TIFF Announces Amy Adams, David Cronenberg As 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards Recipients
Cameron Bailey, CEO, TIFF, has announced the first honourees of this year’s Tribute Awards: Oscar-nominated actor Amy Adams, who will receive the TIFF Tribute Performer Award; and iconic Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter David Cronenberg, who will be recognised with the Norman Jewison Career Achievement Award. Sandra Oh, the award-winning Korean Canadian actor and producer, will serve as the inaugural Tribute Awards Honorary Chair. The sixth yearly Tribute Awards will hold on Sunday, September 8 at Fairmont Royal York Hotel and honours the film industry’s outstanding contributors and their achievements, serving as a kick-off to awards season. “In the five years that TIFF has been honouring such standout talent as Joaquin Phoenix, Michelle Yeoh, Jessica Chastain, Chloe Zhao, Taika Waititi, and Ari Wegner on their road to further awards success, we’ve been inspired to watch our Tribute Awards gala grow into a must-attend event,” said Bailey. “This year, we’re thrilled to welcome the incomparable Sandra Oh as the inaugural honorary Chair of the 2024 Tribute Awards. She joins our first-announced honourees, Amy Adams and David Cronenberg, in what promises to be another singular, sparkling night during the Festival. We’re grateful that artists of this stature will gather in Toronto to help TIFF turn the spotlight on increasing inclusion throughout our industry.” Oh added: “Returning to TIFF feels like coming home and I’m excited to serve as Honorary Chair for this year’s Tribute Awards.” Continuing, Oh said, “Raising funds and awareness for representation and great storytelling is a passion of mine and why I’m so proud that the proceeds will go directly to Every Story Fund. Their mission to empower diverse voices aligns perfectly with my own, and I’m thrilled to be a part of this.” The Tribute Awards gala is TIFF’s largest yearly fundraiser. In 2024, proceeds from the Awards will go towards TIFF’s Every Story Fund, which champions diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in film.
Durban FilmMart Institute Announces Thematic Content For DFM 2024
THE organisers of the Durban Filmmart have announced the thematic content for DFM 2024. The Programme highlights include, Breaking Barriers: Gender Equality and Justice in the Film Industry to be handled by Tiny Mungwe (STEPS), Debra Zimmerman (Women Makie Movies), Whitney Spencer (Sisters in Cinema), Zanele Mthembu (Sisters Working In Film and Television) and Thishiwe Ziqubu (Ngonyama Kapital Productions). The Future Proofing the Industry: Technology and the Film Industry panel consist of Khalid Shamis (Tuba Films), Sara Jones (Iplocker), Zoe Ramushu (Wrapped), Themba Sibeko (Lightseed VFX) and Zunaid Mansoor (Independent Consultant) while the Paid In Full: Social Responsibility of the Film Industry panel comprise of Jihane Bourgine (Jihane Bourgine), Mohamed Jabaly (Palestine Film Institute), Julie Nederkoorn (Movies That Matter), and Jihan El-Tahri (Big Sister Productions). The Power to People: Labour Relations and the Film Industry panel is made up of Jihane Bourgine (Jihane Bourgine), Rehad Desai (Uhuru Productions), Farren van Niekerk (Irish Macleod Incorporated), Dana Sims (Daisy Blue Films), and Andile Sinqoto (IDAA), the From Established IP to Original Frontiers: Navigating the Copyright Wave panel consist of Khalid Shamis (Tuba Films), Ramadan Suleman (Natives At Large), Mandla Dube (Pambili Media), Tebogo Matlawa (Multichoice), Monde Twala (Paramount Africa) and Osahon Akpata (Afreximbank), while the Voices Unveiled: Empowering Marginalised Narratives and Industry Accountability panel is made up of Jihane Bourgine (Jihane Bourgine), Louise Callcott-Stevens (Ear Candy), Maria Santos (International Documentary Association), Shelley Barry (twospinningwheels), Mikias Mulugeta. The last panel is the panel on Read The Room: Audience Engagement and Distribution Platforms and the panelists are Tiny Mungwe (STEPS), Caitlin Mae Burke (If/Then), Hawa Essuman (Manyatta Screenings), Claire Diao (Sudu Connexion) and Nondumiso Madlala (Sunshine Cinema). The Durban Filmmart is scheduled to hold as from July 19 to 22, 2024 while the Durban International Film Festival is scheduled for July 18 to 28, 2024.
Entry Closes For Abuja International Film Festival In July
JULY 15 is last day of submission of entries for the 21st edition of the Abuja International Film Festival. This edition holds from October 28 to November 1, 2024. The festival offers a contemporary and liberal platform for the filmmakers across the world to exhibit excellence through the art form of film. The aim is to contribute to the understanding and appreciation of cultures of different nations. The festival accepts short and long content films, documentaries and animations. ‘’Join talents from all over the world in this exciting celebration of filmmaking creativity and excellence’ remarked Festival founder Fidelis Duker. He also said ‘whether it is a feature film, short film, documentary or animation submit your work and be a part of the 21st edition of Abuja International Film Festival. It might be your first or the next rung in the ladder of filmmaking’. Entries are to be submitted at filmfreeway.com/abujainternationalfilmfestival
