The Toronto International Film Festival has added 20 titles to its lineup. In total, there are 278 films on the slate for this year’s Festival. The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 5–15.
Among the newly announced Special Presentations titles is Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door. Audiences can also look forward to a Marquee celebration of Almodóvar’s artistic vision and career impact when TIFF presents a major retrospective of the Spanish auteur’s work at TIFF Lightbox this November.
In addition to the Official Selection titles, TIFF will present the 30th anniversary screening of Mina Shum’s Double Happiness and 10th anniversary screening of Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash.
Here’s a rundown of the 20 additions to the Official Selections lineup:
GALAS
Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola | USA
North American Premiere
William Tell
Nick Hamm | Italy/United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Babygirl
Halina Reijn | USA
North American Premiere
Dahomey
Mati Diop | Benin/France/Senegal
North American Premiere
Hold Your Breath
Karrie Crouse, Will Joines | USA
World Premiere
On Swift Horses
Daniel Minahan | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Paul Anka: His Way
John Maggio | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
Queer
Luca Guadagnino | Italy/USA
North American Premiere
Sales Title
SATURDAY NIGHT
Jason Reitman | USA
Canadian Premiere
Shell
Max Minghella | USA
World Premiere
The Brutalist
Brady Corbet | United Kingdom
North American Premiere
Sales Title
The Luckiest Man in America
Samir Oliveros | USA
World Premiere
Sales Title
The Room Next Door
Pedro Almodóvar | Spain
North American Premiere
The Salt Path
Marianne Elliott | United Kingdom
World Premiere
Sales Title
Vermiglio
Maura Delpero | Italy/France/Belgium
North American Premiere
Sales Title
CENTERPIECE
Bliss (Hemda)
Shemi Zarhin | Israel
International Premiere
Sales Title
DISCOVERY
Village Keeper
Karen Chapman | Canada
World Premiere
You Are Not Alone
Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien | Canada
World Premiere
Special Anniversary Screenings
Double Happiness
Mina Shum | Canada
Whiplash
Damien Chazelle | USA
Sean “Diddy” Combs Is Arrested In NY After Federal Indictment
Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has faced a stream of allegations by women accusing him of sexual assault, was arrested late Monday in New York after he was indicted by a federal grand jury.
The indictment was sealed and details of the charges weren't immediately announced by prosecutors, but the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Damian Williams, confirmed in a statement that federal agents had Combs in custody.
"We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time," Williams said in a statement.
Combs was arrested in a Manhattan hotel lobby, according to a person familiar with the arrest who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said Combs had been cooperating with the investigation and had relocated to New York last week in anticipation of charges being brought.
"We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney's Office," Agnifilo said, describing his client as a music icon and a "loving family man."
"He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal," Agnifilo said in a statement, adding "Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court."
The criminal charges are a major but not unexpected takedown of one of the most prominent producers and most famous names in the history of hip-hop.
The federal investigation of Combs, 58, was revealed when Homeland Security Investigations agents served simultaneous search warrants and raided Combs' mansions in Los Angeles and Miami... Read More