The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the fall’s most anticipated film festivals, and this year’s edition certainly lived up to the hype. We’re bringing you five films that made quite a splash after having their world premieres in Toronto this month.

American Fiction

American Fiction was honored with the festival’s People’s Choice Award, and it won over the audience in Toronto with the satirical tale that centers on Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a writer forced to re-examine the terms of his integrity.

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The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron was released in Japan this summer, but it had its international premiere in Toronto and reunited us with the master of Japanese animation, Hayao Miyazaki.

Dumb Money

Based on a true story that took the world by storm, Dumb Money centers on a rag-tag Reddit investor who flipped the script on Wall Street and turned his Game Stop shares into a fortune.

Lee

Led by Kate Winslet, this biopic centers on Lee Miller, who left her career as a fashion and fine art photographer to become a war photographer for Vogue during World War II.

Quiz Lady

One of the most hilarious movies to premiere in Toronto, Quiz Lady stars Sandra Oh and Awkwafina as two estranged sisters coming up with an elaborate ploy to pay off their mother’s gambling debts.

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Another edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is behind us, and it introduced many new movies to the world. Some of them created quite a buzz, and here are three projects that premiered during this prestigious festival and got everyone talking.

Belfast

Belfast will be one of the movies that this year’s TIFF will be remembered by because it walked away with the coveted People’s Choice Award. It follows a young boy growing up in 1960s Belfast, and its director Kenneth Branagh described it as his most personal movie yet.

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen served as TIFF’s opening movie, so it goes without saying it was one of the most talked-about projects of the entire event. Unfortunately, this project wasn’t as well-received as the Broadway musical it’s based on, but people haven’t stopped talking about it since it premiered so it’s definitely doing something right.

Dune

Many of TIFF’s biggest hits, including Last Night in Soho and Spencer, previously premiered in Venice, and that was also the case with Dune. This sci-fi epic still deserves a special mention, because its IMAX world premiere in Toronto has proven it has to be seen on the big screen. It also doesn’t hurt its case that Denis Villeneuve walked away as the winner of the director award.

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It’s never too early to start predicting the next year’s Oscar winners, but the race usually heats up during the fall’s festival season. The first major contenders are emerging, and Nomadland established itself as the most serious candidate after two major festival wins.

This poignant drama about an elderly woman who becomes a van-dwelling modern-day nomad stars Frances McDormand, and it had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It was instantly met with critical acclaim and went on to win the Golden Lion.

After winning in Venice, Nomadland also won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, becoming the first film in history to pick up top awards at both festivals. Many movies that won big at TIFF, including Green Book and 12 Years a Slave went on to win the best picture at the Oscars, so could Nomadland be the next one in line?

The race is still too early to call, and many other top Oscar contenders still haven’t seen the light of day. Nomadland is a huge hit with art-house lovers, but we’re yet to see if the Oscar voters will respond to its slow pace.

David Fincher’s passion project Mank could stand a much better chance because Academy members have a habit of going for movies about filmmaking. An Oscar victory is also long-overdue for Fincher, but it’s too early to judge this movie since the critics are yet to see it.

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Fall usually marks the comeback of the film festival season, and several major festivals are taking place around the world amid the global pandemic. They marked the return of classic red carpet events and gave us several Oscar contenders, but is there anything about them that feels different?

Venice Film Festival and Deauville Film Festival both concluded this weekend, with Nomadland and The Nest taking top honors. Both festivals featured classic premieres, and the stars attending them hit the red carpet with face masks, before taking them off to pose for pictures, with photographers at the safe distance.

Will all the film festivals taking place this fall have a similar format? Not really. Toronto Film Festival is currently in full swing, and it’s a combination of physical and digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences, and industry talks.

Many of the major festivals are expected to take a similar form this fall. AFI Fest is going online in October, New York Film Festival will feature drive-in and virtual screenings, while the London Film Festival is expected to offer 50 virtual premieres. Physical events will be available, but it’s highly unlikely we’ll get to witness the kind of spectacle that we saw in Venice.

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The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the fall’s most anticipated film festivals, and this year’s edition certainly lived up to the hype. We’re bringing you five films that made quite a splash after having their world premieres in Toronto this month.

