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TIFF 2010 Viral: Cameron Bailey & Piers Handling Introduce Gala and Special Presentations
Here's this morning's press conference where Toronto Int. Film Festival co-directors Cameron Bailey & Piers Handling introduced the majority of the titles that will make up this year's stellar Gala and Special Presentations section.
Venice Days: Bertrand Blier, Denis Villeneuve, Tanovic and Antonio Capuano Make the Cut
Here's the press release for the Venice Days selections folks: lots of names we know!
TIFF 2010: 25 World Premieres to be Announced
After holding back for about a month's time, today at 10:00 a.m. EST, Cameron Bailey and Piers Handling will announce the first wave of films to be part of the 35th festival edition and with Venice releasing their list tomorrow, TIFF will measure up by throwing out some huge red-carpet titles (25 to be exact). Tweeted by Bailey, 8 Gala World Premiere titles and 17 Special Presentation World Premiere titles are expected to be mentioned at the press conference.
Baran bo Odar’s The Silence
Among the titles that could make the leap from next month's Locarno to Toronto next September, is the feature debut from Baran bo Odar. An ensemble pic that comes across as a mass psychological meltdown, The Silence, or otherwise known as Das letzte Schweigen's trailer certainly sets the mood for what could be an unnerving experience a la original verson of George Sluizer's The Vanishing.
Taymor’s The Tempest Closing Venice – Headed to TIFF Next?
With Black Swan named as the opener, and Julie Taymor's The Tempest now named as the 67th Venice Film Festival's closer, I guess it's safe to say that the selection this year might be rich if we compare the bookend titles to last year's Baaria and last year's closer, a Fruit Chan that didn't make it to North American screens.
