Toronto International Film Festival 2008– DDA PRESS ADVISORY
We are pleased to advise that DDA will be handling the following titles at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The DDA office is located once again at the Hotel Inter-Continental, Suite 343. These listings will be subject to various additions, amendments and deletions as the Festival approaches, so please make sure that you check in with us as soon as you arrive in Toronto for updated information on interview schedules and materials.
We look forward to seeing you in Toronto!
Very best,
Team DDA
COUNTRY WEDDING [Sveitabrúðkaup]
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA – INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
COUNTRY WEDDING is a touching and funny road movie revolving around two busloads of Icelanders attending a wedding in a small church in the country. The bride and the groom, along with their guests, begin their journey in Reykjavik, heading for a small church in the country an hour’s drive from Reykjavík, where the wedding will take place. But only the groom knows where the church is, and the directions he got from the priest was not so simple after all…
Director Valdís Óskarsdóttir and actors TBC and producers David Oskar Olafsson, Arni Filippusson, Gudrun Edda, Elfar Adalsteinsson, Anna Maria Pitt and Jim Stark will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Contemporary World Cinema
Official Events: 7.00pm, Thursday, 4th Sept, AMC 3 (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screenings: 2.15pm, Friday, 5th Sept, Varsity 1
3.15pm, Wednesday, 10th Sept, Varsity 4
Running Time: 98 mins
Intl Press Day: Saturday, 6th Sept, 10.00am-1.00pm, Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 10.00am, Sunday, 7th Sept, AMC 4 (Public) (followed by Q&A)
12noon, Friday 12th Sept, Varsity 4 (Public)
US/CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE:
TBC
DISTRIBUTORS
Russia Russian Report - Israel United King Films - Australia KOJO
$9.99
DISCOVERY – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
“Have you ever wondered ‘What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?’ The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach...for a mere $9.99.” This is the ad that alters the life of Dave, an unemployed 28 year old, who still lives at home. In his struggle to share his discovery with the world, Dave’s surreal path crosses with those of his unusual neighbours. Their stories are woven together, examining the post-modern meaning of hope.
Director Tatia Rosenthal, actor Geoffrey Rush and co-writer Etgar Keret (TBC) will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Discovery
Official Events: 7.30pm, Thursday, 4th Sept, AMC 7 (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screenings: 1.45pm, Saturday, 6th Sept, Varsity 4
4.00pm, Tuesday, 9th Sept, Varsity 6
Running Time: 78 mins
Intl Press Day: Friday, 5th Sept, 10.00am-1.00pm, Venue TBC
Saturday, 6th Sept, 10.00am-1.00pm, Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 8.15pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Varsity 2 (Public) (followed by Q&A)
5.15pm, Friday, 12th Sept, Varsity 4 (Public)
US/CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE:
TBC
DISTRIBUTORS
Russia Russian Report
SERBIS
VANGUARD – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
The Pineda family operates and lives in a run-down movie house which shows dated sexy double-feature films. As the rest of the members go about their daily activities, we get a glimpse of how they suffer and deal with each other’s sins and vices. Preoccupied with their personal demons, the family is unmindful that inside the movie theatre, another kind of business is going on between hustlers and patrons…
Director Brillante Mendoza will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Vanguard
Official Events: 6.00pm, Friday, 5th Sept, Varsity 2 (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screenings: 12.45pm, Thursday, 4th Sept, Varsity VIP2
1.30pm, Tuesday, 9th Sept, Varsity VIP 2
Running Time: 94 mins
Intl Press Day: Friday, 5th Sept, 10.00am-1.00pm, Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 10.30am, Sunday, 7th Sept, AMC 5 (Public) (followed by Q&A)
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
Greece Seven Group SA - USA Regent Entertainment - Singapore/Brunei Cathay-Keris - Benelux Paradiso Entertainment - Portugal Lusomundo - Thailand Mongkol Cinema - Israel United King FIlms
NATIVE DANCER
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA – INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
NATIVE DANCER tells the story of Aidai, an old Kazakh healer: She can find a person’s lost soul and even tell them where their stolen cattle have been hidden. She has been living on the land of rich businessman Batyr for years, as it is from this land that she draws her strength. When local authorities decide to build a petrol station and motel over where her house stands she is distraught, yet the construction continues and Aidai disappears... A year later, when the petrol station is burned down, the station’s developers think that Batyr, the landowner, should cover their losses. When he refuses to do so, they kidnap his son. Now, Batyr must find Aidai as she will be the only one able to locate and save his son.
