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Spanish film La Bola Negra tipped for Academy Award after Toronto festival win

The Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice award has become a reliable indicator for future Oscar success

The Independent UK · Sep 20

Elon Musk, tech oligarchs and power: Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney's documentary tells a powerful tale

Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney’s documentaryMuskexamines Elon Musk’s rise, vast political influence and growing power over technology and government. Premiering in North America at the Toronto International Film Festival, the nearly four-hour film explores whether absolute power corrupts, while Gibney urges citizens worldwide to reclaim power from tech oligarchs.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

Here's what to look for at this year's Toronto International Film Festival

The spotlight at the 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will belong to Rocky Balboa, KPop superstar Lisa, late disability rights pioneer Judy Heumann and many more when North America’s largest film festival gets underway Thursday

The Independent UK · Sep 10

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Christopher Nolan to be honoured with major retrospective as The Odyssey frenzy builds

The Toronto International Film Festival will celebrate Christopher Nolan’s complete filmography this summer with special 35mm and 70mm screenings ahead of the release of his much-anticipated epic The Odyssey.

BANG Premier · May 26

Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet wins top award at Toronto Film Festival

People’s Choice award puts film on enviable track to Oscars contention

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2025

At TIFF, the mid-sized movie strives to survive

Real moviegoer energy has always made the Toronto International Film Festival a good measuring stick for not just what might catch on during Hollywood’s awards season but what will click with audiences

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

Film festivals like TIFF set the tone for wider industry norms — here’s what we’re watching around AI

This week, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is celebrating 50 years of films and programming.

The Conversation · Sep 9, 2025

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Sydney Sweeney ‘absolutely loved’ gaining 30 pounds to play pro boxer in new biopic

The Christy Martin biopic premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

Daniel Craig's new movie already 96%-rated –3 months before Netflix debut

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival to critical plaudits

T3 · Sep 8, 2025

A bold, queer 'Hedda,' from Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson, debuts at TIFF

Coming on the heels of her Marvel Studios film “The Marvels,” DaCosta premiered her Ibsen adaptation “Hedda” at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2025

Another 'Knives Out' makes another raucous premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

For the third time, the knives were out at the Toronto International Film Festival

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2025

Sydney Sweeney lands a knockout at TIFF with ‘Christy,’ stoking Oscar buzz

Sydney Sweeney came to the Toronto International Film Festival wanting to talk about her film “Christy,” not her American Eagle ad campaign

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

After uproar, documentary on Hamas 2023 attack will screen at Toronto Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival will screen a documentary on the 2023 Hamas attack, after all, following an uproar over the film’s disinvitation from the upcoming festival

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

TIFF pulls documentary on 2023 Hamas attack from festival lineup, citing footage rights issue

The Toronto International Film Festival has disinvited a documentary on the Hamas' 2023 attack into Israel over what the festival says was a footage rights issue

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025

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The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024

Thou Shalt Not Steal: new Stan series is a perversely funny road trip through Central Australia

Stan Original’s newest series is coming to smaller screens, having premiered its first three episodes in September at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Conversation · Sep 24, 2024

‘Russians at War’ documentary: From the Crimean to the Iraq War, soldier images pose questions about propaganda

Questions surrounding the film Russians at War linger following controversy surrounding it at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

The Conversation · Sep 12, 2024

TIFF 2024: For Gen Zs and beyond, cinema is about authentic live experience

While movie premieres and A-list celebrities attract most of the attention at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the future of film is debated in the TIFF Industry conference.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2024

'Unstoppable' captures Anthony Robles' singular life, with Robles as his own stunt double

“Unstoppable," about the one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles, was one of the most-anticipated premieres of the Toronto International Film Festival

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The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2024

Karen Gillan reveals pregnancy on red carpet at Toronto Film Festival

AVENGERS star Karen Gillan stunned fans by revealing her baby bump on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024

Pamela Anderson takes a bow at TIFF for 'The Last Showgirl'

The Toronto International Film Festival has played host to many comeback stories over the years

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening night of Toronto Film Festival

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted an opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, chanting “Stop the genocide!”

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

The Toronto International Film Festival is kicking off. Here are 5 things to look for this year

The Toronto International Film Festival is the clean-up hitter of the fall festival circuit

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more

The Angelina Jolie-directed war film “Without Blood,” a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leigh’s contemporary tragicomedy “Hard Truths” will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Richard Linklater's movie 'Hit Man,' with Glen Powell, sells to Netflix for $20M

The Toronto International Film Festival may be over but it’s biggest sale has just gone through

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

'American Fiction' wins People's Choice award at Toronto Film Festival

Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffery Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a much-watched bellwether in the Oscar race

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