Auteurs Agnieszka Holland, Wim Wenders, Hamaguchi Ryusuke and Aki Kaurismaki are among the filmmakers featured in the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Centrepiece program.
The strand, previously known as Contemporary World Cinema, which honors and celebrates global cinematic achievements, features 47 titles from filmmakers representing 45 countries.
TIFF has also revealed the additional lineup of galas, special presentations and documentaries, which feature star wattage from around the world including Tommy Lee Jones and Anil Kapoor.
“We are very excited to present the new Centrepiece program, a cinematic journey that transcends boundaries and embraces the art of human experience,” said Anita Lee, TIFF chief programming officer. “The rebranding of the TIFF program, formerly Contemporary World Cinema, is a reflection of the festival’s vision to provide an elevated platform for international cinema, acclaimed titles from festivals around the globe, highly anticipated premieres from Canadian and international talents, and the latest work of influential filmmaking luminaries.
The strand, previously known as Contemporary World Cinema, which honors and celebrates global cinematic achievements, features 47 titles from filmmakers representing 45 countries.
TIFF has also revealed the additional lineup of galas, special presentations and documentaries, which feature star wattage from around the world including Tommy Lee Jones and Anil Kapoor.
“We are very excited to present the new Centrepiece program, a cinematic journey that transcends boundaries and embraces the art of human experience,” said Anita Lee, TIFF chief programming officer. “The rebranding of the TIFF program, formerly Contemporary World Cinema, is a reflection of the festival’s vision to provide an elevated platform for international cinema, acclaimed titles from festivals around the globe, highly anticipated premieres from Canadian and international talents, and the latest work of influential filmmaking luminaries.
- 8/10/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The programme comprises 47 films from 45 countries.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled the line-up for its Centrepiece programme, with 47 titles screening from filmmakers representing 45 countries.
Included in the programme (previously known as Contemporary World Cinema) are Victor Erice’s Close Your Eyes, getting its North American premiere; Aki Kaurismaki’s Fallen Leaves, receiving its Canadian premiere; and Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border, a North American premiere.
Scroll down for the full list of Centrepiece titles
TIFF also announced additional titles for its Galas, Special Presentations and Documentaries programmes, among them the world premiere of Brian Helgeland’s Finestkind.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled the line-up for its Centrepiece programme, with 47 titles screening from filmmakers representing 45 countries.
Included in the programme (previously known as Contemporary World Cinema) are Victor Erice’s Close Your Eyes, getting its North American premiere; Aki Kaurismaki’s Fallen Leaves, receiving its Canadian premiere; and Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border, a North American premiere.
Scroll down for the full list of Centrepiece titles
TIFF also announced additional titles for its Galas, Special Presentations and Documentaries programmes, among them the world premiere of Brian Helgeland’s Finestkind.
- 8/10/2023
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
The Toronto International Film Festival has added 59 more films to the lineup of its 2023 festival, including 47 international films in the Centrepiece program, which in previous years was known as Contemporary World Cinema. New films were also added to the Galas, Special Presentations and Documentary sections.
World premieres among the new selections include “Finestkind,” a crime thriller from Brian Helgeland (screenwriter of “L.A. Confidential”) starring Tommy Lee Jones and Ben Foster; The Movie Teller,” a film set in Chile starring Berenice Bejo from “An Education” director Lone Scherfig; and Jessica Yu’s “Quiz Lady,” with Sandra Oh and Awkwafina.
The Centrepiece selections include a number of films from May’s Cannes Film Festival, among them Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “About Dry Grasses,” Aki Kaurismaki’s “Fallen Leaves,” Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s “Banel & Adama,” Amjad Al Rasheed’s “Inshallah a Boy,” Joanna Arnow’s “The Feeling That the...
World premieres among the new selections include “Finestkind,” a crime thriller from Brian Helgeland (screenwriter of “L.A. Confidential”) starring Tommy Lee Jones and Ben Foster; The Movie Teller,” a film set in Chile starring Berenice Bejo from “An Education” director Lone Scherfig; and Jessica Yu’s “Quiz Lady,” with Sandra Oh and Awkwafina.