Director Guka Omarova, actor Omarbekova Nesipkul and Producer Sergei Bodrov will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Contemporary World Cinema
Official Events: 7.30pm, Friday, 5th Sept, Varsity 1 (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screening: 2.15pm, Sunday, 7th Sept, Varsity 5
Running Time: 87 mins
Intl Press Day: Monday, 8th Sept, 10.00am-12.00pm, Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 2.15pm, Monday, 8th Sept, AMC 5 (Public) (followed by Q&A)
11.30am, Friday, 12th Sept, Varsity 1
US/CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE:
TBC
EVERY LITTLE STEP
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
Who would have imagined such an enduring piece of modern culture would arise from middle-of-the-night conversations in a gym? A CHORUS LINE isn’t just another hugely successful Broadway musical – it’s an international phenomenon that has spanned four decades and reached audiences in 22 countries around the world. Through 15 years of continuous performances from the 70s to 90s and a revival beginning last year, A CHORUS LINE has touched generations around the world with stories so poignant, they could only have come from truth.
EVERY LITTLE STEP explores the incredible journey of A CHORUS LINE from ambitious idea to international phenomenon. It compares and contrasts the original musical with the current revival. It investigates the societies in which they’ve debuted, and why the themes are so timeless and universal. Finally, it goes behind the scenes with exclusive interviews and footage of the revival’s audition process, revealing the dramatic struggles of the performers. Thus the story of life imitating art unfolds: real-life dancers struggle through rounds of auditions to portray dancers struggling through rounds of auditions.
Directors Adam Del Deo and James D. Stern will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Special Presentation
Official Events: 4.30pm, Saturday, 6th Sept, Winter Garden Theatre (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screenings: 1.15pm, Sunday, 7th Sept, Varsity 2
10.30am, Wednesday, 10th Sept, Cumberland 1
Running Time: XX mins
Intl Press Day: Monday, 8th Sept, 12.00pm-1.00ppm, Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 12.30pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Scotiabank Theatre 3 (Public) (followed by Q&A)
10.15am, Saturday, 13th Sept, Varsity 5 (Public)
US/CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE:
BWR PR
Chris Libby
Email:
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
Israel Shapira Films - Japan Schochiku Co. Films
LAILA’S BIRTHDAY
CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
Abu Laila (Mohamed Bakri) used to be a judge, but because the government doesn’t have the means to pay him anymore he is forced to be a taxi driver. On the day his daughter Laila becomes ten years old his wife insists that he’ll be at home early and bring her a present and a cake. Abu Laila’s has nothing else on his mind then completing this mission. But the daily life in Palestine has other plans.
Director/Writer/Producer Rashid Masharawi, actor Mohamed Bakriand and producers Peter van Vogelpoel and Mohamed Habib Attia will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Contemporary World Cinema
Official Events: 6.30pm, Saturday, 6th Sept, AMC 2 (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screenings: 12.15pm, Thursday, 4th Sept, Varsity 7
12.15pm, Thursday, 11th Sept, Varsity 7
Running Time: 71 mins
Intl Press Day: Sunday, 7th Sept, 2.00pm-5.00pm, Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 5.45pm, Monday, 8th Sept, AMC 9 (Public) (followed by Q&A)
9.30am, Saturday, 13th Sept, Varsity 7 (Public)
US/CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE:
TBC
DISGRACE
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
DISGRACE takes place in modern day, post-apartheid South Africa. David Lurie (John Malkovich), a twice-divorced professor at a Cape Town technical university, is fired from his job for a passionate but brief affair with a student who is ambivalent about his embraces. This “disgrace” causes him to retreat to his daughter Lucie’s isolated farm in the east. Although they rarely see eye to eye, the tentative emotional truce between errant father and daughter soon gives way to a more peaceful rural life…until it is ripped apart by a traumatic and violent attack which forces them both to re-evaluate their beliefs.
