The 36th annual

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a perman ...

(TIFF) was held in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

between September 8 and September 18, 2011.

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

was selected to be showcased for the 2011 City to City programme. The opening film was '' From the Sky Down'', a documentary film about the band U2, directed by

Davis Guggenheim Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an American writer, director and producer. His credits include ''NYPD Blue'', '' ER'', '' 24'', ''Alias'', ''The Shield'', '' Deadwood'', and the documentaries ''An Inconvenient Truth'', ''It ...

. Considerable media attention at the time focused on Madonna's behaviour during the festival.

Awards

Programmes

Gala Presentations

*'' Albert Nobbs'' by Rodrigo García *'' The Awakening'' by Nick Murphy *''

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Christophe Honoré Christophe Honoré (born 10 April 1970) is a French writer and film and theatre director. Career Honoré was born in Carhaix, Finistère. After moving to Paris in 1995, he wrote articles in '' Les Cahiers du Cinéma''. He started writing soon af ...

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A Dangerous Method ''A Dangerous Method'' is a 2011 historical drama film directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, and Vincent Cassel. Its screenplay was adapted by writer Christopher Hampton f ...

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David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

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A Happy Event ''A Happy Event'' (french: Un heureux événement) is a 2011 French-Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Rémi Bezançon. Plot Barbara and Nicolas spin the perfect love. But there is one thing missing to their happiness: a child. One day, Barbara ...

'' by Rémi Bezançon *''

Hysteria Hysteria is a term used colloquially to mean ungovernable emotional excess and can refer to a temporary state of mind or emotion. In the nineteenth century, hysteria was considered a diagnosable physical illness in women. It is assumed that ...

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Tanya Wexler Tanya Wexler (born August 6, 1970) is an American film director. She is known for her 2011 feature film ''Hysteria''. Early life and education Wexler is the daughter of Chicago real estate developer Jerrold Wexler, and his second wife, Susan J ...

*'' The Ides of March'' by

George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards, one for his acting and the ot ...

*'' Killer Elite'' by Gary McKendry *'' The Lady'' by Luc Besson *'' Machine Gun Preacher'' by

Marc Forster Marc Forster (born 30 November 1969) is a Swiss filmmaker. He is best known for directing the feature films ''Monster's Ball'', '' Finding Neverland'', '' Stranger than Fiction'', ''The Kite Runner'', ''Quantum of Solace'', ''World War Z'', and ' ...

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Moneyball ''Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game'' is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003, about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and its general manager Billy Beane. Its focus is the team's analytical, evidence-based, sabermetric appro ...

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Bennett Miller Bennett Miller (born December 30, 1966) is an American film director, known for directing the acclaimed films '' Capote'' (2005), ''Moneyball'' (2011), and ''Foxcatcher'' (2014). He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Director ...

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Page Eight ''Page Eight'' is a 2011 British political thriller, written and directed for the BBC by the British dramatist David Hare, his first film as director since the 1989 film '' Strapless''. The cast includes Bill Nighy, Rachel Weisz, Michael Gamb ...

'' by David Hare *'' Peace, Love and Misunderstanding'' by Bruce Beresford *'' Starbuck'' by Ken Scott *'' Take This Waltz'' by

Sarah Polley Sarah Ellen Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress,Howell, Peter (September 24, 1999)"Nobody's Starlet: Toronto's Sarah Polley is Only 20 but already a veteran actor so secure in her craft she can thumb her nose at Hollywood" ''Tor ...

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Trespass Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to chattels, and trespass to land. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, woundi ...

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Joel Schumacher Joel T. Schumacher (; August 29, 1939June 22, 2020) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Raised in New York City by his mother, Schumacher graduated from Parsons School of Design and originally became a fashion designer. H ...

*'' W.E.'' by

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

*'' Winnie'' by

Darrell Roodt Darrell James Roodt (born in Johannesburg, 28 April 1962) is a South African people, South African film director, screenwriter and producer. He is probably most well known for his 1992 film ''Sarafina! (film), Sarafina!'' which starred actress W ...

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Almayer's Folly ''Almayer's Folly'' is Joseph Conrad's first novel, published in 1895 by T. Fisher Unwin. Set in the late 19th century, it centres on the life of the Dutch trader Kaspar Almayer in the Borneo jungle and his relationship to his mixed heritage dau ...

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Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles' ...

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Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroa ...

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Alexander Sokurov Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov, PAR (russian: link=no, Александр Николаевич Сокуров; born 14 June 1951) is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a feature film, ''Russian Ark'' (2002), filmed in a s ...

*'' Hard Core Logo 2'' by Bruce McDonald *''

Le Havre Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very ...

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Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

*'' I Wish'' by

Hirokazu Koreeda is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including '' Nobody Knows'' (2004), '' Still Walking'' (2008), and '' After the Storm'' ( ...

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The Kid with a Bike ''The Kid with a Bike'' (french: link=no, Le gamin au vélo) is a 2011 drama film written and directed by the Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, starring Thomas Doret and Cécile de France. Set in Seraing, it tells the story of a 1 ...

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Dardenne brothers Brothers Jean-Pierre Dardenne (; born 21 April 1951) and Luc Dardenne (born 10 March 1954), collectively referred to as the Dardenne brothers, are a Belgian filmmaking duo. They write, produce, and direct their films together. The Dardennes ...

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia ''Once Upon a Time in Anatolia'' ( tr, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da) is a 2011 internationally co-produced drama film, co-written and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan based on the true experience of one of the film's writers, telling the story of a grou ...

