Bulgaria Submits Cannes Jury Prize Winner ‘The Dreamed Adventure’ For International Oscar Race
The Dreamed Adventure, German writer-director Valeska Grisebach’s gritty Bulgarian-set gangster drama that won the Jury Prize at this year’s Cannes Film…
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Director Xavier Tera and Producer Jeremy O. Harris Go Global with Venice Breakout ‘The Color of the Sun’
Venice: The director and the producer of the FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize winner for Best Film from Orizzonti discuss the challenges of making a film…
MoreThan Films Acquires Serville Poblete’s Buzzy Toronto Hangout Comedy ‘Sunburn’ (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales agency MoreThan Films has acquired the rights to “Sunburn,” by award-winning director Serville Poblete, ahead of its world premiere as part…
IFC Unloads TIFF Midnight Madness Movie ‘River’ For $10M+ To Blumhouse & Universal
The first big sale out of the Toronto Film Festival is an odd duck in what many have complained to be a slow pace of business despite the addition of an…
Josh Giuliano’s TIFF Slasher ‘River’ Selling to Universal and Blumhouse Atomic Monster for North of $10 Million
In the first major deal of the Toronto Film Festival, Joshua Giuliano’s slasher film “River” is in talks to be acquired by Universal Pictures and Blumhouse…
‘La Bola Negra’s Los Javis On Completing The Final Work Of Gay Poet “Murdered By Fascism” In 1936 Spain — Toronto Studio
LA BOLA NEGRA Director: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi Screenwriter: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi, Alberto Conejero Logline: La Bola Negra is a bold…
Bob Mackie Dies: Fashion Designer To The Stars Who Dressed Cher, Carol Burnett And Many More Was 87
Bob Mackie, the Oscar-nominated and Tony- and Emmy-winning fashion designer who dressed Cher in her most eye-popping costumes, Barbra Streisand in her batwing…
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster Closing Huge Deal for Joshua Giuliano’s Slasher Film ‘River’
Exclusive: The horror film could sell for more than $10 million, making it one of TIFF's biggest pacts.
Tribeca Award Winner ‘Labrador – Autopsy of Silence’ Sells to TLA Releasing for the U.S. and the U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales house H264 has sold Rodrigue Jean’s “Labrador – Autopsy of Silence” to TLA Releasing for the U.S. and the U.K. The deal follows the film’s…
‘Girl Group’s Rebel Wilson Hosted Test Screening For ‘Pitch Perfect’s Bellas, Says Anna Kendrick “Cried During The Finale Number” — Toronto Studio
GIRL GROUP Director: Rebel Wilson Screenwriter: Alana Da Fonseca, Rebel Wilson Logline: Following a downward spiral, a pop star finds a new sense of purpose by…
‘A Talent for Murder’ Review: Helen Mirren and Alden Ehrenreich Face Off in This Punchy Twist on Patricia Highsmith
TIFF: Anton Corbijn directs the pair in a two-hander with real bite, as adapted by Joanna Murray-Smith from her devilish play "Switzerland."
‘Alpha Gang’ Review: The Zellner Brothers’ Gleefully Gonzo All-Star Sci-Fi Comedy Is A Big Blast Of All Kinds Of Crazy – Toronto Film Festival
Fun comes with a big F.U. in this outrageous and frequently pant-wettingly funny aliens-are-among-us comedy Alpha Gang from David and Nathan Zellner. Their…
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Will Poulter to Be Honored at Heartland Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Will Poulter is heading to Indianapolis to be honored at the 35th annual Heartland Film Festival. The actor will attend a special presentation of his recent…
‘Copperhead’ Rounds Out Cast With Shea Whigham, Jamie Chung, Bobby Soto, Alejandro Speitzer, Michael Raymond-James & Thad Luckinbill
EXCLUSIVE: Shea Whigham (Joker, Take Shelter), Jamie Chung (Lovecraft Country, Dexter: New Blood), Bobby Soto (A Million Miles Away, Flamin’ Hot), Alejandro…
‘La Gradiva’ Review: A Brutally Tender Study of Teenage Promise and Fragility That Marks the Arrival of a Major New Filmmaker
At 2 hours 25 minutes, Marine Atlan’s stunning debut, “La Gradiva,” is long if you run a stopwatch. But by any other measure it is as quick as a breath — a…
Brie Larson Bound For ‘One Italian Summer’ From Paramount & Director Harry Bradbeer; Pic Set For Mother’s Day Weekend 2028
EXCLUSIVE: Room Best Actress Oscar winner Brie Larson is set to star as Katy Silver and executive produce Paramount Pictures’ feature adaptation of Rebecca…
‘Prima Facie’ Review: Cynthia Erivo Stars in Tonally Confused Screen Treatment of Provocative #MeToo Stage Play
TIFF: Erivo plays a formidable barrister who is forced to confront the system she once trusted in this disappointing screen version of the celebrated…
Google’s Sean Downey on the YouTube TIFF Takeover, Oscars Ad Integration and Creators vs. Influencers
The Toronto International Film Festival is still obsessed with “Obsession.” The blockbuster horror indie sold out of the festival last year, launched digital…
‘Everytime’ Director Sandra Wollner on the Emotional Resonance of Her Un Certain Regard Winning Film: ‘We Carry Our Experiences Within Us’
Sandra Wollner’s “Everytime” lands in Toronto this week for its North American premiere, kicking off a run that includes both the New York and Vancouver film…