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Adam Benzine
TIFF12: The documentary wrap
Here’s a wrap-up of all of the key documentary news from the event’s 11 days, from the red carpets and parties, to the directors and the deal-making.
Mongrel acquires Marilyn for Canada
Distributor Mongrel Media has acquired all Canadian rights for Liz Garbus’s TIFF hit Love, Marilyn (pictured), after being wowed by the doc during the Toronto festival.
TIFF12: U.S., international deals inked for Mettler’s End of Time
Swiss-Canadian filmmaker Peter Mettler’s documentary The End of Time (pictured) has been picked up by First Run Features for U.S. distribution, with deals also penned with distributors in Poland and Australia.
TIFF12: “Take money where you can get it,” HBO’s Nevins advises
HBO Documentary Films president Sheila Nevins kicked off TIFF’s Doc Conference in Toronto Monday, advising filmmakers not to turn their noses up at brand funding.
TIFF12: Stories We Tell sold to U.K., Poland, Australia, U.S.
Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley’s doc debut (pictured) has been acquired by distributors in the U.S., U.K, Australia and Poland.
TIFF12: Polley discusses “agony” of telling family story
The Canadian director (pictured) opened up about the difficulty of telling her family history, in a post-screening Q&A following the Toronto premiere of her feature doc debut Stories We Tell.
Science picks up Scam City
The U.S. net has acquired the 10-part co-pro (pictured) from Canadian indie Handel Productions and U.K. prodco Zig Zag which explores the darker side of tourism, to premiere in late 2013.
TIFF12: Polley discusses silence around Stories
Canadian director Sarah Polley (pictured) has opened up about her decision not to do any press around the festival launch of her feature doc debut, Stories We Tell, in a blog post featuring significant plot twist spoilers.
TIFF12: Powers predicts doc sales slew
TIFF doc programmer Thom Powers is predicting an increase in the number of doc deals done at the Toronto festival this year, with The Act of Killing (pictured), a doc backed by both Werner Herzog and Errol Morris, among the hot tips.
Tricon picks up Lively’s I Didn’t Do It
The Canadian indie has acquired Lively Media’s crime series I Didn’t Do It (pictured) for international distribution.
TIFF12: HBO’s Nevins to keynote Doc Conference
HBO Documentary Films president Sheila Nevins (pictured) is to give the opening keynote address at this year’s Doc Conference, which will also offer a sneak peek from Yung Chang’s The Fruit Hunters.
First look: TIFF takes off with Lunarcy!
Canadian director Simon Ennis (pictured) discusses and shares clips from his TIFF-premiering feature doc Lunarcy!
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