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Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning ''Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interest in photography star ...

*'' Outside Satan'' by

Bruno Dumont Bruno Dumont (; born 14 March 1958) is a French film director and screenwriter. To date, he has directed ten feature films, all of which border somewhere between realistic drama and the avant-garde. His films have won several awards at the Canne ...

*'' Pina'' by

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. He is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Docu ...

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Gus Van Sant Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, producer, photographer, and musician. He has earned acclaim as both an independent and mainstream filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultu ...

*'' The Snows of Kilimanjaro'' by Robert Guédiguian *'' This Is Not a Film'' by

Mojtaba Mirtahmasb Mojtaba Mirtahmasb ( fa, مجتبی میرطهماسب ; born in 1971) is an Iranian filmmaker and film producer. He co-directed '' This Is Not a Film'' (2011) with Jafar Panahi. Life Mirtahmasb was born in Kerman, Iran in 1971. From 1992 unti ...

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Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi ( fa, جعفر پناهی, ; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an ass ...

*'' The Turin Horse'' by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky

Special Presentations

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11 Flowers ''11 Flowers'' () is a 2011 film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai Wang Xiaoshuai (; born May 22, 1966) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He is commonly grouped under the loose association of filmmakers known as the "Sixt ...

'' by Wang Xiaoshuai *''

360 360 may refer to: * 360 (number) * 360 AD, a year * 360 BC, a year * 360 degrees, a circle Businesses and organizations * 360 Architecture, an American architectural design firm * Ngong Ping 360, a tourism project in Lantau Island, Hong Kong ...

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Fernando Meirelles Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film '' City of God'', released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, whic ...

*'' 50/50'' by Jonathan Levine *'' Afghan Luke'' by Mike Clattenburg *'' Americano'' by

Mathieu Demy Mathieu Demy (born 15 October 1972) is a French actor, film director and producer. He is the son of French film directors Agnès Varda and Jacques Demy. Career Demy started as a young actor in Agnès Varda's films ''L'une chante, l'autre pas'' ...

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Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich (; born 10 November 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is widely known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the industry. His films, most of wh ...

*'' The Artist'' by Michel Hazanavicius *''

Une vie meilleure ''Une vie meilleure'', also known by its English release title ''A Better Life'', is a 2011 French film directed by Cédric Kahn and starring Guillaume Canet, Leïla Bekhti and introducing Slimane Khettabi. Plot Yann (Guillaume Canet) and Nadia ...

'' by Cédric Kahn *'' Breakaway'' by Robert Lieberman *''

Burning Man Burning Man is an event focused on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance held annually in the western United States. The name of the event comes from its culminating ceremony: the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy, referred ...

'' by Jonathan Teplitzky *''

Café de Flore The Café de Flore () is one of the oldest coffeehouses in Paris, celebrated for its famous clientele, which in the past included high-profile writers and philosophers. It is located at the corner of Boulevard Saint-Germain and Rue Saint-Benoî ...

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The Cardboard Village ''The Cardboard Village'' ( it, Il villaggio di cartone) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Ermanno Olmi. Plot A now uninhabitable church is decommissioned in the presence of the old pastor. The environment is stripped of all sacred fur ...

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Chicken with Plums ''Chicken with Plums'' (French: ''Poulet aux prunes'') is a 2004 graphic novel by Iranian author Marjane Satrapi. Synopsis Nasser Ali Khan, a relative of Satrapi's and a renown Tar player, has his cherished instrument broken after a quarrel. Th ...

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Vincent Paronnaud Vincent Paronnaud (born 20 February 1970), a.k.a. Winshluss, is a French comics artist and filmmaker. Biography Paronnaud was born in La Rochelle. He is French comic book writer and artist. His works comprise one shots: ''Super negra'' (1999) ...

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Coriolanus ''Coriolanus'' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same yea ...

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Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( ; born 22 December 1962) is an English actor, film producer, and director. A Shakespeare interpreter, he excelled onstage at the Royal National Theatre before having further success at the Royal Shak ...

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*'' Damsels in Distress'' by Whit Stillman *''

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Todd Solondz Todd Solondz (; born October 15, 1959) is an American filmmaker and playwright known for his style of dark, socially conscious satire. Solondz's work has received critical acclaim for its commentary on the "dark underbelly of middle class Americ ...

*'' Death of a Superhero'' by Ian Fitzgibbon *'' The Deep Blue Sea'' by Terence Davies *'' The Descendants'' by

Alexander Payne Constantine Alexander Payne (; born February 10, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for the films ''Citizen Ruth'' (1996), ''Election'' (1999), '' About Schmidt'' (2002), '' Sideways'' (2004), '' The D ...

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Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn (; born 29 September 1970), also known as Jang, is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his collaborations with Mads Mikkelsen, Tom Hardy and Ryan Gosling. He gained great success early in h ...

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Citizen Gangster ''Citizen Gangster'' is a 2011 Canadian biographical drama film directed and written by Nathan Morlando. Scott Speedman stars as Canadian gangster and alleged murderer Edwin Alonzo Boyd. The film originally premiered at the 2011 Toronto Interna ...

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Nathan Morlando Nathan Morlando is a Canadian screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his feature film debut ''Citizen Gangster'', which won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film at the 2011 Toronto Interna ...

