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EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Egil Pedersen will make history next month with his debut feature My Fathers´ Daughter, the first Sámi Language movie to receive a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. Check out the first trailer for the film below.  The film follows Elvira, a confident Sámi teenager, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Danish director Thomas Vinterberg's seven-part series Families Like Ours world premieres at the Venice Film Festival this weekend, before heading to TIFF, and Deadline can reveal a first-look teaser. The drama is among four high-end series due to premiere in a special focus in Venice…

Academy Award–winning actor-turned-filmmaker Angelina Jolie is set to receive the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey announced on Tuesday. Jolie will receive the award at the 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards, taking place at Fairmont Royal York…

EXCLUSIVE: Elton John: Never Too Late, the documentary about the British-born music legend's incredible career, will debut on Disney+ on Friday, December 13, the streaming platform announced today. The film directed by documentary great R.J. Cutler and David Furnish – Elton John's husband – is set to…

And the films just keeping on coming as the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has announced 20 movies to its official selection, taking its count to 278 titles. Chief among them is Jason Reitman’s SNL opening-night pic Saturday Night, from Sony which will get its Canadian…

This morning, the Toronto International Film Festival announced their list of speaker engagements for the 49th edition in the In Conversation With… series, TIFF Industry Conference panels, and events designed to inspire and spark future collaborations. TIFF runs Sept. 5–15. TIFF's In Conversation…

The series adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's Faithless from Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) will debut in competition as part of the Primetime & Short Cuts line up at this year's Toronto Film Festival. Scroll down for the full list. The series will…

The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival presented by Rogers has set their Wavelengths and Classics section. Wavelengths includes 11 movies, and 3 short programs and a special in-cinema looped presentation with diverse works from established auteurs and emerging talent. Of note…

Ex-GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a prominent critic of Donald Trump, will get a major platform at the Toronto International Film Festival just weeks before the U.S. presidential election. TIFF announced its full documentary lineup this morning and among the standouts is The Last Republican, about…

The 49th edition of the Toronto Film Festival continues to announce more movies, with the festival on Tuesday unveiled its 2024 Centrepiece lineup that features 43 titles from filmmakers representing 41 countries. TIFF runs September 5-15 under its new sponsorship with Rogers. In total, the list…

Rebel Wilson hasn't formally responded to the defamation lawsuit producers of The Deb hit her with on July 12, but she made her point of view very clear online today. "Len Blavatnik, please stop funding and protecting Amanda Ghost, Gregor Cameron and Vince Holden," said the Jojo Rabbit actress in an…

British filmmaker Mike Leigh will be feted at this year's Toronto Film Festival with the TIFF Ebert Director Award for career achievement. The announcement was made this morning by TIFF head Cameron Bailey. Leigh returns to TIFF this year for the World Premiere of his 23rd film, Hard Truths…