The Centrepiece selections include a number of films from May’s Cannes Film Festival, among them Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “About Dry Grasses,” Aki Kaurismaki’s “Fallen Leaves,” Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s “Banel & Adama,” Amjad Al Rasheed’s “Inshallah a Boy,” Joanna Arnow’s “The Feeling That the...
- 8/10/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Netflix has had a great few months of content, which has worked out well for everyone stuck inside throughout the ongoing pandemic. Huge hits like Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extraterrestrial, horror classic The Silence of the Lambs, Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods and season 4 of 13 Reasons Why have kept viewers consistently occupied this month. And today, two more films are being added to the service, though you’d be forgiven for not knowing anything about either of them.
Dark Skies is a sci-fi horror pic directed by Scott Stewart and starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, J.K. Simmons and Dakota Goyo. This fairly generic “family being terrorized by a supernatural force” movie earned itself mixed reviews and currently sits at only 41% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s known for squandering its solid casting choices and interesting concepts by being an otherwise dull and lifeless experience. That said, other horror films...
Dark Skies is a sci-fi horror pic directed by Scott Stewart and starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, J.K. Simmons and Dakota Goyo. This fairly generic “family being terrorized by a supernatural force” movie earned itself mixed reviews and currently sits at only 41% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s known for squandering its solid casting choices and interesting concepts by being an otherwise dull and lifeless experience. That said, other horror films...
- 6/22/2020
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
Netflix has bought worldwide rights to Genevieve Nnaji’s comedy “Lionheart” on the eve of its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Netflix announced the deal Friday. The film will premiere at Tiff on Saturday. “Lionheart” marks the first Netflix original film from Nigeria.
Nnaji stars with Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, and Onyeka Onwenu. The story follows a daughter who’s forced to work with her feckless uncle in order to save her father’s ailing bus company. Nnaji plays Adaeze, a level-headed executive in her father’s bus company, Lionheart Transport. When her father (played by Edochie) falls ill, both she and her rival (Kalu Egbui Ikeagwu) are passed over in favor of the uncle, played by Owoh.
Complications arise when they discover that the family business is in dire financial straits — leading to absurd results as they try to save the company. The film also touches...
Netflix announced the deal Friday. The film will premiere at Tiff on Saturday. “Lionheart” marks the first Netflix original film from Nigeria.
Nnaji stars with Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, and Onyeka Onwenu. The story follows a daughter who’s forced to work with her feckless uncle in order to save her father’s ailing bus company. Nnaji plays Adaeze, a level-headed executive in her father’s bus company, Lionheart Transport. When her father (played by Edochie) falls ill, both she and her rival (Kalu Egbui Ikeagwu) are passed over in favor of the uncle, played by Owoh.
Complications arise when they discover that the family business is in dire financial straits — leading to absurd results as they try to save the company. The film also touches...
- 9/7/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has acquired world rights to Lionheart, prior to its Toronto premiere tomorrow. The film marks Netflix’s first film from Nigeria, and it marks the directorial debut of Genevieve Nnaji who stars with Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie and Onyeka Onwenu.
Running a company can be challenging, especially if you are a female in a male-dominated industry. Looking to prove her worth, Adaeze steps up to the challenge when her father, Chief Ernest Obiagu is forced to take a step back due to health issues. Ironically, he appoints his crude and eccentric brother, Godswill, instead to run the company with his young daughter. Complications arise when they discover that the family business is in dire financial straits and both Adaeze and Godswill try to save the company in their own way to crazy and often hilarious results.
Script was written by Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Ishaya Bako, Emil Garuba, and C.
Running a company can be challenging, especially if you are a female in a male-dominated industry. Looking to prove her worth, Adaeze steps up to the challenge when her father, Chief Ernest Obiagu is forced to take a step back due to health issues. Ironically, he appoints his crude and eccentric brother, Godswill, instead to run the company with his young daughter. Complications arise when they discover that the family business is in dire financial straits and both Adaeze and Godswill try to save the company in their own way to crazy and often hilarious results.
