The Emmy-winning series “Transparent” will premiere the first three episodes of its new season at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the festival’s Primetime program, TIFF organizers announced on Thursday.
The section, which was launched in Toronto last year, is devoted to adventurous television programming. “The new nimbleness of storytelling formats and multiple viewing platforms has sparked an unprecedented level of innovation and experimentation in the TV world, inspiring an explosion of narratives and new ways of connecting with global audiences,” said TIFF Primetime programmer Michael Lerman in a statement announcing the lineup.
The festival also announced its TIFF Industry Conference slate, which will include appearances by directors Jonathan Demme, Steve James, Mira Nair and Raoul Peck, actors Sandra Oh and Freida Pinto, producer Michael London, Weinstein Company COO David Glasser and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
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In Toronto’s Primetime section, Jill Soloway‘s “Transparent” will present the world premiere of the first three episodes from Season 3. TIFF will also showcase two episodes of the British series “Black Mirror,” in which Bryce Dallas Howard, Mackenzie Davis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw star in stand-alone episodes about contemporary technology and the paranoia it creates.
Other programs in the section are “Tuko Macho,” a Kenyan crime thriller about a terrorist cell, and “Wasteland,” a Czech mystery miniseries set in a small coal-mining village.
The final entry, which was previously announced, is “nirvanna the band the show,” Matt Johnson’s adaptation of his web series about a struggling Canadian rock band.
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The TIFF Industry Conference, a seven-day event that takes place during the film festival, will include Moguls conversations with Cheryl Boone Isaacs, David Glasser and Olsberg-SPI Chairman Jonathan Olsberg.
Guests in Toronto’s Master Class section include directors Doug Liman, Mira Nair and Feng Xiaogang, along with a performance from Canadian composer Mark Korven.
The Dialogues program will include panels about Brexit’s influence on the UK film industry, European co-productions, online monetizing and marketing, gender and diversity problems and the relationship between Hollywood and China.
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The TIFF Doc Conference is a day-long event that will include a keynote conversation entitled “Race and History” with director Raoul Peck, along with other panels about the intersection of VR and documentary filmmaking, the editing of Werner Herzog‘s films and the investigation of true-crime stories.
Panels will also be devoted to director Jonathan Demme, who is at the festival with his performance film “Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids,” and Steve James (“Hoop Dreams”), who brings his new film “ABACUS: Small Enough to Jail” to TIFF.
Another series of panels will be devoted to short films.
The 2016 Toronto International Film Festival will run from Sept. 8-18.
The new programs:
PRIMETIME
“Black Mirror,” created by Charlie Brooker; directed by Owen Harris and Joe Wright, United Kingdom/South Africa (World Premiere)
The Festival presents two “Black Mirror” episodes: “San Junipero” and “Nosedive.”
“Transparent,” created by Jill Soloway; directed by Jill Soloway and Silas Howard, USA (World Premiere)
The Festival presents “Transparent” Season 3, Episodes 1, 2 and 3.
“Tuko Macho,” created and directed by Jim Chuchu, Kenya
The Festival presents two episodes of “Tuko Macho.”
“Wasteland” (“Pustina”), created by Štěpán Hulík; directed by Ivan Zachariáš and Alice Nellis, Czech Republic (World Premiere)
The Festival presents all eight episodes of the miniseries “Wasteland.”
Previously announced:
“nirvanna the band the show,” created by Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, Canada (World Premiere)
The Festival presents three episodes from season 1 of “nirvanna the band the show.”
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TIFF INDUSTRY CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING
MOGULS
Onstage conversations with:
Cheryl Boone Isaacs (President, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences)
David Glasser (President & COO, The Weinstein Company)
Jonathan Olsberg (Chairman, Olsberg-SPI)
MASTER CLASS
Guests include:
Doug Liman (“Invisible”)
Mira Nair (“Queen Of Katwe”)
Feng Xiaogang (“I Am Not Madame Bovary”)
Mark Korven (“The Witch”) with a live musical performance
THE GUARDIAN TIFF TALKS
Q&A sessions with some of the most notable actors and directors at the festival, interviewed by The Guardian’s editorial team.
