Toronto International Film Festival

News from the Toronto International Film Festival

• Toronto critics announce $10,000 Canadian movie prize CBC - Mon Dec 1, 9:15 AM

  Toronto's film critics have launched a $10,000 award celebrating Canadian filmmakers.

• Toronto film community 'cautiously optimistic' about lower dollar CBC - Thu Oct 30, 8:47 AM

  Workers in Toronto's film community say they're hopeful the recent fluctuations in the Canadian dollar will help their industry.

• Falling loonie may be good news for film industry CBC - Fri Oct 24, 11:10 AM

  The falling loonie could soon mean better times for the film industry, according to the president of Filmport, Toronto's ambitious bid to get a bigger bite of the movie business.

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  Toronto win 'just sinking in' for Nunavut women's film group CBC - Tue Sep 16, 1:52 PM

  A women's film collective from Igloolik, Nunavut, is celebrating a big win from its debut feature film after it scored a major prize at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival.

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  Toronto film festival wraps, characterized by strong performances The Canadian Press - Sat Sep 13, 4:28 PM

  TORONTO - After 10 days and more than 300 movies, the lights went up on the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday, with event director Piers Handling remarking that the 2008 edition was characterized by some remarkable onscreen turns.

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  Highs and lows from the Toronto International Film Festival The Canadian Press - Sat Sep 13, 4:28 PM

  TORONTO - The Toronto International Film Festival ended Saturday after unspooling 312 films during a 10-day cinematic marathon. The Canadian Press writers who covered the festival pick some of the highs and lows among the movies they saw and the celebrities they encountered:

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  "Slumdog Millionaire" wins Toronto festival prize Reuters - Sat Sep 13, 3:33 PM

  TORONTO (Reuters) - "Slumdog Millionaire," a tribute to Mumbai and a story about a dream, won the top award at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday, ending a low-key event where many studios kept their best movies away.

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  Actor thrilled to recreate Scottish history in TIFF closer 'Stone of Destiny' The Canadian Press - Fri Sep 12, 5:43 PM

  TORONTO - Actor Stephen McCole says it was an utter thrill to recreate a piece of Scottish history in "Stone of Destiny," which is set to close the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday.

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  Canadian audiences get retooled version of 'Blindness' after mixed Cannes reviews The Canadian Press - Fri Sep 12, 2:00 PM

  TORONTO - If the film adaptation of Nobel laureate Jose Saramago's acclaimed novel "Blindness" finds a more receptive audience on this side of the Atlantic, it will seem the critics at Cannes were right about one thing - the narration had to go.

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  'Synecdoche, New York' reflects a complicated life, says Hoffman The Canadian Press - Fri Sep 12, 1:08 PM

  TORONTO - Film circles have been buzzing lately about the labyrinthine content and title of "Synecdoche, New York," which marks the directorial debut of Oscar-winning American screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.