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TORONTO 2012 

PRESS ADVISORY 

DDA PRESS CHECK IN 

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL 

225 FRONT ST. WEST 

Suite 504 

Thursday 6 September – Friday 14 September 

9:00am to 1.00pm & 2.00pm to 6.00pm 

The DDA team in Toronto: 

Office Tel. (416) 646-5835 / 5836 

Alice Gledhill Hall (416) 271 1381 Kimberlie Traceski (310) 895 5270 

Alice Zou (310) 625 1440 Kirsty Langsdale (416) 275 4876 

Alyssa Grinder (310) 729 9844 Lawrence Atkinson (310) 990 6848 

Caroline Warburton (323) 509 9023 Paul Saunter (416) 358 8914 

Chris Coxall (310) 402 1431 Mariangela Hall (310) 425 6288 

Christelle Dupont (310) 467 6720 Martin McNamara (416) 418 7026 

Claire Newley (310) 425 5174 Sharon Lee (416) 318 8955 

Dana Archer (818) 269 0128 Tiffany Kitzo (416) 414 8767

CONTENTS 

AFTERSHOCK ..................................................................................................................... 3 

BEIJING FLICKERS ............................................................................................................... 4 

BWAKAW .......................................................................................................................... 5 

CLOUD ATLAS .................................................................................................................... 6 

EMPEROR .......................................................................................................................... 7 

HYDE PARK ON HUDSON ..................................................................................................... 8 

THE IMPOSSIBLE ................................................................................................................ 9 

MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN ..................................................................................................... 10 

MISS LOVELY.................................................................................................................... 11 

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK ................................................................................................ 12 

STATE 194 ....................................................................................................................... 13 

TAI CHI 0 ......................................................................................................................... 14 

THALE ............................................................................................................................. 15 

TO THE WONDER ............................................................................................................. 16 

TWICE BORN .................................................................................................................... 17 

WHAT MAISIE KNEW ........................................................................................................ 18 

CORPORATE REPRESENTATION .......................................................................................... 19 

PRESS MATERIALS ............................................................................................................ 24

SYNOPSIS: 

AFTERSHOCK 

MIDNIGHT MADNESS 

In Chile, an American tourist’s vacation goes from good to great when he meets some beautiful women travellers. 

But when an earthquake ravages the underground nightclub they’re in, a fun night quickly turns to terror. Escaping to the 

surface is just the beginning as they face nightmarish chaos above ground. 

Director/writer Nicolás López and actor/writer/producer Eli Roth will be in Toronto to present the film. 

DDA CONTACTS: 

Please contact: Alyssa Grinder and Alice Zou for US and international requests aftershock@ddapr.com. 

*** International interviews are by distributor nomination only*** 

Section: MIDNIGHT MADNESS 

Official Screening: Midnight, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 – RYERSON 

Press & Industry Screenings: 

9:30pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 11 

12:30pm, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 7 

Press Day: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 

Running Time: 90 minutes 

Additional Public Screenings: 

6:15pm, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 3 

3:30pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 – CiINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 9 

AVAILABLE TITLE: FilmNation Entertainment (international), CAA (US) 

LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS: 

CANADA – VVS; CIS – Top Film; EASTERN EUROPE – Forum Films; FRANCE – Wild Bunch; GERMANY – 

Universum; GREECE – Spenzos/Seven; HONG KONG – Golden Scene; ICELAND – Sam Film; INDONESIA – 

PT Amero; MALAYSIA – Dream Movie Entertainment Media; MIDDLE EAST – Italia Film; SOUTH AFRICA – 

Ster Kinekor; SPAIN – Vertigo; TAIWAN – Studio Solution Group; THAILAND – M Pictures; TURKEY – Aquagroup; UK – 

StudioCanal UK 

CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE: TOUCHWOOD PR E: Andrea@touchwoodpr.com T: +1 416 347 6749

SYNOPSIS: 

BEIJING FLICKERS 

(YOU-ZHONG) 

VANGUARD 

Beneath the dazzling economic boom, exists the downtrodden and the forgotten “little” people that bear the weight of 

life’s trials and injustices. 

Beijing, 2012. San Bao is deserted by his girlfriend and fired by his employer in the same day. Worse still, his landlord has 

also kicked him out of the shabby apartment he can barely afford and his dog “Lucky” has left him. In extreme distress, he 

attempts to end his life by lying across the train tracks and later by eating a glass; but he survives both attempts. He ends 

up in a hospital where he shares a ward with a transvestite poet/dancer with an attraction to plastic surgery. Later when 

he is released, he finds that the predicament of his circle of close friends parallels his own - a spiral downwards from what 

already seemed to be a pretty low point. Included in this group of Beijing outsiders are his best friend, a hotel car attendant 

whose girlfriend has dumped him for a rich guy, a composer/pub singer whose band has dumped her for someone more 

“connected” and his transvestite poet pal who is “not appreciated in his homeland”. Each, struggling with their 

own life predicaments in the glamorous, prosperous, modern metropolis called Beijing, finds solace and support in each 

other. 

Director Zhang Yuan and actors Li Xinyun, Duan Bowen and Han Wenwen will be in Toronto to present the film. 

DDA contacts: Martin McNamara martin.mcnamara@ddapr.com, Sharon Lee sharon.lee@ddapr.com, Tiffany Kizito 

tiffany.kizito@ddapr.com 

Section: VANGUARD 

Official Screening: 9:00pm, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10 – BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA 


11:15am, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 9 

9:30am, WEDNESDAY SEPTMEBER 12 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 9 

Press Day: 

Time TBC, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10 – Location TBC 

Time TBC, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 – Location TBC 


Additional Screenings: 

2:45pm, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 7 

9:30pm, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 – PAUL & LEAH ATKINSON FAMILY CINEMA 4

SYNOPSIS: 

BWAKAW 

CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA 

Rene (Eddie Garcia) is a cantankerous grumpy aging gay man who has only come out recently while in his 70s, living alone 

with only the companionship of an affectionate stray dog Bwakaw to keep him company. As he goes about his life 

constantly rewriting his will to reallocate his possessions to his “friends” and dodging the coffin that he bought on sale 

years earlier that sits in the middle of his rural home, he is compelled to confront his humanity and seek the help of others 

when his dog becomes ill. Garcia delivers the performance of a lifetime in this life-affirming, heartwarming and tear-jerking 

dramatic comedy that shows that it’s never too late to rediscover yourself. 

