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TIFF 23: Dear Jassi

Dear Jassi is a story that Dhandwar has wanted to tell, and share with the world for a long time. He described the feeling as a monkey on his back, knowing he needed to tell this story, and thus returned to India to make the film.

Lost Ladies: Finding My TIFF 23 Winner

Director Kiran Rao is back after many years of Dhobi Ghat (TIFF ’10) with comedy Lost Ladies. The film is set in Madhya Pradesh (MP), a state which has a rich history of theatre acting.

TIFF 23 PROFILE: Guneet Monga, Producer Extraordinaire

Guneet Monga’ second film Yellow Bus premiered at TIFF. the premiere screening of her second film at TIFF. She has produced 30-35 feature films, including Monsoon Shootout, Masaan, and Gangs of Wassseypur. She is no stranger to film festivals, having had premieres at Cannes, Sundance, and TIFF.

TIFF 23: Kill

Guneet Monga and Karan Johar’s super thriller Kill recently hit the Midnight Madness TIFF Series. They have produced a film like no other. Kill is an action thriller film starring debutant Lakshya as the protagonist hero, Tanya Maniktala as Tulika, and Raghav Juyal as the antagonist.

SHARE HER JOURNEY – Celebrating Female Directors at TIFF 2021

by Aqleema Anwar

This year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) comes very close but does not beat last year’s record of almost 46% of the films screened having been directed by women. However, considering only 50 feature films and 5 short films (the lowest in the festival’s 46-year history) were showcased at TIFF 2020, the submission of 72 female-directed films this year should still be applauded.

And of those 72 films, almost 20% were directed by Canadian filmmakers.

With the new launch of the Every Story Fund, festival organizers want to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in film. So, at Fusia Media we compiled a list of films to watch that celebrate BIPOC Canadian female filmmakers.