2015 TOfilmfest: Our top 10

The 40th Toronto International Film Festival has now wrapped up, and it's time to take a look back, for our annual top 10 list.
We use a simple criteria:  which films would we be interested to watch again?

1. Victoria, Sebastian Schipper
2. Bang Gang, Eva Husson
3. The Endless River, Oliver Hermanus
4. Black, Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
5. Green Room, Jeremy Saulnier
6. Girls Lost, Alexandra-Therese Keining
7. Homesick, Anne Sewitsky
8. Mustang, Deniz Gamze Ergüven
9. Much Loved, Nabil Ayouch
10. Love, Gaspar Noé

Also check out Toronto Screen Shots for the upcoming 2015 TIFF CAST Awards — with more top 10 lists from this year's film-fest!

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2015 TOfilmfest: How to get tickets!

Next week the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival begins!
In previous posts we've covered:

• how to select from 400+ films, and
• our top 20 picks

Now, here's how to get tickets:

1. INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
   Sunday, September 6th – Wednesday, September 9th
   9AM – 7PM daily before the festival starts
• online, tiff.net/festivals/festival15/tickets
• phone, 416-599-8433 or 1-888-599-8433
• festival box-office, 225 King St W
  (inside Metro Centre; Duncan St entrance)
• 4 TICKET LIMIT
   

2. MORE TICKETS DAILY
   Thursday, September 10th – Sunday, September 20th
   7AM+ daily during the festival
• additional tickets released for purchase at 7AM daily
  (reserved-seats, and returned-tickets, available)
• buy online, by phone, or at box-office
• 4 TICKET LIMIT
   

3. RUSH-LINE
   Line-up hours in advance of any screening
• If a screening is still off-sale, a rush-line will be created for non–ticket holders.
  Arrive as soon as possible; admittance based on availability; first-come, first-served.
• ONE TICKET PER PERSON
• CASH ONLY (regular $20; premium $40)

Questions?

• Ticket Product List
• Ticket FAQ
• Ticket Policies
• Download official film schedule [ See also: 2015 schedule changes]

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2015 TOfilmfest: Chasing the Buzz

Today Peter Howell, movie-critic for the Toronto Star, published his annual Chasing the Buzz feature — a panel of critics/programmers/film-buffs name the one film they are most looking forward to at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.  We're very happy to be part of the buzz panel once again this year — our 8th! :-)
Here's our top pick:

• 2015: The hottest TIFF tickets in town
• Victoria: “With more than 150 extras across 22 locations, this 12-page script required six assistant directors to capture the story in one genuine uninterrupted shot for 134 minutes. An astonishing cinematic feat.”

Here's a look back at the buzz, along with some of our picks from past years:

• 2014: The buzz is for Bill Murray
• The Tribe: “Miroslav Slaboshpytskiy’s feature debut uses only sign language (no subtitles or voice-over) to immerse us into the violently tribal underworld of a deaf boarding school.”

• 2013: 12 Years a Slave tops our annual buzz poll
• Of Good Report: “Initially banned in South Africa, Jahmil Qubeka’s controversial feature stirred worldwide debate until it finally won approval for release, plus ‘Artistic Bravery’ prize from the Durban Film Fest.”

• 2012: To the Wonder, The Master top our Buzz poll
• Middle Of Nowhere: “Ava Duvernay became the first black woman to win best director at Sundance, with the lead-debut of the radiant Emayatzy Corinealdi.”

• 2011: Festival faceoff: Cronenberg and Polley top poll
• The Artist: “Black and white? Silent? Yes, but Cameron Bailey tweeted raves from Cannes, Michèle Maheux wrote the program note, and it got very good reviews at our website.”

• 2010: Ten bee-utiful years of great buzz
• Submarine: “Richard Ayoade, music video director, talented comedy-writer and very funny actor (‘Moss’ from the U.K.’s Channel 4 The IT Crowd) helms his first feature film.”

• 2009: Serious buzz
• Antichrist: “See the film that won the first anti-award from Cannes' ecumenical jury.”

• 2008: Must-see films
• Medicine for Melancholy (Barry Jenkins): "Being a fan of Cameron Bailey's Planet Africa program in years past, I'd pick this feature debut, which was well received at SXSW."

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2015 TOfilmfest: Our top 20 picks

After weeks of adding film titles, searching the internet for reviews/videos/articles, and finally selecting our tickets, it's time to take a look at our top picks for the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.  So fwiw, here are our top 20 picks…

1. Amazing Grace, Sydney Pollack
2. Angry Indian Goddesses, Pan Nalin
3. Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story), Eva Husson
4. Black, Adil El Arbi / Bilall Fallah
5. Cuckold, Charlie Vundla

6. The Endless River, Oliver Hermanus
7. Girls Lost, Alexandra-Therese Keining
8. Green Room, Jeremy Saulnier
9. Hardcore, Ilya Naishuller
10. Homesick, Anne Sewitsky
11. The Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos
12. Love, Gaspar Noé
13. Much Loved, Nabil Ayouch
14. Mustang, Deniz Gamze Ergüven
15. The Paradise Suite, Joost van Ginkel
16. Parched, Leena Yadav
17. Room, Lenny Abrahamson
18. Summertime, Catherine Corsini
19. Victoria, Sebastian Schipper
20. We Monsters, Sebastian Ko

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2015 TOfilmfest: Choosing your films

Recently a friend, and fellow film-fest fan, mentioned she was choosing at least one movie from each of the festival's official programs — a good way to see a variety of cinema.

Last year @ParticPelic spent several hours watching videos trying to trim down her choices (btw, local cinema writer @TerrorInToronto has put a list of videos together into a convenient single playlist for 2015).

As for us, since we add films to our website with each weekly announcement, we tend to look back at all the film titles by date of announcement.



Everyone has their own method to choose their movies but fwiw, here are some other ways to #PicktheBestoftheFest at TOfilmfest:

•  — enjoyed the work of a particular director or actor/actress? …you'll likely want to see their latest film
•  — want to visit another place in the world and be immersed into another language & culture? …cinema makes it easy to travel the world!
•  —  in Ontario any film without an official OFRB rating will be restricted to adults 18+…
•  — although regular tickets cost $25 (and premium screenings $48), there are plenty of free screenings for 2015…
•  — tired of trekking from the Lightbox cinema to the Ryerson theatre? …pick screenings closer together!  ;-)
•  — not on vacation? …see everything that's playing when you're available
•  — many films have screened previously, and been reviewed by movie critics… why not check?

• BONUS:  Release dates — many films have a theatrical release already set for the fall …so you can see them later!

Btw, if you're on-the-go, without access to the internet, download a PDF file of the 2015 Official Film Schedule (note there are some changes to the schedule for 2015).

And, if you only have your smartphone, try TIFFwidget — a mobile-friendly website that uses data from TOfilmfest.

So, what's on our list?

Our next post will highlight our picks for the 2015 film festival...  :-)

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