*'' Elles'' by Małgorzata Szumowska *'' The Eye of the Storm'' by Fred Schepisi *'' The First Man'' by Gianni Amelio *'' Friends with Kids'' by Jennifer Westfeldt *''

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Michael Dowse Michael Dowse (born April 19, 1973) is a Canadian director. Life and career Born in London, Ontario, to Irish parents, he was trained as a film editor. His first full-length movie, ''FUBAR'' was shot on a digital camera with a tiny budget, but w ...

*'' We Have a Pope'' by

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades including a Palme d'Or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear at the ...

*'' Headhunters'' by Morten Tyldum *''

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Derick Martini Derick Martini is an American screenwriter and film director and an owner of commercial property and advertising billboards located in New York City. Film and television Martini's feature film writing credits include the coming of age story '' ...

*'' The Hunter'' by

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*'' In Darkness'' by Agnieszka Holland *'' Intruders'' by

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (born 5 December 1967) is a Spanish film director, script writer, and producer. He directed '' Intacto'' and '' 28 Weeks Later'', the sequel to Danny Boyle's ''28 Days Later''. His film ''Esposados'' was nominated for the Ac ...

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Jeff Who Lives at Home ''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass, starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms, and co-starring Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon. The film premiered on September 14, 2011, at the ...

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Jay Duplass Lawrence Jay Duplass (born March 7, 1973) is an American filmmaker, actor and author widely known for his films '' The Puffy Chair'' (2005), ''Cyrus'' (2010), and ''Jeff, Who Lives at Home'' (2011), made in collaboration with his younger brother, ...

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Mark Duplass Mark David Duplass (born December 7, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and musician. With his brother Jay Duplass, he started the film production company Duplass Brothers Productions in 1996. Duplass has written and directed films, ...

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Guy Maddin Guy Maddin (born February 28, 1956) is a Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer, and film editor of both features and short films, as well as an installation artist, from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Since completing his first film i ...

*'' Killer Joe'' by William Friedkin *''

Life Without Principle "Life Without Principle" is an essay by Henry David Thoreau that offers his program for a righteous livelihood. It was published in 1863. Overview In his essay, Thoreau questions whether working is the most important part of one's life, argui ...

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Johnnie To Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in ...

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Like Crazy ''Like Crazy'' is a 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Drake Doremus and starring Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, and Jennifer Lawrence. Written by Doremus and Ben York Jones, the film tells the story of Anna (Felicity Jones), a Brit ...

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Drake Doremus Drake Doremus (born March 29, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing the films '' Like Crazy'' (2011), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, '' Douchebag'' (2010) whic ...

*'' Low Life'' by

Nicolas Klotz Nicolas Klotz (born 22 June 1954) is a French filmmaker born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. Filmography *'' Rendez-vous avec Marguerite'' 1983 *''The Bengali Night'' 1988 with Hugh Grant, Shabana Azmi and Soumitra Chatterjee *'' La Nui ...

*'' Martha Marcy May Marlene'' by Sean Durkin *'' Mausam'' by

Pankaj Kapoor Pankaj Kapur (born 29 May 1954) is an Indian actor who has worked in Hindi theatre, television and films. He has appeared in several television serials and films. He is the recipient of several awards, including a Filmfare Award and three Nati ...

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Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (''né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nominat ...

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Monsieur Lazhar ''Monsieur Lazhar'' is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on ''Bashir Lazhar'', a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chene ...

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Philippe Falardeau Philippe Falardeau (born February 1, 1968 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Early life Falardeau was born and raised in Hull, Quebec. He later studied political science at the University of Ottawa, before travelling ...

*'' The Moth Diaries'' by

Mary Harron Mary Harron (born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter, and former entertainment critic. She gained recognition for her role in writing and directing several independent films, including '' I Shot Andy Warhol'' (1996), ''Am ...

*'' My Worst Nightmare'' by

Anne Fontaine Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourger film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France. Life and career Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor ...

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Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American journalist, author, writer, producer, director, actor, lyricist, and playwright. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at '' Rolling Stone'' magazine, for w ...

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Oren Moverman Oren Moverman ( he, אורן מוברמן; born July 4, 1966) is an Israeli-American Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, film director, and Emmy Award-winning film producer. He has directed the films '' The Messenger'', ''Rampart'', '' Time O ...

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Mathieu Kassovitz Mathieu Kassovitz (; born 3 August 1967) is a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for '' See How They ...

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ''Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'' is a 2011 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas and Amr Waked. Based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Paul Torday ...

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Lasse Hallström Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all the music videos by the pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Academ ...

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Shame Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness. Definition Shame is a discrete, basic emotion, d ...

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Steve McQueen Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and ...

*'' A Simple Life'' by

Ann Hui Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hon ...

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The Skin I Live In ''The Skin I Live In'' ( es, link=no, La piel que habito) is a 2011 Spanish science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet and Roberto Á ...

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Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...

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Sleeping Beauty ''Sleeping Beauty'' (french: La belle au bois dormant, or ''The Beauty in the Sleeping Forest''; german: Dornröschen, or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess cu ...

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Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols (born December 7, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter from Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Nichols is most known for his films '' Take Shelter'' (2 ...

*'' 10 Years'' by Jamie Linden *'' Terraferma'' by Emanuele Crialese *'' A Burning Hot Summer (That Summer)'' by Philippe Garrel *'' Trishna'' by Michael Winterbottom *'' Twixt'' by

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; ; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the major figures of the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Coppola is the recipient of five ...

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Paddy Considine Patrick George Considine (born 5 September 1973) is an English actor, director, and screenwriter. He frequently collaborates with filmmaker/director Shane Meadows. He has received two British Academy Film Awards, three Evening Standard Brit ...

