EFP at Toronto 2024

Festival Reviews

Energetic 49th Toronto International Film Festival Buzzes with Oscar Season Hopefuls

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 13, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Featured, Festivals

2024 awards race takes shape as TIFF brings stars and prestige to the red carpet.

The Swedish Torpedo

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 12, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

Frida Kempff’s powerful biopic defies conventions as it studies the intersection of patriarchy and sport.

Ink Wash

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 10, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

Sarra Tsorakidis’ debut is a searing reckoning of contemporary Romania under late stage capitalism.

The Courageous

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 10, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

An empathetic study of a woman trying to hold it together for her kids is powered with a memorable performance by Ophelia Kolb.

Meat

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 10, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Festivals

Tragedy and family collide in Dmitris Nakos’ feature debut in which half an acre means the whole world.

A Missing Part

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 9, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Festivals

Guillaume Senez’s sensitive and low-key melodrama explores the harsh realities of Japan’s child custody laws.

Triumph

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 9, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024, International Oscars 2025

Psychics, the military, extraterrestrials, and a democratic future collide in this unbelievably wild but true Bulgarian dramedy.

My Fathers’ Daughter

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 8, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Festivals

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a fantasy father figure in Egil Pedersen’s charming coming-of-age dramedy.

Blue Road – The Edna O’Brien Story

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 8, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

Blue Road finds the blazing truth in famed author Edna O’Brien’s remarkable career.

Seven Days

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 7, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Festivals

Ali Samadi Ahadi’s turgid drama with a script from ‘Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof offers a surface level view of Iranian politics.

The Quiet Ones

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 7, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

Frederik Louis Hviid’s nerve-rattling heist flick unfolds with sweat-soaked tension and clockwork precision.

Mr. K

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 6, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

Crispin Glover falls down the rabbit hole in Tallulah H. Schwab’s surreal comedy that asks big questions.

Temporary Shelter

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 5, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

Anastasiia Bortuali’s debut documentary is a captivating scrapbook of Ukrainians forging a new life in Iceland.

49th Toronto International Film Festival Offers an Intriguing and Diverse Selection of European Cinema

by Kevin Jagernauth | Aug 29, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Featured, Festivals

TIFF’s slate of European cinema ranges from provocative documentaries to pulse-pounding genre thrills.

Energetic 49th Toronto International Film Festival Buzzes with Oscar Season Hopefuls

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 13, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Featured, Festivals

2024 awards race takes shape as TIFF brings stars and prestige to the red carpet.

The Swedish Torpedo

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 12, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

Frida Kempff’s powerful biopic defies conventions as it studies the intersection of patriarchy and sport.

Ink Wash

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 10, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

Sarra Tsorakidis’ debut is a searing reckoning of contemporary Romania under late stage capitalism.

The Courageous

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 10, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

An empathetic study of a woman trying to hold it together for her kids is powered with a memorable performance by Ophelia Kolb.

Meat

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 10, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Festivals

Tragedy and family collide in Dmitris Nakos’ feature debut in which half an acre means the whole world.

A Missing Part

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 9, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Festivals

Guillaume Senez’s sensitive and low-key melodrama explores the harsh realities of Japan’s child custody laws.

Triumph

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 9, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024, International Oscars 2025

Psychics, the military, extraterrestrials, and a democratic future collide in this unbelievably wild but true Bulgarian dramedy.

My Fathers’ Daughter

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 8, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Festivals

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a fantasy father figure in Egil Pedersen’s charming coming-of-age dramedy.

Blue Road – The Edna O’Brien Story

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 8, 2024 | Festivals, EFP at Toronto 2024

Blue Road finds the blazing truth in famed author Edna O’Brien’s remarkable career.

Seven Days

by Kevin Jagernauth | Sep 7, 2024 | EFP at Toronto 2024, Festivals

Ali Samadi Ahadi’s turgid drama with a script from ‘Sacred Fig’ director Mohammad Rasoulof offers a surface level view of Iranian politics.

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