26 Aug 2010

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TIFF ’10: Discovery Programming Announced
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TIFF has just announced its Discovery program line up of feature films by new and emerging directors. Bringing you new works from all around the world, each of these 27 new films are World, International, or North American premieres. Check out the list below:

As If I Am Not There (Juanita Wilson, Ireland/Macedonia/Sweden) World Premiere

ATTENBERG (Athina Rachel Tsangiri, Greece) North American Premiere

Autumn (Aamir Bashir, India) World Premiere

Beautiful Boy (Shawn Ku, USA) World Premiere

Blame (Michael Henry, Australia) International Premiere

The Call (Stefano Pasetto, Italy/Argentina) World Premiere

Ceremony (Max Winkler, USA) World Premiere

Dirty Girl (Abe Sylvia, USA) World Premiere

Girlfriend (Justin Lerner, USA) World Premiere

Griff the Invisible (Leon Ford, Australia) World Premiere

Half of Oscar (Manuel Martin Cuenca, Spain/Cuba) World Premiere

Inside America (Barbara Eder, Austria) North American Premiere

Look, Stranger (Arielle Javitch, USA) World Premiere

Mandoo (Ebrahim Saeedi, Iraq) North American Premiere

Marimbas From Hell (Julio Hernández Cordón, Guatemala/France/Mexico) World Premiere

Norberto’s Deadline (Daniel Hendler, Uruguay/Argentina) North American Premiere

October (Diego Vega, Daniel Vega, Peru/Venezuela/Spain) North American Premiere

The Piano in a Factory (Zhang Meng, China) World Premiere

Pinoy Sunday (Wi Ding Ho, Taiwan) North American Premiere

The Place in Between (Sarah Bouyain, France/Burkino Faso) North American Premiere

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (Jalmari Helander, Finland/Norway/France/Sweden) North American Premiere

Sandcastle (Boo Junfeng, Singapore) North American Premiere

Soul of Sand (Sidharth Srinivasan, India) World Premiere

Viva Riva! (Djo Tunda Wa Munga, Democratic Republic of Congo/France/Belgium/South Africa) World Premiere

Wasted On the Young (Ben C. Lucas, Australia) International Premiere

What I Most Want (Delfina Castagnino, Argentina) International Premiere

Zephyr (Belma Bas, Turkey) World Premiere

If you’re looking to purchase tickets, or for more information on the films at this year’s festival, please see the TIFF website.

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