*'' Violet & Daisy'' by

Geoffrey S. Fletcher Geoffrey Shawn Fletcher (born October 4, 1970) is an American screenwriter and film director. Fletcher is best known for being the screenwriter of '' Precious'', for which he received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, becoming the f ...

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Lynne Ramsay Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films '' Ratcatcher'' (1999), ''Morvern Callar'' (2002), '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011), and '' You Were N ...

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Andrea Arnold Andrea Arnold, OBE (born 5 April 1961) is an English filmmaker and former actor. She won an Academy Award for her short film ''Wasp'' in 2005. Her feature films include '' Red Road'' (2006), ''Fish Tank'' (2009), and '' American Honey'' (2016), ...

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Alois Nebel ''Alois Nebel'' is a 2011 Czech animated drama film directed by Tomáš Luňák, based on the comic-book trilogy by Jaroslav Rudiš and Jaromír 99. It is set in the late 1980s in a small village in the Jeseník Mountains, close to the Polish b ...

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'' by Axel Petersén *'' Back to Stay'' by

Milagros Mumenthaler Milagros Mumenthaler (born 1977 in La Falda, Argentina) is a film director, and screenplay writer. Born in Argentina and raised in Switzerland, Mumenthaler filmography include two feature-length films and several short films. Back to Stay her firs ...

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'' by Karl Markovics *'' The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best'' by Ryan O'Nan *''

Bunohan ''Bunohan'' (also under the international title of ''Bunohan: Return to Murder'') is a Malaysian Malay-language action drama film, written and directed by Dain Iskandar Said and released in Malaysia on 8 March 2012. The film features actors Fai ...

'' by Dain Said *'' Cuchera'' by Joseph Israel Laban *'' The Good Son'' by

Zaida Bergroth Zaida Bergroth (born 8 February 1977) is a Finnish film director best known for her 2020 film '' Tove''. Career Bergroth was born in Kivijärvi in 1977. She graduated from the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2004. H ...

*'' Habibi'' by Susan Youssef *'' Hanaan'' by

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*'' Historias que so existem quando lembradas'' by Júlia Murat *'' The Invader'' by

Nicolas Provost Nicolas Provost (born 1969, Ronse, Belgium) is a Belgian filmmaker and visual artist who lives and works in New York and Brussels. His works are in a number of collections, including The New Art Gallery Walsall and Birmingham Museum and Art G ...

*'' J'aime regarder les filles'' by Fred Louf *'' Lost in Paradise'' by Vũ Ngọc Đãng *'' The Other Side of Sleep'' by Rebecca Daly *'' Pariah'' by Dee Rees *''

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'' by Sebastian Brahm *'' Summer Games'' by Rolando Colla *'' The Sword Identity'' by Xu Haofeng *'' La brindille'' by Emmanuelle Millet *'' Twilight Portrait'' by

Angelina Nikonova Angelina Nikonova (born February 27, 1976) is a Russian filmmaker, script writer and film producer. Biography Angelina Nikonova was born in Rostov-on-Don. She dreamed about film directing since her childhood. However, the situation with nation ...

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Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

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The Boy Who Was a King ''The Boy Who Was a King'' () is a 2011 Bulgarian documentary film about Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, directed by Andrey Paounov. The film received nominations and awards at various international film festivals. It was included in the official sele ...

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Andrey Paounov Andrey M Paounov (born 1974 bg, Андрей Паунов) is a Bulgarian writer and director best known for his documentary feature films. His debut '' Georgi and the Butterflies'' won the Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary (formerly: Silver W ...

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Crazy Horse Crazy Horse ( lkt, Tȟašúŋke Witkó, italic=no, , ; 1840 – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band in the 19th century. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by w ...

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Frederick Wiseman Frederick Wiseman (born January 1, 1930) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theater director. His work is "devoted primarily to exploring American institutions". He has been called "one of the most important and original filmmakers wor ...

*'' Dark Girls'' by D. Channsin Berry and Bill Duke *'' Duch, Master of the Forges of Hell'' by

Rithy Panh Rithy Panh ( km, ប៉ាន់ រិទ្ធី; born April 18, 1964) is a Cambodian documentary film director and screenwriter. The French-schooled director's films focus on the aftermath of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. ...

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The Education of Auma Obama ''The Education of Auma Obama'' is a 2011 German documentary on the life of Barack Obama's half-sister Auma Obama. It won the ''Best Diaspora Documentary'' Award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known ...

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Branwen Okpako Prof. Branwen Kiemute Okpako (born 25 February 1969), is a Nigerian–born Welsh German filmmaker. She is most notable as the director of critically acclaimed films ''The Education of Auma Obama'', ''Dirt for Dinner'' and ''Landing''. Apart fro ...

*'' Gerhard Richter - Painting'' by

Corinna Belz Corinna Belz is a German documentary filmmaker. She is known for the films '' Gerhard Richter Painting'' (2011), '' Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late'' (2016) and '' Inside the Uffizi'' (2021). Life and career Corinna Belz studied philos ...

*'' Girl Model'' by David Redmon and Ashley Sabin *'' I'm Carolyn Parker'' by

Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film '' Caged Heat'', befo ...

*'' In My Mother's Arms'' by Atea Al-Daradji and Mohamed Al-Daradji *'' Into the Abyss'' by

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with u ...

*'' Last Call at the Oasis'' by

Jessica Yu Jessica Lingmin Yu (born February 14, 1966) is an American film director, writer, producer, and editor. She has directed documentary films, dramatic films, and television shows. Yu won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 1 ...

