TIFF 2023: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See | Festivals & Awards

“Finestkind” Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, and Tommy Lee Jones pull you onto their crew in this rousing crime drama by writer-director Brian Helgeland (“Legend,” TIFF ’15) about a group of fishermen who make a habit out of pushing the line. Charlie (Wallace) is looking to get away from his dull college education when he begs … Read more

Oscar-winner Spike Lee to Receive the 2023 TIFF Ebert Director Award on Sunday, September 10th | Festivals & Awards

“Spike Lee is not only only one of the best filmmakers in America, but one of the most crucially important, because his films address the the central subject of race,” Roger Ebert wrote in his four-star review of “Malcolm X.” “Every Lee film is an exercise in empathy.” Lee attended Ebertfest in 2014 for a special 25th … Read more