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TIFF Long Take

Dec 22, 2017

On their final episode of the year, Rob and Geoff look back on a sometimes unreal year in film and television, and reflect on the trends and themes that shaped the industry by revisiting some of their favourite TIFF Long Take conversations from 2017.

Excerpts include:

  • IndieWire’s Anne Thompson on the death of the old...


Dec 15, 2017

On this episode of TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff chat with Diana Elbaum, prolific Belgian producer and founder of Entre Chien et Loup. She is one of the leading advocates of international co-productions, a model that has led to a number of recent Canadian successes like Room and Brooklyn (both co-pros with Ireland).

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Dec 8, 2017

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff sit down with Gaylene Gould, Head of Cinemas and Events at the British Film Institute Southbank. She recently provided consultation on TIFF’s Black Star, a programme celebrating Black excellence on the big screen, which was lifted from the original BFI run and reimagined for...


Dec 1, 2017

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff sit down with Steph Guthrie and Christine Kleckner, the producers of the new documentary A Better Man.

In the film, co-director Attiya Khan confronts her former partner about the violence that he inflicted on her during their relationship. The film, now airing on TVO, has been...


Nov 24, 2017

So far this year, nine out of the 10 top-grossing domestic films have either been a sequel, remake or spin-off, and with the box office down 14% from the year before, many are citing “franchise fatigue” as one of main contributors to this downturn. While it’s fair to feel disappointed by the lack of originality at...