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Guillermo del Toro greets fans at the premiere of ‘Frankenstein’ at TIFF in Toronto, Sept. 8, 2025. A week earlier at the Venice Film Festival, the director said he isn’t afraid of AI when asked about the danger AI and technology pose to humanity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor

Film festivals like TIFF set the tone for wider industry norms — here’s what we’re watching around AI

AI in the film industry is a hot-button issue that filmmakers, tech companies, distributors, creatives’ guilds and unions, policymakers and viewers are struggling to negotiate.
The documentary ‘Rule of Stone,’ written and directed by Israeli Canadian Danae Elon, zooms in on Israel’s post-1967 war era, with a focus on architecture in modern Jerusalem. (Danae Elon)

Cancellations at Canadian film festivals raise questions about accountability

Cancellation of screenings of the documentaries ‘Russians at War’ (TIFF) and ‘Rule of Stone’ (RIDM) means that provocative and timely films are silenced.
A British publisher commissioned photographs of the army in the Crimean War to be used as the basis for oil paintings. Cornet Wilkin, 11th Hussars, by Roger Fenton. (Roger Fenton/Library of Congress)

‘Russians at War’ documentary: From the Crimean to the Iraq War, soldier images pose questions about propaganda

A study of images of soldiers from the Crimean to the Iraq War examined how images may be just as significant for what they leave out as for what they reveal about soldiers as individuals.
Selena Gomez arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of ‘Emilia Pérez’ at the Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival, on Sept. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

TIFF 2024: For Gen Zs and beyond, cinema is about authentic live experience

Amid increased competition for viewers’ attention, cinemas may be returning to earlier histories by attending carefully to people’s multi-sensory experiences.
Norman Jewison (left) and Lynne St. David-Jewison arrive on the red carpet at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

A look back at Norman Jewison’s stellar directing career and commitment to Canadian filmmakers

Jewison had a trailblazing commitment to the development of film in Canada, seen both in his founding of the Canadian Film Centre and when he visited us at the Windsor International Film Festival.
‘Hotel Mumbai’ is a gripping film that provides a glimpse into the fear and brutality of terrorism but also the everyday bravery of its victims. Here Armie Hammer in ‘Hotel Mumbai.’ Courtesy of TIFF

Terrorism at the Taj: ‘Hotel Mumbai’ pulls no punches

‘Hotel Mumbai,’ which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, is an ‘anthem of resistance;’ a film that highlights the things ordinary people can do in extraordinary circumstances.
Some of Hollywood’s greatest movies have never won an Academy Award. But there’s an indication that critically acclaimed movies are now being recognized with Oscar nominations. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Three trends to watch at the Oscars this weekend

Throughout its history, the Academy Awards has picked some questionable winning films. But there are signs the Oscars are more often recognizing quality filmmaking.

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