Although many key premieres at the 40th edition of Tiff disappointed,the festival still gave many clear pointers as to how the awards season will play outLike the Telluride film festival that preceded it by a few days, the Toronto film festival was expected to unspool many of this year’s potential Oscar players. Unfortunately for Tiff, or which celebrated its 40th birthday this year,the slate was considered a bit of a letdown. As Hitfix’s Gregory Ellwood assign it: “This was not the 40th edition of the ‘Festival of Festivals’ that Toronto was hoping for.” Related: Academy awards 2016 race comes into focus at Telluride Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com