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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival will open with the world premiere of the biopic Being …
Read More »The 7 best, buzziest and most beautiful films at TIFF 2025
With 50 years now under its belt — and something of a return to form after COVID-19 years and workers’ strikes — the Toronto International Film Festival was full of buzzy films this time around. Whether you had to miss the festival or simply struggled to get tickets for the 291 films …
Read More »TIFF 2025: Cillian Murphy’s Steve is a dour, dark delight
The first actor to ever win two consecutive Oscars didn’t exactly break the mould to do so. Spencer Tracy snagged his first trophy for the 1937 sleeper hit Captains Courageous — a Rudyard Kipling adaptation starring Tracy as a questionably accented Portuguese fisherman, forced to care for and educate a belligerent …
Read More »Documentary about Oct. 7 Hamas attack to screen at TIFF after resolution with director
The Toronto International Film Festival says a documentary about the Hamas attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, is now an official selection and will screen at the festival after it was initially disinvited. TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey and filmmaker Barry Avrich say they have reached a resolution after hearing …
Read More »TikTok Canada halts sponsorships at TIFF, Junos and other arts groups
TikTok says it’s pulling out as a sponsor of several Canadian arts institutions, including the Juno Awards and the Toronto International Film Festival, as it prepares to comply with a federal order to shut down operations in Canada. Since opening offices in Toronto and Vancouver, TikTok says it has invested millions in programs and partnerships …
Read More »Production company for TIFF film 40 Acres pays outstanding amounts to Sudbury crew, union says
The union representing film crew workers in Sudbury says a settlement has been reached to finally pay some members who worked on a multimillion-dollar Canadian feature film shot in the area a year ago. The film, 40 Acres, was produced by 4T Productions, led by Jennifer Holness, and filmed primarily around the northern Ontario city in …
Read More »TIFF to screen controversial ‘Russians at War’ after halting shows amid protest – Toronto
By Alex Nino Gheciu The Canadian Press Posted September 16, 2024 6:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Toronto International Film Festival has rescheduled screenings of controversial documentary “Russians at War” after it paused showings over “significant threats.” TIFF says in a programming alert that …
Read More »Ontario’s public broadcaster under fire for funding, then pulling Russian war doc
Ongoing controversy over the documentary “Russians at War” has brought scrutiny to Ontario’s public broadcaster, which has said it will not air the film it helped fund. One media expert says TVO is getting “the worst of all worlds” by investing in a project that can no longer be shown …
Read More »TIFF suspends ‘Russians At War’ screenings due to ‘significant threats’
The Toronto International Film Festival said Thursday it is suspending upcoming screenings of the controversial documentary Russians At War due to “significant threats to festival operations and public safety.” The announcement came a day after TIFF stood by the film, which is helmed by a Russian-Canadian director and received Canadian …
Read More »‘Russians at War’ documentary at TIFF sparks backlash over Canadian funding
Ukrainian diplomats and advocates in Canada are calling on the Toronto International Film Festival to cancel screenings of a documentary depicting Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine that they say amounts to “Russian propaganda.” The film, Russians At War, is having its North American premiere at TIFF on Tuesday after showing out …
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