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TIFF Docs programmer Thom Powers on this year’s slate and the rise in popularity of documentary film

Erik Anderson August 27, 2018

Thom Powers has been the documentary programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival since 2006. He oversaw TIFF’s Mavericks conversation series for nine years and created the TIFF... Read More

TIFF 2018 In Conversation With…Hilary Swank, Mahershala Ali and Maggie Gyllenhaal

Erik Anderson August 23, 2018

The Toronto International Film Festival presents this year’s In Conversation With… lineup: Hilary Swank, Mahershala Ali and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Through insightful, dynamic and intimate discussion,... Read More

Ben Mendelsohn starts over in trailer for Nicole Holofcener’s ‘The Land of Steady Habits’

Erik Anderson August 23, 2018

“I used to have this vision, my life was like a web. The more webs you could have coming from you then the more important... Read More

2018 TIFF Speaker Series Lines Up Emilio Estevez, Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra

Erik Anderson August 21, 2018

DEMOCRACY, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURAL HISTORIES ARE AMONGTHIS YEAR’S TOPICS AT THE 2018 TIFF SPEAKER SERIES A series of talks on Look at Me , The... Read More

First Look: Nicole Kidman in ‘Destroyer’

Erik Anderson August 21, 2018

The first official look at Nicole Kidman in Destroyer is here. The Academy Award-winning actress is no stranger to deglam and transformation; her role as... Read More

2018 TIFF Adds Neil Jordan’s ‘Greta’ with Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz; Brady Corbet’s ‘Vox Lux’ with Natalie Portman

Erik Anderson August 21, 2018

The Toronto International Film Festival today announced two new films that will premiere as part of the Special Presentations program in September. The World Premiere... Read More

Toronto International Film Festival Gala trailers for ‘Beautiful Boy,’ ‘Green Book,’ ‘The Hate U Give,’ ‘Shadow’ and more

Erik Anderson August 20, 2018

World premieres, Oscar contenders, family and social dramas from the US and high-octane action thrillers from China all highlight just some of the Gala entries... Read More

Chris Pine wages war in Scotland in first trailer for David Mackenzie’s ‘Outlaw King’

Erik Anderson August 20, 2018

Outlaw King reunites Chris Pine and his Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie to tell the story of Robert the Bruce, who transformed from... Read More

Poster and first look at Jeremy Saulnier’s ‘Hold the Dark’

Erik Anderson August 17, 2018

Netflix today revealed the first look and poster for Jeremy Saulnier’s Hold the Dark starring Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgård, Riley Keough, James Badge Dale, and Julian... Read More

Taika Waititi, April Reign, Franklin Leonard lead TIFF 2018 Industry Conference and Master Classes

Erik Anderson August 16, 2018

This year’s TIFF Industry Conference — a six-day event, taking place September 7–12 during the Toronto International Film Festival — will inspire and incite discussions for creative... Read More

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