![]() ![]() “I can tell you that we already know big names that will be in Toronto so that’s not a concern,” said Bailey, who wouldn’t get into specifics. With many elements still up in the air amid the Hollywood strike, Bailey said TIFF organizersare still adjusting to how the festival may look this year with potential celebrity absences. Joint projects between Canadian and international talent include Dominic Savage’s indie drama “Close to You,” a Canada and United Kingdom co-production starring Elliott Page about family, love and identity. Quebec filmmaker Chloé Robichaud will debut her third feature, “Days of Happiness,” about a complicated relationship between a young conductor and her father. Newly announced Canadian projects include Sophie Dupuis’ queer romance “Solo," which centres on a rising star in the Montreal drag scene, navigating a set of toxic family and partner relationships. Like Pine, Anna Kendrick is making a directorial debut with "Woman of the Hour," based on the story of a real-life serial killer who appeared on a 1970s dating game TV show.Īmong world premieres at this year's TIFF is Craig Gillespie's “Dumb Money,” starring Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley and Vincent D'Onofrio and based on a true story of amateur investors who turned video game retailchain GameStop into the hottest stock option. Meanwhile, Pine's “Poolman” centres on a pool cleaner who discovers a plot to rob Los Angeles of its water. Hawke’s “Wildcat,” aboutthe life of American novelist Flannery O’Connor - played by his daughter Maya Hawke - will make its international premiere at the festival. ![]() “We saw a bumper crop of what I would call passion projects…stories that clearly, these actors really wanted to tell so much that they wanted to direct the story themselves.” “I think it’s partly a product of the last few years of the pandemic where artists had their normal projects often interrupted,” Bailey said. Keaton’s second feature film as director tells the story of a contract killer diagnosed with a form of dementia who seeks redemption through his estranged adult son.īailey attributed the rise in actor-directed films at TIFF to timing and circumstances of recent years. ![]() It's a western love story about a French-Canadian played by Vicky Krieps and a Danish immigrant played by Mortensen who are separated during the Civil War.īig names can also be found in Michael Keaton's thriller film “Knox Goes Away," starring Al Pacino, Marcia Gay Harden and the "Batman" actor himself. Mortensen also serves as a writer on “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” a joint Canadian, Denmark and Mexico production that will make its world premiere at the festival. Several projects from actors sitting in the director’s chairs are on the list, including Viggo Mortensen’s Canadian co-produced feature, “The Dead Don’t Hurt,” Chris Pine's "Poolman," and Ethan Hawke's "Wildcat."Ĭurrent SAG-AFTRA strike action rules could prevent directors who also star in their films - such as Mortensen - from promoting their work as an actor, but they'd be able to speak to the press from a director's point of view. Organizers have announced the first wave of 60 titlesfor September’s TIFF amid the ongoing strike in Hollywood that could change this year's festival experience. “In some cases, everyone will make their own decisions but they’re equally passionate about their own films where at times, it may actually be an opportunity to speak about what’s at stake with the current labour action." “We expect directors to come and present their work considering that these are projects they’ve been working on for a long, long time,” TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey said in a phone interview on Monday. ![]() TORONTO - The head of the Toronto International Film Festival says the sheer number of films directed by prominent actors in this year's lineup was a surprise and big names are still expected on the red carpet even if the Hollywood actors strike drags on. ![]()
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