Netflix, Toronto Film Fest Partner to Develop Local Movie Talent
A three-year deal will see the U.S. streamer invest in TIFF's Canadian film industry programs, despite opposition from major festival sponsors.
Cannes Unveils Major Development and Expansion Plans
The Côte d'Azur city announced a $556 million project to renovate the Palais des Festivals, build a film museum and become an "audiovisual Silicon Valley."
Oscars: Senegal Selects 'Atlantics' for International Feature Film Category
Netflix picked up worldwide rights to Mati Diop's debut feature after it won the Grand Prix in Cannes, the first film from a black female director to play in competition in the festival's 72-year history.
Céline Sciamma Named 2019 Stockholm Visionary Award Winner
The French director won the best screenplay and the Queer Palm honors for her latest feature, 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire.'
Toronto: Fest Offers Childcare, Private Feeding Stations
The Toronto Film Festival is even offering in-hotel babysitting for parents attending the event.
Cannes Programmer Urges French Exhibitors to Talk to Netflix
"It's about sitting down and not building walls," Directors' Fortnight programmer Paolo Moretti told a Toronto Film Festival panel as he called for dialogue and cooperation.
Toronto: Kino Lorber Takes 'Beanpole' for U.S.
The Russian period drama, about women struggling in the aftermath of war, won the best director's honor for filmmaker Kantemir Balagov in Cannes' Un Certain Regard section this year.
Celine Held, Logan George Make Feature Directorial Debut With 'Topside' Drama
The veteran short filmmakers wrote and helmed the feature that stars Jared Abrahamson, Held and Derrick Stewart.
'Oh les filles!' ('Haut les filles'!): Film Review
French female rockers, including Charlotte Gainsbourg and Vanessa Paradis, tell their stories in this documentary directed by French journalist Francois Armanet.
'Burning Ghost' ('Vif-Argent'): Film Review
