NATALIE PORTMAN In Conversation With...
This conversation is taken from Natalie's career spanning sit down with TIFF Artistic Director Cameron Bailey on September 9 2015 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in downtown Toronto.
Dec 09, 2015•1 hr
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The Modern Distribution Model a case study on SPRING
Part four of our Horizontal Case Study — which unpacks the 2014 Festival selection Spring — explores the mixed-model of distribution, and how it maximizes both online and theatrical release strategies. This case study takes one independent film property from last year’s Official Selection and analyzes that film’s creative, financing, marketing and distribution. Sessions in this case study series include Managing the Directorial Collaboration (Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead), Structuring the Co...
Dec 01, 2015•40 min
Marketing a Genre-Bending Feature a case study on SPRING
Part three of our Horizontal Case Study of the 2014 Festival selection Spring examines the unique strategy the filmmakers employed when marketing their outside-the-box concept film — a supernatural twist on Before Sunrise. This case study takes one independent film property from last year’s Official Selection and analyzes that film’s creative, financing, marketing and distribution. Sessions in this case study series include Managing the Directorial Collaboration (Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead...
Dec 01, 2015•40 min
So You Want to be a Showrunner?
How does the creative team pull together all the finishing touches? How do these concepts manifest differently in TV vs Film? Some of the most acclaimed showrunners in the business lead a panel discussion on the rise and mastery of their craft, and the nuances of the creator process.
Nov 30, 2015•1 hr 2 min
Using Dolby Atmos in Hyena Road
Join expert technologists and creatives as we discuss the impact of Atmos on the creative process and their work using the Festival selection Hyena Road as a case study. Dolby Atmos technology ‘pushes’ sound to a place in a 3D space, giving the audience the feeling of an immersive sound world. This session explores storytelling and how to use sound to build a world and transport an audience.
Nov 30, 2015•41 min
Enter The Dragon: How To Do Business As A Foreigner In China
Working in China can be a mystery for everyone involved. Learn from these seasoned professionals as they discuss their journey entering and navigating the Chinese market. Guests will reflect on how they established themselves and developed the valuable relationships that have propelled their desirability as producing partners for Chinese projects.
Nov 30, 2015•59 min
Uncovering Unconscious Bias
What we see on screen and behind the scenes often formulates the ideas and principles that we use to contextualize our daily realities. Too often, we are presented with representations in which stories of diversity are either stereotyped or totally absent. How can we change this? Top entertainment creators and executives will discuss how technology, entertainment and media should promote narratives that feature underrepresented demographics, creating new onscreen and behind the scenes realities.
Nov 30, 2015•1 hr 4 min
The C-Word: What Makes a Film Canadian?
This panel discussion featured different perspectives from Canada's Top Ten Film Festival guests on what makes a film Canadian and was held on January 10, 2014 at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Panelists included: University of Alberta film scholar and Canada's Top Ten Film Festival panelist Liz Czach, Senior Programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival Steve Gravestock, and Canada's Top Ten Film Festival guests, directors Jeff Barnaby (Rhymes for Young Ghouls) and Alan Zweig (When Jews Were Funn...
Nov 30, 2015•1 hr 25 min
ANNIE ATKINS on THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
The Grand Budapest Hotel's lead graphic designer Annie Atkins joins post-secondary students and faculty for a behind-the-scenes look at some of Grand Budapest's unique graphic design elements. See more at http://tiff.net/higherlearning
Nov 24, 2015•49 min
SARAH SILVERMAN
Hitting a new high this year with her critically acclaimed performance in the official Festival selection I Smile Back, actor, activist, author, producer, and no-holds-barred comedian Sarah Silverman joins us for a far-ranging onstage conversation that will explore her inspiring and dizzyingly diverse career. Irreverent and incisive, iconoclastic and hilarious, Sarah Silverman grew to prominence as a no-holds-barred comedian, a fearless master of taboo-busting social satire. Yet beyond the bound...
