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Wide Selection Of Festival Titles Available For Acquisition

Includes Two New World Premieres Added to the 2009 Festival’s Lineup

Toronto – The 34th Toronto International Film Festival announces the list of films from around the world being screened at this year’s Festival that are also available to film buyers for acquisition in major territories. In addition to two new titles joining the 2009 Festival’s 10-day schedule – Green Days as part of the Vanguard lineup and The Warrior and the Wolf, screening as a Special Presentation – the list of works available for distribution includes: Baaria, Chloe, Cracks, Creation, The Disappearance of Alice Creed, Dorian Gray, The Front Line, The Good Heart, Hadewijch, How to Fold a Flag, Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel, The Joneses, Kirot, Leaves of Grass, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, Mao’s Last Dancer, Micmacs à tire-larigot, Mother and Child, Ondine and Le Refuge, among many others listed below. Details for previously announced films can be found at tiff.net/thefestival under Films & Schedules.

Over 3,000 industry professionals are expected to attend the Festival as delegates of the Sales & Industry Office, which facilitates film sales, fostering relationships between accredited buyers, sales agents and filmmakers. Buyers and sales agents who wish to be accredited for the Sales & Industry Office should contact registration@tiff.net or visit tiff.net/industry.

Ticket packages for the Festival are now available for purchase by cash, debit or Visa†. Purchase online at tiff.net/thefestival, by phone at 416-968-FILM or 1-877-968-FILM (10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, closed weekends and holidays) or in person at the Festival Box Office at Nathan Phillips Square (10 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week), located at 100 Queen Street West, in the white tent, west of the square. The Festival runs from September 10 to 19, 2009.

TIFF World / International Premieres

L’Affaire Farewell Christian Carion, France
Ahead of Time Bob Richman, USA
The Angel Margreth Olin, Norway/Sweden/Finland
The Art of the Steal Don Argott, USA
Baaria Giuseppe Tornatore, Italy
Backyard Carlos Carrera, Mexico
Balibo Robert Connolly, Australia
The Band That Wouldn’t Die Barry Levinson, USA
Bare Essence of Life Satoko Yokohama, Japan
Bassidji Mehran Tamadon, Iran/France/Switzerland
Beautiful Kate Rachel Ward, Australia
Bena Niv Klainer, Israel/France
Beyond the Circle Golam Rabbany Biplob, Bangladesh
Big Dig Ephraim Kishon, Israel/USA/West Germany
Big Eyes Uri Zohar, Israel
Bitch Slap Rick Jacobson, USA
Blessed Ana Kokkinos, Australia
Bran Nue Dae Rachel Perkins, Australia
Bunny & the Bull Paul King, United Kingdom
Cairo Time Ruba Nadda, Canada
Carmel Amos Gitaï, Israel/France/Italy
Castaway on the Moon Lee Hey-jun, South Korea
Chloe Atom Egoyan, France/Canada
City of Life and Death Lu Chuan, China
Cleanflix Andrew James and Joshua Ligairi, USA
Cole Carl Bessai, Canada
Collapse Chris Smith, USA
Colony Carter Gunn and Ross McDonnell, Ireland
Cooking with Stella Dilip Mehta, Canada
Crab Trap Oscar Ruiz Navia, Colombia/France
Cracks Jordan Scott, United Kingdom/Ireland
Creation Jon Amiel, United Kingdom
The Day God Walked Away Philippe van Leeuw, France
The Day Will Come Susanne Schneider, Germany/France
Defendor Peter Stebbings, Canada
The Dirty Saints Luis Ortega, Argentina
The Disappearance of Alice Creed J Blakeson, United Kingdom
Dorian Gray Oliver Parker, United Kingdom
The Double Hour Giuseppe Capotondi, Italy
Down for Life Alan Jacobs, USA
Every Day Is a Holiday Dima El-Horr, France/Germany/Lebanon
Excited Bruce Sweeney, Canada
Face Tsai Ming-liang, France/Taiwan/Belgium/The Netherlands
Five Hours from Paris Leon Prudovsky, Israel
The Front Line Renato De Maria, Italy
Gaia Jason Lehel, USA
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Michèle Hozer and Peter Raymont, Canada
George Ryga’s HUNGRY HILLS Rob King, Canada
Get Low Aaron Schneider, USA
Giulia Doesn’t Date at Night Giuseppe Piccioni, Italy
Glorious 39 Stephen Poliakoff, United Kingdom
The Good Heart Dagur Kári, Iceland/France/Denmark/Germany
Google Baby Zippi Brand Frank, Israel
A Gun to the Head Blaine Thurier, Canada
Hadewijch Bruno Dumont, France
Harry Brown Daniel Barber, United Kingdom
Heiran Shalizeh Arefpour, Iran
Hiroshima Pablo Stoll, Uruguay/Colombia/Argentina/Spain
Hotel Atlantico Suzana Amaral, Brazil
The House of Branching Love Mika Kaurismäki, Finland
How to Fold a Flag Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein, USA
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel Brigitte Berman, Canada
I Am Love Luca Guadagnino, Italy
I, Don Giovanni Carlos Saura, Austria/Italy/Spain
If I Knew What You Said Mike Escareal Sandejas, The Philippines
Independencia Raya Martin, The Philippines/France/Germany/The Netherlands
Irène Alain Cavalier, France
Jean Charles Henrique Goldman, United Kingdom/Brazil
The Joneses Derrick Borte, USA
Kamui Yoichi Sai, Japan
Kirot Danny Lerner, Israel/France/USA
Last Ride Glendyn Ivin, Australia
Leaves of Grass Tim Blake Nelson, USA
Leslie, My Name Is Evil Reginald Harkema, Canada
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Don Roos, USA
The Loved Ones Sean Byrne, Australia
Machotaildrop Corey Adams and Alex Craig, USA/Canada
Mall Girls Katarzyna Roslaniec, Poland
The Man Beyond the Bridge Laxmikant Shetgaonkar, India
Mao’s Last Dancer Bruce Beresford, Australia
Moloch Tropical Raoul Peck, France/Haiti
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith, USA
Mother and Child Rodrigo García, USA
My Queen Karo Dorothée van den Berghe, Belgium
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Werner Herzog, USA/Germany
My Tehran for Sale Granaz Moussavi, Australia/Iran
Northless Rigoberto Perezcano, Mexico/Spain
Ondine Neil Jordan, Ireland/USA
Partir Catherine Corsini, France
Perrier’s Bounty Ian FitzGibbon, Ireland/United Kingdom
Phantom Pain Matthias Emcke, Germany
Phobidilia Yoav Paz, Doron Paz, Israel
Presumed Guilty Roberto Hernández and Geoffrey Smith, Mexico
Rabia Sebastián Cordero, Spain/Colombia
Reel Injun Neil Diamond, Canada
Le Refuge François Ozon, France
Road, Movie Dev Benegal, India/USA
Sawasdee Bangkok Wisit Sasanatieng, Aditya Assarat, Kongdej Jaturanrasamee and Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Thailand
Secret in Their Eyes Juan José Campanella, Argentina/Spain
Shameless Jan Hrebejk, Czech Republic
Snowblind Vikram Jayanti, USA
La Soga Josh Crook, Dominican Republic/USA
Solitary Man Brian Koppelman and David Levien, USA
Solomon Kane Michael J. Bassett, France/Czech Republic/United Kingdom
Stolen Violeta Ayala, Australia
Suck Rob Stefaniuk, Canada
The Sunshine Boy Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, Iceland
Tanner Hall Francesca Gregorini and Tatiana von Furstenberg, USA
Toad’s Oil Koji Yakusho, Japan
Together Matias Armand Jordal, Norway
To the Sea Pedro González-Rubio, Mexico
Trash Humpers Harmony Korine, USA/United Kingdom
Triage Danis Tanovic, Ireland/Spain/France
The Trotsky Jacob Tierney, Canada
The Unloved Samantha Morton, United Kingdom
Vengeance Johnnie To, Hong Kong, China/France
The Vintner’s Luck Niki Caro, New Zealand/France
V.O.S. Cesc Gay, Spain
The Waiting City Claire McCarthy, Australia
The Warrior and the Wolf Tian Zhuang Zhuang, China
What’s Your Raashee? Ashutosh Gowariker, India
Wheat He Ping, China
The Wild Hunt Alexandre Franchi, Canada
Window Buddhadeb Dasgupta, India

