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]]>American Fiction stars Jeffrey Wright as author and English literature professor Thelonious “Monk” Ellison. Frustrated by the stereotypical representation of the Black community in modern literature, he decides to write a satirical novel that embraces every stereotype in the book—and he’s shocked to see it become a surprise bestseller.
In addition to Wright, the film’s star-studded cast also includes Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, and Adam Brody.
American Fiction draws inspiration from Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, which was adapted to the big screen by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. He thanked everyone who watched his movie in Toronto and helped it win the festival’s People’s Choice Award.
American Fiction was followed by Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers and Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, selected as the first and second runners-up for the People’s Choice Award.
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]]>The post “All the Light We Cannot See” & “Expats” to Premiere at 2023 TIFF appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>Anita Lee, TIFF’s Chief Programming Officer, described this year’s program as “bigger than ever” and said it will give the festivalgoers “the exclusive and unmatched opportunity to celebrate the best new international series together, in cinema, on the big screen.”
The lineup of highly-anticipated shows set to premiere at TIFF includes Netflix’s adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See and Lulu Wang’s highly-anticipated Amazon series Expats starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yo.
Romantic drama Alice & Jack starring Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson is also expected to be shown as a part of the Primetime program, along with three Canadian shows, meant to spotlight “underrepresented voices from an exciting new wave of storytellers.”
The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival will return to Canada between September 7 and 17. Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron will open the festival, while the rest of the lineup includes highly-anticipated movies Next Goal Wins, Dumb Money, and The End We Start From.
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]]>The post Hayao Miyazaki to Open 2023 TIFF With “The Boy and the Heron” appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>The Boy and the Heron shares the title with Genzaburō Yoshino’s novel from 1937, but it tells an original story of a young boy who enters an alternative world filled with magic with a talking grey heron after discovering an abandoned tower in his new town.
Cameron Bailey, the CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival said that they’re honored to open the latest edition of this event with the work of one of cinema’s greatest artists.
“Already acclaimed as a masterpiece in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki’s new film begins as a simple story of loss and love and rises to a staggering work of imagination. I look forward to our audience discovering its mysteries for themselves, but I can promise a singular, transformative experience,” said Bailey in a statement.
The Boy and the Heron scored Studio Ghibli’s biggest opening in Japan, despite the company’s unconventional decision to release it without any promo. It’s Miyazaki’s first directorial effort since The Wind Rises in 2013, and it will open TIFF on September 7.
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]]>The post Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” Wins Toronto Film Festival’s Top Honor appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>The Fabelmans managed to defeat Sarah Polley’s Women Talking and Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to win this prestigious accolade. The list of major winners at the festival also included the Midnight Madness winner Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and the best documentary winner Black Ice.
Spielberg said he’s glad he brought this film to Toronto, adding that the warm reception from everyone made his first visit to TIFF intimate and personal, both for himself and the rest of The Fabelmans cast and crew.
“Thank you to [the festival director] Cameron Bailey and the incredible staff at TIFF; thank you to Universal Pictures, and a very special thank you to all the movie fans in Toronto who have made this past weekend one I’ll never forget,” said Spielberg in a statement.
The Fabelmans is a semi-autobiographical tale inspired by Spielberg’s childhood when he aspired to become a young filmmaker. Its cast is led by Gabriel LaBelle, with Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch in supporting roles.
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]]>The post “Dear Evan Hansen” Set to Open 2021 Toronto International Film Festival appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>According to TIFF’s co-head and artistic director, Cameron Bailey, choosing Dear Evan Hansen was a no-brainer and he described it as the ideal film to launch the festival this year.
“This film is ultimately about healing, forgiveness, and reaffirms how connected and essential we all are to one another. We couldn’t think of a more important idea to celebrate this year as we come together once again to share the power and joy of cinema in theaters together,” said Bailey in an official statement.
In addition to Dear Evan Hansen, TIFF officials unveiled the list of other films set to have gala premieres at the festival, including Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast, Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, and Barry Levinson’s The Survivor. The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival is set to take place from September 9-18, 2021.
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]]>The post “Nomadland” Wins Top Honor at the Toronto Film Festival appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>This year’s TIFF was mostly held remotely, and Zhao accepted her award the same way. She thanked the team of this festival for the great organization and expressed her gratitude to everyone who watched Nomadland remotely and at drive-in screenings.
“We can’t do this without you. Cinema is about sharing. Please, please keep going because we cannot do this without you. We’re so grateful and we hope we’ll see you all down the road,” said the critically acclaimed director in her acceptance speech.
Nomadland follows the journey of an elderly woman (Frances McDormand) who decides to become a modern-day nomad after the economic collapse of her small town.
The film will premiere at festivals in New York and London before coming to theaters on December 4th.
