Full spoilers ahead. Hidden in TIFF’s selections year after year are films that can ill afford the priceless combo of soft power, celebrity and public relations necessary to capture an …
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If the Toronto International Film Festival was smarting from two devastating events that happened over the summer, its projection of equanimity has been nothing short of admirable. The first event …
This past summer, TIFF Cinematheque curated Summer of Seoul, a retrospective showcase of Korean content that assembled films from brand-name Korean auteurs, rising filmmakers, as well as programming that included …
Although the Toronto International Film Festival is free to chart its Covid-19 protocols following Canada’s reopening, it has chosen to follow the lead of provincial and municipal health authorities, which …
Aloners (Hong Sung-eun, South Korea 2021) Introverted and independent Jin-a (Gong Seung-yeon) works as a top customer service agent in a Seoul call centre, resides alone, and is content with shutting …
One year ago, TIFF was planning its first-ever modified edition just as a third wave of the pandemic was about to decimate Ontario and much of Canada. Burdened with the …
76 Days (Anonymous, Chen Weixi & Wu Hao, USA 2020) Remarkable for being one of the first documentary features about Covid-19 off the assembly line—and also the first to screen at …
To mark Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, explorer Adam Shoalts set out to cross the Canadian Arctic in a race against time that lasted four months, 4000 kilometres, with no …
Enter “cinema is dead” in a search engine and get ready to smile at a list of film personalities who have been declaring the death of cinema with regularity over …
Lightning has struck twice for South Korean cinema because when it reigns, it pours. Last year, Lee Chang-dong’s Burning premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews, started …