AwardsWatch

TIFF 2021 unveils Industry Selects, In Conversation With…, Platform Prize Jury and additional Special Events

Erik Anderson August 24, 2021

Rounding out the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival lineup are the audience-pleasing In Conversation With… series, and unique and inspiring Special Events. Packed with emotion... Read More

TIFF 2021: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ to open fest, plus world premieres of ‘The Guilty,’ The Starling’ and more

Erik Anderson July 20, 2021

Zhang Yimou’s One Second will close the 46th Toronto International Film Festival, which runs September 9–18, 2021 TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente announced... Read More

2021 Toronto International Film Festival: ‘Dune,’ ‘Belfast,’ ‘Last Night in Soho,’ Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged’ among official selection [TIFF]

Erik Anderson June 23, 2021

The 46th Edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 9–18, 2021 The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first set of films... Read More

Photo-Credit-Karen-Ballard-Courtesy-of-THE-WATER-MAN1-1600x2400-1

RLJE Films and Netflix to distribute David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut ‘The Water Man’

Erik Anderson February 24, 2021

David Oyelowo’s family adventure film, The Water Man, has been acquired by RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, for North America, and by... Read More

TIFF Review: Despite a compelling Kate Winslet, ‘Ammonite’ remains at a distance

Mina Takla September 11, 2020

Plot: In 1840s England, a fossil hunter, Mary Anning who owns her own fossil business but rarely gets proper credit for her major discoveries, falls... Read More

TIFF Review: Byrned Bridges in ‘American Utopia’

Rubin Safaya September 10, 2020

“My Name is David Byrne. I can’t take credit for that. I had no choice in the matter.” The Randy Newman of New Wave Dadaism,... Read More

Alma Pöysti in Zaida Bergroth's TOVE. Image courtesy TIFF.

TIFF Review: World War II era ‘Tove’ paints a picture of love and loss

Meghan White September 10, 2020

We rarely recognize the most formative moments in our lives at the time of their occurrence. Seeking cover during an air raid during the second... Read More

TIFF Review: With a mesmerizing performance by Laetitia Dosch, ‘Simple Passion’ is anything but

Mina Takla September 10, 2020

Plot: A single mother falls in love with a younger man who enters her life as abruptly as he exits it. An examination of the... Read More

TIFF Review: Engrossing, ‘The Ties’ that bind examine a marriage in crisis

Mina Takla September 10, 2020

Plot: In the 1980s, a popular radio presenter and storyteller suddenly grows indifferent to his marriage life. A series of betrayals open doors for a... Read More