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Toronto 2023


101 articles available in total starting from 18/02/2023. Last article published on 12/03/2024.

Farhad Delaram  • Director of Achilles

Interview: Farhad Delaram • Director of Achilles

“My film is a call for artists to engage more profoundly with real-world challenges”

The independent Iranian filmmaker talks us through his storytelling inspirations, Iran's sociopolitical backdrop, his love for road movies and his experiences with European collaboration  

27/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | New Directors

Review: They Shot the Piano Player

Review: They Shot the Piano Player

Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal's animated documentary is a love song for Brazil and its music and against dictatorships, which supports the figure of a forgotten and silenced artist  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | Special Screenings

Edoardo Gabbriellini  • Director of Holiday

Interview: Edoardo Gabbriellini • Director of Holiday

“A coming-of-age tale set within a thriller framework couldn’t help but become a criticism of my own generation”

Now on his third feature film, the Italian director spoke to us about the ideas which gave rise to his movie  

21/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Centrepiece

Review: Solitude

Review: Solitude

Ninna Pálmadóttir’s first feature is a fleet, gentle study of a melancholic farmer looking for connection as he resettles in Reykjavík  

21/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Discovery

Review: After the Fire

Review: After the Fire

In French director Mehdi Fikri’s feature debut, the embers cool as a family seeks justice after an episode of police brutality  

20/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Discovery

Review: Working Class Goes to Hell

Review: Working Class Goes to Hell

Maverick Serbian director Mladen Djordjević offers another infernal vision of his country's devastated society  

20/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Midnight Madness

Review: Je’vida

Review: Je’vida

The subdued black-and-white film from Finnish director Katja Gauriloff looks at a young girl cut off by force from her Sámi roots  

19/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Centrepiece

Review: Kanaval

Review: Kanaval

Henri Pardo’s debut feature is an endearing story of trauma and displacement  

19/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Centrepiece

Cord Jefferson's American Fiction wins the hearts of the audience at Toronto

Cord Jefferson's American Fiction wins the hearts of the audience at Toronto

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar’s Dear Jassi has scooped the main award in the Platform section  

18/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Awards

Review: Shame on Dry Land

Review: Shame on Dry Land

Malta is a haven for the rich and their moral wasteland in Swedish director Axel Petersén’s atmospheric thriller  

18/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Platform

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