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]]>The post “American Fiction” Honored With People’s Choice Award at 2023 TIFF appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>American Fiction stars Jeffrey Wright as author and English literature professor Thelonious “Monk” Ellison. Frustrated by the stereotypical representation of the Black community in modern literature, he decides to write a satirical novel that embraces every stereotype in the book—and he’s shocked to see it become a surprise bestseller.
In addition to Wright, the film’s star-studded cast also includes Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, and Adam Brody.
American Fiction draws inspiration from Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, which was adapted to the big screen by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. He thanked everyone who watched his movie in Toronto and helped it win the festival’s People’s Choice Award.
American Fiction was followed by Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers and Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, selected as the first and second runners-up for the People’s Choice Award.
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]]>The post “All the Light We Cannot See” & “Expats” to Premiere at 2023 TIFF appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>Anita Lee, TIFF’s Chief Programming Officer, described this year’s program as “bigger than ever” and said it will give the festivalgoers “the exclusive and unmatched opportunity to celebrate the best new international series together, in cinema, on the big screen.”
The lineup of highly-anticipated shows set to premiere at TIFF includes Netflix’s adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See and Lulu Wang’s highly-anticipated Amazon series Expats starring Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yo.
Romantic drama Alice & Jack starring Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson is also expected to be shown as a part of the Primetime program, along with three Canadian shows, meant to spotlight “underrepresented voices from an exciting new wave of storytellers.”
The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival will return to Canada between September 7 and 17. Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron will open the festival, while the rest of the lineup includes highly-anticipated movies Next Goal Wins, Dumb Money, and The End We Start From.
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]]>The post Hayao Miyazaki to Open 2023 TIFF With “The Boy and the Heron” appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>The Boy and the Heron shares the title with Genzaburō Yoshino’s novel from 1937, but it tells an original story of a young boy who enters an alternative world filled with magic with a talking grey heron after discovering an abandoned tower in his new town.
Cameron Bailey, the CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival said that they’re honored to open the latest edition of this event with the work of one of cinema’s greatest artists.
“Already acclaimed as a masterpiece in Japan, Hayao Miyazaki’s new film begins as a simple story of loss and love and rises to a staggering work of imagination. I look forward to our audience discovering its mysteries for themselves, but I can promise a singular, transformative experience,” said Bailey in a statement.
The Boy and the Heron scored Studio Ghibli’s biggest opening in Japan, despite the company’s unconventional decision to release it without any promo. It’s Miyazaki’s first directorial effort since The Wind Rises in 2013, and it will open TIFF on September 7.
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]]>The post Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” Wins Toronto Film Festival’s Top Honor appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>The Fabelmans managed to defeat Sarah Polley’s Women Talking and Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery to win this prestigious accolade. The list of major winners at the festival also included the Midnight Madness winner Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and the best documentary winner Black Ice.
Spielberg said he’s glad he brought this film to Toronto, adding that the warm reception from everyone made his first visit to TIFF intimate and personal, both for himself and the rest of The Fabelmans cast and crew.
“Thank you to [the festival director] Cameron Bailey and the incredible staff at TIFF; thank you to Universal Pictures, and a very special thank you to all the movie fans in Toronto who have made this past weekend one I’ll never forget,” said Spielberg in a statement.
The Fabelmans is a semi-autobiographical tale inspired by Spielberg’s childhood when he aspired to become a young filmmaker. Its cast is led by Gabriel LaBelle, with Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, and Judd Hirsch in supporting roles.
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]]>The post “Dear Evan Hansen” Set to Open 2021 Toronto International Film Festival appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>According to TIFF’s co-head and artistic director, Cameron Bailey, choosing Dear Evan Hansen was a no-brainer and he described it as the ideal film to launch the festival this year.
“This film is ultimately about healing, forgiveness, and reaffirms how connected and essential we all are to one another. We couldn’t think of a more important idea to celebrate this year as we come together once again to share the power and joy of cinema in theaters together,” said Bailey in an official statement.
In addition to Dear Evan Hansen, TIFF officials unveiled the list of other films set to have gala premieres at the festival, including Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast, Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, and Barry Levinson’s The Survivor. The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival is set to take place from September 9-18, 2021.
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]]>The post “Nomadland” Wins Top Honor at the Toronto Film Festival appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.
]]>This year’s TIFF was mostly held remotely, and Zhao accepted her award the same way. She thanked the team of this festival for the great organization and expressed her gratitude to everyone who watched Nomadland remotely and at drive-in screenings.
“We can’t do this without you. Cinema is about sharing. Please, please keep going because we cannot do this without you. We’re so grateful and we hope we’ll see you all down the road,” said the critically acclaimed director in her acceptance speech.
Nomadland follows the journey of an elderly woman (Frances McDormand) who decides to become a modern-day nomad after the economic collapse of her small town.
The film will premiere at festivals in New York and London before coming to theaters on December 4th.
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