Script was written by Chinny Onwugbenu, Genevieve Nnaji, Ishaya Bako, Emil Garuba, and C.
- 9/7/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has acquired its first movie from Nigeria.
The streaming giant Friday said it has picked up the world rights to Lionheart, the directorial debut of Genevieve Nnaji, set to have a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
The film, which stars Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie and Onyeka Onwenu, follows a young woman who has to prove her worth as she steps up to run her family's company when her father is sidelined by health issues.
Lionheart, which has its first screening in Toronto on Saturday, is based on a screenplay by Chinny Onwugbenu, Nnaji, Ishaya Bako,...
The streaming giant Friday said it has picked up the world rights to Lionheart, the directorial debut of Genevieve Nnaji, set to have a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
The film, which stars Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie and Onyeka Onwenu, follows a young woman who has to prove her worth as she steps up to run her family's company when her father is sidelined by health issues.
Lionheart, which has its first screening in Toronto on Saturday, is based on a screenplay by Chinny Onwugbenu, Nnaji, Ishaya Bako,...
Netflix has acquired its first movie from Nigeria.
The streaming giant Friday said it has picked up the world rights to Lionheart, the directorial debut of Genevieve Nnaji, set to have a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
The film, which stars Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie and Onyeka Onwenu, follows a young woman who has to prove her worth as she steps up to run her family's company when her father is sidelined by health issues.
Lionheart, which has its first screening in Toronto on Saturday, is based on a screenplay by Chinny Onwugbenu, Nnaji, Ishaya Bako,...
The streaming giant Friday said it has picked up the world rights to Lionheart, the directorial debut of Genevieve Nnaji, set to have a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
The film, which stars Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie and Onyeka Onwenu, follows a young woman who has to prove her worth as she steps up to run her family's company when her father is sidelined by health issues.
Lionheart, which has its first screening in Toronto on Saturday, is based on a screenplay by Chinny Onwugbenu, Nnaji, Ishaya Bako,...
Genevieve Nnaji makes directorial debut.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Tiff selection Lionheart, its first Netflix Original film from Nigeria, which premiered in Discovery on Friday.
Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji makes her directorial debut on the story about a woman in a male-dominated industry who steps up to run her father’s company when he falls sick and must work alongside her incompetent uncle.
Nnaji stars with Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, and Onyeka Onwenu. Chinny Onwugbenu wrote the screenplay with Nnaji, Ishaya Bako, Emil Garuba, and C.J. Obasi.
T.E.N. – The Entertainment Network produced Lionheart, which received its world premiere on Friday,...
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Tiff selection Lionheart, its first Netflix Original film from Nigeria, which premiered in Discovery on Friday.
Nollywood star Genevieve Nnaji makes her directorial debut on the story about a woman in a male-dominated industry who steps up to run her father’s company when he falls sick and must work alongside her incompetent uncle.
Nnaji stars with Nkem Owoh, Pete Edochie, and Onyeka Onwenu. Chinny Onwugbenu wrote the screenplay with Nnaji, Ishaya Bako, Emil Garuba, and C.J. Obasi.
T.E.N. – The Entertainment Network produced Lionheart, which received its world premiere on Friday,...
- 9/7/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Gender based violence is recognized as a universal problem almost reaching pandemic proportions. Notably, physical, sexual, and psychological abuse of women and girls are perhaps the most pervasive of all human rights violations throughout history, around the world. And Nigeria, the west African nation, is certainly a part of the world. A new feature documentary will explore a very specific kind of gender-based violence that's reportedly commonplace in the country, providing a window into a world that many on this side of the Atlantic know little about. From award-winning Nigerian filmmaker, Ishaya Bako comes a documentary that takes on what the filmmaker calls the methodical...
- 9/25/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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