Nov 13, 2015•1 hr 28 min
PAM GRIER introduces Jackie Brown
Pam Grier introduces Quentin Tarantino's worshipful homage to her action-hero past. Pam Grier is a film, stage and television actor, author, and philanthropist. Best known for her performances in the early '70s features Coffy, Foxy Brown, and Sheba Baby, she later starred in the Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. She was the first black woman to appear on the cover of Ms. Magazine, was named as one of Ebony Magazine's "100 Most Fa...
Nov 13, 2015•30 min
THE MARTIAN cast and crew Q&A
The Martian Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring cast and crew including: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Mackenzie Davis, author Andy Weir and director Ridley Scott. Things you will learn about: Matt Damon's time at a Turkish bath with one of his castmates; the giant wall that the U.S. is building to keep out Canadians (Mackenzie Davis gets to stay in the States because of her powerful friend...
Nov 13, 2015•41 min
OUR BRAND IS CRISIS cast and crew Q&A
Our Brand is Crisis Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring cast and crew including: Sandra Bullock, Zoe Kazan, producer George Clooney, writer Peter Straughan and director David Gordon Green. Things you will learn: What age Sandra Bullock lost her virginity; Where the final quote in the film originated; That the main role was originally written for a man;
Nov 13, 2015•40 min
DEMOLITION cast and crew Q&A
Demolition Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring cast and crew including: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, writer Bryan Sipe and director Jean-Marc Vallée. Things you will learn: Jake Gylenhaal describes the techniques used by Jean-Marc Vallée in shooting Demolition and the effect that it had on him as an actor; The origins of the title from writer Bryan Sipe; Jake doesn't do shoutouts.
Nov 13, 2015•37 min
HOW TO SPEAK FINANCE-ESE
The people who finance movies speak a different language. Learn how to speak “finance-ese,” and get a leg up on building relationships and working with financiers. Speakers: Charles King (Founder and CEO, MACRO), Tara Parker (Partner, Entertainment Group, Goodmans LLP), John Vandervelde (Co-Founder, The Entertainment and Media Finance Group Inc.) and moderator Adam Leipzig (COO, CreativeFutures)
Nov 13, 2015•1 hr 2 min
DATA DRIVEN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, OR WHEN TO UNVEIL THE MONSTER
How is data being used to determine script decisions? Is this the future of creative development, or are we diminishing the importance of the human touch in generating the emotional response? In this expert panel session, some of the most knowledgeable futurists in the industry will explore the role and future of data in entertainment. Speakers: Gary Faber (CEO at ERM Research), Michael Gottwald (Producer and Partner, Court 13 and Field Office Films), Evette Vargas (CEO and Co-Founder, Executive...
Nov 13, 2015•54 min
LEGEND cast and crew Q&A
LEGEND Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring cast and crew including: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning and director Brian Helgeland. Things you will learn: Tom Hardy is here to talk about LEGEND. Tom Hardy is not here to talk about The Revenant. Or his sex life, obviously; Emily Browning overthinks a lot of things in her life, but preparing for a role is not one of them; recreating '60s London required a whole bunch of stitching different locations together, as well...
Nov 13, 2015•34 min
JUSTIN BENSON & AARON MOORHEAD on Spring
Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, co-directors of last year’s Festival hit Spring, offer a candid session on the collaborative process, from creative and financing, to marketing and distribution. This case study takes one independent film property from last year’s Official Selection and analyzes that film’s creative, financing, marketing and distribution. Sessions in this case study series include Managing the Directorial Collaboration (Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead), Structuring the Co Produ...
Nov 13, 2015•47 min
THE ORIGINAL SCORE - When Music Can Make Or Break Your Film
Using the case study of Festival selection Ninth Floor, this session will examine the delicate role of music in story-telling. We will discuss the creative process, what a composer can (or cannot!) do for a film, and the difference between music and sound design. In Collaboration With the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.
