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Festivals

TIFF launches mentoring program to showcase Canadian actors

The Toronto International Film Festival is to pick the most likely Canadian actors to break out onto world cinema screens in 2011.

January 28, 2011

Toronto Fest confirms awards season value with Oscar noms

It was all smiles at Bell Lightbox Tuesday after 38 films that screened last September at the Toronto international Film Festival snagged Oscar nominations.

January 26, 2011

TIFF appoints Campbell and Tory

The Toronto International Film Festival has appointed Barry Campbell and Jennifer Tory to its board of directors. These appointments come after the retirement of former members Irene Chu and Rajesh Subramaniam.

November 4, 2010

Casino Jack director passes

George Hickenlooper, director of 2010 TIFF gala Casino Jack, has died at age 47 of natural causes.

November 1, 2010

Tim Burton takes over TIFF

The TIFF Bell Lightbox is gearing up for Burtonmania, as the new home of the film fest opens its doors to the iconic filmmaker with an exhibition and a host of special programming and events, including appearances by Tim Burton himself.

October 6, 2010

TIFF makes gaming in-roads

Films and gaming are a “perfect meeting of the minds” – at least, that’s how TIFF’s Shane Smith sees it. And now that the TIFF finally has the Bell Lightbox as its permanent home, the fest’s director of programs says there’s now a space to explore just how well the two industries go hand-in-hand.

October 5, 2010

Villeneuve will get Oscar consideration

Telefilm Canada announced on Wednesday that Quebec director Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies, which picked up the Best Canadian Film award at the Toronto International Film Festival, is Canada’s Oscar submission in the best foreign film category for the upcoming Academy awards, which will be held February 27.

September 23, 2010

Quebec dominates TIFF awards

A strong year for Quebecois film paid off Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the award for best Canadian feature film went to Denis Villeneuve for Incendies and Vincent Biron’s Les fleurs de l’age (Little Flowers) grabbed the best Canadian short film award.

September 20, 2010

High Cost Of Living named Best First Feature

Deborah Chow has taken TIFF’s Best Canadian First Feature prize for her first feature film, The High Cost Of Living.

September 20, 2010

Mongrel picks up Modra

Mongrel Media has picked up Canadian filmmaker and actress Ingrid Veninger’s debut feature Modra after it bowed at the Toronto International Film Festival.

September 20, 2010

Tattersall wins TIFF Emerging Filmmaker award

Jane Tattersall’s Hot Water has won the top prize at TIFF’s Emerging Filmmakers Competition, an accolade accompanied by a $15,000 prize.

September 17, 2010

TIFF 2010 in photos: Hall of Fame Gala Part II

The fourth annual Playback Canadian Film & Television Hall of Fame event was a star-studded affair, with the best of Canadian talent on the red carpet and at the podium.

September 16, 2010