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DIALOGUES
Brexit & UK Film Industry: What Happens Now?
Panelists:
• Isabel Davis (Head of International, British Film Institute)
• Kattie Kotok (EVP – US Productions, British Film Commission)
• Robbie Allen (Senior Screen Executive, Creative Scotland)
• Jeremy Kay (US Editor, Screen Daily) – Moderator
Evolving borders: Co-Productions & Europe
Panelists:
• Roberto Olla (Executive Director, Eurimages)
• Ilann Girard (CEO, Arsam Inc.)
• Claudia Steffen (Producer and Managing Director, Pandora Film Produktion GmbH)
• James Hickey (Chief Executive, Irish Film Board)
• Laufey Guojónsdóttir (Director, Icelandic Film Center)
• James Weyman (Producer, Barn 12 Inc.) – Moderator
Know Your Film: New Online Tools for Monetizing and Marketing
Panelists:
• Rene Bastian (CEO, Cinelytic)
• Sajid Qureshi (CEO, Showbizzee)
• Nick Soares (CEO, GoDigital Inc.)
• Stephen Follows (Producer & Researcher, Catsnake) – Moderator
Women at the Helm: Because it’s 2016!
Panelists:
• Anna Serner, (CEO, Swedish Film Institute)
• Carolle Brabant (Executive Director, Telefilm)
• Freida Pinto (Board Member, We Do It Together)
• Sally Caplan (Head of Production, Screen Australia)
• Stephen Follows (Producer & Researcher, Catsnake)
• Rina Fraticelli (Executive Director, Women In View) – Moderator
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Diversify! Where Untapped Talent Meets Opportunity
Panelists:
• Tamir Muhammad (Director, Content & Artist Development, Time Warner Inc.)
• Peter Knegt (Producer, CBC Arts)
• Moira Griffin (Senior Manager of Diversity Initiatives, Sundance Institute)
Where Do All the Indies Go?
Panelists:
• Tom Alexander ( Director, Theatrical Releasing, Mongrel Media)
• Clare Binns (Programming and Acquisitions Director, Picturehouse)
• Olivier Gauthier-Mercier (Director, Distribution Sales, Elevation Pictures)
• Fred Joubaud (Director, International Sales & Digital Acquisitions, Tricon Films & Television)
The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem
Panelists:
• Caroline Suh (Director, Executive Producer, “The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem”)
• Stacy Smith, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, University of Southern California)
• Laura Michalchyshyn (Executive Producer, “The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem”)
• Stacey Offman (Executive Producer, “The 4%: Film’s Gender Problem”)
• Heather Webb (Executive Director, WIFT-TORONTO) – Moderator
The Dream Team: Directors, Casting Directors, and Actors
Panelists:
• Tamara Hunter (Vice President of Casting, Sony Pictures)
• Onur Tukel (Director/Writer, “Catfight”)
• Sandra Oh (Talent, “Catfight”)
• Stephanie Holbrook (Casting Director, Stephanie Holbrook Casting)
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Unconventional Voices
Panelists:
• Dash Shaw (Director/Writer, “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea”)
• Onur Tukel (Director/Writer, “Catfight”)
• Rachel Lambert (Director/Writer, “In The Radiant City”)
Nigerian Cinema 2016: At the Forefront
Panelists:
• Mo Abudu (Producer, “The Wedding Party”)
• Funa Maduka (Content Strategist)
• Tope Oshin (Director / Producer, Sunbow Productions NG)
• Wendy Mitchell (Programme Manager, Film Team, British Council)
• Aboubakar S. Sanogo (Assistant Professor Film Studies, Carleton University)
Pathways and Protocols – Collaborating with Indigenous Communities
Panelists:
• Zacharias Kunuk (Director, “Maliglutit” /(“Searchers”))
• Jonathan Frantz (Producer, “Maliglutit” /(“Searchers”))
• Penny Smallacombe (Head of Indigenous, Screen Australia)
• Jason Ryle (Artistic Director, imagineNATIVE)
• Jesse Wente (Director Film Programmes, TIFF)
East Finances West: China & North America
Panelists:
• George Nolfi (Director, “Birth of The Dragon”)
• Michael London (Producer, “Birth of The Dragon”)
• Hong Pang (CEO, Kylin Pictures)
• Johnny Ma (Director/Writer, “Old Stone”)
• Patrick Frater (Asia Editor, Variety)
• James H. Pang (CEO, Kylin Pictures)
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VR/360: Creative Concept Meets Practical Design
Panelists:
• Thomas Wallner (Founder / CEO, DEEP Inc.)