Director Jun Robles Lana will be in Toronto to present the film. 

DDA Contacts: 

Please contact Martin McNamara martin.mcnamara@ddapr.com, Sharon Lee sharon.lee@ddapr.com, Tiffany Kizito 


Section: CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA 

Official Screening: 5:45pm, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 5 

Press & Industry Screening: 9:00pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – NBC UNIVERSAL CINEMA 5 (Bell Lightbox) 

Press Days: Time TBC, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10 – Location TBC 

Time TBC, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 – Location TBC 


Additional Public Screenings: 2:30pm, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 4 

6:00pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 5

SYNOPSIS: 

CLOUD ATLAS 

SPECIAL PRESENTATION 

From acclaimed filmmakers Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, and Andy Wachowski, based on the celebrated bestselling 

novel by David Mitchell, the powerful and inspiring epic drama CLOUD ATLAS explores how the actions and 

consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and 

romance weave dramatically through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and a single act of kindness 

ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. 

Academy Award ® winners Tom Hanks and Halle Berry lead a stellar international cast that includes Oscar ® winner 

Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy, Zhou Xun, Keith David and David 

Gyasi, with Oscar ® winner Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant. Each member of the ensemble appears in multiple roles as the 

story moves through time. 

Directors Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, along with cast members Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim 

Broadbent, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Hugo Weaving, Zhou Xun, Ben Whishaw, Keith David, Susan Sarandon and David 

Gyasi will be in Toronto to present the film. 


Please contact: Kirsty Langsdale: kirsty.langsdale@ddapr.com and Alyssa Grinder: Alyssa.Grinder@ddapr.com 

Section: SPECIAL PRESENTATION 

Red Carpet Arrivals: 

Official Screening: 

Press Conference: 


5:10pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE 

6:00pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE 

1:30pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – TIFF Bell Lightbox 

Press & Industry Screening: 11.30am, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – WINTER GARDEN THEATRE 

International Press Days: SUNDAY 9 and MONDAY 10, SEPTMBER at the Shangri-La Hotel 


Additional Public Screening: 11.00am, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15- VISA SCREENING ROOM (ELGIN) 


AUSTRALIA / NZ – Warner Bros.; AUSTRIA – X Filme Creative Pool GmbH; BENELUX – BFD/Starway; CANADA – Warner 

Bros.; CHINA – Dreams of the Dragon Pictures; CYPRUS – Femeway; FRANCE – Warner Bros.; GERMANY – X Filme 

Creative Pool GmbH; GREECE – Odeon; HONG KONG – Media Asia Group; ICELAND – Sena; INDIA/PAKISTAN – PVR Ltd; 

INDONESIA – PT Amero Mitra Film; ITALY – Eagle Pictures; JAPAN – Warner Bros.; LATIN AMERICA – Gussi Inc.; MIDDLE 

EAST – Italia Film; PHILIPPINES – Pioneer Films; PORTUGAL – Lusomundo Audiovisuals; RUSSIA – A Company 

Filmproduktions; SCANDINAVIA – Future Film Ltd.; SINGAPORE – Ascension Pictures Ltd.; SOUTH AFRICA – Ster-Kinekor; 

SOUTH KOREA – Bloomage Co., Ltd. SPAIN – Warner Bros.; SWITZERLAND – X Filme Creative Pool GmbH (Ger), Eagle 

Pictures (Ital); TAIWAN – Long Shong International; THAILAND – M Pictures; TURKEY – Chantier Films; UK – Warner 

Bros.; US – Warner Bros.

SYNOPSIS: 

EMPEROR 

GALA PRESENTATION 

A gripping tale of love and honor forged between fierce enemies of war, EMPEROR unfolds the story, inspired by 

true events, of the bold and secret moves that won the peace in the shadows of post-war Japan. Matthew Fox joins 

Academy Award® winner Tommy Lee Jones and newcomer Eriko Hatsune to bring to life the American occupation of Japan 

in the perilous and unpredictable days just after Emperor Hirohito’s World War II surrender. 

As General Douglas MacArthur (Jones) suddenly finds himself the de facto ruler of a foreign nation, he assigns an 

expert in Japanese culture – General Bonner Fellers (Fox), to covertly investigate the looming question hanging over the 

country: should the Japanese Emperor, worshiped by his people but accused of war crimes, be punished or saved? Caught 

between the high-wire political intrigue of his urgent mission and his own impassioned search for the mysterious school 

teacher (Hatsune) who first drew him to Japan, Fellers can be certain only that the tricky subterfuge about to play out will 

forever change the history of two nations and his heart. 

EMPEROR is directed by Peter Webber, from a screenplay by David Klass and Vera Blasi, and produced by Yoko 

Narahashi, Gary Foster, Eugene Nomura and Russ Krasnoff. 

Director Peter Webber, cast members Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, and Eriko Hatsune will be in Toronto to present 

the film. 


Please contact Alice Zou and Chris Coxall for US and international requests at Emperor@ddapr.com. 

Section: GALA PRESENTATION 

Official Screening: 6:30pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 – ROY THOMSON HALL 

Press & Industry Screening: 9:15pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 1 

US/International Press Day: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 


Additional Public Screenings: 9:15am, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 1 

12:15pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 3 

Please also note that there will not be an Official Toronto press conference. 

