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2011 Toronto International Film Festival
The 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, between September 8 and September 18, 2011. Buenos Aires, Argentina 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. Considerable media attention at the time focused on Madonna's behaviour during the festival. Awards Programmes Gala Presentations *''Albert Nobbs'' by Rodrigo García (director), Rodrigo García *''The Awakening (2011 film), The Awakening'' by Nick Murphy (director), Nick Murphy *''Beloved (2011 film), Beloved'' by Christophe Honoré *''Butter (2011 film), Butter'' by Jim Field Smith *''A Dangerous Method'' by David Cronenberg *''From the Sky Down'' by Davis Guggenheim *''A Happy Event'' by Rémi Bezançon *''Hysteria (2011 film), Hysteria'' by Tanya Wexler *''The Ides of March (2011 film), The Ides of March'' by George Clooney *''Killer Eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From The Sky Down
''From the Sky Down'' is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about rock music, rock band U2 and the production of their 1991 album ''Achtung Baby''. The film documents the album's difficult recording period, the band members' relationships, and the group's creative process. Guggenheim, who was commissioned by U2 to create the film to commemorate the record's 20th anniversary, spent several months in 2011 developing the documentary. The band were filmed during a return visit to Hansa Studios in Berlin where parts of the album were recorded, and during rehearsals in Winnipeg for the Glastonbury Festival 2011. The film contains unreleased scenes from the group's 1988 motion picture ''Rattle and Hum'', along with archival footage and stills from the ''Achtung Baby'' recording sessions. Development of the album's emblematic song "One (U2 song), One" is recounted through the replaying of old recording tapes. The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Separation
''A Separation'' (; ; also titled ''Nader and Simin, A Separation'') is a 2011 Iranian drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, and Sarina Farhadi. It focuses on an Iranian middle-class couple who separate, the disappointment and desperation suffered by their daughter due to the egotistical disputes and separation of her parents, and the conflicts that arise when the husband hires a lower-class caregiver for his elderly father, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. ''A Separation'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012, becoming the first Iranian film to win the award. It received the Golden Bear for Best Film and the Silver Bears for Best Actress and Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Iranian film to win the Golden Bear. It also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Wingard
Adam Wingard ( ; born December 3, 1982) is an American filmmaker. He has served as a film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, actor, and composer on numerous American films. Following an early career as a member of the mumblecore movement, he became notable for his works in the horror and action genres, especially the films ''You're Next'' (2011), and ''The Guest (2014 American film), The Guest'' (2014), and the bigger budget franchise films ''Blair Witch (film), Blair Witch'' (2016), ''Death Note (2017 film), Death Note'' (2017), and ''Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021), and its sequel ''Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' (2024). Early life Wingard was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and graduated from Full Sail University in 2002. Career His first feature, the horror comedy ''Home Sick'', starring Bill Moseley and Tiffany Shepis, was a stepping stone to his second feature, the psychotropic ghost story horror film ''Pop Skull''. Made on a total budget of $2,000, ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're Next
''You're Next'' is a 2011 American slasher film directed and edited by Adam Wingard, written by Simon Barrett and starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, A. J. Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Sarah Myers, Amy Seimetz, Barbara Crampton and Rob Moran. The plot concerns an estranged family under attack by a group of masked assailants during a family reunion. Produced on a low budget, ''You're Next'' had its world premiere at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival Midnight Madness program and was theatrically released on August 23, 2013, in the United States. The film grossed over $26 million from a $1 million production budget and has since gained a cult following. Plot The film opens with a couple, Talia and Erik Harson, having sex. After a shower, Erik finds the message "you're next" written on the window in Talia's blood, and her body lying dead on the ground. An attacker wearing a lamb mask kills Erik with a machete. Erin accompanies her boyfriend, Crispian Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Evans (director)
Gareth Huw Evans (born April 6, 1980) is a Welsh film director, screenwriter, editor, and action choreographer. He is best known for the Indonesian action crime films '' Merantau'' (2009), '' The Raid'' (2011), and '' The Raid 2'' (2014), and for bringing the Indonesian martial art of pencak silat into world cinema through these films. He is also known for co-creating, co-writing, co-directing, and executive producing the Sky Atlantic/AMC action crime drama television series '' Gangs of London'' (2020–present), alongside Matt Flannery, based on the 2006 video game of the same name. Early life Evans was born and raised in Hirwaun, Cynon Valley. He graduated from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales) with an MA in screenwriting. Career After directing a small-budget film called ''Footsteps'', Evans was hired as a freelance director for a documentary about the Indonesian martial art pencak silat. He became fascinated with it, and discovered Indones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Raid (2011 Film)
