TIFF23 Schedule

Last Summer

In the latest film by French provocateur Catherine Breillat, a prominent lawyer’s passionate affair with her 17-year-old stepson threatens both her career and family.

Fitting In

Fitting In mines a traumatic, rare reproductive abnormality diagnosis for laughs and tears in director Molly McGlynn’s second feature film, starring Maddie Ziegler as a teen who must confront her new health reality.

IndieWire Screen Talk Live with SAG-AFTRA's Duncan Crabtree-Ireland

Journalist Anne Thompson once again brings IndieWire’s Screen Talk podcast to TIFF’s Industry Conference stage. On a weekly basis Screen Talk hosts discuss the indie film world and beyond -- from film festivals to the future of the business. Anne’s special guest for this live episode is SAG-AFTRA’s National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. The live, 40 minute onstage conversation will be followed by a 20 minute audience Q&A, in which Thompson and Crabtree-Ireland will be joined on stage with Marie Kelly, National Executive Director of ACTRA.

Backspot

A driven cheerleader (Devery Jacobs) struggles to handle the pressure when she and her girlfriend are both selected for an elite cheer squad, in D.W. Waterson’s feature directorial debut.

PERSPECTIVES The Current Landscape of International Series Production

On an international scale, there is an abundance of voices, visions, and ideas that forge new possibilities for the future of serialised storytelling. We are joined by leading industry experts from ZDF Studios, BBC Comedy, Fremantle, and Amplify Pictures to discuss identifying original series work amidst the constant proliferation of new content, amplifying a diverse range of voices and perspectives, and meeting the increasing audience demand for complex serialized stories rich in their global appeal.

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CONNECTIONS Disney’s Writing and Directing Programmes

Join Liz Kelly, Director of Creative Talent Development & Inclusion at Disney General Entertainment (DGE), as she discusses the highly selective writing and directing initiatives that pave the way for emerging and diverse talents to secure their first assignments on a DGE series. Offering invaluable mentorship, advanced professional development, and access to creative executives, producers, showrunners, and program alumni, these flagship programmes are pivotal stepping stones for writers and directors launching into the next stage of their careers.

Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person

Ariane Louis-Seize’s deadpan horror comedy finds droll humour in the plight of a young Montreal bloodsucker who can only feed on people for whom she feels sympathy.

Sisterhood

Three teenage girls, inseparable friends, struggle with the aftermath of a pivotal incident that brings to light their differences in race, social class, and cultural privilege, threatening their seemingly invincible bond.

Frybread Face and Me

A preteen sent to live on his grandma’s homestead on the Navajo Nation has his life changed with the help of his remarkable cousin, in Billy Luther’s funny and touching debut, executive produced by Taika Waititi.

Riddle of Fire

Three rascal children run afoul of an enigmatic coven in Weston Razooli’s whimsical neo-fairytale, which evokes a menagerie of esoteric genres and dreamy cult-film vibes.