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Directed by Mike Flanagan, TIFF 2024 film 'The Life of Chuck' delves with mystery and coming-of-age drama

Oct 01, 2024, at 06:32 am

Toronto/IBNS: Directed, edited and screenplayed by Mike Flanagan, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 film  'The Life Of Chuck,' adapted from Stephen King’s works, deviates between mystery and coming-of-age drama.

TIFF 2024 concludes its 49th edition by announcing 2024 award winners

Sep 17, 2024, at 03:35 am

Toronto/IBNS: Toronto International Film Festival 2024 concluded its 49th edition with its annual awards slate.

TIFF 2024 romantic drama ‘Love In The Big City’ explores turbulence, chaos of youth in South Korea

Sep 07, 2024, at 03:21 am

Toronto/IBNS: Directed by E.oni from South Korea, the world premiere of romantic drama ‘Love In The Big City’, released in 2024, will be showcased as a special presentation in Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, one of the many venues in which TIFF films are shown.

TIFF 2024 kicks off today with world premiere of Mike Downie's The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal

Sep 06, 2024, at 05:46 am

Toronto/IBNS: The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 kicks off on Thursday with the World Premiere of Mike Downie's The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau makes surprise visit to Diljit Dosanjh's concert in Toronto

Jul 15, 2024, at 05:43 pm

Toronto/IBNS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau surprised Indian singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh by making a sudden visit to the latter's concert which was held at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

'Yintah' bags Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary

May 07, 2024, at 05:58 am

Toronto/IBNS: Non-fiction film Yintah bagged the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary prize at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

'The Fablemans' to premiere at TIFF 2022 with Steven Spielberg in maiden attendance

Aug 31, 2022, at 02:43 pm

Toronto: The three-time academy award winning director Steven Speilberg is set to make a debut appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2022 with what is being described as his most personal film 'The Fablemans'.

Festival Street 2022 to ignite Toronto with free screenings, interactive activations, and musical performances

Aug 27, 2022, at 03:18 pm

Toronto: Back for its seventh year, the excitement and fun of the Toronto International Film Festival pours out from the theatres onto Festival Street and over to David Pecaut Square.

Countdown for 47th edition of TIFF starts, festival ticket sale dates announced

Apr 28, 2022, at 03:01 am

Toronto/IBNS: Countdown for the 47th edition of the full-scale and in-person Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) taking place September 8–18, 2022. has started offering flexible price points and a wide selection of packages.

Toronto praises Marati film 'Jayanti' positively with notes of oneness

Dec 07, 2021, at 05:26 am

Toronto/IBNS: Marathi movie Jayanti with English subtitles was very well perceived among the Canadian diaspora as Fox Theatre opened its doors on Sunday morning. Directed by Shailesh Narwade, and starring Ruturaj Wankhede, Titeeksha Tawade and Milind Shinde, the movie based on its unconventional theme won over the audience in Toronto.

Stephen Chbosky’s Dear Evan Hansen to be Opening Night Gala Presentation for TIFF 2021

Jul 22, 2021, at 05:30 am

Toronto/IBNS: The feature-film adaptation of the Tony Award–winning musical 'Dear Evan Hansen' would be the Opening Night Gala Presentation at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to be screened on Sept 9 at Roy Thomson Hall, Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente has announced.

TIFF 2020: Short reviews of 10 most popular films

Oct 05, 2020, at 05:53 pm

Toronto, Sep 25 (IBNS): The 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2020 had been forced to cull the number of TIFF titles from over 330 in 2019 to roughly 50 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Out of the 50 films premiered at the TIFF 2020,  IBNS Canada's Special Correspondent Asha Bajaj selects 10 films for short reviews.

TIFF 2020 film 'Nomadland' is a study of modern-day nomad's life in West America

Sep 24, 2020, at 05:18 am

Toronto/IBNS: Directed, edited, produced, and screen played by Chloé Zhao, TIFF 2020 Gala Presentation 'Nomadland', an adapted version of Jessica Bruder’s non-fiction book celebrates humanity and community as she portrays the intimate life of widowed Fern (Frances McDormand) as a modern-day nomad. 

