Sentences with phrase «tiff audiences»

«We are thrilled that TIFF audiences will be the first to experience the first documentary of this film visionary in glorious IMAX,» TIFF Director and CEO, Piers Handling, said of the film's IMAX world premiere in a press statement.

Darren Aronofsky's deranged home - invasion tale stunned TIFF audiences just as it did at the Venice Film Festival

«The Shape of Water's» Golden Lion win isn't as much of a slam dunk prognosticator as the TIFF Audience Award, but del Toro's fairy tale does join «Somewhere,» «The Wrestler,» and Brokeback Mountain» as recent American productions to win top honors at Venice.

In previous years, the TIFF Audience Award has gone to «Room,» «The Imitation Game,» «12 Years a Slave,» «The King's Speech,» «Slumdog Millionaire,» «Silver Linings Playbook,» and «La La Land.»

Five TIFF audience winners have gone on to win the Oscar for Best Picture; «HURT» takes new jury prize

Five TIFF audience winners have gone on to win the Oscar for Best Picture: «12 Years a Slave» in 2013, «The King's Speech» in 2010, «Slumdog Millionaire» in 2008, «American Beauty» in 1999 and «Chariots of Fire» in 1981.

This year's TIFF audience clearly preferred tough, substantial works over more conventionally crowd - pleasing films.

Emma Stone, the «Birdman» nominee and Oscar frontrunner, came out of Venice (winning Best Actress), Telluride, and Toronto with raves for her role as an enchanting singer - dancer - actress in Damien Chazelle's TIFF audience - winner «La La Land.»

A huge hit with the TIFF audience was also I, Tonya.

Not exact matches

TIFF organizers told THR in a statement: «TIFF is proud to help bring Birth of a Nation and the important story it tells to audiences.

I'd wager that ARGO is yet another TIFF film that's bound to be a major player at the Oscars, and also one that could be a real blockbuster, as it's the kind of film literally any audience can enjoy.

They've made audiences at TIFF, if not fall in love with then at least sympathize with, Tonya Harding.

It's notable because (as TIFF reminded us with tags in front of every film) in past years Slumdog Millionaire and The King's Speech were winners of the «Audience Award», later going on to also win Best Picture as well as the hearts of the entire world.

The former won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, while the latter shocked mostly everyone in the industry by winning the Audience Award at TIFF.

It's just the kind of super campy fun the TIFF Midnight Madness audience will love.

Next week we will begin presenting reviews of a number of films from the TIFF, providing a sample of films that audiences may anticipate in the coming months.

In the weeks following the «Three Billboards» premiere at the Venice International Film Festival — followed by a North American premiere at TIFF, where it picked up the coveted audience award — McDonagh saw reports of countless women speaking out against Harvey Weinstein and so many other sexual predators.

Though many highlights at TIFF this year that have people talking are arriving after already wowing audiences in Telluride and Venice, we're happy to report some standout debuts have been creating their own excitement.

The latest trailer for Una, the festival favourite that shocked audiences at TIFF and London Film Festival in 2016, has arrived online.

That ended up not quite being the case, but as audiences at both Telluride and TIFF have subsequently discovered, it's a genuinely phenomenal piece of work, and one of the best films to come out of the studio system in years.

TIFF doesn't go overboard with awards, but because it is a public festival in the middle of a big city, the Audience Award is one of the most important awards they give out because it not only indicates which film is truly spectacular, but it means it also plays very well with general audiences.

Despite reports of audience members fainting during the film's TIFF screening, «Raw» is surprisingly palatable for a film about cannibalism, and a lot of that has to do with Marillier, who delivers one of the year's great breakout performances.

It's a little odd because the Directors Guild actually has arbitration rules meant to settle these kinds of disputes, so I'm not sure how far this goes in an actual court, but the suit was enough to get TIFF to pull London Fields from the lineup, mercifully sparing unsuspecting audiences from this garbage movie.

Additionally, the winners of the various awards at TIFF were announced, including an important win for Tom Hooper's The King's Speech, which took home the coveted Audience Award (the same that Slumdog Millionaire won before it went on to nab Best Picture at the Oscars).

(During the Q&A with TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey, Nolan admitted that he said «fuck it» when it came to the risk of disorienting the audience.)

Brie Larson, Room — Lenny Abrahamson's tense adaptation of Emma Donoghue's bestseller won TIFF's People's Choice audience award in no small part due to Larson's precisely calibrated performance.

Benson then took the idea further, screening both versions back - to - back at TIFF with the «Him» section showing first, although the ultimate intention is that the films be released separately and present audiences with a choice as to which one they watch first.

And sometimes it's simply a matter of audiences and critics disagreeing, but the congruity between critics and audiences at TIFF indicates that something else is at play.

«Lady Bird,» which stars Saoirse Ronan in a semi-biographical tale about an alienated teen growing up in 2002 - era Sacramento, played to rave reviews and strong audience reactions; it next screens at TIFF and NYFF.

After a rousing screening in the Midnight Madness program at TIFF, Big Game is starting to roll out to commercial audiences.

La La Land: Damien Chazelle's love letter to Hollywood came into TIFF with more heat than any other film: It infatuated audiences at the Venice Film Festival, where Emma Stone won a best actress award, and continued to wrap North American critics around its lithe little finger in Toronto.

«The Artist» — being a black - and - white silent film with no major stars — needed that early Cannes love and push, but this is a different animal, a film strictly in the crowdpleaser mode that seems far more suited to a Telluride or TIFF premiere where audience reaction and buzz will much more helpful for this film's inevitable Oscar campaign.

The new ending tested much better, but critics and audiences at TIFF haven't responded very favorably to the new ending.

Teresa Jusino (TMS): So, it's premiering at TIFF now... is this the first time you'll be seeing this with an audience?

The Just for Cats Festival just played to a sold out audience in Toronto at the TIFF Bell Lightbox earlier this year, with special guest deadmau5.