Nov 13, 2015•1 hr 3 min
LUCA LEGNANI on Spring
Part two of our Horizontal Case Study — which unpacks the 2014 Festival selection Spring — outlines the process of working with Italian co-producers. This case study takes one independent film property from last year’s Official Selection and analyzes that film’s creative, financing, marketing and distribution. Sessions in this case study series include Managing the Directorial Collaboration (Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead), Structuring the Co Production with Italy (Luca Legnani), A New Niche O...
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BLACK MASS cast and crew Q&A
BLACK MASS Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring cast and crew including: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Rory Cochrane, Jesse Plemons, Kevin Bacon, Dakota Johnson, Julianne Nicholson, Peter Sarsgaard, David Harbour and director Scott Cooper
Nov 13, 2015•32 min
HIGH RISE cast and crew Q&A
HIGH RISE Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring cast and crew including: Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans, Elisabeth Moss, producer Jeremy Thomas and director Ben Wheatley. Things you will learn: The casts interpretation of the original book this film is based on; The cast explains how working with Ben Wheatley is different than working with any other director; Tom Hiddleston has never to his knowledge eaten dog; Ben Wheatley loves ABBA.
Nov 13, 2015•34 min
ROOM cast and crew Q&A
ROOM Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring cast and crew including: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, author Emma Donoghue and director Lenny Abrahamson. Things you will learn: Emma Donaghue's reasoning for where the location of the book is set; How Brie Larson prepared for the role and the effects it had on her; How Jacob Tremblay was cast for the role.
Nov 13, 2015•24 min
LORENZO SORIA on The State of Marketing
The annual Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, celebrates the best in motion pictures and television; and largely sets the standard of what the broad cinephile public comes to understand as ‘acclaim’ within the industry. The Association views, interviews, and reports on over 300 films each year all around the world in preparation for the Awards. With insight on some of the most talked-about films campaigns of the year, Lorenzo Soria, President of the HFPA w...
Nov 13, 2015•41 min
CITY TO CITY: LONDON cast and crew Q&A
CITY TO CITY: LONDON Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring directors: George Amponsah(The Hard Stop), Michael Caton-Jones(Urban Hymn), Elaine Constantine (Northern Soul), David Farr (The Ones Below), Tom Geens (Couple in a Hole) and Paul Katis (Kilo Two Bravo). Things you will learn: This mix of filmmakers have a compelling and divided opinion on the class structure that still remains in London.
Nov 13, 2015•31 min
MAN DOWN cast and crew Q&A
MAN DOWN Press Conference at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 featuring cast and crew including: Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, writer Adam Simon and director Dito Montiel. Things you will learn: Adam Simon actually wrote the feature while he was living on the street; Shia LaBeouf discusses taking home elements of the characters they portray; Kate and Shia have no idea about what is going to happen to the future of our world.
Nov 13, 2015•28 min
CHARLIE KAUFMAN, DUKE JOHNSON, ROSA TRAN on Anomalisa with Indiewire
ANOMALISA - Indiewire @ The Festival featuring Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson, Rosa Tran and moderated by Eric Kohn Things you will learn: Charlie Kaufman's motivation for making this film that took over two years of production; This film was made possible through Kickstarter; Charlie Kaufman discusses the difficulties in getting projects funded due to the current state of the industry.
Nov 13, 2015•30 min
MICHAEL MOORE on Where to Invade Next with Indiewire
WHERE TO INVADE NEXT - Indiewire @ The Festival with director Michael Moore and moderated by Anne Thompson Things you will Learn: The reasons Michael Moore made this film; He is shy, introverted and wishes someone else could make these films sometimes; Michael puts it quite simple "Things get better when women are at table".
Nov 13, 2015•30 min
SON OF SAUL - Indiewire @ The Festival | TIFF Industry 2015
SON OF SAUL - Indiewire @ The Festival with director László Nemes Things you will learn: Director László Nemes had some real difficulties in getting this WWII holocaust drama into production, but this acted as further motivation to have it made; He discusses how a range of people have interpreted the film differently, from holocaust survivors; He loves film and discusses using it for Son of Saul and it's effect on both the production but also the crew.
Nov 13, 2015•26 min
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