Available Title; Sales Contact: Sierra/Affinity (international), CAA (North America)

HYDE PARK ON HUDSON 


Client contact: Anna Bohlin / M +44 7983 570 899 / anna.bohlin@focusfeatures.com 

SYNOPSIS: 

Academy Award nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney star in a historical tale that uniquely explores the all-toohuman 

side of one of history’s iconic leaders. Blending literate wit and drama, Hyde Park on Hudson is directed by Roger 

Michell from a screenplay by Richard Nelson. 

In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray) readies to host the King and Queen of England 

(Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York – 

marking the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America. As Britain faces imminent war with Germany, the 

royals are desperately looking to FDR for U.S. support. 

But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR’s domestic establishment, as his wife 

Eleanor (Olivia Williams), mother Sara (Elizabeth Wilson) and secretary Missy (Elizabeth Marvel) will all play a part in making 

the royal weekend an unforgettable one. 

Seen through the eyes of Daisy (Laura Linney), Franklin’s neighbour and intimate, the weekend will produce not 

only a special relationship between two great nations, but, for Daisy – and through her, for us all – a deeper understanding 

of the mysteries of love and friendship. 

Director Roger Michell, screenwriter Richard Nelson and cast members Bill Murray, Laura Linney & Olivia Williams will be 

in Toronto to present the film. 

DDA Contact: Please contact Paul Saunter HydeParkOnHudson@ddapr.com 





***Interviews are by distributor nominations only*** 

10:30am, MONDAY, SEPTMBER 10 – HSBC GALLERY TIFF Bell Lightbox 

6:00pm, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 – ROY THOMSON HALL 

6:30pm, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 – ROY THOMSON HALL 

Press & Industry Screening: 2:30pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 2 

Press Day: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 


Additional Public Screening: 12:30pm, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 – WINTER GARDEN (ELGIN THEATRE) 


AUSTRALIA/NZ – Icon; AUSTRIA – Tobis; BENELUX – BFD; BULGARIA – Prorom Media Trade; CZECH REPUBLIC – AQS; EX- 

YUGOSLAVIA – Discovery; FRANCE – Diaphana; GERMANY – Tobis; GREECE – Odeon; HONG KONG – Golden Scene; 

HUNGARY – Prorom Media Trade; ICELAND – Sena; INDIA – PVR; INDONESIA – P.T. Amero Mitra Film; ISRAEL – Shani 

Films; ITALY – BIM Distribuzione; LATIN AMERICA – Playarte; MIDDLE EAST – Italia Film; PHILIPPINES – Pioneer Films; 

POLAND – SPI International; PORTUGAL – Lusomondo; ROMANIA – Prorom Media Trade; RUSSIA & BALTICS – Paradise 

Film Distribution; SCANDINAVIA - Svensk; SINGAPORE – Shaw Renters; SOUTH AFRICA – Ster Kinekor; SPAIN – Alta 

Classics; SWITZERLAND - Tobis/Ascot Elite; TAIWAN – Studio Solutions Group; THAILAND – M Pictures (Major 

Cinepictures); UK - Universal

SYNOPSIS: 

THE IMPOSSIBLE 


A powerful story based on one family’s survival of the 2004 tsunami, THE IMPOSSIBLE stars Naomi Watts and Ewan 

McGregor and is directed by J.A. Bayona (THE ORPHANAGE.) 

Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking 

forward to a few days in tropical paradise. But on the morning of December 26th, as the family relaxes around the pool 

after their Christmas festivities the night before, a terrifying roar rises up from the center of the earth. As Maria freezes in 

fear, a huge wall of black water races across the hotel grounds toward her. 

Based on a true story, THE IMPOSSIBLE is the unforgettable account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of 

strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the 

unexpected displays of compassion, courage and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest 

hours of their lives. Both epic and intimate, devastating and uplifting, THE IMPOSSIBLE is a journey to the core of the human 

heart. 

DDA Contact: 

Please contact Alice Gledhill Hall: theimpossible@ddapr.com / +1 416 2711 381 




6:00pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE 


7:00pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE 

Press & Industry Screening: 1:30pm, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 1 

Press Days: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 


Additional Public Screening: 3:00pm, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 – PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE 

Please also note that there will not be an Official Toronto press conference. 


AUSTRALIA/NZ – Hoyts Distribution; AUSTRIA – Constantin Film GmbH & Co. Verleih KG; BALTICS – ACME; BENELUX— 

Belga Films; BULGARIA – Media Pro Distribution; CIS -- Central Partnership Ltd.; CROATIA/SLOVENIA – Blitz Film & Video 

Distribution; CZECH REPUBLIC – Media Pro Distribution; FRANCE – SND/M6; GERMANY – Concrode Filmverleih GmbH; 

GREECE – Odeon – S.A/Femeway; HONG KONG – Intercontinental; HUNGARY – Media Pro Distribution; ICELAND – Sam 

Film; INDIA – 52 Weeks Entertainment; INDONESIA – P.T. Amero Mitra Film/PT Camila; ISRAEL – Lemo/United King Films; 

ITALY – Eagle Pictures; LATIN AMERICA – IDC; MALAYSIA – Golden Screen Cinemas; MIDDLE EAST – Jaguar Films 

International; PHILIPPINES – Pioneer Films; POLAND – Monolith Films Ltd. (Freeman Films); PORTUGAL – Lusomondo 

Audiovisuals; ROMANIA – Media Pro Distribution; SCANDINAVIA - Nordisk; SERBIA – Mirius Tuck; SINGAPORE – Shaw 

Renters; SOUTH AFRICA – Mashuta/New Seasons (Nu Metro); SOUTH KOREA – Lotte Entertainment; SWITZERLAND - 

Ascot Elite; TAIWAN – Studio Solutions Group; THAILAND – Sahamongkol Film International; TURKEY – Fida; UK – E1 (fka 

Contender); VIETNAM – Mega Star Media

SYNOPSIS: 

MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN 


Midnight’s Children is an epic film from Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the Booker Prize 

winning novel by Salman Rushdie. At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, as India proclaims independence from 

Great Britain, two newborn babies are switched by a nurse in a Bombay hospital. Saleem Sinai, the illegitimate son of a poor 

woman, and Shiva, the offspring of a wealthy couple, are fated to live the destiny meant for each other. Their lives become 

mysteriously intertwined and are inextricably linked to India’s whirlwind journey of triumphs and disasters. From the 

unlikely romance of Saleem’s grandparents to the birth of his own son, Midnight’s Children is a journey at once sweeping in 

scope and yet intimate in tone. Hopeful, comic and magical – the film conjures images and characters as rich and 

unforgettable as India herself. 

