The Boy And The Heron| Gala Presentation with Junichi Nishioka, Evan Ma, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland (National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of SAG-AFTRA), Olivia Chow (Mayor of Toronto), Platform Jury Members, TIFF Rising Stars 2023, TIFF Next Wave Committee, TIFF Industry Alumni Movie synopsis Already acclaimed as a masterpiece in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki’s new film begins…
Smugglers Gala Presentation with RYOO Seung-wan (dir), YUM Jung-ah (cast), PARK Jeong-min (cast), GO Min-Si (cast), KANG Hye-jung (prod) Movie synopsis Smugglers Ryoo Seung-wanIn 1970s South Korea, smuggling is rampant and considered a heinous crime. However, it might be the only option for some haenyeo — women free divers who have harvested shellfish and other…
Flora And Son Gala Presentation with John Carney (dir), Oren Kinlan (cast), Gary Clark (cast), Anthony Bregman (cast), Peter Cron (cast), Rebecca O’Flanagan (cast), Robert Walpole (cast) Movie synopsis The latest from writer-director John Carney (Once, Sing Street) features a revelatory performance from Eve Hewson as a young mother trying to connect with her teenage son…
The New BoyGala Presentation with Warwick Thornton (dir), Aswan Reid (cast) Starring Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, this spiritual drama from Warwick Thornton (TIFF ’17’s Sweet Country) hauntingly evokes Australia’s fraught colonial legacy through the story of one very special child. Movie synopsis Set in the 1940s, the latest from writer-director-cinematographer Warwick Thornton (TIFF 2017’s Sweet…
Perfect Days with Koji Yakusho (talent) + his interpreter – David Neptune, Wim Wenders (dir), Takuma Takasaki (co-writer/producer) Movie synopsis After several years away from the silver screen, Wim Wenders is back with Perfect Days, a poignant character study and emotionally charged journey into the soul of Tokyo. Radiating charm and embracing all his best…
SOLO Gala Presentation at Roy Thomson Hall withÉtienne Hansez, producer. Sophie Dupuis, director. Theodore Pellerin, actor. Félix Maritaud, actor. Vlad Alexis, actor. Alice Moreault, actress. Jean Marchand, actor. Tommy Joubert, actor Movie synopsis Set in Montreal’s vivacious drag scene, this tender character study from writer-director Sophie Dupuis (Underground) focuses on a talented young performer whose…
Concrete Utopia Gala Presentation at Roy Thomson Hallguests: Byun Seung-min (producer) LEE Byung-hun (actor) PARK Bo-young (actress) PARK Ji-hu (actress) PARK Seo-jun (actor) UM Taehwa (director) Movie synopsis Concrete Utopia TIFF Roy Thomson Hall Facebook InstagramIn the opening moments of Um Tae-hwa’s riveting new disaster epic, an earthquake renders much of Seoul a smouldering ruin.…
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The INTERNATIONAL PEACE FESTIVAL (IPF) returned to Toronto in September 2022 for its 4th edition —it was 5 days of diverse and innovative perspectives on peace as promoted through the arts, music, and international and Canadian cinema, special events featuring some of the biggest names in film, music, painting, sculpture, and photography and IPF’s Cultural Exchange…
K-Movie Night Toronto #All-Stars brought to you by Korean Film Council at TIFF was held at The Fifth Social Club. Premiers of ‘A Man of Reason’ by Jung Woo-sung, ‘Hunt’ by Lee Jung-jae & ‘Project Wolf Hunting’ by Kim Hong-sun were speaking at the party along with Cameron Bailey of TIFF TIFF Fifth Social…