Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical, black-and-white drama Belfast claimed the TIFF People’s Choice Award on Saturday night, affirming its status as a major player to contend with in the 2022 Oscars race.
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and Benedict Cumberbatch were also big winners at the TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony, which wrapped up the 46th edition of the festival, claiming its Actor Awards.
The TIFF Ebert Director Award went to Dune‘s Denis Villeneuve, with musician Dionne Warwick (subject of the doc Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over) receiving a Special Tribute Award. Other major titles recognized in Toronto tonight included The Rescue—the latest doc from Free Solo helmers Jimmy Chin and E. Chai Vasarhelyi—and Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or winner, Titane.
“2021 brought an exceptional selection of films that excited Festival audiences around the world,...
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and Benedict Cumberbatch were also big winners at the TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony, which wrapped up the 46th edition of the festival, claiming its Actor Awards.
The TIFF Ebert Director Award went to Dune‘s Denis Villeneuve, with musician Dionne Warwick (subject of the doc Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over) receiving a Special Tribute Award. Other major titles recognized in Toronto tonight included The Rescue—the latest doc from Free Solo helmers Jimmy Chin and E. Chai Vasarhelyi—and Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or winner, Titane.
“2021 brought an exceptional selection of films that excited Festival audiences around the world,...
- 9/19/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Toronto International Film Festival announced that Dionne Warwick and Danis Goulet will be honored at the TIFF Tribute Awards on Sept. 18.
Warwick, the famed singer of “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Walk on By,” will receive the Special Tribute Award. She is the subject of “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over,” a new documentary by Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner that will premiere at TIFF in the TIFF Docs section.
Goulet, who directed “Night Raiders,” a Taika Waititi-backed science fiction film about a Cree woman resisting a military government, will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award presented by L’Oréal Paris and supported by MGM. “Night Raiders” will have its North American premiere at the festival, screening as a gala presentation.
“We are excited to be announcing a music industry icon, alongside an exceptional emerging talent,” said Joana Vicente, executive director and co-head of TIFF. “A legend in her own right,...
Warwick, the famed singer of “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Walk on By,” will receive the Special Tribute Award. She is the subject of “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over,” a new documentary by Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner that will premiere at TIFF in the TIFF Docs section.
Goulet, who directed “Night Raiders,” a Taika Waititi-backed science fiction film about a Cree woman resisting a military government, will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award presented by L’Oréal Paris and supported by MGM. “Night Raiders” will have its North American premiere at the festival, screening as a gala presentation.
“We are excited to be announcing a music industry icon, alongside an exceptional emerging talent,” said Joana Vicente, executive director and co-head of TIFF. “A legend in her own right,...
- 8/26/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
The Toronto International Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for its second annual TIFF Tribute Awards on Tuesday night. But this time, the gala was held virtually due to Covid-19.
The awards season kickoff fundraiser, which featured an introduction from Martin Scorsese, honors a select group of cinema trailblazers in the entertainment industry. Hosted by Etalk’s Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards, the evening made good use of its virtual setting by landing such A-list presenters as Ava DuVernay, Jodie Foster and Olivia Colman.
The evening’s honorees included Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet, who both received the TIFF Tribute Actor awards. Hopkins, who stars in the Sony Pictures Classics drama “The Father” from first-time director and writer Florian Zeller, dedicated his award to the frontline workers and first responders all over the world. “This award is yours,” Hopkins said during his filmed speech.
In Zeller’s film, Hopkins plays Anthony,...
The awards season kickoff fundraiser, which featured an introduction from Martin Scorsese, honors a select group of cinema trailblazers in the entertainment industry. Hosted by Etalk’s Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards, the evening made good use of its virtual setting by landing such A-list presenters as Ava DuVernay, Jodie Foster and Olivia Colman.
The evening’s honorees included Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet, who both received the TIFF Tribute Actor awards. Hopkins, who stars in the Sony Pictures Classics drama “The Father” from first-time director and writer Florian Zeller, dedicated his award to the frontline workers and first responders all over the world. “This award is yours,” Hopkins said during his filmed speech.
