SCREENINGS FESTIVAL
Edited by Jamie McLeish
jamiescreen@gmail.com
SCREENINGS 09:00
MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN (Canada-UK) 148mins. FilmNation Entertainment (US/ int). Dir: Deepa Mehta. Cast: Anita Majumdar, Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose, Rajat Kapoor. An adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s classic novel. Gala Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
THE ACT OF KILLING (Denmark-Norway- UK) 116mins. Cinephil (Int). Dirs: Anonymous, Christine Cynn, Joshua Oppenheimer. A documentary following former members of Indonesian death squads. TIFF Docs The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
10:30
THE GIRL FROMTHE SOUTH (Argentina) 93mins. Taskovski Films (Int). Dir: Jose Luis Garcia. Cast: Alejandro Kim, Jose Luis Garcia, Lim Sukyung. Jose Luis Garcia goes in search of Korean peace activist Lim Su-kyung. TIFF Docs Jackman Hall (AGO)
11:00
THANKS FOR SHARING (US) 110mins. United Talent Agency (UTA), William Morris Endeavor Ent (WME) (US). Voltage Pictures (Int). Dir: Stuart Blumberg. Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joely Richardson, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins. A comedy-drama about sex addiction. Special Presentation Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
11:15
THE COMPANYYOU KEEP (US) 125mins. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US). Voltage Pictures (Int). Dir: Robert Redford. Cast: Julie Christie, Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf. A thriller about a political
activist exposed after decades living in hiding. Gala Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
12:00
AT ANY PRICE (US) 105mins. Exclusive Media (Int). Dir: Ramin Bahrani. Cast: Dennis Quaid, Heather Graham, Zac Efron. A son’s dreams of being a race-car driver are derailed when his father’s business has a crisis. Special Presentation Ryerson Theatre
THE FITZGERALD FAMILY CHRISTMAS (US) 99mins. Cinetic (US). Dir: Edward Burns. Cast: Anita Gillette, Brian D’Arcy James. A long-absent patriarch announces he is coming home for the holidays. Contemporary World Cinema The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
12:30
QUARTET (UK) 95mins. HanWay Films (US/int). Dir: Dustin Hoffman. Cast: Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Pauline Collins, Tom Courtenay. A tale of four opera singers in a retirement home. Special Presentation Winter Garden Theatre
UNDERGROUND (Australia) 89mins. NBC Universal (US/int). Dir: Robert Connolly. Cast: Alex Williams, Anthony LaPaglia, Rachel Griffiths. A biopic about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s years as a teenage hacker in Australia. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
13:00
BLACKBIRD (Canada) 103mins. Films Boutique (Int). Dir: Jason Buxton. Cast: Alex Ozerov, Alexia Fast, Connor Jessup. A teenager’s threat ignites a firestorm of fear in a small community. Discovery Jackman Hall (AGO)
n 14 Screen International at Toronto September 10, 2012
14:00
MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD (US) 106mins. Content Media Corporation (Int). Dir: Alex Gibney. Cast: Alex Gibney, Chris Cooper, Ethan Hawke, Jamey Sheridan. An exploration of paedophilia in the Catholic Church. TIFF Docs Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2
SHAHID (India) 123mins. Dir: Hansal Mehta. Cast: Prabhleen Sandhu, Rajkumar Yadav. The remarkable story of slain Indian human rights activist Shahid Azmi. City to City Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 10
14:15
BLANCANIEVES (Spain-France) 104mins. Dreamcatchers (US/int). Dir: Pablo Berger. Cast: Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Maribel Verdu. A retelling of Snow White set in 1920s Spain. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 6
14:30
ARTHUR NEWMAN (US) 101mins. United Talent Agency (UTA), Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US). Focus Films International (Int). Dir: Dante Ariola. Cast: Anne Heche, Colin Firth, Emily Blunt. A depressed divorcee hits the road with a troubled young woman. Special Presentation Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
LES NUITS AVEC THEODORE (France) 67mins. Dir: Sébastien Betbeder. Cast: Agathe Bonitzer, Pio Marmai. Star-crossed lovers enjoy nocturnal visits to a Paris park, but intruders soon threaten their retreat. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 4