Director Steve Jacobs, actress Jessica Haynes and Producer Anna Maria Monticelli will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Special Presentation
Official Events: 8.30pm, Saturday, 6th Sept, Winter Garden Theatre (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screenings: 10.15am, Sunday 7th Sept, Varsity 2
10.00am, Thursday, 11th Sept, Cumberland 3
Running Time: 120 mins
Intl Press Day: Sunday, 7th Sept, 2.00pm-5.00pm, Venue TBC
Monday, 8th Sept 4.00pm-5.30pm, Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 12.15pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Scotiabank Theatre 1 (Public) (followed by Q&A)
10.00am, Saturday, 13th Sept, Cumberland 3 (Public)
US/CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE:
TBC
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
Poland Gutek Films - Iceland SAM Films - Portugal Lusomundo - Benelux A-Film Rechten – Middle East Viva Ent. - Greece Prooptiki – South Africa Video Vision Ent. - Israel A.D. Matalon - Brazil Imagem Films – India Palador - Romania D-Production – Former Yugoslavia Megacom Film - Scandinavia Svensk - Romania New Films - Turkey Barbar Film - CIS Central Partnership
MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
Miracle at St. Anna is set in Tuscany, Italy 1944. It’s the story of an Italian village where four black American soldiers, members of the US Army’s all-black 92nd “Buffalo Soldier” Division, experience the tragedy and triumph of World War II as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy. Stranded in the Tuscan mountains with the German enemy on one side, and their mismanaging American commanding officers on the other, the soldiers discover their humanity among the Italian villagers along with a brave partisan group and the affection of this mute Italian boy, whose humanity, innocence and courage provides a beacon of hope that inspires them all. In the midst of unspeakable tragedy, Italians, Americans, and Germans learn the true meaning of friendship and courage in this deeply touching story that shows what love and the power of the human spirit can do. A deeply inspiring, powerful story drawn from true history, Miracle at St. Anna transcends national boundaries, race, and class to touch the goodness within us all.
Director Spike Lee, writer James McBride (print only) and actors Derek Luke, Laz Alonzo, Omar Benson Miller, Michael Ealy, Pierfrancesco Favino and Valentina Cervi will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Mariangela Hall and Clifford Ng
Section: Special Presentation
Official Events: 9pm, Sunday 7th Sept, Elgin Theatre
Industry / Press Screenings: 11.00am, Saturday 6th Sept, Varsity 8
5.15pm, Wednesday 10th Sept, Varsity 2
Running Time: 160 mins
Intl Press Day: 6.00pm – 7.30pm, Saturday, 6th Sept, Four Seasons Hotel (TV)
Sunday, 7th Sept, Four Seasons Hotel (Print Press Conference)
Monday, 8th Sept, TBC (Possible 1:1 interviews)
Additional Screenings: 11.00am, Tuesday 9th Sept, Elgin Theatre (Public)
8.30pm, Saturday 13th Sept, Ryerson (Public)
US PRESS ATTACHE:
Scott Feinstein / 42 West
Mob: 646 942 7767
Email: scott.feinstein@42west.net
CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE:
Robyn Mogil / Touchstone Pictures
Email:
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
Baltic States Acme – Brazil California Filmes – China Domo Media – Greece Audiovisual – Lebanon/Emirates Front Row - France TFM Distribution – Italy 01 Distribution – Portugal Lusomundo – Moldovia/Romania Mediapro – Russia Maywin Media – South Korea Entermode – Switzerland Monopole Pathe – Taiwan Scholar Multimedia – Turkey D Production - USA Touchstone
THE OTHER MAN
GALA SCREENING – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS
From the director of Notes on a Scandal comes this adaptation of a short story by Bernhard Schlink. THE OTHER MAN tells the story of Peter (Liam Neeson) who discovers that his wife Lisa (Laura Linney) has been receiving emails and mobile messages from Ralph (Antonio Banderas), a man he never knew existed. His obsession with this unknown rival escalates and, against the advice of his estranged daughter Abigail (Romola Garai), a hurt and vengeful Peter flies to Milan to seek out the mysterious Ralph and the truth about his relationship with Lisa. Directed by Richard Eyre (Iris), THE OTHER MAN is produced by Frank Doelger, Tracey Scoffield and Michael Dreyer. The Executive Producers are Mary Beth O'Connor and David Richenthal.
