Proxima and My Zoe set the bar for what we should expect from female characters in film in the TIFF19 Platform Competition, its flagship program for emerging …
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TIFF’s Platform Competition is having an identity crisis
Is TIFF's Platform Competition helping to spotlight great under-the-radar world cinema or merely taking the spotlight away from worthier titles? TIFF’s …
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LFF’s Official Competition highlights emerging trends among young auteurs
Ben Flanagan muses on LFF 2019's competition selection and to what extent it represents the current state of cinema, particularly British and genre cinema. Read …
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Cinéfranco celebrates francophone cinema in Toronto
Cinefranco featured must-see francophone films from Quebec and Europe, including Jeune Juliette, Un amour impossible, and In Safe Hands (Pupille). Cinéfranco …
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Toronto’s ImagineNATIVE festival celebrates Indigenous films
The 20th ImagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto featured great Indigenous films from around the world. Highlights included: Vai, Top End Wedding, and Blood …
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Hidden gems were the highlights at LFF 2019
The best films at LFF 2019 fell under the radar. Correspondents Orla Smith and Ben Flanagan discuss their six favourites of the festival. Read more LFF …
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