World premieres to move you
ClutchPR at TIFF 2014
August 21, 2014, TORONTO – ClutchPR is back at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with an exclusive lineup of world premieres. Canadian Kyle Thomas brings his first feature length film, The Valley Below featuring a soundtrack packed with all new music from Canadian talent. Matthew Kennedy and Adam Brooks (Manborg) bring a 70s inspired absurdist murder mystery to Midnight Madness with The Editor. Norweigans Ole Giæver and Marte Vold renew audience spirits with a cinematic return to nature in Out of Nature. Both from Germany, Christian Zübert’s Tour de Force offers a poignant look at friendship and life and Guilio Ricciarelli uncovers Nazi conspiracies in his postwar drama, Labyrinth of Lies. ClutchPR is also excited to represent The Canadian Music Café, a showcase of Canadian music available for placement in filmed media.
The Valley Below
Directed by: Kyle Thomas
Language: English
(Canada, 87 minutes, World Premiere, Discovery – Canada)
The Valley Below, credit Paul Chirka
SYNOPSIS
Dividing four related narratives of hope and struggle into four self-contained vignettes, first-time feature director Kyle Thomas creates a Raymond Carver-esque portrait of life on the Alberta Badlands.
SCREENING SCHEDULE
Friday, September 5 – 5:30 pm – Scotiabank 5 – P&I
Sunday, September 7 – 9:30 pm – Scotiabank 2
Monday, September 8 – 8:30 am – TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
Tuesday, September 9 – 2;15 pm – Scotiabank 6 – P&I
Friday, September 12 – 2:45 pm – Scotiabank 2
PRESS INTERVIEWS
Saturday, September 6
TALENT ATTENDING
Kyle Thomas (director), Stephen Bogaert, Kris Demeanor (Sept 6-8)
The Editor
Directed by: Matthew Kennedy and Adam Brooks
Language: English
(Canada, 102 minutes, World Premiere, Midnight Madness – Canada)
International sales by Park Entertainment.
US sales by XYZ.
The Editor
SYNOPSIS
A one-time (and now one-handed) master film editor toiling in the cinematic sweatshops of 1970s Italy becomes the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders, in this loving tribute to/parody of the gory giallo thrillers of Mario Bava and Dario Argento.
SCREENING SCHEDULE
Monday, September 8 – 11:30 am – Scotiabank 11 – P&I
Tuesday, September 9 – 8:00 pm – Scotiabank 7 – P&I
Thursday, September 11 – 11:59 pm – Ryerson Theatre
Friday, September 12 – 9:15 am – Scotiabank 3
Saturday, September 13 – 6:15 pm – Scotiabank 4
PRESS INTERVIEWS
TBD
TALENT ATTENDING
Matthew Kennedy (actor/director/writer) and Adam Brooks (actor/director/writer)
Out of Nature (Mot Naturen)
Directed by: Ole Giæver, Marte Vold
Language: Norwegian
(Norway, 80 minutes, World Premiere, Contemporary World Cinema)
International sales by NDM.
Out of Nature
SYNOPSIS
A put-upon salary man seeks spiritual renewal in the Great Outdoors, in this sharp comic drama from Norwegian director Ole Giæver.
SCREENING SCHEDULE
Friday, September 5 – 4:45 pm – Scotiabank 13 – P&I
Saturday, September 6 – 7:45 pm – TIFF Bell Lightbox 2
Tuesday, September 9 – 11:30 am – TIFF Bell Lightbox 4
Wednesday, September 10 – 8:45 am – Scotiabank 5 – P&I
Saturday, September 13 – 6:00 pm – Scotiabank 3
PRESS INTERVIEWS
Saturday, September 6
TALENT ATTENDING
Directed by: Giulio Ricciarelli
Language: German
(Germany, 122 minutes, World Premiere, Contemporary World Cinema)
International sales by Beta Cinema.
Labyrinth of Lies, credit CWP Film Universal Pictures/ Heike Ullrich
A young prosecutor in postwar West Germany investigates a massive conspiracy to cover up the Nazi pasts of prominent public figures.
SCREENING SCHEDULE
Friday, September 5 – 2:15 pm – Scotiabank 10 – P&I
Saturday, September 6 – 8:45 pm – Scotiabank 2
Monday, September 8 – 10:00 pm – Scotiabank 13
Tuesday, September 9 – 7:00 pm – Scotiabank 10 – P&I
Friday, September 12 – 9:00 pm – Scotiabank 3
PRESS INTERVIEWS
Saturday, September 6
TALENT ATTENDING
Guilio Ricciarelli (director) (Sept 5-11), Alexander Fehling (Sept 5-9)
Directed by: Christian Zübert
Language: German
(Germany, 95 minutes, North American Premiere, Contemporary World Speakers)
International sales by Beta Cinema.
Tour de Force, credit Majestic Film/Wolfgang Ennenbach
While on a cycling tour of Belgium, a close-knit group of friends must deal with one of their members’ decision to end his life with dignity, in this poignant and deeply felt drama.
SCREENING SCHEDULE
Sunday September 7 – 9:15 am – Scotiabank 14 – P&I
Monday, September 8 – 6:45 pm – Scotiabank 3
Wednesday, September 10 – 11:15 am – TIFF Bell Lightbox 3
Sunday, September 14 – 12:45 pm – Isabel Bader Theatre
PRESS INTERVIEWS
September 7 – Florian David Fitz
Christian Zübert TBD
TALENT ATTENDING
Christian Zübert (director), Florian David Fitz
PRESS & INDUSTRY ONLY EVENT
The Canadian Music Café returns from September 8-9, 2014 at The Jazz Bistro (251 Victoria St) in downtown Toronto. The Canadian Music Café is a hub for rising Canadian musical talent, open to industry professionals to facilitate song placements in TV, film and other entertainment mediums. The full lineup can be viewed by clicking here.