In Zeller’s film, Hopkins plays Anthony,...
- 9/16/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
As this year’s strange fall festival season rolls out, with far-flung media covering local and virtual screenings in Venice and Toronto, several awards contenders are emerging, and four, Kate Winslet (Neon’s “Ammonite”), Sir Anthony Hopkins (Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Father”), Golden Lion award-winner Chloé Zhao (Searchlight’s “Nomadland”) and composer Terence Blanchard (Amazon Studios’ “One Night in Miami”), will be front and center at TIFF’s second annual Tribute Awards fundraiser. Last year, TIFF’s first Awards Gala honored such eventual Oscar winners as Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”) and Joaquin Phoenix (“The Joker”).
This year’s tributees assembled for a press conference Tuesday morning ahead of the awards, which will be aired on CTV in Canada at at 8Pm Et/Pt, on demand on Crave, and streaming internationally via Variety.com at 8:30Pm Et/ 5:30Pm Pt.
Connecting to the TIFF Talk conference from their homes, from...
This year’s tributees assembled for a press conference Tuesday morning ahead of the awards, which will be aired on CTV in Canada at at 8Pm Et/Pt, on demand on Crave, and streaming internationally via Variety.com at 8:30Pm Et/ 5:30Pm Pt.
Connecting to the TIFF Talk conference from their homes, from...
- 9/15/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
As this year’s strange fall festival season rolls out, with far-flung media covering local and virtual screenings in Venice and Toronto, several awards contenders are emerging, and four, Kate Winslet (Neon’s “Ammonite”), Sir Anthony Hopkins (Sony Pictures Classics’ “The Father”), Golden Lion award-winner Chloé Zhao (Searchlight’s “Nomadland”) and composer Terence Blanchard (Amazon Studios’ “One Night in Miami”), will be front and center at TIFF’s second annual Tribute Awards fundraiser. Last year, TIFF’s first Awards Gala honored such eventual Oscar winners as Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”) and Joaquin Phoenix (“The Joker”).
This year’s tributees assembled for a press conference Tuesday morning ahead of the awards, which will be aired on CTV in Canada at at 8Pm Et/Pt, on demand on Crave, and streaming internationally via Variety.com at 8:30Pm Et/ 5:30Pm Pt.
Connecting to the TIFF Talk conference from their homes, from...
This year’s tributees assembled for a press conference Tuesday morning ahead of the awards, which will be aired on CTV in Canada at at 8Pm Et/Pt, on demand on Crave, and streaming internationally via Variety.com at 8:30Pm Et/ 5:30Pm Pt.
Connecting to the TIFF Talk conference from their homes, from...
- 9/15/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Bollywood actress Tabu will join a bevy of Hollywood stars to introduce prize winners at the TIFF Tribute Awards of the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival this year, on September 15. This was announced on the verified Twitter handle of the festival.
"The TIFF20 Tribute Awards will be hosted by Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards, with special presenters including: Colin Farrell, Ava DuVernay, Tabu, Regina King, Olivia Colman, Jodie Foster, and Delroy Lindo," read a post on Twitter.
It was earlier declared that Mira Nair's "A Suitable Boy, starring Tabu and Ishaan Khatter, has been chosen to close the Toronto International Film Festival 2020. Canadian pop sensation Shawn Mendes will also perform at the celebrity-driven TIFF awards show this year.
Honorees of 2020 include Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, directors Chloe Zhao, Mira Nair and Tracey Deer and Grammy-winning composer Terence Blanchard.
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, TIFF's award season gala is going...
"The TIFF20 Tribute Awards will be hosted by Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards, with special presenters including: Colin Farrell, Ava DuVernay, Tabu, Regina King, Olivia Colman, Jodie Foster, and Delroy Lindo," read a post on Twitter.
It was earlier declared that Mira Nair's "A Suitable Boy, starring Tabu and Ishaan Khatter, has been chosen to close the Toronto International Film Festival 2020. Canadian pop sensation Shawn Mendes will also perform at the celebrity-driven TIFF awards show this year.
