A scene from Tom Ford's "A Single Man." Image courtesy of the Toronto International Film Festival.
The 34th Toronto International Film Festival kicks off today with the potential for a lot of deals to go down over its ten day duration. One hundred and forty-six premieres could result in acquisition for major territories, with over 3,000 industry professionals are expected to attend the Festival as delegates of the Sales & Industry Office.
Anne Thompson recently listed some of the more buzzworthy titles, including Tom Ford’s “A Single Man,” starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore, Niki Caro’s “The Vinter’s Luck,” Don Roos’ “Love and Other Impossible Pursuits,” with Natalie Portman, Neil Jordan’s Colin Farrell starrer “Ondine,” Danis Tanovic’s “Triage,” also starring Farrell, Atom Egoyan’s Liam Neeson-Julianne Moore thriller “Chloe,” Brian Koppelman and David Levien’s “Solitary Man,” Tim Blake Nelson’s “Leaves of Grass,” and Aaron Schneider’s “Get Low,” starring Bill Murray. Other titles to potentially gain some traction during the fest include Joe Dante’s 3-D “The Hole,” Todd Solondz’s “Life During Wartime,” Jordan Scott’s girls boarding school drama “Cracks,” Rodrigo García’s “Mother and Child,” starring Annette Bening and Naomi Watts, Oliver Parker’s Oscar Wilde adaptation “Dorian Gray,” Jaco Van Dormael’s “Mr. Nobody,” Dagur Kári’s “The Good Heart,” featuring an “L.I.E.” reunion in Paul Dano and Brian Cox, Derrick Borte’s Demi Moore-David Duchovny pairing “The Jonses,” and buzzy docs “The Art of the Steal,” “How To Hold a Flag,” and “Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel.”
In the days leading up to the fest, a few Toronto-related acquisitions already went down, with Zeitgeist picking up Stephane Aubier and Vincent Patar’s “A Town Called Panic,” IFC Films buying up Mia Hansen-Love’s French drama “Father of My Children” ahead of its North American premiere at the fest, and Sony Pictures Classics acquired domestic rights to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “Micmacs.”
indieWIRE has a full list of the films still up for grabs, including (when available) the title’s production company and sales agent. The lists includes world and international premieres, and films heading to Toronto after Venice for their North American premiere:
Accident
Director: Soi Cheang
Country: Hong Kong, China
Production Company: Media Asia Films Ltd.
Sales Agent Company: Media Asia
Adrift
Director: Bui Thac Chuyen
Country: Vietnam
Production Company: Vietnam Feature Film Studio No. 1
Sales Agent Company: Vietnam Media Corp
L’Affaire Farewell
Director: Christian Carion
Country: France
Production Company: Nord Ouest
Sales Agent Company: Pathé International
Ahead of Time
Director: Bob Richman
Country: USA
Production Company: Reel Inheritance Films
The Angel
Director: Margreth Olin
Country: Norway/Sweden/Finland
Production Company: Speranza Film as
Sales Agent Company: TrustNordisk
The Art of the Steal
Director: Don Argott
Country: USA
Production Company: 9.14 Pictures
US Sales Agent Company: Submarine Entertainment
Baaria
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Country: Italy
Production Company: Medusa Film SPA
Sales Agent Company: Summit Entertainment
Backyard
Director: Carlos Carrera
Country: Mexico
Production Company: Tardan/Berman
Sales Agent Company: Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Balibo
Director: Robert Connolly
Country: Australia
Production Company: Balibo Film Pty Ltd
Sales Agent Company: Content Film International
Bare Essence of Life
Director: Satoko Yokohama
Country: Japan
Production Company: Little More Co., Ltd.
Sales Agent Company: Nikkatsu Corporation
Bassidji
Director: Mehran Tamadon
Country: Iran/France/Switzerland
Beautiful Kate Rachel Ward, Australia
Production Company: Tamadon
Sales Agent Company: UMedia
Bena
Director: Niv Klainer
Country: Israel/France
Production Company: EZ Films and Transfax Film Production
Between Two Worlds
Director: Vimukthi Jayasundara
Country: Sri Lanka
Production Company: Les Films Hatari
Beyond the Circle
Director: Golam Rabbany Biplob
Country: Bangladesh
Production Company: Impress Telefilm Ltd.