Director Deepa Mehta, author/writer Salman Rushdie and cast members Satya Bhabha and Siddarth will be in Toronto to 

present the film. 


Please contact Christelle Dupont & Chris Coxall for international requests midnightschildren@ddapr.com 




6:00pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – ROY THOMSON HALL 


6:30pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – ROY THOMSON HALL 

Press & Industry Screenings: 9:30am, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 – CINEMA 1 TIFF Bell Lightbox 


International/US Press Days: 

4:00-6:00pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 - INTERCONTINENTAL FRONT STREET 

10:30-1:30pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – INTERCONTINENTAL FRONT STREET 

Additional Public Screening: 9:00am, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 – CINEMA 2 TIFF Bell Lightbox 

AVAILABLE TITLE: FilmNation Entertainment (international and US) 


AUSTRALIA – Roadshow; BENELUX – Paradiso; CANADA – Mongrel Media; E. EUROPE – Eastern European Acquisition 

Pool; FRANCE – Metropolitan; GERMANY & AUSTRIA: Telemunchen; GREECE: Odeon S.A.; ICELAND – Sam Film; 

INDONESIA – PT Amero; ISRAEL – Shani Films; Lev Cinemas; LATIN AMERICA – Sun Distribution Group S.A.; MALAYSIA – 

Multivision; PAN ASIA – HBO Asia; PORTUGAL – Lusomundo Audiovisuals; SOUTH AFRICA – Ster Kinekor; SOUTH KOREA – 

Unikorea; SPAIN – Dea Planeta; SWITZERLAND - Ascot Elite; TAIWAN – Studio Solution Group; THAILAND – 

Sahamongkol Film; UK – Entertainment One 

CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE: STAR PR - Bonne Smith - E: starpr@sympatico.ca - T: +1 416 488 4436

SYNOPSIS: 

MISS LOVELY 

CITY TO CITY 

Set against the colourfully garish, seedy and exotic backdrop of Bombay’s “C” movie business of the 1980’s when the 

underbelly of Bollywood churned out sleazy social dramas, campy horror films and erotic bandit pictures with titles like 

“Dolly Darling” and “Lady James Bond”, MISS LOVELY tells the tale of two brothers immersed in this universe who 

eventually turn on each other in a sordid tale of betrayal, doomed love, jealously and revenge. MISS LOVELY is a tribute to 

the Bollywood underground, an audacious cinema with wild Cinemascope compositions, lurid art directions, rollicking 

background soundtracks and gut-wrenching melodrama. 

Director Ashim Ahluwalia will be in Toronto to present the film. 




9:15pm, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 – SCOTIABANK 3 

City to City Press Conference: 

10:30am, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 –HSBC Gallery, Bell Lightbox 

Press & Industry Screenings: 12:00pm, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 10 

Press Day: 

Time TBC, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 – Location TBC 

Time TBC, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13 – Location TBC 


6:00pm, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 6 

Additional Screenings: 

9:00am, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15 –CINEMA 4 - PAUL & LEAH ATKINSON FAMILY, Bell 

Lightbox 

US PRESS ATTACHÉ 

Susan Norget Film Promotion 

Susan Norget 

+1 212 431 0090 

susan@norget.com 

INDIAN PRESS ATTACHÉ 

Monika Bhattacharyya 

+91 9820792020 

monika.bb@gmail.com

SYNOPSIS 

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK 


Life doesn’t always go according to plan…Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything -- his house, his job, and 

his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight 

months in a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his 

wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat’s parents want is for him to get back on his feet - and 

to share their family’s obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles football team. When Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a 

mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but 

only if he'll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form 

between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives. 

Director David O. Russell and cast members Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence will be in Toronto to present the film. 

DDA CONTACTS: INTERNATIONAL TERRITORIES ONLY 

Please contact: Mariangela Hall mariangela.hall@ddapr.com and Kimberlie Traceski Kimberlie.traceski@ddapr.com 






11.30am, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – Exhibition Gallery Space, TIFF Bell Lightbox 

5:30pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – ROY THOMSON HALL 

6:30pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – ROY THOMSON HALL 

Press & Industry Screening: 9:00am, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 2 

Press Days: 2:00 – 3:00pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 – PARK HYATT HOTEL 

10:00 – 11:00am , SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – INTERCONTINENTAL FRONT ST. 


Additional Public Screening: 11:00am, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 – ELGIN THEATRE 


AUSTRALIA/NZ –Village Roadshow; FRANCE – Studio Canal; GREECE – Odeon; HONG KONG – Sundream; HUNGARY – 

Forum Films; ICELAND – Sena; INDIA – Tanweer; INDONESIA – P.T. Amero Mitra Film; ISRAEL – Forum Films; ITALY – 

Eagle Pictures; LATIN AMERICA – Swen; MIDDLE EAST – Italia Film; NETHERLANDS – A Film; PHILIPPINES – Pioneer Films; 

POLAND – Forum Film; PORTUGAL – Lusomondo; ROMANIA – Forum Film; SCANDINAVIA - MisLabel; SINGAPORE – 

Golden Village; SOUTH AFRICA – Ster Kinekor; SWITZERLAND - Ascot Elite; TAIWAN – Studio Solutions Group; THAILAND – 

IPA Asia; TURKEY – D Productions; UK – Entertainment Film Distribution

SYNOPSIS: 

STATE 194 

TIFF DOCS 

In 2009, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad launched a plan to demonstrate that his people were deserving 

of statehood, inspiring them to change their destiny and seek UN membership. Since then, they've made remarkable 

progress, but the political quagmire threatens to destroy the most promising opportunity for peace in years. 

