Magnolia Takes U.S. Rights to TIFF Midnight Madness Title ‘The Napa Boys’

Armen Weitzman and Nick Corirossi's festival hit, billed as a mash-up between 'Sideways' and 'American Pie,' is a freewheeling spoof on Hollywood franchise filmmaking.

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‘Unidentified’ Review: Haifaa al-Mansour’s Clever Saudi Murder Mystery Offers a Scathing Critique of Female Oppression, With a Twist
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‘Unidentified’ Review: Haifaa al-Mansour’s Clever Saudi Murder Mystery Offers a Scathing Critique of Female Oppression, With a Twist

The latest feature by the 'Wadjda' director follows a self-taught detective investigating the murder of a young woman cast aside by her country.

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‘Calle Málaga’ Review: A Luminous Carmen Maura Brings Warmth, Magnetism and Indomitable Pluck to Touching Moroccan Domestic Drama

The country’s submission for best international feature consideration at the 2026 Oscars is a story of aging without surrender, set in the Spanish-speaking community of Tangier.

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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just An Accident,’ Being Persecuted by the Iranian Regime and Winning Cannes’ Palme d’Or
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‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Jafar Panahi on ‘It Was Just An Accident,’ Being Persecuted by the Iranian Regime and Winning Cannes’ Palme d’Or

This key figure in the Iranian New Wave, whose latest film was just submitted by France for the best international feature Oscar competition, reflects on his cinematic critiques of Iranian society, continuing to make films even after being jailed, and why he regards himself as a "coward."

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Honored With THR’s Inaugural Trailblazer Award for Sustainable Production at TIFF

Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz joined del Toro for the event co-hosted by Sustainable Entertainment Alliance in partnership with Producers Guild of America and the Toronto Interntational Film Festival at The Hollywood Reporter's Studio at the 1 Hotel Toronto.

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‘Train Dreams’ Filmmakers Clint Bentley and Joel Edgerton Honored With THR Trailblazer Award for Sustainable Storytelling
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‘Train Dreams’ Filmmakers Clint Bentley and Joel Edgerton Honored With THR Trailblazer Award for Sustainable Storytelling

At the Toronto International Film festival, Bentley and Edgerton were joined by Producers Guild of America, Sustainable Entertainment Alliance and TIFF at the intimate, exclusive award presentation, wrapping up a week of star-studded programming at THR’s Studio at the 1 Hotel Toronto.

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Has TIFF Got Its Groove Back?

After years of slipping behind Venice and Telluride, the Canadian festival closed with Chloé Zhao’s 'Hamnet' taking the audience award, a $15 million deal for 'Obsession,' and renewed signs of life in the awards-season sweepstakes.

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‘Glenrothan’ Review: Brian Cox’s Scotland-Set Directorial Debut Combats Sibling-Drama Clichés With Good Acting

Alan Cumming, Alexandra Shipp and Shirley Henderson co-star in the drama about estranged brothers reuniting, which premiered in Toronto.

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‘Normal’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Fires on All Cylinders in Ben Wheatley’s Jaw-Droppingly Excessive Blast of a Crime Caper

The TIFF-premiering neo-Western about an interim sheriff who senses something amiss about a small Minnesota town also stars Henry Winkler and Lena Headey.

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Emilia Jones’ ‘Charlie Harper’ Lands at Row K Entertainment

Tom Dean and Mac Eldridge directed the romance that also stars Nick Robinson and bowed at the Toronto Film Festival.

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