Director Richard Eyre, and actors Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, and Antonio Banderas will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Lawrence Atkinson , Paul Saunter , Kirsty Langsdale and Melody Monfreda
Section: GALA PRESENTATION
Official Events: 9.30pm, Sunday 7th, Roy Thomson Hall
Press Conference: TBC
Industry / Press Screenings: 5.30pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Varsity 8
1.00pm, Thursday, 11th Sept, Cumberland 3
Running Time: 90mins TBC
Intl Press Day: Monday 8th Sept, TBC
Additional Screenings: 9.00am, Monday, 8th Sept, Ryerson (Public)
9.30pm, Saturday, 13th Sept, Isabel Bader Theatre (Public)
US/CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE:
42 WEST
Michael Kupferberg Seth Hyman
T +1 646 723 9697 T +1 646 467 9053
michael.kupferberg@42west.net seth.hyman@42west.net
DISTRIBUTORS
♦ AUSTRALIA/NZ Roadshow ♦ BENELUX A-Film ♦ CZECH/SLOVAKIA AQS ♦ FORMER YUGOSLAVIA Karantanija Cinema ♦ GERMANY ARD/Degeto Film ♦ GREECE Village Roadshow ♦ LATIN AMERICA California Films ♦ MIDDLE EAST Prime Pictures ♦ POLAND Best Film ♦ PORTUGAL Castello Lopes ♦ ROMANIA ProRom Media-Trade ♦ SPAIN Wide Pictures ♦ TURKEY TMC ♦
MANAGEMENT
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
MANAGEMENT is the sweet and funny story of Sue, an uptight, overworked traveling saleswoman of hotel art (Aniston), who ends up in a roadside motel managed by Mike (Steve Zahn), an underachieving, lonely man who still lives with his parents. His clumsy attempts to seduce her seem to stand no chance. After all, she is only staying for two nights and is definitely not looking for any involvement. Yet both in need of a connection, they end up having an unexpected “affair” in the laundry room just before she leaves town. Sue is back to her workaholic life but Mike cannot forget her. For the first time in his life, Mike decides to take action and pursue her, starting a series of unlikely and hysterical misadventures that will change both their lives forever.
Director Stephen Belber and actors Jennifer Anniston and Steve Zahn will be in Toronto to present the film.
***International Interview Availability will be VERY limited. All enquiries must be directed to our office***
Please contact: Mariangela Hall and Clifford Ng
Section: Special Presentation
Official Screening: 9.30pm, Sunday, 7th Sept, Isabel Bader Theatre
Industry / Press Screenings: 12.30pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Cumberland 2
Running Time: 93 mins
Canadian & Limited Int’l Press Day
(Jennifer - TV only; Stephen and Steven – Print only): Monday, 8th Sept, Time & Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 9.30am, Tuesday, 9th Sept, Scotiabank 2 (Public)
US Press Attache
Kate Rosenbaum Michael Kupferberg
Kate.rosenbaum@42west.net Michael.kupferberg@42west.net
Mob: 646 723 9696 Tel: 646 723 9697
Canadian Press Attache
Anna Maria Muccilli / A.M. Public Relations
Tel: 416 969 9930 x231
Mob: 416 505 3864
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
Austria Falcom Media – Belgium RCV 2001 – Brazil Imagem Filmes – Bulgaria/Czech Rep/Hungary/Poland/Romania/Slovakia European Film Partners - Canada Equinoxe – Denmark Nordisk Films – Ex-Yugoslavia Blitz Film & Video – Finland Nordisk Films – France Surreal Films – Germany Falcom Media – Greece/Cyprus Village Roadshow – Hong Kong Edko Films – Iceland Sam Film – India WEG Entertainment – Israel Forum Film – Latin America Quality Films – Malaysia Grand Brilliance – Mexico Quality Films – Middle East Italia Film Int’l – Netherlands RCV 2001 – Norway Nordisk – Philippines Viva Films – Portugal Lusomundo – Russia MGN Films – Singapore Festive Films – South Africa Nu Metro – South Korea Sponge – Spain Silco Telecinema – Sweden Nordisk – Switzerland Elite Film – Turkey Pinema Filmcilik – UK Odeon & Sky Filmworks
ASHES OF TIME REDUX
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
In ancient China, on the edge of a vast desert, swordsman Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung) lives the life of a vagabond, earning his livelihood by hiring others as assassins. Pitiless and cynical, his heart has long been wounded by a love he neglected then lost. But as the seasons come and go, and so do friends and enemies alike, he begins to reflect back upon the origin of his solitude.
