TIFF 2020: Gala Presentations bring female filmmakers, first timers and Oscar winners
The ‘Gala Presentation’ section of TIFF is often as it sounds, the big, glitzy films with megawatt stars that will draw the photographers and the... Read More
Film Festivals
2020 Telluride Film Festival lineup announced: ‘Ammonite,’ ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Concrete Cowboy’ and more
The Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, released today its official program selections for the now-cancelled event. The Festival, whose ethos is... Read More
Steve McQueen’s small screen ‘Lovers Rock’ to open 58th New York Film Festival
Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, part of a five-film television anthology, has been selected to open the 58th edition of the New York Film Festival. As... Read More
2020 Toronto Film Festival announces lineup with films by Regina King, Halle Berry, Chloé Zhao
Films by Spike Lee, Kornél Mundruczó, Regina King, Francis Lee, Jasmila Žbanić, Gianfranco Rosi, Chaitanya Tamhane, Halle Berry, Michelle Latimer, Chloé Zhao, Nicolás Pereda, Werner... Read More
77th Venice Film Festival lineup has a distinctly global feel
The Venice International Film Festival has announced the lineup for the 77th edition of the fest and expectedly it looks very different than previous years.... Read More
Venice and Toronto Simultaneous World Premieres September 11thTelluride Film Festival to Host Special “Telluride from Los Angeles”Drive-In Screening on September 11thNew York Film Festival Announces... Read More
Toronto Film Festival announces digital details; reveals new festival ambassadors Hirokazu Kore-eda, Tatiana Maslany, Brie Larson, Gael García Bernal and more
TIFF Media Inclusion Initiative returns for its third year, offering connection and access for under-represented journalists TIFF announced today the new digital look of its Industry... Read More
Spike Lee’s concert film of David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’ to open the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival
Spike Lee’s filmed version of Byrne’s timely Broadway show will open TIFF on Thursday, September 10 HBO and Crave Presentation to air this fall TIFF... Read More
Toronto Film Festival: Kate Winslet to receive 2020 TIFF Tribute Award
Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF, today unveiled Academy Award–winning actress Kate Winslet as the recipient of this year’s TIFF Tribute Actor Award,... Read More
Since the beginning of the 2000s, when we were still unaware that the relation of contemporary cinema to its own memory would be shaken up... Read More
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