Filmmaker Dan Setton gained unprecedented access to the highest circles of the Palestinian leadership as he 

chronicles Prime Minister Salam Fayaad's quest to have Palestine recognized by the United Nations as an independent 

state. 

Director Dan Setton, Producer Elise Pearlstein, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Nabeel Sweety and Yitzhak 

Frankenthal who are featured in the film will be in Toronto to present the film. 


Please contact Alice Zou alice.zou@ddapr.com and Alyssa Grinder Alyssa.grinder@ddapr.com 

Section: TIFF DOCS 

Official Screening: 6:30pm, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 7 

Press & Industry Screenings: 8:30am, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 4 

2:00pm, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13; SCOTIABANK THEATRE 9 

Press Day/ Press Conference: 10:30am, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11- Press Conference 

11:00am, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 – One-on-One opportunities 


Additional Public Screenings: 9:00pm, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 9 

12:30pm, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 7 

Available Title; Sales Contact: Josh Braun, Submarine

SYNOPSIS: 

TAI CHI 0 


An uncommonly gifted child, Yang Luchan has an abnormal and expanding mark on his forehead that gives him 

tremendous power. Bullied for his deformity, Yang’s mother encourages him to practice martial arts, and, following her 

wishes, Yang travels to the distant Chen Village to learn the ancient art of TAI CHI. 

Within this legendary village, everyone practices TAI CHI and uses it in all aspects of their lives. However, it is 

forbidden for a villager to teach TAI CHI to an outsider, which Yang learns the hard way. 

Upon arriving at the village, locals attempt to discourage Yang by challenging him to fight. Everyone, from strong 

men to old ladies and children, defeat Yang through TAI CHI. After being defeated by Master Chen’s beautiful daughter 

Yuniang in his toughest fight, Yang is determined to master the art of TAI CHI and decides to track down Master Chen. 

Unbeknownst to Yang, the strange man who rescues him during his duel with Yuniang is, in fact, Master Chen. 

Master Chen realizes Yang’s potential and disguises himself to secretly guide Yang to TAI CHI enlightenment. 

One day, a frightening steam-powered machine arrives in the village, brought by Fang Zijing, a childhood friend of 

Yuniang. He has bribed government officials to allow him to construct a railway that will run straight through the village. 

Yang soon joins forces with Yuniang to defeat Fang Zijing and destroy the machine, a brave act that may just win the hearts 

of the villagers. 

Director Stephen Fung will be in Toronto to present the film. 


Please contact Martin McNamara martin.mcnamara@ddapr.com, Sharon Lee sharon.lee@ddapr.com, Tiffany Kizito 



Official Screening: 9.45pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 1 


10.00am, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 11 

12.30pm, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 10 

Press Days: 

Time TBC, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9 – Location TBC 

Time TBC, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10 – Location TBC 



1.00pm, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 – CINEMA 1 TIFF Bell Lightbox 

6.30pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 3 


AUSTRALIA – Icon; FRANCE – Wild Side, GERMANY – Koch Media; HONG KONG – Intercontinental; INDIA – Krico Media; 

MALAYSIA – Golden Screen; SINGAPORE – Golden Village; SOUTH KOREA – Joyncontent; TAIWAN – Huayi Brothers; 

THAILAND – International Productions Associate; UK – Showbox; US – Well Go USA; VIETNAM – Mega Star

SYNOPSIS: 

THALE 

VANGUARD 

Next up from the Norwegian folklore is ”Thale”, revolving the mythical hulder, a tailed, female forest creature. 

“Thale” is the story of a certain hulder, found by two crimes scene cleaners in a concealed cellar. The creature never utters 

a word, unable to tell her tale herself, but the pieces of the puzzle soon come together; She's been kept down here for 

decades, for reasons soon to surface. Someone is approaching from outside. They want her back. 

Director Aleksander Nordaas and producer Bendik Heggen Stronstad will be in Toronto to support the film 


Please contact Kirsty Langsdale, Christelle Dupont and Dana Archer on thale@ddapr.com 

Section: VANGUARD 

Official Screening: 6:00pm, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 – THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA 

Press & Industry Screenings: 9:15pm, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6– SCOTIABANK THEATRE 9 

Press Days: TBC , THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13 -- Location TBC 



8:45pm, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 13 

4.15pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 – CINEPLEX ODEON YONGE & DUNDAS 7

SYNOPSIS: 

TO THE WONDER 


After visiting Mont Saint-Michel — once known in France as the Wonder — at the height of their love, Marina 

(Olga Kurylenko) and Neil (Ben Affleck) come to Oklahoma, where problems soon arise. Marina makes the acquaintance of 

a priest and fellow exile (Javier Bardem), who is struggling with his vocation, while Neil renews his ties with a childhood 

friend, Jane (Rachel McAdams). Written and directed by Terrence Malick, TO THE WONDER is an exploration of love in its 

many forms. 

Cast members Rachel McAdams and Olga Kurylenko will be in Toronto to present the film. 


