Frances O’Connor’s Directorial Debut ‘Emily’ Among 10 World Premieres in Toronto’s Platform Lineup

Toronto has announced 10 world premieres on Platform, a division of veteran filmmakers whose voices are the first to rise on the film stage.

“We launched the platform to shine a brighter light on some of the most original films and different voices at our Festival,” said TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey. “Now in its seventh year, it has become a true home for emerging international writers.”

TIFF Programming Director Anita Li hosted the platform, named after Jia Zhang-ke’s second feature film; Director, Festival Programming Robyn Citizen; and Senior Director, Festival Programming Ravi Srinivasan.

“With an eclectic vision, this year’s selection not only represents the world premiere of exciting and rising voices from around the world, but also reflects the unique and timely perspectives of diaspora filmmakers who expand the canvas.” Leeward

Of the ten titles on the platform that will premiere worldwide at TIFF and will be the opening film of the episode, Emily, Feature directorial debut artificial intelligence Y Mansfield Park Actress Frances O’Connor. Written by O’Connor, the film tells the story of a short life. pure heights English novelist Emily Brontë, who died at the age of 30. Emma Mackey plays Bronte.

10 films from the program qualify for the US$20,000 Platform Award, awarded to the best film in the program, personally selected by an international jury. This year’s Platform Award jury will be announced at the end of the summer. Previous jurors include: Claire Dennis, Bella Tarr, Brian De Palma, Mira Nair, Riz Ahmed and Jia Zhang-ke.

The full composition of the platform in 2022:
Coal (shopping centre) Carolina Markovic | Brazil, Argentina

emily Francis O’Connor | Britain

Gravity (Gravity) Gone Cedric | France

Weather Maimouna Doucoure | France

How to blow up a pipe Daniel Goldhaber | United States of America

Riceboy is sleeping Antonio Wedge | Canada

deduction (tafrig) Mani Haghhighi | Iran, France

Thunder (Füdre) carmen jaker | Switzerland

the bull’s husband Rima Das India

Viking Stephen Lafleur | Canada

Previous TIFF headlines included Hani Abu-Assad huda hall (2021), by Camila Andini June (2021), by Darius Marder the sound of metal (2019), by Alice Winocour next (2019) Pile Radwansky Ana at 13,000 feet. (2019), by Sarah Gavron rocks (2019), by Armando Iannucci death of stalin (2017), by Pablo Larrain James (2016) Barry Jenkins Moonlight (2016 won Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars), William Oldroyd Miss Macbeth (2016) and Ben Wheatley Long (2015).