Honorees of 2020 include Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, directors Chloe Zhao, Mira Nair and Tracey Deer and Grammy-winning composer Terence Blanchard.
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, TIFF's award season gala is going...
- 9/10/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Shawn Mendes will perform at the 2020 Toronto Film Festival Tribute Awards, the organization announced Wednesday.
Along with his performance, he will endow the new Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Award. The $10,000 prize will be given to a film that tackles issues of social change. The foundation will also make an annual contribution in support of TIFF Next Wave and helping TIFF deliver key initiatives to elevate young voices.
During the one-hour broadcast, Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins (“The Silence of the Lambs”) and Kate Winslet (“The Reader”) will both receive a TIFF Tribute Actor Award. Hopkins’ new film “The Father” from Sony Pictures Classics is screening after a successful launch at Sundance earlier this year, while Winslet is dropping her much anticipated “Ammonite” from Neon.
Director Chloé Zhao, who helms the upcoming “Nomadland” starring Frances McDormand, is receiving the TIFF Ebert Director Award, while filmmaker Mira Nair will be honored with...
Along with his performance, he will endow the new Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Award. The $10,000 prize will be given to a film that tackles issues of social change. The foundation will also make an annual contribution in support of TIFF Next Wave and helping TIFF deliver key initiatives to elevate young voices.
During the one-hour broadcast, Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins (“The Silence of the Lambs”) and Kate Winslet (“The Reader”) will both receive a TIFF Tribute Actor Award. Hopkins’ new film “The Father” from Sony Pictures Classics is screening after a successful launch at Sundance earlier this year, while Winslet is dropping her much anticipated “Ammonite” from Neon.
Director Chloé Zhao, who helms the upcoming “Nomadland” starring Frances McDormand, is receiving the TIFF Ebert Director Award, while filmmaker Mira Nair will be honored with...
- 9/9/2020
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Toronto: Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster Set to Present TIFF Tribute Awards
Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster are set to introduce prize-winners at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on Sept. 15, Toronto Film Festival organizers said Wednesday.
Canadian pop sensation Shawn Mendes will perform as part of TIFF’s celebrity-driven awards show to air on the CTV network countrywide and stream online. Other presenters set for the TIFF Tribute Awards include Regina King, Delroy Lindo and Bollywood star Tabu, while Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards will host the kudosfest.
This year’s honorees will include Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, directors Chloe Zhao, Mira Nair and Tracey Deer and Grammy-winning ...
Canadian pop sensation Shawn Mendes will perform as part of TIFF’s celebrity-driven awards show to air on the CTV network countrywide and stream online. Other presenters set for the TIFF Tribute Awards include Regina King, Delroy Lindo and Bollywood star Tabu, while Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards will host the kudosfest.
This year’s honorees will include Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, directors Chloe Zhao, Mira Nair and Tracey Deer and Grammy-winning ...
Toronto: Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster Set to Present TIFF Tribute Awards
Olivia Colman, Ava DuVernay, Colin Farrell, Jodie Foster are set to introduce prize-winners at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards on Sept. 15, Toronto Film Festival organizers said Wednesday.
Canadian pop sensation Shawn Mendes will perform as part of TIFF’s celebrity-driven awards show to air on the CTV network countrywide and stream online. Other presenters set for the TIFF Tribute Awards include Regina King, Delroy Lindo and Bollywood star Tabu, while Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards will host the kudosfest.
This year’s honorees will include Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, directors Chloe Zhao, Mira Nair and Tracey Deer and Grammy-winning ...
Canadian pop sensation Shawn Mendes will perform as part of TIFF’s celebrity-driven awards show to air on the CTV network countrywide and stream online. Other presenters set for the TIFF Tribute Awards include Regina King, Delroy Lindo and Bollywood star Tabu, while Chloe Wilde and Tyrone Edwards will host the kudosfest.
This year’s honorees will include Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, directors Chloe Zhao, Mira Nair and Tracey Deer and Grammy-winning ...
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