*'' The Last Dogs of Winter'' by

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Alex Gibney Philip Alexander Gibney (; born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, ''Esquire'' magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time". Gibney's works as director include '' ...

*'' Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory'' by Joe Berlinger and

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*'' Paul Williams Still Alive'' by Stephen Kessler *''

Pink Ribbons, Inc. ''Pink Ribbons, Inc.'' is a 2011 National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentary about the pink ribbon campaign, directed by Léa Pool and produced by Ravida Din. The film is based on the 2006 book ''Pink Ribbons, Inc: Breast Cancer and the Poli ...

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Léa Pool Léa Pool C.M. (born 8 September 1950) is a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker who taught film at the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the ...

*'' Samsara'' by Ron Fricke *'' Sarah Palin: You Betcha!'' by Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill *'' The Story of Film: An Odyssey'' by Mark Cousins *'' Surviving Progress'' by Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks *'' The Tall Man'' by Tony Krawitz *'' Undefeated'' by Daniel Lindsay and

T.J. Martin T. J. Martin (born Thomas McKay Martin Jr., September 7, 1979) is an Oscar and Emmy award winning American filmmaker. Martin's film '' Undefeated'' (2011), for which he was co-director, co-editor, and co-cinematographer, won the 2012 Oscar for ...

*'' Urbanized'' by Gary Hustwit *'' Whores' Glory'' by

Michael Glawogger Michael Glawogger (3 December 1959 – 23 April 2014) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. From 1981 to 1982, Glawogger studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, and from 1983 to 1989 at the Vienna Film Academy. Li ...

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*'' Carré blanc'' by Jean-Baptiste Léonetti *'' Doppelgänger Paul'' by

Kris Elgstrand Kris Elgstrand is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.Marsha Lederman, "Suburban life inspires filmmaker's taste for the strange". '' The Globe and Mail'', September 25, 2014. He is most noted for his 2014 film '' Songs She Wrote About People ...

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Dylan Akio Smith Dylan Akio Smith (born September 21, 1974, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film director and producer.David Spaner, "Really good movies, ReelFast: Dylan Akio Smith had 48 hours to make winning film". ''The Province'', August 26, 2003 ...

*'' Generation P'' by Victor Ginzburg *''

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'' by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang *'' Hidden Driveway'' by Sarah Goodman *'' i am a good person/i am a bad person'' by Ingrid Veninger *''

Love and Bruises ''Love and Bruises'' is a 2011 French/Chinese drama film directed by Lou Ye. The film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Plot Adrift in Paris, Hua meets Mathieu. An intense, violent love affair begins. Hua tries to leave, u ...

'' by Lou Ye *'' Oslo, August 31st'' by

Joachim Trier Joachim Trier () (born 1 March 1974) is a Danish-born Norwegian film director, best known for '' Oslo, August 31st'' (2011), ''Louder Than Bombs'' (2015), '' Thelma'' (2017), and '' The Worst Person in the World'' (2021). For the latter film, h ...

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Justin Kurzel Justin Dallas Kurzel (; born 1974) is an Australian film director and screenwriter. Early life Kurzel was born 1974 in Gawler, South Australia to a family of immigrant roots, his father hailing from Poland and his mother from Malta. His you ...

*'' The Year of the Tiger'' by Sebastián Lelio

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First Position ''First Position'' is a 2011 American documentary film. It follows six young dancers preparing for the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City, an annual competition for dancers ages 9–19 to earn a place at an elite ballet company or school. D ...

'' by Bess Kargman *'' The Flying Machine'', by Martin Clapp,

Geoff Lindsey Geoff Lindsey is a British linguist, writer and director who has written episodes for television series including the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' and ''The Bill''. Lindsey trained in directing at the Bournemouth Film School, where he wrote a ...

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Dorota Kobiela Dorota Kobiela (born 1978) is a Polish filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is best known for co-directing her first fully painted animated feature film ''Loving Vincent'' (2017) with Hugh Welchman. Career Kobiela conceived ''Loving Vin ...

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A Letter to Momo is a 2011 Japanese anime drama film produced by Production I.G and distributed by Kadokawa Pictures. The film was written and directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and stars an ensemble cast featuring Karen Miyama, Yuka, Toshiyuki Nishida, Chō and Kōich ...

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Hiroyuki Okiura is a Japanese animation director and animator working for Production I.G. Career Okiura left high school at the age of 16 and entered the animation industry as a member of the studio Anime R, where he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and which ...

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A Monster in Paris ''A Monster in Paris'' (french: Un monstre à Paris) is a 2011 French 3D computer-animated musical comedy science fantasy adventure film directed by Bibo Bergeron, and based on a story he wrote. It was produced by Luc Besson, written by Berger ...

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Mavericks

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Érik Canuel Érik Canuel (born 1961) is a film director and actor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Canuel, the son of actor Yvan Canuel, began his career in the mid-1980s making music videos for such artists as Paul Piché, Sass Jordan, Norman Iceberg, Vila ...

*'' Deepa Mehta and Salman Rushdie'' *'' In Conversation With...Francis Ford Coppola'' *'' The Island President'' by Jon Shenk *''

The Love We Make ''The Love We Make'' is a cinéma vérité documentary film by Albert Maysles. The film chronicles Paul McCartney's experiences in New York City after the September 11 attacks of 2001, following him as he prepared The Concert for New York City ...

