TIFF ‘22 SPOTLIGHT

It was a banner year for CFC talent at TIFF, with homegrown fare from CFC residents and alumni accounting for 24 of the 31 Canadian features playing at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, including the following critically acclaimed titles:

− Alice, Darling, starring Actors Conservatory alumnus Charlie Carrick opposite Anna Kendrick; produced by alumnae Katie Bird Nolan, Christina Piovesan and Lindsay Tapscott, with editing by Gareth C. Scales

− Brother, from writer-director-producer Clement Virgo, produced by Damon D’Oliveira and Aeschylus Poulos, with editing by Kye Meechan, featuring performances by Actors Conservatory alumni Lovell Adams-Gray and Alsseny Camara, and an original score from Todor Kobakov

− Women Talking, from writer-director Sarah Polley, featuring Actors Conservatory alumna Michelle McLeod, with editing by alum Roslyn Kalloo

− I Like Movies, the debut feature from writer-director Chandler Levack; produced by Lindsay Blair Goeldner and edited by Simone Smith

− This Place: V.T. Nayani’s feature debut stars Actors Conservatory alumna Devery Jacobs, music by Slaight Music Residency alumni Kalaisan Kalaichelvan and Alexandra Petkovski (FJØRA), and editing by Maureen Grant

− Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On, executive produced by Peter Raymont and Kyle Irving