Cannes-winning films to hit Toronto festival
27.06.2008 21:02
Arts
- Source: cbc.ca
New films that won acclaim in Cannes this spring will screen for North American audiences this fall at the Toronto International Film Festival. On Thursday, organizers announced 27 early additions to the TIFF lineup this September. In addition to French filmmaker Laurent Cantet's Entre les murs (The Class), winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year, TIFF has snagged a host of other titles that made a splash on la Croisette in May, including: - Adoration, by Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan, which won the Ecumenical Jury Prize.
- French film Un conte de Noel, by Arnaud Desplechin, winner of a Cannes special prize.
- Italian film Gomorrah, by Matteo Garrone, winner of the Cannes Grand Prix.
- The Belgian, French and Italian co-production Le Silence de Lorna, by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, best screenplay winner.
- Turkish, French, Italian co-production Three Monkeys, by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, who won best director.
- Sergey Dvortsevoy's Tulpan (Germany, Switzerland, Kazakstan, Russia, Poland), winner of the Un Certain Rgard prize.
- Brazilian film Linha de Passe, by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas, which won best actress for Sandra Corveloni.
Other TIFF additions announced Thursday: - The Good, The Bad, The Weird — Kim Jee-woon (Korea).
- 24 City — Jia Zhang-ke (China).
- Four Nights with Anna — Jerzy Skolimowski (Poland/France).
- Of Time and the City — Terence Davies (U.K.).
- Blind Loves — Juraj Lehotsky (Slovakia).
- Liverpool — Lisandro Alsonso (Argentina, France, Netherlands, Spain, Germany).
- Service — Brillante Mendoza (Philippines, France).
- Waltz with Bashir — Ari Folman (Israel, France, Germany).
- Hunger — Steve McQueen (U.K.).
- Medicine for Melancholy — Barry Jenkins (U.S.).
- The Paranoids — Gabriel Medina (Argentina).
- Salamandra — Pablo Aguero (Argentina, France, Germany).
- Three Blind Mice — Matthew Newton (Australia).
- Tony Manero — Pablo Larrain (Chile, Brazil).
- Acne — Federico Veiroj (Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Mexico).
- O'Horten — Bent Hamer (Norway, Germany, France).
- Lion's Den — Pablo Trapero (Argentina, South Korea, Brazil).
- Restless — Amos Kollek (Israel, Germany, Canada, France, Belgium).
- Revanche — Gotz Spielmann (Austria).
Earlier in June, organizers announced that actor and filmmaker Paul Gross's First World War drama Passchendaele would open this year's event. The 33rd annual Toronto International Film Festival runs Sept. 4-13. Story Tools: E-MAIL | PRINT | Text Size: SMLXL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACKRelatedInternal LinksWartime drama Passchendaele to open Toronto film festThe Class gets top marks at CannesMore Film HeadlinesVenice film fest taps Wim Wenders to lead Golden Lion juryOrganizers of the venerable Venice International Film Festival have tapped German filmmaker Wim Wenders to lead the jury awarding the event's top award, the Golden Lion.Director of Oscar-winning documentary sues THINKFilmThe director of the Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side is suing his distributor for failing to properly promote his film. Reviewers hail Ledger's Oscar-worthy performance in Batman filmThe first preview of the lastest Batman movie, The Dark Knight, has resulted in early and profuse praise for the late Heath Ledger, who plays the Joker. Cannes-winning films to hit Toronto festivalNew films that won acclaim in Cannes this spring will screen for North American audiences this fall at the Toronto International Film Festival.Frost/Nixon to open London Film FestivalU.K.'s London Film Festival will open in October with Frost/Nixon, the film based on the acclaimed Peter Morgan stage play. More Arts Headlines'Time for new hands to lift the burdens,' Mandela says at concertGreeted by a massive uproar of applause, Nelson Mandela took the stage in London's Hyde Park Friday evening to speak to the tens of thousands of fans gathered to honour his 90th birthday.Frenchman in Florida charged in Monet, Sisley art heistU.S. prosecutors have charged a French man living in Florida in connection with an audacious art theft of paintings by Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Jan Brueghel. Venice film fest taps Wim Wenders to lead Golden Lion juryOrganizers of the venerable Venice International Film Festival have tapped German filmmaker Wim Wenders to lead the jury awarding the event's top award, the Golden Lion.Director of Oscar-winning documentary sues THINKFilmThe director of the Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side is suing his distributor for failing to properly promote his film. Reviewers hail Ledger's Oscar-worthy performance in Batman filmThe first preview of the lastest Batman movie, The Dark Knight, has resulted in early and profuse praise for the late Heath Ledger, who plays the Joker. Arts FeaturesStraight but not narrowTen heterosexual stars who have become gay iconsRunning with the packYour handy guide to the Wolf Parade networkShe raaah!Women are doing it for themselves in the world of heavy metalBy George, he did itSeven reasons to miss comedian George CarlinGeorge Carlin: 1937-2008Remembering the trailblazing stand-up comic in picturesMore than wordsThe Calabash festival is a slice of literary paradisePeople who read this also read …
|
Add comment