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Brad Balfour: Actor Gabby Sidibe Proves to Be The Girl for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by SapphireHarlem resident Sidibe never expected to pursue acting let alone be in such a bright spotlight, first as the audience award winner at this year's Sundance Film Festival then the winner at The Toronto International Film Festival. But... In this article: Mo'Nique, Lee Daniels, Sapphire, Oscar, Mariah Carey, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, and Lehman College |
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Starcasm | October 03, 2009
[VIDEO] Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry present Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire - Watch trailer
...should be just about everywhere November 20. This honest ghetto tale has already taken Cannes, Sundance, and the Toronto Film Festival by storm, and is looking hopefully towards Oscar nominations. Mariah has received quite a bit of attention...
In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Sapphire, Tyler Perry, Mariah Carey, Oscar, Hiv-positive, Cannes Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, and Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
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Houston Chronicle | October 23, 2009
Austin Film Festival puts spotlight on <em>Precious</em>
...it's Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire. Like Slumdog, Precious won the prestigious People's Choice Award in September at the Toronto International Film Festival. It also won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film...
In this article: Lee Daniels, Austin Film Festival, Slumdog Millionaire, Oscars, Sundance Film Festival, Sapphire, Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique, and Monster's Ball
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Wikipedia | July 19, 2009
Jeff Vespa
...for $207 million dollars in an all cash deal. Starting in 2003, Vespa has been the official photographer of the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival since 2006. In 2004, he joined forces with Paris Hilton to...
In this article: Jeff Vespa, God, Nosebleed, 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Your Heiress Diary, Getty Images, and Paris Hilton
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Chicago Tribune | September 20, 2009
A Precious win in Toronto
A "Precious" win in Toronto For the first time, the same film has won top audience prizes at both the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. "Precious," opening commercially in November and scheduled for a...
In this article: Toronto, Sapphire, Chicago International Film Festival, Slumdog Millionaire, and Sundance Film Festival
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PR Newswire | October 05, 2009
Lionsgate and Harpo Films Say Yes to WILL YOU BE MY BLACK FRIEND? Starring Chris Rock
...SAPPHIRE. Winfrey is also an executive producer of the critically acclaimed film, which has won top awards at the Sundance Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the San Sebastian International Film Festival and the Deauville...
In this article: Harpo Productions, Chris Rock, Devin Friedman, Oprah Winfrey, Revenue, Sundance Film Festival, NYSE, and LGF
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MTV News | September 17, 2009
Jason Bateman On 'Arrested Development' Movie: 'Perhaps That Ship Has Sailed'
..."Arrested" movie has come and gone. "Perhaps that ship has sailed," Jason Bateman told MTV News at the Toronto International Film Festival while promoting the George Clooney-starring "Up in the Air." Bateman's cautious declaration is the...
In this article: Jason Bateman, Arrested Development, George Michael Bluth, Mitch Hurwitz, Buster Bluth, Will Arnett, Emmy, Sundance Film Festival, and Michael Cera
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San Jose Mercury News | September 16, 2009
Toronto Film Festival: Everything and all at once
...important -- the films. But the truth about a major film festival -- whether it's Sundance or Telluride or the Toronto Film Festival, which concludes its 10-day run this weekend -- is that it really is all going on. And when it's all going...
In this article: Toronto, Whip It, Oprah Winfrey, Jason Reitman, George Clooney, Charles Manson, Medium Cool, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, and Juno
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Behind the Scenes TV | September 21, 2009
Films gets no love at Toronto fest
...recently brought us "The Wrestler," "The Hurt Locker" and "The Visitor. " But this year's Toronto International Film Festival delivered a departure: indifference. Along with the Sundance Film Festival, Toronto stands out as a must-visit...
In this article: Toronto, DVD, Direct TV, George Clooney, Dubai, Sundance Film Festival, Weinstein Co, and Fox Searchlight
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Detroit Free Press | September 24, 2009
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...from Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. It won the audience choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival, and some festival observers are comparing it to last year's "Slumdog Millionaire." "Precious" made a splashy debut earlier...
In this article: The Wizard of Oz, DVD, Blu-ray, Free Press, Slumdog Millionaire, Sundance Film Festival, Google, and Leonard Maltin
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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario. The festival begins the Thursday night after Labour Day (the first Monday in September, in Canada) and lasts for ten days. Between 300-400 films are screened at approximately 23 screens in downtown Toronto venues. Annual attendance at TIFF exceeds 300,000 from public and industry audiences. In terms of audience attendance, it is regularly ranked in the top five, after Cannes, Berlin, Venice, New York and Sundance; however, it is considered the second-most important and prestigious festival after Cannes.
Founded in 1976, the TIFF is now among the top prestigious film festivals in the world. In 1998, Variety magazine acknowledged that "the Festival is second only to Cannes in terms of high-profile pics, stars and market activity." Quoted by the National Post in 1999, Roger Ebert claimed "...although Cannes is still larger, Toronto is just as great...." It is the premiere film festival in North America, from which the Oscars race begins.
The festival is centred around the Yorkville, Toronto neighbourhood, an upscale area in the downtown core. Although the Festival has begun to give more attention to mainstream Hollywood films, it still maintains its independent roots. It features retrospectives of national cinemas and individual directors, highlights of Canadian cinema, and a variety of African, South American, and Asian films.
The Director and CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, since 1994, is Piers Handling. In 2004, Noah Cowan became Co-Director of the Festival. In late 2007, Cowan was promoted to Artistic Director of Bell Lightbox, the Toronto International Film Festival Group's (TIFFG) future home, while long-time programmer Cameron Bailey succeeded as Co-Director.
- Name:
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Location:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Host:
- Toronto International Film Festival Group
- Website:
- http://www.torontointernationalfilmfestival.ca/
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