Controversy and Oscar Season Buzz Mark TIFF 50th Celebrations
The Oscar field narrows in Toronto as protesters scrutinize programming.
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An Interview with Anders Thomas Jensen
The prolific Danish screenwriter and director, Anders Thomas Jensen, talks about his latest wander into the weird with Mads Mikkelsen, ‘The Last Viking.’
Our Father
Addiction and religion clash in ‘Our Father’, a powerful drama about getting clean under the eye of God.
German director Joscha Bongard on Influencer Families and His Satirical Drama Babystar
German director Joscha Bongard discusses the commodification of intimacy and the influencer industry as his debut fiction feature ‘Babystar’ bowed in Toronto.
Winter of the Crow
Lesley Manville sees history unfold in front of her eyes in the uneven Cold War thriller ‘Winter of the Crow.’
The Currents
The tensions of motherhood overflow in the existential, visually expressive drama ‘The Currents’.
To the Victory!
Valentyn Vasyanovych imagines post-war Ukraine with both hope and fear in the compellingly meta drama, ‘To the Victory!’
Egghead Republic
Pella Kagerman and Hugo Lilja take on edgelord media with an inventively comic touch in ‘Egghead Republic’.
“Nothing Is Final With Kafka”: Agnieszka Holland on ‘Franz’ and Rehumanising a Legend
Polish director Agnieszka Holland discusses ‘Franz’, her “punky” Toronto-bowing take on the novelist Kafka.
The Love That Remains
A family falls apart into each other’s arms in Hlynur Palmason’s distinctive ‘The Love That Remains’.
The Toronto International Film Festival Rolls Out the Red Carpet for its 50th Birthday
The Toronto International Film Festival celebrates its fiftieth birthday this year, but by no means are they riding on cruise control. Even as they welcome dozens of stars on the red carpet, preparations are underway for the launch of a full-fledged market in 2026. It’ll be the third on the calendar attached to major festivals,...
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