'' by Bradley Kaplan

Albert Maysles Albert Maysles (November 26, 1926 – March 5, 2015) and his brother David Maysles (January 10, 1931 – January 3, 1987; ) were an American documentary filmmaking team known for their work in the Direct Cinema style. Their best-known films i ...

*'' Neil Young Journeys'' by

*'' Sony Pictures Classics 20th Anniversary: Michael Barker and Tom Bernard'' *'' Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician'' by Tamer Ezzat,

Ahmad Abdalla Ahmad Abdalla El Sayed Abdelkader ( ar, أحمد عبد الله السيد) (born on December 19, 1979, Cairo) is an Egyptian film director, editor and screenwriter. His debut feature film is '' Heliopolis'' (2009); his second film is ''Microph ...

Ayten Amin Ayten Amin (Arabic: آيتن أمين) is an Egyptian film director. She began her career making documentary films during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. She is best known for '' Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician'' and '' Villa 6 ...

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Tilda Swinton Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition t ...

City to City: Buenos Aires

*'' Caprichosos de San Telmo'' by Alison Murray *'' The Cat Vanishes'' by

Carlos Sorín Carlos Sorín (born 1944 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a film director, screenplay writer, cinematographer, and film producer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.

*'' City to City Panel: Buenos Aires'' *'' Crane World'' by Pablo Trapero *'' Fatherland'' by Nicolás Prividera *'' Invasión'' by

Hugo Santiago Hugo Santiago Muchnick (12 December 1939 – 27 February 2018) was an Argentine film director. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and lived in France from 1959 until his death in 2018. Santiago studied Literature, Philosophy and Music. From 1959 ...

*'' A Mysterious World'' by

Rodrigo Moreno Rodrigo Moreno (born October 1972 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine film director and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina. According to Joel Poblete, who writes for ''Mabuse,'' a cinema magazine, Rodrigo Moreno is one o ...

*'' Pompeya'' by Tamae Garateguy *'' Las piedras'' by Román Cárdenas *'' The Student'' by

Santiago Mitre Santiago Mitre (born 4 December 1980) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He was named as a member of the jury of the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, Mitre won the Havana Star Prize for ...

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Juan Minujín Juan Gervasio Minujín (born May 20, 1975) is an Argentine actor and film director. He is the nephew of plastic artist Marta Minujín. Career He trained as an actor with Cristina Banegas, Julio Chávez, Alberto Ure, Pompeyo Audivert and Guill ...

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388 Arletta Avenue ''388 Arletta Avenue'' is a 2011 Canadian horror- thriller film written and directed by Randall Cole and starring Nick Stahl and Mia Kirshner as an unhappily married couple who are unknowingly stalked by an intruder. It premiered at the 2011 To ...

'' by Randall Cole *'' Always Brando'' by Ridha Behi *''

Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai ''Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai'' () is a 2011 Tamil-language mystery comedy drama film directed by Suseenthiran, based on the short story of the same name penned by writer Bhaskar Sakthi. The film stars Appukutty and Saranya Mohan in lead and feature ...

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Suseenthiran Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut '' Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009). Career Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Pal ...

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Oliver Hermanus Oliver Hermanus (born 26 May 1983) is a South African film director and writer.
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*'' Billy Bishop Goes to War (TV film), Billy Bishop Goes to War'' by Barbara Willis Sweete *'' Blood of My Blood'' by

João Canijo João Canijo (born 1957) is a Portuguese film director. His film '' Get a Life'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film '' Blood of My Blood'' was selected as the Portuguese entry for the B ...

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'' by Cristián Jiménez *'' Color of the Ocean'' by Maggie Peren *'' Death for Sale'' by

Faouzi Bensaïdi Faouzi Bensaïdi ( ar, فوزي بن السعيدي; born 14 March 1967) is a Moroccan film director, actor, screenwriter and artist. His film '' A Thousand Months'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. ...

*'' Elena'' by Andrey Zvyagintsev *'' Extraterrestrial'' by

Nacho Vigalondo Ignacio Vigalondo Palacios (born 6 April 1977), better known as Nacho Vigalondo, is a Spanish filmmaker. Career Vigalondo's first film was the 2003 Spanish-language short film '' 7:35 in the Morning'', about a suicide bomber who terrorizes a ca ...

*'' Footnote'' by Joseph Cedar *'' The Forgiveness of Blood'' by Joshua Marston *''

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Ismaël Ferroukhi Ismaël Ferroukhi (born 26 June 1962) is a French- Moroccan film director and screenwriter. Ferroukhi was born in Kenitra. He gained exposure with his 1992 short film ''L'Exposé'', which won the Kodak Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Foll ...

*'' From up on Poppy Hill'' by

Gorō Miyazaki is a Japanese director. He is the son of animator and film director Hayao Miyazaki, who is one of the co-founders of Studio Ghibli. Described as "reluctant" to follow his father's career, Goro initially worked as a landscaper for many years befo ...

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A Funny Man ''A Funny Man'' ( da, Dirch) is a 2011 Danish biographical drama film directed by Martin Zandvliet, and starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, about the Danish actor and comedian Dirch Passer. Cast * Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Dirch Passer * Lars Ranthe as Kjel ...

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Martin Zandvliet Martin Pieter Zandvliet (born 7 January 1971 in Fredericia) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Career Zandvliet originally began as an editor, before writing and directing the documentary ''Angels of Brooklyn'' in 2002. His first ma ...