Please contact Christelle Dupont & Chris Coxall for international requests and Alice Zou & Alyssa Grinder for US requests at 

tothewonder@ddapr.com 



Official Screening: 7:00pm, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 10 – PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE 


9:00am, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11– CINEMA 1 TIFF Bell Lightbox 

9:45am, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 – CINEMA 1 TIFF Bell Lightbox 

Press Day: Time TBC, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 - LOCATION TBC 



AVAILABLE TITLE: FilmNation Entertainment (international); CAA (US) 


3:00pm, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 – PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE 

9:45pm, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 1 6– CINEMA 1 TIFF Bell Lightbox 

AUSTRALIA – Roadshow; CANADA – VVS; CIS— Central Partnership; EX YUGOSLAVIA – Cinemania; FRANCE – 

Metropolitan; GERMANY – Degeto Film; GREECE: Odeon S.A.; ICELAND – Sam Film; INDONESIA – PT Amero; ISRAEL – 

Shani Films; Lev Cinemas; ITALY – Rai; LATIN AMERICA – Sun Distribution Group S.A.; MIDDLE EAST – Italia Film; 

PORTUGAL – Lusomundo Audiovisuals; SCANDANAVIA – Nordisk; SOUTH AFRICA – Ster Kinekor; SWITZERLAND - Ascot 

Elite; TAIWAN – Studio Solution Group; THAILAND – IPA; TURKEY: Kalinos; UK – StudioCanal 

CANADIAN PRESS ATTACHE: TOUCHWOOD PR E: Andrea@touchwoodpr.com T: +1 416 347 6749

SYNOPSIS: 

TWICE BORN 


Gemma (Penèlope Cruz) visits Sarajevo with her son, Pietro. 16 years earlier, they escaped the war-torn city while 

Diego (Emile Hirsch), the boy’s father, remained behind and later died. As she tries to repair her difficult relationship with 

Pietro, she also confronts her past. Gemma first met and fell in love with Diego in Sarajevo. They desperately wanted 

children but she could not conceive. Amidst the siege of 1992, they found a possible surrogate, and Gemma pushed her into 

Diego’s arms, only to be overwhelmed by guilt and jealousy. Now, a revelation awaits her – one that will force her to face 

the full extent of her loss, the true horror of war and the redemptive power of love. 

Director/actor/screenwriter Sergio Castellitto, and cast members Penèlope Cruz, Emile Hirsch, Adnan Haskovic, Pietro 

Castellitto, and Saadet Aksoy, plus Margaret Mazzantini, who co-wrote the screenplay with Sergio Castellitto based on 

her novel Twice Born from Viking Penguin, will be in Toronto to present the film. 


Please contact: Mariangela Hall mariangela.hall@ddapr.com and Alyssa Grinder alyssa.grinder@ddapr.com 






1:30pm, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 – Exhibition Gallery Space, TIFF Bell Lightbox 

8:30pm, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 – ROY THOMSON HALL 

9:30pm, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 – ROY THOMSON HALL 

12:15pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 2 

10:00am , TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 13 


Press Days: THURSDAY 13 and FRIDAY 14, SEPTMBER – TBC 

Additional Press Opportunity: 6:30pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 – Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Toronto 


2:30pm, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 – VISA SCREENING ROOM (ELGIN) 

3:30pm, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 – CINEMA 1 TIFF BELL Lightbox 

AVAILABLE TITLE: Wild Bunch 


AFRICA – Premium Films; BALTIC STATES (ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA) – Acme UAB; BULGARIA – Pro Films; 

CARIBBEAN (except Dominican Republic) – Sun Distribution; CIS – Novus Alliance; CZECH REPUBLIC – AQS; ESTONIA – 

Acme UAB; GREECE – Spentzos Films; HONG KONG – Edko Films; ICELAND – Greenlight; INDIA/PAKISTAN – Tanweer; 

INDONESIA – PT Amero Mitra Film; ISRAEL – Lev Cinemas; JAPAN – Comstock Group; LATIN AMERICA – Sun Distribution; 

LATVIA – Acme UAB; MIDDLE EAST – Teleview; ROMANIA – Program 4 Media; RUSSIA – Novus Alliance; SLOVAK 

REPUBLIC – AQS; TAIWAN – I Film; THAILAND – M Pictures; TURKEY – Yeni Bir Film

SYNOPSIS: 

WHAT MAISIE KNEW 


Drawing from classic American literature but rooted in today’s New York City, What Maisie Knew is an affecting portrait of a 

family coming apart, as seen from the vantage point of a six-year-old girl who watches the adults around her behave like 

children. 

Susanna (Julianne Moore) is a pushy but seductive rock and roll icon married to Beale (Steve Coogan), a charming, 

distracted art dealer. Unnerved by the prospect of middle-aged stasis and drawn to other lovers, the couple eventually 

divorces. Maisie (Onata Aprile), their only child, is caught in the middle of it all, a flesh-and-blood bargaining tool who winds 

up being shuttled back and forth between her parents as they each attempt to start their lives afresh with new partners. 

Quietly precocious and a keen observer, Maisie begins to understand how essentially selfish, irresponsible and damaged 

her parents really are. With time their new relationships disintegrate as well, and Maisie is forced to consider whether or 

not she should try to construct for herself a whole new family altogether. 

Co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel and actresses Julianne Moore and Onata Aprile will be in Toronto to 

present the film. 




Official Screening: 9:30pm, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7 – ROY THOMSON HALL 

Press & Industry 

8:45am, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 1 

Screenings: 

12:00pm, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 – SCOTIABANK THEATRE 1 

Press Day: Time TBC, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8 – Location TBC 

Time TBC, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9 – Location TBC 


Additional Public 12:45pm, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8 – CINEMA 1 (Bell Lightbox) 

Screenings: 

3:30pm, SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16 – CINEMA 1 (Bell Lightbox) 


AUSTRALIA - Madman Entertainment / CENTRAL EUROPE PAY TV - HBO Central Europe / EX YUGOSLAVIA - Tuck / FRANCE 

- The Weinstein Company France / GREECE - Seven Group S.A. / HONG KONG - Tomson Films / ISRAEL - Lev Pictures / LATIN 

AMERICA PAY TV - HBO Latin America Media Services / MIDDLE EAST - Falcon Films / PORTUGAL - Lusomundo/Film & TV 

House / TAIWAN - Serenity Entertainment International / TURKEY - Yeni BIr Film

CORPORATE REPRESENTATION 

ALLIANCE FILMS 

Alliance Films, Inc. is one of the top five independent filmed entertainment companies in the world. A leading 

multinational distributor, co-financier and producer of filmed entertainment, its member companies, Alliance 

Films and Alliance Vivafilm (Canada); Momentum Pictures (UK) and Aurum Producciones (Spain), offer 

integrated delivery of content in all media. 

