TIFF BELL Lightbox Oct 20-Nov 3

PROGRAMMING AT TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX

October 20 to November 3, 2011

TOP FIVE HIGHLIGHTS (Please find full list attached)

TIFF Nexus presents Locative Media Innovation Day

TIFF Nexus is an exciting new initiative that will bring together Canada’s game, digital, and interactive media communities in conferences and creative jam-sessions to meet, share ideas, and prototype new gaming experiences, equipping a new generation of Ontario storytellers with the network, skills and partners that they need to succeed in a rapidly evolving and growing digital media landscape. Presented as an Innovation Day in partnership with Digifest 2011, the first TIFF Nexus conference will explore emerging themes and practices in locative and mobile media as well as showcase the results of the Peripherals initiative creative jam. Please see tiff.net/nexus for details on the exciting line-up.

Friday, October 28 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Susan Ray on Nicholas Ray

As our Hollywood Classics series pays tribute to the great director Nicholas Ray on the occasion of his centenary, we are honoured to welcome his widow and collaborator Susan Ray to present a restored version of their groundbreaking collective feature We Can’t Go Home Again, which recently played at the Venice and New York film festivals. Mrs. Ray returns later to introduce the screening of her late husband’s classic film Bitter Victory.

Sunday, October 30 at 4 p.m.

October 27 to 30: Fright Nights: Guillermo del Toro Does Halloween

To celebrate Halloween, TIFF and Rue Morgue Magazine present five nights of sensational horror headlined by Academy Award®-nominated director Guillermo del Toro. The visionary horror-fantasy filmmaker has selected three of his favourite horror films to complement the screenings of his own films. He will also appear on October 27 at TIFF Bell Lightbox for an In Conversation With… session.

Films screening include:

L’arcano incantatore (The Arcane Enchanter) dir. Pupi Avati – Guillermo del Toro in person

Thursday, October 27 at 9:30 p.m.

Black Sabbath (I tre volti della paura) dir. Mario Bava

Friday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m.

The Innocents dir. Jack Clayton

Saturday, October 29 at 8 p.m.

Cronos dir. Guillermo del Toro |

Sunday, October 30 at 7:15 p.m.

The Devil’s Backbone (El espinazo del diablo) dir. Guillermo del Toro

Sunday, October 30 at 9:45 p.m.

My Bloody Valentine dir. George Mihalka – Canadian Open Vault Halloween Special

Monday, October 31 at 6:30 p.m.

In Conversation With… Kim Cattrall

From her unforgettable role as Samantha Jones in the groundbreaking HBO series Sex and the City to her work with such major directors as Brian De Palma, John Boorman and Roman Polanski, award-winning stage, film, and television actress Kim Cattrall has played some of the strongest female characters ever seen onscreen, and has also been passing on her craft on to the next generation as a mentor for the Actor’s Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre. Co-presented with the Canadian Film Centre, TIFF Bell Lightbox welcomes Kim Cattrall for a special evening to look back on her multifaceted career.

Monday, October 24 at 7 p.m.

Canadian Open Vault

TIFF’s Canadian Open Vault programme is part of TIFF’s efforts to make our country’s rich cinematic heritage more accessible to audiences. Newly expanded from its annual showcase at the Toronto International Film Festival, Canadian Open Vault now presents Canadian classics every season at TIFF Bell Lightbox.

Films screening from October 20 to November 3 include:

The Mask dir. Julian Roffman — 3-D print

Wednesday, October 26 at 8:30 p.m.

My Bloody Valentine dir. George Mihalka — Halloween Special

Monday, October 31 at 6:30 p.m.