''The Raid'' is a 2011 Indonesian action thriller film edited, written, and directed by Gareth Evans. The film stars Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Ray Sahetapy and Yayan Ruhian. The film follows an Indonesian National Police tactical squad that is deployed to raid a ruthless drug lord's apartment block in the slums of Jakarta, only to be encircled by the criminals, forcing them to fight their way through the complex. After its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), ''The Raid'' received positive reviews from critics. The name of the film was changed to ''The Raid: Redemption'' in the United States as distributor Sony Pictures Classics could not secure the rights to the title; it also allowed Evans to plan out future titles in the series. The American version of the film, released on DVD and Blu-ray on 14 August 2012, features a film score composed by Mike Shinoda and Joseph Trapanese. A sequel titled '' The Raid 2'' was released in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Madness
Midnight Madness may refer to: * Midnight Madness (basketball), an annual American college basketball event Music * ''Midnight Madness'' (album), a 1983 album by Night Ranger * "Midnight Madness" (song), a 2008 song by The Chemical Brothers * "Midnight Madness", 2017 DragonForce song from '' Reaching into Infinity'' * "Midnight Madness", 2011 Lake of Tears song from '' Illwill'' * "Midnight Madness", 2000 Sinergy song from '' To Hell and Back'' Television * "Midnight Madness" (''6teen''), a 2005 episode of ''6teen'' * "Midnight Madness", c.2007 season 3 episode of ''Being Ian'' * "Midnight Madness", 2006 season 3 episode ''Ben 10'' Films * ''Midnight Madness'' (1980 film), a comedy * ''Midnight Madness'' (1918 film), a silent film starring Harry von Meter * ''Midnight Madness'' (1928 film), silent film starring Jacqueline Logan; produced by Cecil B. DeMille Video games *'' Vegas Games 2000'', a gambling simulation video game also known as ''Vegas Games: Midnight Madness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Crowe
Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American filmmaker and journalist. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Grammy Award as well as a nomination for a Tony Award. Crowe started his career as a contributing editor and writer at ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 1973 where he covered numerous rock bands on tour. Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, '' Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1982), grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego. Later, he wrote and directed the romance films '' Say Anything...'' (1989), '' Singles'' (1992), and '' Jerry Maguire'' (1996). Crowe directed his seminal work, the autobiographical film '' Almost Famous'' (2000), which is loosely based on his early career as a teen writer for ''Rolling Stone''. For his screenplay, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. His later films have received varying degrees of success. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Jam 20
''Pearl Jam Twenty'' (also known as PJ20) is a 2011 American documentary directed by Cameron Crowe about the band Pearl Jam. Preliminary footage was being shot as of June 2010. Crowe completed filming in April 2011, after using 12,000 hours of footage of the band for the documentary. The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and also had an accompanying book and soundtrack. The documentary charts the history of the band, from the demise of Mother Love Bone, their battle against Ticketmaster and the tragedy of the Roskilde Festival in 2000. The film was presented theatrically at select cinemas in the US during the month of September 2011, and premiered on October 21, 2011, on PBS' ''American Masters.'' It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 24, 2011. A book, written by Jonathan Cohen, was published concurrent to the film's release. Cast * Eddie Vedder Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bess Kargman
Bess Kargman is an American filmmaker and director, best known for her 2025 film “Diane Warren: Relentless,” her 2020 YouTube documentary series “Defying Gravity: The Untold Story of Women’s Gymnastics” and her 2011 film '' First Position''. Early life Kargman grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts with two siblings, Harry and Sophie. She studied at Boston Ballet for almost a decade and attended the Shady Hill School. She stopped ballet and began playing competitive sports including tennis, soccer, skiing and ice hockey. She attended high school at Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts before studying fine arts and playing varsity ice hockey at Amherst College. She earned a Masters in Science from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism in 2008. Career After graduating from Amherst, Kargman moved to New York City, where she earned her real estate license and took night classes in op-ed writing. In 2006, she published her first op-ed in ''The Washington Post'' and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Directed by Bess Kargman, it features Michaela DePrince, Aran Bell, Gaya Bommer-Yemini, Miko Fogarty, Jules Fogarty, Joan Sebastian Zamora and Rebecca Houseknecht as they intensively train and prepare for what could be the turning point of their lives. The title 'First Position' is taken from one of the five standard positions of the feet in classical ballet. Kargman was a first-time director who had studied dance herself. "I ended up quitting my job to make this film, my first film, and I thought maybe by choosing a topic that was quite dear to me and that I had lived for a number of years growing up—maybe I’d be able to do this story justice." The film features renowned dancers and choreographers from all over the world includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Shenk
Jon Shenk is aEmmy-winningand Oscar-nominated documentary film director and director of photography, known for his films '' Lead Me Home'' '' Athlete A'', ''An Inconvenient Sequel'', '' Audrie & Daisy'','' The Island President'', ''Lost Boys of Sudan''. He is the co-founder, with his wife Bonni Cohen, of '' Actual Films,'' a documentary film company based in San Francisco, CA. He co-directed (with Pedro Kos) and photographed '' Lead Me Home'' which premiered in 2021 at the Telluride Film Festival, was acquired by Netflix, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) in 2022. Career Jon Shenk was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio where he graduated from Wyoming High School. He has a bachelor's degree (BA) from Yale University in English Literature and a master’s degree (MA) from Stanford University in documentary filmmaking. He has taught documentary filmmaking at University of California, Berkeley in the Graduate Documentary program. Befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