*'' Future Lasts Forever'' by Özcan Alper *'' Bé omid é didar'' by Mohammad Rasoulof *'' Goodbye First Love'' by

Mia Hansen-Løve Mia Hansen-Løve (born 5 February 1981) is a French film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She has won several accolades for her work. Her first feature film, '' All Is Forgiven'', won the Louis Delluc Prize for Best First Film in 2007 ...

*'' Guilty'' by

Vincent Garenq Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

*'' Gypsy'' by

Martin Šulík Martin Šulík (born October 20, 1962, in Žilina) is a Slovakia, Slovak film director. He studied film directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava from which he graduated in 1986. His 2011 film ''Gypsy (2011 film), Gypsy'' was select ...

*'' Heleno'' by José Henrique Fonseca *'' Himizu'' by

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*'' Hotel Swooni'' by Kaat Beels *'' I'm Yours'' by

Leonard Farlinger Leonard Farlinger is a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter."The Perfect Son"

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'' by Stefano Chiantini *'' Juan of the Dead'' by Alejandro Brugués *'' Land of Oblivion'' by

Michale Boganim Michale Boganim is a French-Israeli screenwriter and film director.Berlin Film Festival (2005)Filmarchive: ''Odessa Odessa'' p. 4. Retrieved 9 July 2016 Retrieved 8 July 2016 . Her feature-length films include '' La Terre outragée'' (2011) or ' ...

*'' Last Days in Jerusalem'' by Tawfik Abu Wael *'' Last Winter'' by

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'' by Christophe Van Rompaey *''

Lipstikka ''Lipstikka'' ( he, אודם) is 2011 Israeli drama film directed by Jonathan Sagall. The film premiered In Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear. Cast * Daniel Caltagirone Daniel Ca ...

'' by Jonathan Sagall *'' Lucky'' by Avie Luthra *''

Man on Ground ''Man on Ground'' is a 2011 Nigerian South African drama film directed by Akin Omotoso. It was screened and premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. The film tells a story about how Xenophobia in South Africa affect the lives ...

'' by Akin Omotoso *''

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'' by Markus Schleinzer *''

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*''Amy George'' by Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas (director), Calvin Thomas *''Leave It on the Floor'' by Sheldon Larry *''Nuit 1'' by Anne Émond *''The Odds (film), The Odds'' by Simon Davidson *''The Patron Saints'' by Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky *''Romeo Eleven (Roméo Onze)'' by Ivan Grbovic *''Wetlands (2011 film), Wetlands (Marécages)'' by Guy Édoin

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*''4am (film), 4am'' by Janine Fung *''Acqua (film), Acqua'' by Raha Shirazi *''Afternoon Tea'' by DJ Parmar *''Combustion (short film), Combustion'' by Renaud Hallée *''Derailments (short film), Derailments'' by Chelsea McMullan *''The Devil's Due'' by Alexander Gorelick *''Doubles with Slight Pepper'' by Ian Harnarine *''The Encounter (short film), The Encounter'' by Nicholas Pye *''A Film Portrait on Reconstructing 12 Possibilities that Preceded the Disappearance of Zoe Dean Drum'' by Eduardo Menz *''The Fuse: Or How I Burned Simon Bolivar'' by Igor Drljača *''Heart of Rhyme'' by Cory Bowles *''Hope (2011 film), Hope'' by Pedro Pires (director), Pedro Pires *''If I Can Fly'' by Yoakim Bélanger *''Issues (film), Issues'' by Enrico Colantoni and Hugh Dillon *''Lie Down and Die'' by Kyle Sanderson *''Little Theatres: Homage to the Mineral of Cabbage'' by Stephanie Dudley *''Mandeep'' by Darrin Klimek *''No Words Came Down'' by Ryan Flowers *''Of Events'' by Mathieu Tremblay *''One Night with You (short film), One Night with You'' by Jeanne Leblanc *''Ora (film), Ora'' by Philippe Baylaucq *''The Paris Quintet in Practice Makes Perfect'' by Benjamin Schuetze *''Patch Town (2014 film), Patch Town'' by Craig Goodwill *''Pathways (film), Pathways'' by Dusty Mancinelli *''The Pedestrian Jar'' by Evan Morgan (filmmaker), Evan Morgan *''The Red Virgin'' by Sheila Pye *''A River in the Woods'' by Christian Sparkes *''La Ronde (2011 film), La Ronde'' by Sophie Goyette *''Vent solaire'' by Ian Lagarde *''Sorry, Rabbi'' by Mark Slutsky *''Spirit of the Bluebird'' by Xstine Cook and Jesse Gouchey *''Les dimanches'' by Jean-Guillaume Bastien *''Surveillant'' by Yan Giroux *''Tabula Rasa (short film), Tabula Rasa'' by Matthew Rankin *''Throat Song'' by Miranda de Pencier *''Trotteur'' by Arnaud Brisebois and Francis Leclerc *''Up in Cottage Country'' by Simon Ennis *''Waning (short film), Waning'' by Gina Haraszti *''We Ate the Children Last'' by Andrew Cividino *''Le poids du vide'' by Alain Fournier (director), Alain Fournier *''The Yodeling Farmer'' by Mike Maryniuk and John Scoles

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*''Hard Core Logo'' by Bruce McDonald