Director Wong Kar Wai will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Special Presentation
Official Events: 3.00pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Ryerson (followed by Q&A)
Press Conference: 10.00am, Monday, 8th Sept, Sutton Place Hotel
Industry / Press Screening: 11.00am, Sunday, 7th Sept, Cumberland 2
Running Time: 93 mins
Intl Press Day: Monday, 8th Sept, Time & Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 9.30am, Wednesday, 10th Sept, Scotiabank Theatre 4 (Public)
CANADIAN/US PRESS ATTACHE:
Sophie Gluck & Associates
E-mail:
Tel: + 212 595 2432
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
Benelux A-Film Rechten - Czech Rep/Slovakia AQS - Italy BIM - France ARP - Malaysia Golden Screen - Romania Media Rights - Greece Prooptiki - Switzerland Filmcoopi - Turkey D-Production - Portugal Lusomundo - Brazil Imagem - Japan Asmik Ace - UK Artificial Eye - Germany Splendid - Poland Monolith Films - Scandinavia Svensk - Mexico Filmhouse - Iceland Samfilms - CIS Central Partnership - Columbia Cineplex - Israel United King Films - Australia Madman Cinema
UNMISTAKEN CHILD
REEL TO REEL – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
After years of isolation, Lama Konchoq was declared the Greatest Tibetan Meditator of our time. At the end of 2001, he passed away. Tenzin Zopa, (28) his shy and gifted disciple, who served him for 21 years, is unexpectedly appointed by the Dalai Lama to lead the search for the reincarnation of his late Master. The “Unmistaken Child” must be found within four years. The ensuing quest transforms Tenzin from a modest servant into a spiritual leader, only to become a servant again once the child is found.
Director Nati Baratz, actor Tenzin Zopa and producers Arik Bernstein and Ilil Alexander will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Reel to Reel
Official Events: 6.30pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Scotiabank Theatre 3 (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screening: 10.00am, Sunday, 7th Sept, Varsity 6
Running Time: 102 mins
Intl Press Day: Tuesday, 9th Sept, 10.00am-1.00pm, Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 5.45pm, Thursday, 11th Sept, AMC 4 & AMC 5 (Public) (followed by Q&A)
12.45pm, Friday, 12th Sept, Varsity 2 (Public)
EASY VIRTUE
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS
The twenties have roared... the thirties have yet to swing. John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when the couple returns to the family home, his mother Mrs Whittaker has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law. Larita tries her best to fit in but fails to tiptoe through the minefield laid by her mother-in-law. Larita quickly realizes Mrs Whittaker’s game and sees that she must fight back if she’s not going to lose John. A battle of wits ensues and sparks soon fly. Mrs Whittaker manipulates every situation to undermine her, while Larita remains frustratingly calm and engineers sassy counter attacks. Before long, Mrs Whittaker’s manipulation starts to work on John and Larita feels their love is in danger of slipping away. In a grand finale, where the secrets from Larita’s past are revealed, she finally makes a break for freedom from the suffocating house…..
Director Stephan Elliott and actors Colin Firth, Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas and Ben Barnes will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Lawrence Atkinson ; Paul Saunter , Kirsty Langsdale ; Melody Monfreda
Section: Special Presentation
Official Events: 9.00pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
Press Conference: TBC
Industry / Press Screening: 9.15am, Tuesday, 9th Sept, Varsity 1
10.30am, Thursday, 11th Sept, Cumberland 1
Running Time: 90mins TBC
Intl Press Day: Tuesday, 9th Sept, Time & Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 2.30pm, Wednesday, 10th Sept, Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
10.30pm, Friday, 12th Sept, Isabel Bader Theatre
US/CANADIAN PRESS: mPRm Public Relations
Michael Lawson
Mark Pogachefsky
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
AUSTRALIA – Hopscotch ♦ CIS AND EASTERN EUROPE - Paradise MGN ♦ FRANCE - Pyramide International ♦ GREECE - Audiovisual ♦ ICELAND - Sam Film ♦ INDONESIA - PT Amero ♦ ISRAEL - Shapira Films ♦ MIDDLE EAST - Phars Film ♦ PLANES/SHIPS - Jaguar Distribution Corp ♦ PORTUGAL - Valentim De Carvalho ♦ SCANDINAVIA - Svensk ♦ SOUTH KOREA - Noori Pictures ♦ SPAIN - Dea Planeta ♦ SWITZERLAND - Rialto ♦ TURKEY - R-FILM ♦ UK - Pathé ♦
GIGANTIC
DISCOVERY – WORLD PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
Brian is a single, 28 year-old salesman at a high-end Swedish mattress store. The youngest son in a trio of successful brothers and the afterthought child to elderly parents, Brian is searching for his place in the world. Unfulfilled by his work he spends a good portion of his day pursuing his goal of someday adopting a baby from China. He gets swept up in a romance with a lovely but misguided Harriet when she comes in to his store one day and falls asleep on one of his beds. In order to win her over he must compete with her bear of a father, an art-collecting loudmouth with a bad back and deep pockets. It’s a funny, surreal love story about the anxiety that comes along when two people with crazy families collide unexpectedly and fall for each other.