• Aaron Weintraub (Senior Visual Effect Supervisor, Mr X Inc.)
• Ryan Cummins (Virtual Reality Supervisor, Legend)
• Randall Okita (Director, Lockpicker Productions)
VR/360: Mapping Sustainable Business Models
Panelists:
• David Dexter (Operations and Business Development Lead, Sheridan College | SIRT)
• Will Maurer, (VP, Business Development, 2D VFX & VR, Legend)
• Wendy Bernfeld (Founder/Managing Director, Rights’ Stuff Bv) – Moderator
DOC CONFERENCE
Race and History: A Conversation with Raoul Peck
Filming in Exile
“In Exile” Director Tin Win Naing, and Producers Yasmin C. Rams and Rodney Charles
Documentary Meets Virtual Reality
VR experts J. Lee Williams (President, Occupied VR), Ana Serrano (Chief Digital Officer, CFC), Sebastian Sylwan (Visual Effects and Digital Media Technology Executive, Felix & Paul Studio), and Nyla Innuksuk (Partner, Pinnguaq Productions)
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Editing with Herzog: A Conversation with Joe Bini
Documenting In Real Time: A Conversation with Steve James
Cinematic Storytelling in the Mobile and Social Age
Great Big Story Executive Producer Courtney Coupe, Creative Director Ben Whitla, and Director of Content/Development Matt Drake
The Art of Performance: A Conversation with Jonathan Demme
Inside True Crime
SHORT CUTS DIALOGUES
SHORT CUTS The Journey of a Short Film – Year One
Panelists:
• Martin Edralin (Director, “Emma”)
• Benoit Blanchard (Sales Agent, UNIFRANCE)
• Ania Trzebiatowska (Manager of Acquisitions, Visit Films)
• Inga Diev (General Manager, Ouat Media)
• Amotz Zakai (VP Management, Echo Lake Entertainment)
SHORT CUTS Case Studies: Transitioning to Features
Panelists:
• Ashley McKenzie (Director, “Werewolf”)
• Kevan Funk (Director, “Hello Destroyer”)
11 Best Cannes Moments, From Madonna to Jerry Lewis' Hotel-Trashing Poodle (Photos)
"In 1991, Sean Penn had directed a movie ['The Indian Runner'] and Madonna was in a different movie ['Truth or Dare']. This was after their marriage had broken up. Roger and I went to a nice party, and he spoke to Charles Bronson and Sean Penn and this other lady sitting next to Sean. And eventually Roger said to me, 'I'm tired and I have to get up early, but I know my editors will want something about Sean and Madonna. So I have to wait until she gets here.' I said, 'You've been talking to her for the last half hour.'"
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Jessica Chastain: "Cannes was really my first festival. I was there with 'The Tree of Life,' and I walked down my first red carpet with Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, the three of us holding each other's hands. But I was also there for this very small film I made for $100 a day ['Take Shelter'], which won the grand prize at Critics' Week, and 'The Wettest County in the World' [renamed 'Lawless'], which had a bidding war that Harvey Weinstein won...
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Jessica Chastain continues: "And on the last day of the festival I was back home, having breakfast with one of the producers of 'Wettest County,' and my phone kept going off. And I finally picked it up, and there was a text: 'Palme d'Or, "Tree of Life."' I actually started crying in the middle of the restaurant. I feel like my career was born in Cannes."