Big Dig
Director: Ephraim Kishon
Country: Israel/USA/West Germany
Production Company: United King Films
Big Eyes
Director: Uri Zohar
Country: Israel
Production Company: United King Films
Bitch Slap
Director: Rick Jacobson
Country: USA
Production Company: Bombshell Pictures
Sales Agent Company: IM Global
Blessed
Director: Ana Kokkinos
Country: Australia
Production Company: Wildheart Films
Sales Agent Company: Bankside Films
Bran Nue Dae
Director: Rachel Perkins
Country: Australia
Production Company: Robyn Kershaw Productions
Sales Agent Company: Bankside Films
Bunny & the Bull
Director: Paul King
Country: United Kingdom
Production Company: Warp X Limited
Sales Agent Company: Wild Bunch
Cairo Time
Director: Ruba Nadda
Country: Canada
Production Company: Foundry Films
Sales Agent Company: E1 Entertainment
US Sales Agent Company: Cinetic Media
Carmel
Director: Amos Gitaï
Country: Israel/France/Italy
Production Company: AGAV Films
Castaway on the Moon
Director: Lee Hey-jun
Country: South Korea
Production Company: banzakbanzak production
Sales Agent Company: CJ Entertainment Inc.
Cell 211
Director: Daniel Monzon
Country: Spain/France
Production Company: Vaca Films Studio S.L.
Sales Agent Company: Films Distribution
Chloe
Director: Atom Egoyan
Country: France/Canada
Production Company: Montecito Picture Company
Sales Agent Company: Studio Canal
US Sales Agent Company: WME Global
City of Life and Death
Director: Lu Chuan
Country: China
Production Company: Media Asia Films Ltd.
Sales Agent Company: Media Asia
Cleanflix
Director: Andrew James and Joshua Ligairi
Country: USA
Production Company: Clean Cut Productions
Cole
Director: Carl Bessai
Country: Canada
Production Company: Cole Productions Inc, Rampart Films Corp.
Sales Agent Company: The Film Sales Company
Collapse
Director: Chris Smith
Country: USA
Production Company: Bluemark productions
Sales Agent Company: Cinetic Media
Colony
Director: Carter Gunn and Ross McDonnell
Sales Agent Company: Ireland
Production Company: Fastnet Films
Cooking with Stella
Director: Dilip Mehta
Country: Canada
Production Company: Hamilton-Mehta Prods.
Sales Agent Company: Noble Nomad Pictures LTD
Crab Trap
Director: Oscar Ruiz Navia
Country: Colombia/France
Production Company: Contravía Films
Sales Agent Company: m-appeal
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 A scene from Atom Egoyan’s “Chloe.” Image courtesy of the Toronto International Film FestivalCracks
Director: Jordan Scott
Country: United Kingdom/Ireland
Production Company: Cracks The Film Ltd
Sales Agent Company: HandMade Films International
US Sales Agent Company: UTA
Creation
Director: Jon Amiel
Country: United Kingdom
Production Company: Recorded Picture Company
Sales Agent Company: HanWay Films
The Day God Walked Away
Director: Philippe van Leeuw
Country: France
Production Company: ARTEMIS PRODUCTIONS
Sales Agent Company: MK2
The Day Will Come
Director: Susanne Schneider
Country: Germany/France
Production Company: Wüste Film
Sales Agent Company: Les Films du Losange
Defendor
Director: Peter Stebbings
Country: Canada
Production Company: Darius Films
Sales Agent Company: Joker Films Inc.
US Sales Agent Company: Cinetic Media
The Dirty Saints
Director: Luis Ortega
Country: Argentina
Production Company: Sudestada Cine
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Director: J Blakeson
Country: United Kingdom
Production Company: CinemaNX
Sales Agent Company: WestEnd Films
US Sales Agent Company: Cinetic Media
Dorian Gray
Director: Oliver Parker
Country: United Kingdom
Production Company: Ealing Studios
Sales Agent Company: Ealing Studios International
The Double Hour
Director: Giuseppe Capotondi
Country: Italy
Production Company: Indigo Film
Sales Agent Company: SND
Down for Life
Director: Alan Jacobs
Country: USA
Production Company: Por Vida Productions, LLC
Sales Agent Company: Odin’s Eye Entertainment
Every Day Is a Holiday
Director: Dima El-Horr
Country: France/Germany/Lebanon
Production Company: Ciné-Sud Promotion
Sales Agent Company: UMedia
Excited
Director: Bruce Sweeney
Country: Canada
Production Company: Slewfoot Productions Inc
Face
Director: Tsai Ming-liang
Country: France/Taiwan/Belgium/The Netherlands
Production Company: JBA Production
Sales Agent Company: Fortissimo Films
Five Hours from Paris
Director: Leon Prudovsky
Country: Israel
Production Company: 2-TEAM PRODUCTIONS
The Front Line
Director: Renato De Maria
Country: Italy
Production Company: Lucky Red
Sales Agent Company: The Works International
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Re: Mother and Child
As per the officially announced cast listing for “Mother and Child”:
Rodrigo García’s “Mother and Child,” is starring Naomi Watts and Annette Bening
not starring Annette Bening and Naomi Watts
Please correct.