Actors Paul Dano and John Goodman will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Discovery
Official Events: 10.15pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Isabel Bader Theatre (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screenings: 9.30am, Tuesday, 9th Sept, Cumberland 2
9.00am, Friday, 12th Sept, Cumberland 4
Running Time: 95 mins
Intl Press Day: Tuesday, 9th Sept, Time & Venue TBC
Wednesday, 10th Sept, Time & Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 3.45pm, Wednesday, 10th Sept, Scotiabank Theatre 1 (Public) (followed by Q&A)
3.15pm, Thursday, 11th Sept, Scotiabank Theatre 2 (Public)
US/CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE:
Jeff Hill
Email:
Cell: 917-575-8808
Jaime Panoff
Email: jables76@mac.com
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
Greece Seven Group SA – Middle East Falcon Films – Portugal Lusomundo – Israel United King Films
TOKYO SONATA
MASTERS – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
TOKYO SONATA is a portrait of a seemingly ordinary Japanese family. The father who abruptly loses his job conceals the truth from his family; the eldest son in college hardly returns home; the youngest son furtively takes piano lessons without telling his parents; and the mother, who knows deep down that her role is to keep the family together, cannot find the will to do so. From the exterior, all is normal and the same. But somehow, a single, unforeseeable chasm has appeared within the family, only to spread ever so quietly and quickly to disintegrate them.
Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and producer Yukie Kito will be in Toronto to present the film.
Please contact: Martin McNamara , Alice Gledhill Hall and Jenny Hennessy
Section: Masters
Official Events: 5.30pm, Tuesday, 9th Sept, Scotiabank Theatre 1 (followed by Q&A)
Industry / Press Screening: 6.15pm, Monday, 8th Sept, Varsity 1
Running Time: 119 mins
Intl Press Day: Wednesday, 10th Sept, 10.00am-1.00pm & Venue TBC
Additional Screenings: 7.15pm, Thursday, 11th Sept, Isabel Bader Theatre (Public) (followed by Q&A)
2.15pm, Friday, 12th Sept, AMC 7 (Public)
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
Switzerland Trigon-Film - Portugal Lusomundo - Benelux A-Film Rechten BV - Greece Artplex Attica - Japan Pix Inc - France ARP - Spain Baditri - UK Eureka Entertainment - Korea Sponge Co – Singapore/Brunei Cathay-Keris - Israel United King Films - Taiwan Joint Entertainment - India Palador - Thailand Mongkol Cinema
SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS:
From Charlie Kaufman, comes a visual and philosophic adventure, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK. As he did with his groundbreaking scripts for "Being John Malkovich", "Adaptation", and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", Kaufman twists and subverts form and language as he delves into the mind of a man who, obsessed with his own mortality, sets out to construct a massive artistic enterprise that could give some meaning to his life.
Theater director Caden Cotard (Hoffman) is mounting a new play. His life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele (Keener) has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Olive (Goldstein) with her. His therapist, Madeleine Gravis (Davis), is better at plugging her best-seller than she is at counseling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel (Morton) has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one.
Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind. He gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work of brutal honesty. He directs them in a celebration of the mundane, instructing each to live out their constructed lives in a growing mockup of the city outside. The years rapidly fold into each other, and Caden buries himself deeper into his masterpiece, but the textured tangle of real and theatrical relationships blurs the line between the world of the play and that of Caden's own deteriorating reality.
Stills and press notes are available at:
www.press.sonyclassics.com
username : press
password : sonyclassics
Director Charlie Kaufman and actors Philip Seymour Hoffman and Samantha Morton (TBC) will be in Toronto to present the film.
***International Interview Availability will be VERY limited. All enquiries must be directed to our office***
Please contact: Mariangela Hall and Clifford Ng
Section: Special Presentation
Official Events: 8.30pm, Tuesday, 9th Sept, Wintergarden
Industry / Press Screening: 11.45am, Monday, 8th Sept, Varsity 3
12.30pm, Wednesday, 10th Sept, Cumberland 3
Running Time: 124 mins
Canadian Press Day: Tuesday, 8th Sept
US & Limited Intl Press Day: Wednesday, 10th Sept, Intercontinental Hotel, Patio/lounge, Time TBC
Additional Screenings: 12.15pm, Thursday, 11th Sept, Scotiabank 1
US Release (Sony Classics): Friday, 24th October
CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE: Mary-Catherine Snelgrove US PRESS ATTACHE:
Tel: 416 969 9930 x232 Jeff Hill – cell: 917-575-8808
Jessica Uzzan – cell: 917-653-6122
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS:
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