Visions

*''Alps (film), Alps'' by Yorgos Lanthimos *''Century of Birthing'' by Lav Diaz *''Cut (2011 film), Cut'' by Amir Naderi *''Dreileben - Etwas Besseres als den Tod'' by Christian Petzold (director), Christian Petzold *''Dreileben - Komm mir nicht nach'' by Dominik Graf *''Dreileben - Eine Minute Dunkel'' by Christoph Hochhäusler *''Fable of the Fish'' by Adolfo Alix, Jr. *''House of Tolerance'' by Bertrand Bonello *''Kotoko (film), Kotoko'' by Shinya Tsukamoto *''The Last Christeros'' by Matias Meyer *''The Loneliest Planet'' by Julia Loktev *''Monsters Club'' by Toshiaki Toyoda *''The Mountain (2011 film), The Mountain'' by Ghassan Salhab *''Mushrooms (2011 film), Mushrooms'' by Vimukthi Jayasundara *''Play (2011 film), Play'' by Ruben Östlund *''Porfirio (film), Porfirio'' by Alejandro Landes *''Random(film), Random'' by Debbie Tucker Green *''The River Used to Be a Man'' by Jan Zabeil *''Swirl (film), Swirl'' by Helvécio Marins Jr. *''This Side of Resurrection'' by Joaquim Sapinho

Wavelengths

* ''349 (for Sol LeWitt)'' by Chris Kennedy (Canadian director), Chris Kennedy * ''99 Clerkenwell Road'' by Sophie Michael * ''Aberration of Light: Dark Chamber Disclosure'' by Sandra Gibson, Luis Recoder and Olivia Block * ''American Colour'' by Joshua Bonnetta * ''Ars colonia'' by Raya Martin * ''Black Mirror at the National Gallery'' by Mark Lewis (artist), Mark Lewis * ''Bouquets 11-20'' by Rose Lowder * ''Chevelle (short film), Chevelle'' by Kevin Jerome Everson * ''Coorow-Latham Road'' by Blake Williams (director), Blake Williams * ''Edwin Parker'' by Tacita Dean * ''Empire (short film), Empire'' by Apichatpong Weerasethakul * ''Found Cuban Mounts'' by Adriana Salazar Arroyo * ''I Will Forget This Day'' by Alina Rudnitskaya * ''Loutra/Baths'' by Nick Collins (director), Nick Collins * ''Optra Field VII-IX'' by T. Marie * ''A Preface to Red'' by Jonathan Schwartz (filmmaker), Jonathan Schwartz * ''Resonance (short film), Resonance'' by Karen Johannesen * ''The Return (2011 film), The Return'' by Nathaniel Dorsky * ''Sack Barrow'' by Ben Rivers * ''Sailboat (short film), Sailboat'' by Joyce Wieland * ''Sea Series#10'' by John Price (filmmaker), John Price * ''Space is the Place (short film), Space is the Place'' by Eriko Sonoda * ''Twenty Cigarettes'' by James Benning (film director), James Benning * ''Untitled (short film), Untitled'' by Neïl Beloufa * ''Young Pines'' by Ute Aurand

Future Projections

* ''Buffalo Days'' by Peter Lynch (director), Peter Lynch * ''Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board'' by Nicholas Pye and Sheila Pye * ''Memories of Idaho'' by James Franco and

* ''Mr. Brainwash in Toronto'' by Mr. Brainwash * ''Plot against Time'' by David Rokeby * ''Road Movie (short film), Road Movie'' by Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzky * ''Sanctuary (experimental film), Sanctuary'' by Gregory Crewdson * ''Slow Action'' by Ben Rivers * ''Sunday (experimental film), Sunday'' by Duane Hopkins * ''Time as Activity (Buenos Aires)'' by David Lamelas * ''whiteonwhite:algorithmicnoir'' by Eve Sussman Rufus Corporation

Midnight Madness

* ''The Day (2011 film), The Day'' by Doug Aarniokoski * ''God Bless America (film), God Bless America'' by Bobcat Goldthwait * ''The Incident (2011 film), The Incident'' by Alexandre Courtes * ''Kill List'' by Ben Wheatley * ''Livid (film), Livid'' by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo * ''Lovely Molly'' by Eduardo Sánchez (director), Eduardo Sánchez * ''The Raid (2011 film), The Raid'' by Gareth Evans (director), Gareth Evans * ''Sleepless Night (2011 film), Sleepless Night'' by Frédéric Jardin * ''Smuggler (2011 film), Smuggler'' by Katsuhito Ishii * ''You're Next'' by Adam Wingard

Canada's Top Ten

TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list, its national critics and festival programmers poll of the ten best feature and short films of the year, was released on December 7, 2011."The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011.

Feature films

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*''Hobo With a Shotgun'' — Jason Eisener *'' Keyhole'' —

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*''The Salesman (2011 film), The Salesman (Le Vendeur)'' — Sébastien Pilote *'' Starbuck'' — Ken Scott *'' Take This Waltz'' —

*''Wetlands (2011 film), Wetlands (Marécages)'' — Guy Édoin

Short films

*''Choke (2011 film), Choke'' — Michelle Latimer *''Doubles with Slight Pepper'' — Ian Harnarine *''The Fuse: Or How I Burned Simon Bolivar'' — Igor Drljaca *''Hope (2011 film), Hope'' — Pedro Pires *''No Words Came Down'' — Ryan Flowers, Lisa Pham *''Ora (film), Ora'' — Philippe Baylaucq *''Rhonda's Party'' — Ashley McKenzie (director), Ashley McKenzie *''La Ronde (2011 film), La Ronde'' — Sophie Goyette *''Trotteur'' — Arnaud Brisebois, Francis Leclerc *''We Ate the Children Last'' — Andrew Cividino

References

External links

Official site

2011 Toronto International Film Festival
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