Alison Maclean discusses the making of her film The Rehearsal, from adapting Eleanor Catton’s novel, to finding her cast, to rehearsing the film.
[Read more…] about Writer-director Alison Maclean raises the curtain on The Rehearsal
Festival Favourites
A closer look at TIFF16 film Marija with director Michael Koch
First-time writer-director Michael Koch discusses his TIFF16 film Marija, an unconventional story of female empowerment about an immigrant woman in search of her independence above all else. We also named Margarita Breitrkeiz’s performance one of the best of the year. [Read more…] about A closer look at TIFF16 film Marija with director Michael Koch
TIFF16: Writer-director-star Alice Lowe discusses Prevenge
Alice Lowe discusses the making of Prevenge, her wickedly funny directorial debut, from conception through to completion. Shot when she was seven months pregnant, the film is a revenge movie in which a foul-mouthed fetus sends its mother, Ruth (Alice Lowe), on a killing spree. This is an excerpt from our forthcoming ebook on feminist horror beyond empowertainment. To read the entire article, get your copy of the book here.
[Read more…] about TIFF16: Writer-director-star Alice Lowe discusses PrevengeYanillys Perez’ TIFF16 Dropbox Award Winner Jeffrey
Yanillys Perez’ feature debut, which won the TIFF 16 Dropbox Award for the Discovery Section, is a work of creative nonfiction. Perez mixes magic realist voiceover with a social realist approach to its optimistic, clear-eyed, and poetic subject: Jeffrey, a charming and driven 12-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a famous reggaeton & dembow singer.
[Read more…] about Yanillys Perez’ TIFF16 Dropbox Award Winner JeffreyTIFF 16 Review: I Am Not Madame Bovary
Feng Xiaogang experiments with new aspect ratios in I Am Not Madame Bovary, his caustically funny satire of Chinese bureaucracy. Starring Fan Bingbing, the film feels more like a fable than a realistic tale.
20 must-see TIFF acquisition titles
Make the most of your TIFF experience by catching acquisition titles, films still seeking distribution in North America. TIFF may be your one chance to see these on a big screen.