Alliance Films has a vast slate of films in this year’s festival including: the opening night film LOOPER, PLACE 

BEYOND THE PINES, DREDD, ANNA KARENINA, SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, QUARTET, 

HYDE PARK ON HUDSON, LORDS OF SALEM, THE BAY, ANTIVIRAL, FOXFIRE, INESCAPABLE and LAURENCE 

ANYWAYS. 

Chairman Victor Lowey as well as key executives will all be available for select media meetings. Please contact 

Dana Archer at dana.archer@ddapr.com. 

DEMAREST FILMS 

Lambert Media Group’s Michael Lambert and Sam Englebardt launched Demarest Films, a specialty financing 

and production company, after formally partnering with private investor William D. Johnson (son of Franklin 

Templeton Investments’ founder). Demarest is funded with private capital, and provides senior and gap loans 

and preferred equity to film and television productions. 

Demarest Film’s BYZANTIUM, from director Neil Jordan and starring Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Jonny Lee 

Miller and Sam Riley, will world premiere at the Festival in Special Presentations. 

Additional investments include: Robert Luketic’s PARANOIA which stars Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford and 

Gary Oldman; David Rosenthal’s A SINGLE SHOT, starring Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo, and Jeffrey Wright; and 

PENTHOUSE NORTH, a psychological thriller directed by Joseph Ruben, which stars Michelle Monaghan and 

Michael Keaton and will be released by The Weinstein Company. 

Demarest’s Sam Englebardt and William D. Johnson will be available for select media meetings. Please contact 

Dana Archer (dana.archer@ddapr.com) or Alice Zou (alice.zou@ddapr.com).

DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 

The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) is the leading film festival in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Since 

its inception in 2004, the festival has served as an influential platform for Arab filmmakers and talent at an 

international level, by spearheading the cinema movement in the region. 

DIFF has established itself as a major international festival, while continuing to serve as a premier showcase 

event for Arab cinema, and contributing to the development and growth of the regional industry. DIFF has also 

extended its platform to present and honor excellence in cinema from countries in Asia and Africa. Independent 

and established talents from Asian and African countries with a burgeoning cinema culture are given prominent 

standing in the festival’s program and competition. 

DIFF Programming Director Shivani Pandya will be available for select media meetings. Please contact Dana 

Archer (dana.archer@ddapr.com). 

FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT 

Founded in 2008 by veteran international film executive Glen Basner, FilmNation Entertainment is a global, 

versatile and full-service film company that has become a go-to destination for renowned filmmakers such as 

Steven Soderbergh, Terrence Malick, Pedro Almodóvar, Jeff Nichols and Sofia Coppola. 

FilmNation’s sales line-up showcases the work of many of today’s most prolific filmmakers and includes: Steven 

Soderbergh’s MAGIC MIKE and BITTER PILL starring Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum; Rian Johnson’s LOOPER, 

starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon Levitt; John Hillcoat’s 2012 Cannes Competition film LAWLESS starring 

Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy; Michael Hoffman’s GAMBIT starring Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz; Jonathan 

Glazer’s UNDER THE SKIN with Scarlett Johannson; Sofia Coppola’s THE BLING RING starring Emma Watson; 

Deepa Mehta’s MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN, based on the novel by Salman Rushdie; Eli Roth’s THE CLOWN and 

ATERSHOCK; Terrence Malick’s next two upcoming projects ; J.C. Chandor’s ALL IS LOST starring Robert Redford; 

David Michôd’s THE ROVER; Pedro Almodóvar’s Los Amantes Pasajeros; Daniel Benmayor’s TRACERS starring 

Taylor Lautner; Anton Corbijn’s A MOST WANTED MAN starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Rachel McAdams; 

and Paul Greengrass’ soccer documentary BARCA. 

FilmNation’s production arm is helmed by vet Aaron Ryder with a slate that includes Jeff Nichols’ MUD, starring 

Tye Sheridan, Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Michael Shannon, which premiered in 

competition in Cannes 2012. In addition, FilmNation produced Mark Tonderai’s HOUSE AT THE END OF THE 

SCREET starring Jennifer Lawrence and is currently in production on Dan Beers’ PREMATURE. 

In addition to introducing David Michôd’s The Rover to international buyers, FilmNation will have four films 

screening in the Festival –LOOPER, MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN, TO THE WONDER and AFTERSHOCK. 

CEO Glen Basner will be available for select media meetings. Please contact Dana Archer 

(dana.archer@ddapr.com) or Alice Zou (alice.zou@ddapr.com).

FOCUS FEATURES INTERNATIONAL 

Focus Features International (www.focusfeatures.com) is one of the world’s leading international sales agents 

and financiers, with expertise encompassing international distribution, marketing and publicity. Its North 

American arm, Focus Features, is a full-fledged studio which generates original and bold films that challenge 

mainstream audiences to embrace content from around the world and deliver commercial success. 

FFI actively cultivates a diverse range of movies from a wealth of sources, whilst having the unique ability to 

tailor international distribution to suit each film, whether licensing distribution rights to independent companies 

or distribution through Universal Pictures International. FFI distributes up to 10 titles annually, approximately 

half of which are produced and financed by Focus Features and half of which come from third party partners 

around the globe. 

