Ten feature films will compete this year in the Platform section of the 44^th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) (5-15 September). In its fifth edition, Platform embraces films by both established and emerging filmmakers that explore a wide variety of themes and genres.

Platform Co-Curator Andréa Picard mentioned: “Whether they are debuts or mid-career works, these films push the boundaries of narrative filmmaking in surprising and rigorous ways, some using documentary or experimental techniques in their approaches. Audiences will recognize similar themes emerge like a global collective subconscious, but what is truly exciting is the varied means of cinematic expression on display.”

Sarah Gavron’s (Suffragette [+leggi anche:
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Other highlights of the selection include the latest directorial endeavour by French American actress Julie Delpy, entitled My Zoe [+leggi anche:
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A three-person jury — comprised this year of the Berlinale’s artistic director Carlo Chatrian, film critic Jessica Kiang, and filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari — will pick the winner of the Toronto Platform Prize, an award of CAD$ 20,000 (€13.500).

The full list of films:

Platform

Rocks [+leggi anche:
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Anne at 13,000 ft - Kazik Radwanski (Canada/USA)
The Moneychanger [+leggi anche:
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My Zoe [+leggi anche:
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Proxima [+leggi anche:
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The Sleepwalkers - Paula Hernández (Argentina/Uruguay)
Sound of Metal - Darius Marder (USA)
Wet Season - Anthony Chen (Singapore/Taiwan)
Workforce - David Zonana (Mexico)
Martin Eden [+leggi anche:
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