Festivals

TIFF evolving into copro venue?

Indie film producer Christina Piovesan is learning the virtue of patience.

TIFF 2010 in photos: The Hall of Fame Gala

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.

Incendies goes to Sony Pictures Classics

The dealmaking on the ground at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday recorded the first major Canadian sale: Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies going to Sony Pictures Classics.

Brian Linehan Research Room opens

The late Canadian TV host Brian Linehan was famous for Hollywood celebrities responding to his probing questions during interviews with wide-eye astonishment, before injecting: “How did you know that?”

TIFF 2010 in photos: The Town presser

Images from the press conference for Ben Affleck’s The Town.

TIFF 2010 in photos: The Score gala

Kicking things off for TIFF 2010, Score: A Hockey Musical.

TIFF 2010 in photos: From the Score presser

Kicking things off for TIFF 2010, Score: A Hockey Musical.

Bell Lightbox opens

As the countdown from ten began and a beaming Toronto International Film Festival director Piers Handling raised his giant ceremonial scissors, the tears started to flow.

TIFF 2010: Contemporary World Cinema

Stories of the wounded struggling to liberate themselves from emotional isolation, grief and regret dominate the slate of Canadian features spotlighted in the Contemporary World Cinema section at TIFF this year.

McGowan Scores at TIFF opener

The puck has dropped on the most unconventional film ever to open the Toronto International Film Festival, as Michael McGowan’s Score: A Hockey Musical kicked off the 35th edition of the fest on Thursday at a glitzy affair at Roy Thompson Hall.

TIFF 2010: Special Presentations

This year the Toronto International Film Festival has selected a collection of films from both well-entrenched and recent breakout Canadian filmmakers for its slate of Canadian Special Presentations.

Casino Jack trumps for ATO

The TIFF film market is already smiling on Canadian movies. ATO Pictures on Thursday acquired the U.S. theatrical rights to Casino Jack, the Kevin Spacey-starring drama that was shot in Toronto and will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16.