The Toronto International Film Festival has revealed a sample list from its official selection, and it includes both the premiere ofEdgar Wright’sLast Night in Sohoand a special screening ofDenis Villeneuve’sDune. Both films are among the most-awaited releases for 2021, and cinema lovers able to attend this year’s TIFF will be able to catch both movies.
The sampling revealed by TIFF includes 13 movies in total, coming from different parts of the globe. BesidesLast Night in SohoandDune, the festival will also featureMélanie Laurent’sLe Bal des Folles(France),Terence Davies’Benediction(United Kingdom),Kenneth Branagh’sBelfast(United Kingdom),Eric Warin’s andTahir Rana’sCharlotte(Canada/Belgium/France),Dave Wooley’s andDavid Heilbroner’sDionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over(USA),Antoine Fuqua’sThe Guilty(USA), HBO’sJaggeddocumentary on iconic Canadian singer-songwriterAlanis Morissettedirected byAlison Klayman(USA),Philip Noyce’sLakewood(Canada),Danis Goulet’sNight Raiders(Canada/New Zealand),Céline Sciamma’sPetite Maman(France), andTheodore Melfi’sThe Starling(USA).
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“We are so proud of the calibre of the films and the diversity of the stories we will be presenting this year,” saidJoana Vicente, TIFF Executive Director and Co-Head, in a statement provided to press. “It is so powerful to be able to share these films with Festival-goers in theatres. And while the world is definitely moving towards a degree of normalcy, many of our industry and press colleagues may not be able to travel across international borders. In response, we have brought back the TIFF Digital Cinema Pro platform that will host Press & Industry screenings, the Industry Conference, press conferences, as well as the TIFF Industry Selects market. We believe that digital access is an important part of providing accessibility to audiences and will be vital to the future of film festivals. This inclusivity across all our offerings helps to ensure that, no matter where you are located, you can participate in the Festival.”
Duneis the latest star-studded adaptation ofFrank Herbert’s sci-fi novel, for which director Villeneuve co-wrote a screenplay withJon SpaihtsandEric Roth.The movie isset to premiere at Venice Film Festivalon September 3, almost a month before its commercial release in theaters. Following WarnerMedia and Discovery’s merge, the news of whetherDunewill stream at HBO Max on the same day it gets into theaters still remains uncertain.
As forLast Night in Soho, the moviechanged release dates many times already, but a definitive premiere at a prestigious film festival indicates we won’t be seeing another shift. This is great, as we are all very curious to see what Wright has done in his first psychological thriller project. Wright co-wrote the script with Oscar-nominated1917co-writerKrysty Wilson-Cairns.
The 46th Edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will be held from September 9 to 18.Dune’s theatrical release is set for October 1. IfDunedoesn’t release at HBO Max on the same day, it’ll come to the streaming platform 45 days later. As forLast Night in Soho, the film will finally hit theaters on October 22.
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