INDUSTRY SCREENINGS
PRESS & 08:00
BUTTER (US) 90mins. Dir: Jim Field Smith. Key cast: Olivia Wilde, Ashley Greene, Hugh Jackman Comedy about the world of competitive butter carving. Gala Scotiabank Theatre 2
8.30
AVALON (Sweden) 76mins. Dir: Axel Petersen. Key cast: Johannes Brost, Peter Carlberg Hedonists who came of age in the 1980s realise the party has to stop. Scotiabank 10
09:00
FROM THE SKY DOWN (US) 90mins. Dir: Davis Guggenheim. Documentary about U2. Gala Scotiabank Theatre 3
RANDOM (UK) 58mins. Dir: Debbie Tucker Green. Key cast: Nadine Marshall, Jay Byrd A woman’s brother is killed in random violence. Visions TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
SARAH PALIN —YOU BETCHA! (UK) 90mins. Dirs: Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill Documentary about the Tea Party favourite. Real to Reel Scotiabank Theatre 9
TERRAFERMA (Italy) 88mins. Dir: Emanuele Crialese. Key cast: Filippo Pucillo, Donatella Finocchiaro A family’s life changes when illegal immigrants arrive in their community. Special Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 6
THE DESCENDANTS (US) 115mins. Dir: Alexander Payne. Key cast: George Clooney, Beau Bridges
The leader of a Hawaiian family is forced to decide what to do with their last, vast parcel of land. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 1
09:15
FRIENDS WITH KIDS (US) 100mins. Dir: Jennifer Westfeldt. Key cast: Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt When a few members of a close group of married and single friends start to have children, it has a big impact on everyone. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 4
GENERATION P See box, right.
09:30
COLOR OF THE OCEAN (Germany) 95mins. Dir: Maggie Peren. Key cast: Alex Gonzalez, Sabine Timoteo, Hubert Koundé Two refugees arriving on the shores of the Canary Islands cross paths with an altruistic tourist and a cop, changing the course of all their lives. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 6
IWISH (Japan) 128mins. Dir: Hirokazu Kore-Eda. Key cast: Koki Maeda, Ohshiro Maeda, Joe Odagiri A pair of young brothers try to reunite their parents. Masters Scotiabank Theatre 13
09:45
ELLES (France/Poland/ Germany) 96mins Dir: Malgoska Szumowska. Key cast: Juliette Binoche, Anais Demoustier, Joanna Kulig An Elle journalist is writing an article about student prostitution, and the interviews she conducts with the young women force her to question her most intimate convictions about money, family and sex. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 8
10:00
MICHAEL (Austria) 96mins. Dir: Markus Schleinzer. Key cast: Michael Fuith,
David Rauchenberger A mousy insurance salesman keeps a boy locked in his basement. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 5
10:15
SLEEPING BEAUTY (Australia) 101mins. Dir: Julia Leigh. Key cast: Emily Browning, Rachael Blake, Ewen Leslie A college student turns to sex work in a bold take on the Sleeping Beauty fable. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 10
10:30
REBELLION (France) 135mins. Dir: Mathieu Kassovitz. Key cast: Mathieu Kassovitz, Iabe Lapacas, Malik Zidi A fictionalised account of an incident in 1988 New Caledonia, a French colony, when Kanak separatists killed three gendarmes and took others hostage. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 2
10:45
THE EDUCATION OF AUMA OBAMA (Germany) 80mins. Dir: Branwen Okpako An intimate portrait of the US president’s half-sister, who trains community activists in Kenya. Real to Reel TIFF Bell Lightbox 5
11:00
UNDEFEATED (US) 113mins. Dir: Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin A verité-style documentary focusing on three underprivileged student athletes from inner-city Memphis and their inspirational football coach. Real to Reel Scotiabank Theatre 7
11:15
TEN YEAR (US) 100mins. Dir: Jamie Linden. Key cast: Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson, Justin Long A group of friends meet at their high school reunion and discover that time changes some things — and others not at all. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 1
11:30
HEADSHOT (Thailand/France) 105mins. Dir: Pen-ek Ratanaruang. Key cast: Nopachai Jayanama, Sirin Horwang, Chanokporn Sayoungkul A hitman is shot in the head and wakes up to find he sees everything upside down, literally. Then he meets a girl who turns his world even more upside down. But who was trying to kill him? Vanguard Scotiabank Theatre 3
PRESS AND INDUSTRY 09:15
GENERATION P (Russia/US) 116mins. Dir: Victor Ginzburg. Key cast: Vladimir Yepifantsev, Michael Yefremov, Andrei Fomin
THE BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST (US) 97mins. Dir: Ryan O’Nan. Key cast: Ryan O’Nan, Michael Weston, Arielle Kebbel A failing singer- songwriter decides to hit the road with a complete stranger and rediscovers his love for life and music. Discovery Scotiabank Theatre 9
11:45
NEIL YOUNG JOURNEYS (US) 87mins. Dir: Jonathan Demme. Key cast: Neil Young Jonathan Demme captures two nights of live performance at Toronto’s Massey Hall from the ageing rocker. Mavericks Scotiabank Theatre 4
12:00
KILL LIST (UK) 95mins. Dir: Ben Wheatley. Key cast: Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring A professional killer becomes a pawn in a supernatural mystery
After the fall of communism in Russia a young ad executive seeks inspiration from hallucinogenic drugs and Che Guevara. Vanguard Scotiabank Theatre 11
when he accepts an assignment from some shadowy clients. Midnight Madness Scotiabank Theatre 6
12:15
FROMUP ON POPPY HILL (Japan) Dir: Goro Miyazaki. Key cast: Junichi Okada, Masami Nagasawa Anime director Goro Miyazaki sets his story of young love and student protest against the period of Japanese modernisation in the lead-up to the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Contemporary World Cinema Scotiabank Theatre 8
INTRUDERS (Spain) 100mins. Dir: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Key cast: Clive Owen, Carice Van Houten, Daniel Bruhl A father finds he cannot protect his young daughter from faceless intruders in this psychological drama. Special Presentation Scotiabank Theatre 11
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