Michael Almereyda Interview

Michael Almereyda talks to Rania Richardson at Downtown Express about his new documentary on photographer William Eggleston, "William Eggleston in the Real World," which will be featured at this year's Toronto Film Festival. 
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Toronto Fest Unveils Full '05 Lineup

At a press conference this morning in Toronto, organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a lineup of 335 films from 52 countries that will screen at next month's event (September 8-17, 2005). Director & CEO Piers Handling, Festival Co-Director Noah Cowan, and Managing Director Michèle Maheux rounded out a list of 109 world premieres, among the 256 features, that will screen at the event. They also touted 84% of the feature lineup as world, international, or North American premieres. 67 films this year are from first time filmmakers. 
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