Toronto International Film Festival 2016

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Antoine Fuqua , the director of the opening film The Magnificent Seven , at the premiere

The 41st Toronto International Film Festival took place September 8-18, 2016. The first films were announced on July 26, 2016, including the opening film The Magnificent Seven by Antoine Fuqua . Celebrated, among others, the films Deepwater Horizon by Peter Berg , All I See Is You by Marc Forster , American Pastoral by Ewan McGregor , LBJ by Rob Reiner , Lion - The Long Way Home by Garth Davis , Planetarium by Rebecca Zlotowski , Queen of Katwe by Mira Nair , A Hidden Life - The Secret Scripture by Jim Sheridan and A United Kingdom by Amma Asante have their world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2016. The German co-production Kati Kati celebrated its world premiere in the Discovery section . A total of 397 films were presented, including 101 short films. 138 films celebrated their world premieres at the festival. The film La La Land by Damien Chazelle was on the final evening of the festival after an election by the audience with the Grolsch People's Choice Award honored.

program

Opening night

Dev Patel and Garth Davis at the premiere of Lion: The Long Walk Home Dev Patel and Garth Davis at the premiere of Lion: The Long Walk Home
Dev Patel and Garth Davis at the premiere of
Lion: The Long Walk Home
Lewis MacDougall and Felicity Jones at the premiere of Seven Minutes After Midnight Lewis MacDougall and Felicity Jones at the premiere of Seven Minutes After Midnight
Lewis MacDougall and Felicity Jones at the
premiere of Seven Minutes After Midnight
Actors Ahna O'Reilly and Danny Huston at the premiere of the film All I See Is You Actors Ahna O'Reilly and Danny Huston at the premiere of the film All I See Is You
Actors Ahna O'Reilly and Danny Huston
at the premiere of the film All I See Is You
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Sasha Lane at the premiere of American Honey
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Ryan Gosling at the premiere for the film La La Land
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Actors Amy Adams , Michael Shannon and Armie Hammer at the premiere of the film Nocturnal Animals
Scarlett Johansson at the premiere of Sing
Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson at the premiere for the film Colossal Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson at the premiere for the film Colossal
Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson at the premiere for
the film Colossal
Fisher Stevens at the premiere for the film Before the Flood

The opening film was The Magnificent Seven by Antoine Fuqua selected. At the presentation of the film in a prominent place, the organizers said that with its diverse cast and captivating staging, the film redefined the epic of the western in our age. The critics also often said that the cast is a combination of the most diverse ethnic groups that the cinema currently needs. Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter noted that the entire Toronto International Film Festival in 2016 was all about diversity. In addition to African-American director Antoine Fuqua, some of the Magnificent Seven also attended the premiere of the film , including Mexican actor Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Korean actor Byung-hun Lee .

Gala presentations

Special presentations

Vanguard (selection)

TIFF Docs

Short Cuts Canada

Wavelengths

Discovery

Films with a future-oriented focus were shown in the Discovery section .

Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson at the premiere of Herzstein

Next wave

Kelly Fremon Craig presented her film The Edge of Seventeen ago

The films in the Next Wave section are aimed at a younger audience.

Midnight Madness

Julie Estelle at the premiere of Headshot

Action, horror and fantasy films were presented in the Midnight Madness section .

Platform

The actor Mahershala Ali at the premiere of the film Moonlight

The Platform section focused on the work of the directors.

TIFF kids

Aisholpan Nurgaiv at the premiere of The Eagle Huntress

Ramen of TIFF Kids were children's films shown.

Final film

Awards

Web links

Commons : Toronto International Film Festival 2016  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Toronto International Film Festival In: tiff.net. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ Eric Wainwright: TIFF to open 2016 festival with star-studded remake In: dailyhive.com, July 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ Jessica Wong and Zulekha Nathoo: TIFF seeks to evolve and stay relevant as it opens with The Magnificent Seven In: cbc.ca, September 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ a b Announcing the TIFF '16 Award Winners In: tiff.net, September 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Get Ready for Infinite Views at TIFF16 In: tiff.net. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ The Magnificent Seven ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tiff.net archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: tiff.net. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ Hoai-Tran Bui: 'The Magnificent Seven' has the racially diverse cast we need In: USA Today, July 18, 2016.
  8. ^ Scott Feinberg: Toronto: Academy President on Diversity Push - 'If You Don't Set a Big Goal, What Is the Point?' In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ a b Kate Erbland: TIFF 2016 Announces Discovery Lineup, 'In Conversation With…' Guests, VR Offerings and Much More In: indiewire.com, 23 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Section: Discovery In: tiff.net. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ Kate Erbland: TIFF 2016 Announces Discovery Lineup, 'In Conversation With…' Guests, VR Offerings and Much More In: indiewire.com, 23 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Midnight Madness In: tiff.net. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ Nancy Tartaglione: Toronto's Midnight Madness To Open With Ben Wheatley's 'Free Fire' - Full List In: deadline.com, August 9, 2016.
  14. ↑ Kate Erbland: TIFF Announces Platform Titles, Including 'Jackie', 'Moonlight', 'Daguerrotype' and More In: indiewire.com, August 11, 2016.
  15. ^ Platform. Directors' cinema now In: tiff.net. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ Kate Erbland: TIFF Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including 'Magnificent Seven', 'American Honey', 'La La Land' and 'Birth of A Nation' In: indiewire.com, July 26, 2016.