K-Movie Night in Toronto 2023 was an opportunity to meet Korean Cinema with some of a directors from Korea who attended the party and made some speeches. KOFIC has been hosting ‘K-Movie Night’ for many years to promote K-movies and Korean cineastes at diverse places around the globe. Korean Film Council TIFF Facebook Instagram …
WIFT Toronto’s annual reception was during the Toronto International Film Festival returned to celebrate the spirit and creativity of our screen-based community and raised funds to support initiatives of the Foundation for Women in Film & Television–Toronto. This year on Tuesday, September 12, welcomed members, sponsors, partners, visiting filmmakers, and special guests to a catered…
Sly | Gala Presentation withThom Zimny (dir), Sylvester Stallone (cast) Movie synopsis Sylvester Stallone looks back on his life and career in this valedictory documentary directed by Thom Zimny. Who is Sylvester Stallone? He’s Rocky Balboa, of course, and also John Rambo, and Barney Ross, the guy who runs the team of aging action heroes…
Gala Presentation red carpet of Hit Man with Richard Linklater (dir) Mike Blizzard (Prod.)at Royal Alexandra Theatre Movie synopsis The latest from Richard Linklater reunites the prolific indie auteur with Everybody Wants Some!!’s Glen Powell for a sorta-true crime comedy thriller about role-play, romance, and the precarious pursuit of self-knowledge. Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) is a…
The Boy And The Heron| Gala Presentation with Junichi Nishioka, Evan Ma, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland (National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of SAG-AFTRA), Olivia Chow (Mayor of Toronto), Platform Jury Members, TIFF Rising Stars 2023, TIFF Next Wave Committee, TIFF Industry Alumni Movie synopsis Already acclaimed as a masterpiece in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki’s new film begins…
Smugglers Gala Presentation with RYOO Seung-wan (dir), YUM Jung-ah (cast), PARK Jeong-min (cast), GO Min-Si (cast), KANG Hye-jung (prod) Movie synopsis Smugglers Ryoo Seung-wanIn 1970s South Korea, smuggling is rampant and considered a heinous crime. However, it might be the only option for some haenyeo — women free divers who have harvested shellfish and other…
Flora And Son Gala Presentation with John Carney (dir), Oren Kinlan (cast), Gary Clark (cast), Anthony Bregman (cast), Peter Cron (cast), Rebecca O’Flanagan (cast), Robert Walpole (cast) Movie synopsis The latest from writer-director John Carney (Once, Sing Street) features a revelatory performance from Eve Hewson as a young mother trying to connect with her teenage son…
The New BoyGala Presentation with Warwick Thornton (dir), Aswan Reid (cast) Starring Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, this spiritual drama from Warwick Thornton (TIFF ’17’s Sweet Country) hauntingly evokes Australia’s fraught colonial legacy through the story of one very special child. Movie synopsis Set in the 1940s, the latest from writer-director-cinematographer Warwick Thornton (TIFF 2017’s Sweet…
SOLO Gala Presentation at Roy Thomson Hall withÉtienne Hansez, producer. Sophie Dupuis, director. Theodore Pellerin, actor. Félix Maritaud, actor. Vlad Alexis, actor. Alice Moreault, actress. Jean Marchand, actor. Tommy Joubert, actor Movie synopsis Set in Montreal’s vivacious drag scene, this tender character study from writer-director Sophie Dupuis (Underground) focuses on a talented young performer whose…
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