TIFF 2020 kicks off with film-version of David Byrne's American Utopia

Sep 12, 2020, at 05:43 am

Toronto/IBNS: The 45th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) kicked off on Thursday with the Opening Night Gala Presentation of the Spike Lee-directed filmed version of the Broadway-acclaimed David Byrne’s American Utopia at Visa Skyline Drive-In at CityView, Toronto at 8 pm. 

TIFF 2020 premieres 'Night of the Kings,' Enemies of the State,' 'Shiva Baby' & 'Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds' on Day 1

Sep 12, 2020, at 05:32 am

Toronto/IBNS: The 45th Toronto International Festival (TIFF) premiered  'Night of the Kings,' 'Enemies of the State,' 'Shiva Baby', & 'Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds' on Thursday, TIFF reports said.

TIFF 2020 to premiere 'Nomadland' in partnership with Telluride Film Festival

Sep 12, 2020, at 04:44 am

Toronto/IBNS: Directed, edited, produced, and screen played by Chloé Zhao,  Gala Presentation 'Nomadland', an adapted version of Jessica Bruder’s non-fiction book, filmed in the USA, is being premiered in partnership with Telluride Film Festival at 45th Toronto International Film Festival (2020) on Friday.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020 opens today in a different format

Sep 11, 2020, at 04:57 am

Toronto/(IBNS: The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival Festival (TIFF) launches the majority of its showings online,  the rest will be drive-in or outdoor showings, and a few select, physically distanced screenings in theatres with spectators and audience wearing masks, TIFF reports said. 

TIFF 2020 provides free online screening of 'Concrete Cowboy' to 500 frontline workers

Sep 10, 2020, at 03:17 am

Toronto/IBNS: In recognition of hard work and dedication of essential frontline workers in the community, who are ensuring everyone has access to critical services including health care, food, and transportation since March after the global coronavirus outbreak, TIFF is offering a free digital screening of 'Concrete Cowboy', sponsored by Fasken for these heroes, TIFF reports said.

Canada: TIFF presents special home-screening of the play 'The Normal Heart' on Crave

Jun 24, 2020, at 12:05 am

Toronto/IBNS: A special at-home screening of award-winning play 'The Normal Heart' would be hosted by Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in partnership with Pride Toronto on June 26 at Crave to celebrate Pride Month, TIFF reports said.

Rajaditya Banerjee's 'Death Certificate' to screen in Toronto in February 2018

Dec 09, 2017, at 06:22 am

Toronto, Dec 9 (IBNS): Debutant director Rajaditya Banerjee's feature film 'Death Certificate' made in an unusual Indian language will be screened in Toronto in Canada, in early February, 2018.

I want to tell positive stories: Village Rockstars director Rima Das

Sep 21, 2017, at 08:31 pm

Just two movies old, director Rima Das is one for the future, reckon veteran film critics. Her movie Village Rockstars garnered lavish praise at the recently concluded Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and has been hailed as the best Indian film of 2017. IBNS Canada's Suman Das and Sudipto Maity find out what makes the filmmaker from Assam, whose first film was ‘Antardrishti’ (Man with the Binoculars, 2016), tick. Excerpts:

TIFF unveils second serving of titles premiering in the Gala and Special Presentations programmes

Aug 17, 2017, at 07:57 am

Toronto, Aug 16 (IBNS): The Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled its second serving of titles premiering in the Gala and Special Presentations programmes in September.

TIFF reveals list of films in festival’s Contemporary World Cinema slate

Aug 17, 2017, at 07:56 am

Toronto, Aug 16 (IBNS): The Toronto International Film Festival revealed on Tuesday the 48 titles from international filmmakers that make up the Festival’s Contemporary World Cinema slate.

Lady Bird to open special presentation programme at 2017 Toronto International Film Festival

Jul 26, 2017, at 07:15 am

Toronto, July 25 (IBNS): The Toronto International Film Festival has announced Lady Bird as the Opening film of the Special Presentations Programme.

Karan Johar meets Mélanie Joly

Sep 12, 2016, at 04:49 am

Toronto, Sept 11 (IBNS): Indian filmmaker Karan Johar met Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly during his visit to the country.

TIFF 2016: Fans get irked with Fan Zone rules

Sep 12, 2016, at 01:20 am

Toronto Sept 11(IBNS): With new rules restricting and governing the free fan movement at TIFF 2016, fans are mostly pissed off with the authorities of the ace Film festival.