Obviously, ... politically in the United States there has been such a drift to the right that hasn't happened up here, as Canada has become much more tolerant and open.
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To allow Canadian filmmakers to stand shoulder to shoulder with their international counterparts.Piers Handling
American Beauty' really reinforced in Hollywood's eyes the idea that Toronto could actually break a film that was very important. They came here and gathered acclaim and critical support that lasted through the Oscars. Subsequent to that, virtually every year, we've had a significant number of films here that later came out with nominations and Oscars.
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For me, ... there are no real taboos, as long as it's done with respect and sensitivity and the care and creativity of an artist. But is there a clear line between pornography of a sexual and violent nature, and art It is a fine distinction and we'll probably argue about that to the end of our days.
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Business was brisk for a large number of titles, with distribution deals worldwide coming from most of our world premiere participants.
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We've been through some pretty major crises over the last little while. Air strikes and postal strikes, projectionists' strikes, we went through 911 in the middle of our festival. I think we'll roll with the punches.
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Increasingly a lot of key films are coming to film festivals. You'll notice even Hollywood is beginning to take some of its riskier, more dangerous, darker material.
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