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‘Ultraman: Rising’ Filmmakers On Graphic-Style Animation, A “Family Theme” For The Score And Showing A New Side Of The Superhero
Ultraman has been a prominent media franchise in Japan since the television series Ultra Q first premiered in 1966. Even from a distance, the character made an impact on a young Shannon Tindle growing up in rural Kentucky, who would go on to become the writer-director of Netflix's animated Ultraman: Rising…
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Behind The Scenes On ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’: A Look At The Stop Motion Process At Aardman Animations
The prospect of creating a stop motion film is daunting, to say the least. The process of taking a photo, altering a scene slightly, then taking another photo, over and over can almost make the medium seem pointlessly complicated for a filmmaker… and yet, there is something about the handcrafted aesthetic…
How ‘The Wild Robot’ Production Designer Raymond Zibach Added A “Painterly Effect” To The Animated Style
When it came to designing the animation style for The Wild Robot, director Chris Sanders found himself enthralled by the hand-crafted, painterly style of the concept art being developed. Production designer Raymond Zibach remembers within the first month of painting, Sanders started asking, “Why can’t it…
‘Wicked’, ‘Emilia Perez’ & ‘Joker: Folie A Deux’ Cinematographers On Capturing Musical Magic
What makes a great musical? The immediate things that come to mind are obvious: singing and dancing. But the beauty of a well-choreographed ensemble number, or the power of a stunning duet don't mean so much if the lighting is poor or the lensing isn't up to snuff. That's where the cinematographers come…
‘Challengers’ Director Luca Guadagnino On Creating A Tennis Film Built Around Desire: “I Know Next To Nothing About Tennis, But I Know A Great Deal About Desire” — Contenders Los Angeles
"I'll tell you the moment I knew that Luca [Guadagnino] was the perfect director for this," Challengers writer Justin Kuritzkes said. "He had just read the script and we were talking on the phone and Luca said, 'I know next to nothing about tennis but I know a great deal about…
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‘The Wild Robot’ Director Chris Sanders & Cast On A Story Of Motherhood, Compassion And Adapting Beyond Your “Programming” – Toronto Studio
THE WILD ROBOT
Section: Gala Presentations
Director: Chris Sanders
Screenwriter: Chris Sanders
Logline: Featuring the voices of Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Lupita Nyong'o, Stephanie Hsu, and Bill Nighy, this DreamWorks Animation sci-fi adventure follows a robot designed to assist…
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‘I’m Still Here’ Director Walter Salles On The Resilience Of Eunice Paiva: “To Live Is A Form Of Resistance In That Family” – Toronto Studio
I’M STILL HERE
Section: Special Presentations
Director: Walter Salles
Screenwriter: Murilo Hauser, Heitor Lorega
Logline: The latest from The Motorcycle Diaries director Walter Salles focuses on the real-life story of Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres), whose terrifying experience of…
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‘Daniela Forever’s Beatrice Grannò On Playing A Character Based On A Memory: “You Always Have To Find Ways To Portray That Energy” – Toronto Studio
DANIELA FOREVER
Section: Platform
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Screenwriter: Nacho Vigalondo
Logline: In the latest from Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal, TIFF '16), Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) soulfully portrays a bereaved man who enrolls in a clinical trial for a drug that allows him to…
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‘Sharp Corner’s Ben Foster On The Obsession Found In A Man “Living A Disconnected Life” – Toronto Studio
SHARP CORNER
Section: Special Presentations
Director: Jason Buxton
Screenwriter: Jason Buxton
Logline: After a car crashes into his front yard, a family man develops an unhealthy obsession with being ready for the next accident. And the next.
Panelists: Jason Buxton, Ben Foster…
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How ‘The Fire Inside’ Star Ryan Destiny Trained To Bring Out The “Triumph” And “Resilience” In The Story Of Boxer Claressa Shields – Toronto Studio
THE FIRE INSIDE
Section: Special Presentations, TIFF Next Wave Selects
Director: Rachel Morrison
Screenwriter: Barry Jenkins
Logline: Renowned cinematographer Rachel Morrison makes her feature directorial debut with this film about boxer Claressa Shields' true-life ascent to the…
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‘All Of You’ Stars Brett Goldstein & Imogen Poots On Building A Real Friendship Through The “Guerrilla Nature Of Indie Cinema” – Toronto Studio
ALL OF YOU
Section: Special Presentations
Director: William Bridges
Screenwriter: William Bridges, Brett Goldstein
Logline: Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in a stirring near-futuristic romance as best friends who harbour an unspoken love for one another even after a test matches…
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‘The Penguin Lessons’ Filmmakers On Finding The “Non-Cliché” Moments For A Penguin-Centric Film: “Then You Get Lightning In A Bottle” – Toronto Studio
THE PENGUIN LESSONS
Section: Gala Presentations
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Charles Pope
Logline: Starring Oscar nominee Steve Coogan, this poignant dramedy from director Peter Cattaneo (Military Wives, TIFF '19) follows an Englishman's personal and political…
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