Two Winnipeg-spawned filmmakers who have both offered up surreal visions of the Prairie city — albeit almost 20 years apart — talked to a Toronto International Film Festival crowd this week about the reception to their latest movies and what it’s like to try to present Winnipeg to the world in film. Guy Maddin and Matthew Rankin … Read more
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced it will pause all upcoming screenings of the film Russians at War. The first-person documentary by Russian Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova spurred protest from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda. The feature was set to have its North American premiere at the Scotiabank Theatre at 2:30 p.m ET Friday. Additional … Read more
The Toronto International Film Festival says it’s not pulling a controversial documentary about Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine from its schedule, despite outcry from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda. TIFF’s statement comes a day after Ontario’s public broadcaster TVO, which helped fund Russians at War, announced it was no … Read more
The province of Manitoba is extraordinarily well represented this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Officially, the province lays claim to seven films at the festival, which opened Thursday: four features and three shorts, all with Manitoba connections. Never before in the 49-year history of the festival have so many Manitoba-made films been presented. Bear … Read more
Amazon MGM Studios has announced that its original movie Superboys of Malegaon will be screened at the 68th BFI London Film Festival, which runs from October 9–20, 2024. The film will be showcased on October 10 at Vue West End and on October 12 at Curzon Soho cinema. This follows the movie’s world premiere at … Read more
A cinematic milestone is set to unfold at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as Raj Kapoor’s iconic 1951 classic, Awara, returns to the big screen in 4K restoration. The announcement was made by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) on Monday, August 26. To commemorate Raj Kapoor’s 100th birth anniversary, Awara will … Read more
Newfoundland and Labrador documentary filmmaker Jamie Miller is helping bring a unique part of her province’s popular culture to the screen. “In our generation, we grew up turning on our news station in the middle of the night and seeing just bonkers psychedelia content,” she said of her upbringing in St. John’s watching NTV, the local television network … Read more
Excel Entertainment along with Chalkboard Entertainment and Suitable Pictures has achieved another remarkable milestone with Boong being selected for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani backed Boong to premiere at 49th Toronto International Film Festival Boong follows Boong, a young boy from the valley of Manipur, who plans to surprise his mother with … Read more
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia continues her meteoric rise in the global film scene. Fresh from its triumphant run at the Cannes Film Festival, where it clinched the prestigious Grand Prix award, and a sold-out screening at the Jerusalem Film Festival, her sophomore feature, All We Imagine As Light, is set to enchant Canadian audiences at … Read more
On Tuesday, Prime Video announced the exclusive world premiere of its highly anticipated Original movie Superboys of Malegaon at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival At TIFF 2024, the audience will be treated to an exclusive world premiere of Superboys of Malegaon at the festival’s Gala event on September 13. The film features a highly … Read more