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Mark Damon, CEO, Foresight Unlimited: "We brought Jerry Lewis to Cannes way back in 1983 for 'The King of Comedy.' Well, he not only insisted on a suite for himself, but also a separate suite for his dog at the Carlton. A tiny little French poodle had a suite all to himself! The dog wound up shitting all over the carpet and the Carlton Hotel expelled Jerry and his dog before he could do any promotional work for us."
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Elizabeth Kim Schwan, President of International, Covert Media:
"In one of my early years of attending Cannes, I went to the premiere of 'About Schmidt.' Walking down the red carpet I was enjoying the moment, looking up at the Palais and the steps to the theater. Suddenly the paparazzi began to take notice of me, yelling at me to get my attention, and the flashes started going off. I wondered who they were mistaking me for when suddenly I realized they were yelling 'bouge!' to me, which means 'move!' Turns out Gina Gershon was right behind me."
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Stuart Ford, CEO, IM Global:
"My No. 1 memory arises from a few years ago when Martin Scorsese and I spent a day in a Majestic penthouse suite jointly pitching key foreign distributors on his career-long passion project 'Silence' [now in postproduction]. It was Marty's first-ever experience personally pre-selling his movie in Cannes -- but I was all the time wondering to myself, 'Why the hell does he need me here?' That's a guy who knows how to pitch a movie."
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Nadine de Barros, co-founder, Fortitude International:
"I was at the Majestic, and there was a buyer at the concierge desk -- he'd forgotten to put his suitcase into the taxi. The concierge calls the airport, then turns to the buyer and says, 'I'm sorry, but your suitcase? Kaboom!' The airport had blown the suitcase up since it was sitting out front and no one was there to claim it. The buyer did the entire Cannes market with holes burned in his sweater, suits and pants -- anything that hadn't been totally burned to a crisp. That's why I hand-carry all my clothes on the plane."
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Mimi Steinbauer, CEO, Radiant Films International:
"My very favorite Cannes memory is being up at a fabulous chateau for New Line's party when we were selling the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy. The best moment was when black horses and horsemen came riding across the lawn in front of the chateau. As the evening drew to a close the owner of the chateau, a dashing older gentlemen seemingly straight out of a movie set, asked me to move to France and live there with him--not really my cup of tea, but a fun path-not-chosen moment in life."
Joni Sighvatsson, chairman, Scanbox International:
"My first Cannes was back in 1986, with my then-partner at Propaganda Films, Steve Golin, and Michael Kuhn. The three of us rented a tiny apartment, bunking together to make ends meet, running up and down the Croisette talking to anyone that would listen. Fast-forward four years, we were standing alongside David Lynch on the Palais stage, accepting the Palme D' Or for 'Wild at Heart.' That night was a blur, but we partied hard at the Carlton, and all I remember is the five-figure champagne bill."
Laura Walker, CEO, AG Capital: "In 2011 or 2012 I got a call in the middle of the night from someone telling me Sean Combs' yacht needed to be parked at the old port next to the Palais. I made some calls begging, borrowing and negotiating to make it happen. I got him the only parking spot where his yacht would fit, and I became his agent after that. Then he threw a big party, which was very generous, and I got to invite all my friends."
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Ashok Amritraj, CEO, Hyde ParkEntertainment:
"For many years, we used to have a party on a boat. I remember the last year the weather was so bad that I had more guests throwing up than watching the fashion show we put on, with models walking around. It may not be the happiest story, but it illustrates how unpredictable Cannes is at every turn."
Joachim Trier, director:
"My grandfather, Erik Løchen, made a small Norwegian film, 'The Chasers,' that competed in the main competition in 1960, in the same program as Antonioni, Fellini, Buñuel, Bergman -- can you imagine? And the Norwegian media and public didn't really care. So when I was there last year with 'Louder Than Bombs' and I walked up the staircase to the Grand Palais as the first co-produced Norwegian film in the main competition in 36 years, I was thinking about my grandfather, who passed away when I was 9. And now the Norwegian media cared."
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