TIFF North American Premieres also screening in Venice

Accident Soi Cheang, Hong Kong, China
Adrift Bui Thac Chuyen, Vietnam
Between Two Worlds Vimukthi Jayasundara, Sri Lanka
Cell 211 Daniel Monzon, Spain/France
George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead George A. Romero, Canada
Green Days Hana Makhmalbaf, Iran
Heliopolis Ahmad Abdalla, Egypt
The Hole Joe Dante, USA
Honeymoons Goran Paskaljevic, Serbia/Albania/Italy
The Last Days of Emma Blank Alex van Warmerdam, The Netherlands
Life During Wartime Todd Solondz, USA
Lourdes Jessica Hausner, Austria/France/Germany
Mr. Nobody Jaco Van Dormael, France/Germany/Canada/Belgium
Once Upon a Time Proletarian Guo Xiaolu, China
Prince of Tears Yonfan, Taiwan/Hong Kong, China
Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story Yousry Nasrallah, Egypt
A Single Man Tom Ford, USA
Soul Kitchen Fatih Akin, Germany
The Traveller Ahmed Maher, Egypt/Italy
Valhalla Rising Nicolas Winding Refn, Denmark/United Kingdom
Videocracy Erik Gandini, Sweden
White Material Claire Denis, France
Women Without Men Shirin Neshat, Germany/Austria/France


About TIFF: TIFF is a charitable, not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world. Its vision is to lead the world in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image. TIFF generates an annual economic impact of $135 million CAD and currently employs more than 100 full-time staff and 500 part-time and seasonal staff, and counts upon the largesse of over 2,000 volunteers year-round.

About TIFF Bell Lightbox: Currently under construction, TIFF Bell Lightbox, a breathtaking five-storey complex located in downtown Toronto, will provide a permanent home for film lovers to celebrate cinema from around the world and will propel TIFF forward as an international leader in film culture. Designed by innovative architecture firm KPMB, TIFF Bell Lightbox’s fluid structure encourages exploration, movement and play. The campaign to build TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by founding sponsor Bell, the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario, the King and John Festival Corporation – consisting of the Reitman family and the Daniels Corporation – RBC as major sponsor and official bank, Visa†, the Copyright Collective of Canada, NBC Universal Canada, the Allan Slaight Family, the Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and CIBC. The Board of Directors, staff and many generous individuals and corporations have also contributed to the campaign. For more information on the TIFF Bell Lightbox campaign, visit belllightbox.ca.

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