The 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) that took place from September 7 -17, 2023 announced American Fiction as the TIFF 2023 People Choice Award. Directed by Cord Jefferson, Jeffry Wright stars in the film’s adaptation of Percival Everett’s Erasure, a satire about marginalized voices and a portrait of an artist forced to re-examine […]
THANK YOU FOR COMING GETS STANDING OVATION AT TIFF
BY MANSI M., TORONTO: India’s feature film Thank you for Coming, got a standing ovation at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Amidst cheers and applause, the audience wholeheartedly embraced the stars from Bollywood, most notably renowned actor Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire, Dil Dhadakne Do) and Bhumi Pednekar, the lead in the film. Presented […]
THE BARGAIN, A SOUTH KOREAN OFFERING AT TIFF
BY MANSI M., TORONTO: Bargain is a thought provoking thriller and indeed a cinematic experience that was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Created by Byun Seungmin and directed by Jeon Woo-sung, the story begins from a simple scene of a man Noh Hyeung-Su (Jin Seon-kyu) negotiating down a price with a woman […]
THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE AT TIFF IS A THRILLER
BY MANSI. M, Toronto: The Teacher’s Lounge, a thriller, was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The story revolves around a teacher, Carla (Leonie Benesch), who comes to teach at a German school only to get caught in a web of issues around recent thefts. She does not agree with the procedure of finding […]
AMRIT KAUR CELEBRATED AS TIFF’s RISING STAR
Amrit Kaur, who starred in Fauzia Mirza’s The Queen of My Dreams at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was celebrated as part of the TIFF Rising Stars this year. Kaur is known as an artistic hyphenate: an actor, comedian, director, and writer, who believes in acting as a humanitarian art form with the power […]
THE BEAST, A FILM ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
BY MANSI M, TORONTO: Beast is a film about artificial intelligence where it reigns supreme and human emotions have become a threat. In a time when Artificial Intelligence has solved all of humanity’s problems by taking over, an intelligent woman has to make a choice between finding an interesting job or keeping her emotions. And […]
THE YELLOW BUS, THE STORY OF A MOTHER’S SEARCH FOR TRUTH
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: The Yellow Bus debuted as a World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). It was the first time a film from United Arab Emirates (UAE) was presented at the festival in Toronto. Directed by Wendy Bednarz, Ananda (Tannishtha Chatterjee) and Gagan (Amit Sial) immigrated to the Arabian Gulf […]
DEAR JASSI, A TRUE AND SHOCKING LOVE STORY
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: Dear Jassi is a true Romeo Juliet story of a young couple who fall in love with each other in a small village setting in Punjab and then are separated by family with horrible consequences. The story begins with Sikh singer Kanwar Grewal who tells the audience that they are about […]
THE WORLD IS FAMILY – A PERSONAL AND POLITICAL JOURNEY
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: The World is Family at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is Anand Patwardhan’s most personal film where he chronicles his parents’ lives as he goes down memory lane to discover their journey interspersed with his politically connected family. The film is about family values, humanity, love as well as political influence. […]
ANIL KAPOOR, BHUMI, SHEHNAAZ ALL SET FOR TIFF 2023
BY MANSI MEHTA, TORONTO: Indian director Karan Boolani is all set to premiere his sex-positive comedy Thank You For Coming at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The upcoming film, produced by Balaji Telefilms Limited and Anil Kapoor Film Communication Network Pvt. Ltd, has recently unveiled its first look. Set against the backdrop of modern […]
