Festivals

TIFF13: The buzz behind Burt’s Buzz

Burt’s Buzz, a Canadian film screening at TIFF, explores the face behind iconic American brand Burt’s Bees. Here, director Jody Shapiro (pictured) discusses how actor Isabella Rossellini set everything in motion.

TIFF13: Avrich eyes Penthouse with Filthy Gorgeous

Director Barry Avrich (pictured) on uncovering the life of reclusive Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione for his latest doc, which world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this week.

Photo gallery: WIFT-T at TIFF – Sept. 10, 2013

Photos from the annual Women in Film and Television – Toronto reception during the Toronto International Film Festival.

TIFF13 Asian Film Summit: Local stories, global markets

An international panel of filmmakers discussed the business of cross-border filmmaking at Tuesday’s event, held during the Toronto International Film Festival.

TIFF13 Industry Conference Highlights: Distribution

A summary of the day’s panels, including Vimeo’s Jeremy Boxer on the benefits of direct distribution, a discussion on creating better connections between producers and distributors, and an overview of the global VoD market.

THE F WORD

CBS Films closes U.S. deal for The F Word

Entertainment One confirmed the U.S. rights deal, which follows the romantic comedy’s debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Pilote’s Le Demantelement sells into the U.S. market

The TIFF deal by Entertainment One includes the global airline rights for the Gabriel Arcand-starrer about a farmer selling his rural property to save the house of an elder daughter in the big city.

TIFF13 Industry Conference Highlights: Engaging your audience

Five key takeaways from Monday’s panel on rallying superfans for your next film.

TIFF13 Reel Reviews: The F Word

With distribution deals locking in around the world, Michael Dowse’s latest film should do well with Toronto fans and rom-com lovers alike, says Thom Ernst.

The Engineers wins Pitch This!

Producer Daniel Bekerman (pictured, middle) says his team is aiming to start shooting the story of an experimental crime novelist in 2014.

Gia Milani wins $10K Grolsch Discovery Award

The All The Wrong Reasons director tells Playback about the challenges that faced the film’s production, including the passing of one of its stars, Cory Monteith.

TIFF13: NonStop takes When Jews Were Funny

Ahead of its world premiere tonight at TIFF, the Swedish distributor has picked up Scandinavian, Icelandic and Baltic rights to Alan Zweig’s documentary (pictured).