival and the Film Independent Spirit Awards, now let's talk about the 2013 Gotham Awards, the Ida Documentary Awards, the Cinema Eye, and the Producers Guild announcing its best documentary choices.
First stop, we have the 2013 Gotham Awards where Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" topped the nominations with three nods including best feature, best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor and breakthrough actor for Lupita Nyong'o.
Winners will be announced on Dec. 2nd where Richard Linklater, Forest Whitaker, and Katherine Oliver (head of the NYC...
We already told you about the Rome Film Festival and the Film Independent Spirit Awards, now let's talk about the 2013 Gotham Awards, the Ida Documentary Awards, the Cinema Eye, and the Producers Guild announcing its best documentary choices.
First stop, we have the 2013 Gotham Awards where Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" topped the nominations with three nods including best feature, best actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor and breakthrough actor for Lupita Nyong'o.
Winners will be announced on Dec. 2nd where Richard Linklater, Forest Whitaker, and Katherine Oliver (head of the NYC...
- 12/2/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
We have all come to love Sarah Polley as an actress in films such as The Sweet Hereafter, Exotica and Zack Snyder’s remake of Dawn of the Dead, but in the past few years she has proven to be as big a talent behind the camera as she is in front of it. While many actors can have an awkward time going from acting in a movie to directing one, Polley made one of the most confident and assured feature-length directorial debuts with Away From Her, which earned its star Julie Christie an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. Polley then went on to direct last year’s Take This Waltz which starred Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen as a married couple that wonders if they’re truly satisfied with the state of their relationship.
Polley’s latest film as a director is Stories We Tell, and it also marks...
Polley’s latest film as a director is Stories We Tell, and it also marks...
- 5/14/2013
- by Ben Kenber
- We Got This Covered
A new poster and trailer in for Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell from Roadside Attractions with Rebecca Jenkins, Peter Evans, Alex Hatz, Pixie Bigelow, Deirdre Bowen, Geoffrey Bowes, John Buchan, Susy Buchan, Tom Butler, Andrew Church and Justin Goodland. Anita Lee produced the film which was seen at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in August, then at this year's Sundance Film Festival. You can watch it in theaters from May 10th. In this inspired, genre-twisting new film, Oscar®-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who’s telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She playfully interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting refreshingly candid, yet mostly contradictory...
- 3/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
A new poster and trailer in for Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell from Roadside Attractions with Rebecca Jenkins, Peter Evans, Alex Hatz, Pixie Bigelow, Deirdre Bowen, Geoffrey Bowes, John Buchan, Susy Buchan, Tom Butler, Andrew Church and Justin Goodland. Anita Lee produced the film which was seen at the 2012 Venice Film Festival in August, then at this year's Sundance Film Festival. You can watch it in theaters from May 10th. In this inspired, genre-twisting new film, Oscar®-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who’s telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She playfully interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting refreshingly candid, yet mostly contradictory...
- 3/5/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
In Toronto, the newest film from Sarah Polley, the documentary "Stories We Tell," was picked up by Roadside Attractions, while in anticipation of its midnight debut, Rob Zombie's witchy "Lords of Salem" has a trio of studios courting him, with Anchor Bay leading the pack. Polley's "Stories We Tell" is an autobiographical documentary about Polley's mother that recently played three major festivals – in addition to Toronto, it was exhibited at Venice and Telluride, to near-universal acclaim. Our man in Venice said that the film "tickles both the brain and the heart, and by some distance Polley’s most consistent, and best, work as a director to date." Anita Lee, who produced the film through the National Film Board of Canada, said in a press release that, "We were overwhelmed with excellent offers but felt Roadside was the perfect fit.” In the same press release Roadside Co-President Eric...
- 9/10/2012
- by Drew Taylor
- The Playlist
Roadside Attractions has landed, after an aggressive bidding war, all U.S. rights to Canadian actress-writer-filmmaker Sarah Polley's "Stories We Tell." Wisely, Polley ("Away from Her," "Take this Waltz") debuted the film at the Venice and Telluride Film festivals, followed by Toronto, where it was rapturously received by audiences and critics. Polley tells the true story, filming herself as she interviews her family, of her actress mother, who died when she was ten. Raised by her single father--her siblings had grown and left the nest--Polley recently unearthed some long-hidden family secrets and opted to reveal them in doc form. The result is a terrific and moving true account, packed with home movies and photos, and Polley makes the most of it. She hasn't wanted to do any interviews about the story--but she inevitably will. Roadside won U.S. rights to the film, which is produced by Anita Lee, from...
- 9/10/2012
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Roadside Attractions has acquired all U.S. rights to Sarah Polley’s “Stories We Tell.” The specialty distributor will give the highly praised quasi-documentary, which screened at Venice, Telluride and Toronto, a theatrical release in early 2013. Anita Lee from the National Film Board of Canada produced the project, in which Polley uses home movies, new interviews and voice-over narration to explore secrets in her own family. Read More: Telluride Review: Sarah Polley's Brilliant Family Documentary 'Stories We Tell' Explores Multiple Versions of the Truth "In fearlessly laying bare her family's most intimate moments and remembrances, Sarah allows we as audience members to reflect on each of our own family histories, both real and fabricated," said Roadside co-president Eric d'Arbeloff. "With ‘Stories We Tell,’ Sarah Polley yet again proves herself a master of translating the specific into the universal and...
- 9/10/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Toronto, September 10, 2012 – Roadside Attractions has acquired all U.S. rights to Stories We Tell, the latest film from Academy Award® nominated filmmaker Sarah Polley (Away From Her, Take This Waltz) produced by Anita Lee from the National Film Board of Canada. Following the film’s rapturously received screenings this week in Venice, Telluride and Toronto, Roadside plans an early 2013 theatrical release in the States. In Stories We Tell, the acclaimed writer/director/actress weaves together a beautifully assembled tapestry of home movies, interviews, and narration to examine the repercussions of long-held family secrets finally coming to light. The deal was negotiated by Roadside Co-President Howard Cohen for Roadside and the National Film Board of Canada’s Christina Rogers on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 9/10/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Roadside Attractions has acquired all U.S. rights to Stories We Tell , the latest film from Academy Award nominated filmmaker Sarah Polley ( Away From Her , Take This Waltz ) and produced by Anita Lee from the National Film Board of Canada. Roadside plans an early 2013 theatrical release in the States. In Stories We Tell , the acclaimed writer/director/actress weaves together a beautifully assembled tapestry of home movies, interviews, and narration to examine the repercussions of long-held family secrets finally coming to light. "In fearlessly laying bare her family's most intimate moments and remembrances, Sarah allows we as audience members to reflect on each of our own family histories, both real and fabricated," notes Roadside Co-President Eric d'Arbeloff....
- 9/10/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Multi-hyphenate Sarah Polley has already lovingly crafted two beautiful feature films – Away From Her and Take This Waltz - and is now expending her directorial repertoire to include a documentary that sounds as if it will fit perfectly inside her already immensely accomplished work (we’re fans of her, okay?). That new film, Stories We Tell, is now set to debut at the Venice Film Festival, and the only question more pressing than “wait, how expensive is it to fly to Venice?” is “wait, just what is this film about?” The film is Polley’s first venture into documentary filmmaking, and one she’s been working on since 2008, when the Cfc/Nfb Feature Documentary Program was first unveiled. Little is known about the film, including the details of its subjects, but we do know that it centers on “a family of storytellers” that Polley interviews about the same subjects with unexpectedly different results. Stories...
- 7/24/2012
- by Kate Erbland
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
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