TIFF 2005 GETS 16 N.A. PREMIERES
indieWIRE's reports the Toronto International Film Festival has issued a press announcement for the 30th annual festival, running September 8-17, 2005.
Planners unveiled twenty of the films that will screen in various sections, including 16 North American premieres on tap for the event.
Noah Cowan, Co-Director of the Festival, has this to say of the first 20 titles announced for the festival: "This is a wonderful opportunity for audiences to see these films for the first time in Canada, and in many instances, North America. The 20 titles out of the approximately 250 total features we'll be programming are the cream of the festival circuit, and are among the highlights of the international cinema scene."
In the international Masters section we'll see Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "L'Enfant," (winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Festival de Cannes) Michael Haneke's "Caché," "Don't Come Knocking," from Wim Wenders, Alexander Sokurov's "The Sun," Hou Hsiao Hsien's "Three Times," and Lars von Trier's "Manderlay."
The Visions section presents Tsai Ming-Liang's "The Wayward Cloud," as well as Eric Khoo's "Be With Me," and Vimukthi Jayasundara's "The Forsaken Land," a winner of the Camera d'Or in Cannes this year.
Contemporary World Cinema section features nine films so far, seven of which are North American premieres. Carlos Reygadas acclaimed Cannes 2005 film, acquired by Tartan, is on tap. It is described as "the story of a man who struggles to come to terms with a guilty conscience after the death of a kidnapped child. Also set is Hany Abu-Assad's "Paradise Now" which was a hit at the Berlinale and later acquired by Warner Independent, described as the story of "two friends reunited to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv." Other films set for the section include Mohammad Rasoulof's "Iron Island" from Iran, Cristi Puiu's "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" from Romania, Laila Marrakchi's "Marock" from France, Wang Xiaoshuai's "Shanghai Dreams" from China, Thomas Vinterberg's "Dear Wendy," Rakhshan Bani-Etemad's "Gilaneh" and Mark Donfirm-May's "Carmen In Khayelitsha," winner of the top prize at this year's Berlinale, from South Africa.
Two American films are already on tap for Toronto's Special Presentations section. Mike Mills' "Thumbsucker" from Sony Classics and Noah Baumbach's "The Squid And the Whale" from Samuel Goldwyn Films are both set for the section, after debuting at Sundance.
We'll report on the Midnight Madness line-up when the films are announced.
Planners unveiled twenty of the films that will screen in various sections, including 16 North American premieres on tap for the event.
Noah Cowan, Co-Director of the Festival, has this to say of the first 20 titles announced for the festival: "This is a wonderful opportunity for audiences to see these films for the first time in Canada, and in many instances, North America. The 20 titles out of the approximately 250 total features we'll be programming are the cream of the festival circuit, and are among the highlights of the international cinema scene."
In the international Masters section we'll see Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "L'Enfant," (winner of the Palme d'Or at this year's Festival de Cannes) Michael Haneke's "Caché," "Don't Come Knocking," from Wim Wenders, Alexander Sokurov's "The Sun," Hou Hsiao Hsien's "Three Times," and Lars von Trier's "Manderlay."
The Visions section presents Tsai Ming-Liang's "The Wayward Cloud," as well as Eric Khoo's "Be With Me," and Vimukthi Jayasundara's "The Forsaken Land," a winner of the Camera d'Or in Cannes this year.
Contemporary World Cinema section features nine films so far, seven of which are North American premieres. Carlos Reygadas acclaimed Cannes 2005 film, acquired by Tartan, is on tap. It is described as "the story of a man who struggles to come to terms with a guilty conscience after the death of a kidnapped child. Also set is Hany Abu-Assad's "Paradise Now" which was a hit at the Berlinale and later acquired by Warner Independent, described as the story of "two friends reunited to carry out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv." Other films set for the section include Mohammad Rasoulof's "Iron Island" from Iran, Cristi Puiu's "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" from Romania, Laila Marrakchi's "Marock" from France, Wang Xiaoshuai's "Shanghai Dreams" from China, Thomas Vinterberg's "Dear Wendy," Rakhshan Bani-Etemad's "Gilaneh" and Mark Donfirm-May's "Carmen In Khayelitsha," winner of the top prize at this year's Berlinale, from South Africa.
Two American films are already on tap for Toronto's Special Presentations section. Mike Mills' "Thumbsucker" from Sony Classics and Noah Baumbach's "The Squid And the Whale" from Samuel Goldwyn Films are both set for the section, after debuting at Sundance.
We'll report on the Midnight Madness line-up when the films are announced.
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