Monday Review TIFF 2020

The Plot Wildly sexual and romantic sparks fly when two Americans Chloe and Mickey meet in Greece and launch into an unlikely relationship, facing the immediate pressure of her imminently planned departure back to America. Their powerful connection instantly provokes difficult questions about whether or not it’s possible for such a spontaneous encounter to actually [...]

The Third Day Review TIFF 2020

The Plot Sam a man already dealing with complicated personal problems and a traumatic past ends up unintentionally trapped on a mysterious island off the British coast. Unable to return to the mainland or easily contact the outside world, he grapples to understand the inhabitants and their strange customs. Faced by turns with an idyllic [...]

The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel Review TIFF 2020

The Plot A documentary sequel to the landmark 2003 film The Corporation. The original tackled the evolving and problematic effects of Corporations on the economy, environment and society at large. This sequel picks up that damning character assassination by examining the past 17 years of corporate crimes and misbehaviour, including the 2008 global economic collapse. [...]

Penguin Bloom Review TIFF 2020

The Plot Inspired by a true story and a bestselling book, Penguin Bloom follows the poignant journey of a family dealing with the difficult aftermath of a traumatic event whose lives are unexpectedly transformed by adopting an abandoned baby magpie. The Good Penguin Bloom is a genuinely poignant look at a families struggle to deal [...]

The Way I See It Review TIFF 2020

The Plot A documentary giving voice to former chief official White House photographer Pete Souza allowing him a platform to reflect on his lengthy career and express his views on his intimate time working in the Obama presidency and his clearly strong views on its aftermath The Good Throughout a lengthy and much lauded career [...]

Mr Jones Review TIFF 2020

The Plot An aspiring young welsh journalist travels to Moscow in the hopes of uncovering the truth behind the apparent utopia of Stalin’s Soviet Union. The discoveries he makes will forever change him and the world. The Good Recent years has seen a glut of films released finally exploring history’s most infamous ‘forgotten genocide’ the [...]

TIFF 2018 Line Up Announced

Piers Handling, CEO and Director of TIFF , and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of  TIFF , today unveiled the first round of titles premiering in the Gala and Special Presentation  programmes of the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival.  Of the 17 Galas and 30 Special Presentations, this first announcement includes 21 World  Premieres, 7 International [...]

Toronto International Film Festival 2017 Line Up

The Toronto International Film Festival reveals gala and special presentation titles for 2017. Featuring premieres from filmmakers including Hany Abu-Assad, Haifaa Al Mansour, Darren Aronofsky, George Clooney, Gui llermo del Toro, Richard Eyre, Stephen Frears, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Greta Gerwig, Craig Gillespie, David Gordon Green, MahamatSaleh Haroun, Angelina Jolie, Anurag Kashyap, Mélanie Laurent, Sebastián Lelio, [...]

Edinburugh International Film Festival 2016 Reveals Full Programme

Artistic Director Mark Adams today unveiled details of the programme for the upcoming Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), taking place next month between the 15th and 26th of June.  Now in its landmark 70th edition, the Festival will showcase a total of 161 features from 46 countries including: 22 World Premieres, 5 International Premieres, 17 European Premieres and [...]

Big IF London Rally Against Global Hunger

The Big IF London took place on Saturday in Hyde Park as 45,000 people joined the rally to support the campaign to have the G8 leaders tackle the causes of hunger and end global food poverty for good. Oscar winning Director Danny Boyle  and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates where among those who spoke to the [...]