American Fiction

American Fiction was honored with the festival’s People’s Choice Award, and it won over the audience in Toronto with the satirical tale that centers on Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a writer forced to re-examine the terms of his integrity.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by TIFF (@tiff_net)

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron was released in Japan this summer, but it had its international premiere in Toronto and reunited us with the master of Japanese animation, Hayao Miyazaki.

Dumb Money

Based on a true story that took the world by storm, Dumb Money centers on a rag-tag Reddit investor who flipped the script on Wall Street and turned his Game Stop shares into a fortune.

Lee

Led by Kate Winslet, this biopic centers on Lee Miller, who left her career as a fashion and fine art photographer to become a war photographer for Vogue during World War II.

Quiz Lady

One of the most hilarious movies to premiere in Toronto, Quiz Lady stars Sandra Oh and Awkwafina as two estranged sisters coming up with an elaborate ploy to pay off their mother’s gambling debts.

The post 5 Movies Worth Watching After Their World Premiere at 2023 TIFF appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Another edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is behind us, and it introduced many new movies to the world. Some of them created quite a buzz, and here are three projects that premiered during this prestigious festival and got everyone talking.

Belfast

Belfast will be one of the movies that this year’s TIFF will be remembered by because it walked away with the coveted People’s Choice Award. It follows a young boy growing up in 1960s Belfast, and its director Kenneth Branagh described it as his most personal movie yet.

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen served as TIFF’s opening movie, so it goes without saying it was one of the most talked-about projects of the entire event. Unfortunately, this project wasn’t as well-received as the Broadway musical it’s based on, but people haven’t stopped talking about it since it premiered so it’s definitely doing something right.

Dune

Many of TIFF’s biggest hits, including Last Night in Soho and Spencer, previously premiered in Venice, and that was also the case with Dune. This sci-fi epic still deserves a special mention, because its IMAX world premiere in Toronto has proven it has to be seen on the big screen. It also doesn’t hurt its case that Denis Villeneuve walked away as the winner of the director award.

The post 3 Most Talked About Movies of 2021 RIFF appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

It’s never too early to start predicting the next year’s Oscar winners, but the race usually heats up during the fall’s festival season. The first major contenders are emerging, and Nomadland established itself as the most serious candidate after two major festival wins.

This poignant drama about an elderly woman who becomes a van-dwelling modern-day nomad stars Frances McDormand, and it had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It was instantly met with critical acclaim and went on to win the Golden Lion.

After winning in Venice, Nomadland also won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, becoming the first film in history to pick up top awards at both festivals. Many movies that won big at TIFF, including Green Book and 12 Years a Slave went on to win the best picture at the Oscars, so could Nomadland be the next one in line?

The race is still too early to call, and many other top Oscar contenders still haven’t seen the light of day. Nomadland is a huge hit with art-house lovers, but we’re yet to see if the Oscar voters will respond to its slow pace.

David Fincher’s passion project Mank could stand a much better chance because Academy members have a habit of going for movies about filmmaking. An Oscar victory is also long-overdue for Fincher, but it’s too early to judge this movie since the critics are yet to see it.

The post This Film is the First Major Oscar Contender of 2020 appeared first on toppoptoday.com.

Fall usually marks the comeback of the film festival season, and several major festivals are taking place around the world amid the global pandemic. They marked the return of classic red carpet events and gave us several Oscar contenders, but is there anything about them that feels different?

Venice Film Festival and Deauville Film Festival both concluded this weekend, with Nomadland and The Nest taking top honors. Both festivals featured classic premieres, and the stars attending them hit the red carpet with face masks, before taking them off to pose for pictures, with photographers at the safe distance.

Will all the film festivals taking place this fall have a similar format? Not really. Toronto Film Festival is currently in full swing, and it’s a combination of physical and digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences, and industry talks.

Many of the major festivals are expected to take a similar form this fall. AFI Fest is going online in October, New York Film Festival will feature drive-in and virtual screenings, while the London Film Festival is expected to offer 50 virtual premieres. Physical events will be available, but it’s highly unlikely we’ll get to witness the kind of spectacle that we saw in Venice.

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