The FFI slate includes the 2012 Cannes Film Festival Opening Night Film, MOONRISE KINGDOM, written and 

directed by Wes Anderson and starring Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Bill Murray and Tilda Swinton. Plus Woody 

Allen’s Nero Fiddled, starring Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penélope Cruz, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, 

Greta Gerwig, and Ellen Page; ARTHUR NEWMAN, GOLF PRO, starring Colin Firth and Emily Blunt; Academy 

Award® -nominated filmmaker Ruairi Robinson’s thriller THE LAST DAYS ON MARS; Andrew Adamson’s drama 

Mr. Pip starring Hugh Laurie; Roger Michell’s historical tale HYDE PARK ON HUDSON starring Academy Award® 

nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney; the epic fantasy CLOUD ATLAS starring two-time Academy Award® 

winner Tom Hanks for writer/directors Tom Tykwer and Andy and Lana Wachowski; the horror pic OCULUS from 

director Mike Flanagan, based on a script he co-wrote with Jeff Howard; and Gus Van Sant’s PROMISED LAND 

starring Matt Damon and John Krasinski, from a script they co-wrote. 

Focus Features International will have four films screening in the Festival: MR.PIP, HYDE PARK ON HUDSON, 

CLOUD ATLAS, and ARTHUR NEWMAN. In addition, FFI will be handling international sales on the Untitled 

Woody Allen Project, starring Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K., Bobby Cannavale, Sally Hawkins, and 

Peter Sarsgaard. 

Alison Thompson, President of International Sales and Distribution, will be available for select media meetings. 

Please contact Dana Archer (dana.archer@ddapr.com) or Alice Zou (alice.zou@ddapr.com). 

FORESIGHT UNLIMITED 

Foresight Unlimited is one of the leading independent film production, sales, and distribution 

companies in the world. CEO, Mark Damon has played a successful role in various facets of the 

entertainment industry for over 50 years, pioneering film financing, distribution and marketing 

strategies as well as being a successful independent producer. 

Foresight is handling international sales for Emmett/Furla’s two upcoming titles, LONE SURVIVOR 

starring Mark Wahlberg and MOTOR CITY starring Gerard Butler. Foresight also successfully sold all 

international rights on Emmett/Furla’s 2 GUNS with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg at the 

European Film Market. 

CEO Mark Damon and President Tamara Birkemoe will be available for select media meetings. Please 

contact Dana Archer (dana.archer@ddapr.com) or Alice Zou (alice.zou@ddapr.com).

PARTICIPANT MEDIA 

Participant Media (participantmedia.com) is an entertainment company that focuses on documentary and 

narrative feature films, television, publishing and digital content about the real issues that shape our lives. For 

each of its projects, Participant creates social action and advocacy programs to transform the impact of the 

media experience into individual and community action. Participant’s online Social Action Network is TakePart 

(takepart.com). Participant was founded by Chairman Jeff Skoll in 2004. Jim Berk serves as CEO. Participant’s 

current and upcoming films include the worldwide hit THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, the documentary A 

PLACE AT THE TABLE (which Magnolia Pictures will release next year), Steven Spielberg’s LINCOLN, opening 

November 9th, and Gus Van Sant’s PROMISED LAND with Matt Damon and John Krasinski, which will be released 

in December. 

Participant Media will have three films screening in the Festival: The documentary STATE 194 featuring 

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, Pablo Larraín’s NO, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, and MIDDLE OF 

NOWHERE from Sundance Best Director winner Ava DuVernay. 

CEO Jim Berk, EVP, Production Jonathan King, and EVP, Documentary Films Diane Weyermann will be available 

for select media meetings. Please contact Dana Archer (dana.archer@ddapr.com) or Alice Zou 

(alice.zou@ddapr.com). 

WAYFARE ENTERTAINMENT 

Founded in 2008, Wayfare Entertainment is a privately-held film production and financing company which 

generates commercially viable films with global appeal. The New York-based company is led by co-founder and 

CEO Ben Browning and is a holding of the investment management company, Observer Capital. Wayfare 

Entertainment recently signed on to produce and finance VILLAIN to be directed by David Slade, in addition to 

closing a deal to produce an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s best-selling fantasy novel THE GRAVEYARD BOOK for 

Disney, with Henry Selick (CORALINE) attached to direct. Wayfare is also currently in post-production on 

Sebastian Cordero's THE EUROPA REPORT starring Sharlto Copley. 

Wayfare’s previous films include: SANCTUM, the epic 3D cave-diving adventure co-produced with Academy 

Award® winning filmmaker James Cameron, released by Universal Pictures, which grossed over $110 million 

worldwide; Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY starring Zach Galifianakis which was 

released by Focus Features; and Academy Award® winner Neil Jordan’s ONDINE starring Colin Farrell. 

CEO Ben Browning will be available for select media meetings. Please contact Dana Archer 

(dana.archer@ddapr.com) or Alice Zou (alice.zou@ddapr.com).

WORLDVIEW ENTERTAINMENT 

Worldview Entertainment is a motion picture production and investment company. The company finances and 

produces theatrical quality feature films for distribution through various media. The company was founded in 

2007 and is based in New York City. 

Worldview Entertainment recent and upcoming slate includes: Guillaume Canet’s crime thriller, BLOOD TIES, 

starring Academy Award® nominee Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard, Zoe 

Saldana, Mila Kunis and Academy Award® nominee James Caan; Academy Award® nominee Atom Egoyan’s 

West Memphis Three biopic, DEVIL’S KNOT, starring Academy Award® winners Colin Firth and Reese 

Witherspoon; and Eli Roth’s THE GREEN INFERNO, starting production this fall. In addition, Worldview is 

currently in post-production on James Gray’s untitled epic period drama starring Academy Award® Winner 

Marion Cotillard and Academy Award® nominees Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner. The company recently 

sold British crime thriller, WELCOME TO THE PUNCH, from BAFTA® nominee Eran Creevy, starring James 

McAvoy, Mark Strong and Andrea Riseborough to IFC Films. Worldview’s black comedy, KILLER JOE, from 

Academy Award® winner William Friedkin, starring Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Academy Award® 

nominee Thomas Haden Church, Juno Temple and Gina Gershon is currently in theaters. 

CEO Christopher Woodrow will be available for select media meetings. Please contact Dana Archer 

(dana.archer@ddapr.com) or Alice Zou (alice.zou@ddapr.com). 

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