MR. PIP (New Zealand) 130mins. United Talent Agency (UTA) (US). Focus
Features International (Int). Dir: Andrew Adamson. Cast: Hugh Laurie, Kerry Fox, Xzannjah Matsi. A teacher forms a unique bond with a young girl. Special Presentation TIFF Bell Lightbox 1
THE LEBANESE ROCKET SOCIETY (France-Lebanon- UAE-Qatar) 93mins. Urban Distribution International (Int). Dirs: Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige. Exploration of Lebanon’s brief flirtation with space travel in the 1960s. Wavelengths Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 8
14:45
SATELLITE BOY (Australia) 90mins. Celluloid Dreams (Int). Dir: Catriona McKenzie. Cast: Cameron Wallaby, David Gulpilil, Dean Daley-Jones. An Aboriginal boy must stop developers destroying his home. Discovery Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 3
15:00
CAPITAL (France) 114mins. Elle Driver (Int). Dir: Costa- Gavras. Cast: Bernard Le Coq, Céline Sallette, Gabriel Byrne. Costa-Gavras tackles the world of international high finance. Special Presentation Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 9
EVERYDAY (UK) 94mins. Revolution Films, Bankside Films (Int). Dir: Michael Winterbottom. Cast: John Simm, Katrina Kirk, Robert Kirk, Shaun Kirk, Shirley Henderson. A drama about the daily travails of a family living apart from their imprisoned patriarch. Masters Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 7
FREE ANGELA & ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS (US-France) 101mins. Elle Driver (US). Elle Driver (Int). Dir: Shola
Lynch. Cast: Angela Davis. A portrait of the American revolutionary icon. Gala Presentation The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
THE END (Spain) 90mins. Film Factory Entertainment (Int). Dir: Jorge Torregrossa. Cast: Andres Velencoso, Antonio Garrido, Blanca Romero,. An apocalyptic thriller set in the Pyrenees. Contemporary World Cinema Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 5
THE IMPOSSIBLE (Spain-US) 107mins. Summit Entertainment (Int). Dir: JA Bayona. Cast: Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Oaklee Pendergast. A couple search for their children after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Special Presentation Princess of Wales
WRITERS (US) 96mins. Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (US). The Solution Entertainment Group (Int). Dir: Josh Boone. Cast: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Kristen Bell A comedy-drama about a novelist who is obsessed with his ex-wife. Special Presentation Ryerson Theatre
15:15
HIM, HERE, AFTER (Sri Lanka) 104mins. Heliotrope Films (Int). Dir: Asoka Handagama. Cast: Bonipas Thairiyanathan, Dharshen Dharmaraj, Gregory Philip Ferminus. A former Tamil rebel returns to his community after his defeat. Contemporary World Cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
16:00
EVERYBODY HAS A PLAN (Argentina-Spain- Germany) 118mins. Fox International Productions (Int). Dir: Ana Piterbarg. Cast: Daniel Fanego, Javier Godino, Viggo Mortensen.
A thriller following twin brothers in the Argentinian underworld. Special Presentation Scotiabank 1
WHEN DAY BREAKS (Serbia-Croatia-France) 90mins. Nova Film (Int). Dir: Goran Paskaljevic. Cast: Ana Stefanovic, Meto Jovanovski, Mira Banjac. A discovery at a former Nazi death camp leads a retired professor to find the secret of his origins. Masters Jackman Hall (AGO)
16:30
LORE (Australia-UK-Germany) 108mins. Memento Films International (Int). Dir: Cate Shortland. Cast: André Frid, Eva-Maria Hagen, Kai Malina. A German girl must lead her four siblings on a gruelling trek across the war-ravaged countryside. Special Presentation Winter Garden Theatre
16:45
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED (Denmark) 110mins. TrustNordisk (Int). Dir: Susanne Bier. Cast: Paprika Steen, Pierce Brosnan. A rom-com about two families brought together for a wedding. Special Presentation Isabel Bader Theatre
17:00
GEBO AND THE SHADOW (Portugal-France) 95mins. Pyramide International (Int). Dir: Manoel de Oliveira. Cast: Claudia Cardinale, Jeanne Moreau, Michael Lonsdale, Ricardo Trepa. A new film from Portugal’s master Manoel de Oliveira. Masters TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
THE CREMATOR (China) 90mins. PAD International (Producers Alliance For Distribution) (Int). Dir: Peng Tao. Cast: Wolf Girl, Zhengwu Cheng. An undertaker who sells ‘ghost wives’ to bereaved
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