The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its final Summit lineup for its inaugural TIFF: The Market event, launching in September.
Actor and director Seth Rogen, actor Colman Domingo, Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle and Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu join the roster of speakers headed to Toronto for the Sept. 10 to 16 run for TIFF: The Market.
Rogen and Boyle will appear as part of the Visionaries program, presented by The Hollywood Reporter, which earlier announced Gary Oldman as one of its speakers. And the Dialogues program is adding Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yeon Sang-ho, Kat Sandler, Rick Hansen, Amber Midthunder, Broderick Johnson, Brad Kane and Cody Lightning to its own lineup.
Previously announced Dialogues headliners include Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, founders of Killer Films, Warner Bros. Motion Pictures Group co-chairs and co-CEOs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, and Obsession director Curry Barker and star Inde Navarrette.
And the Perspectives section will include a session with Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar and Colman Domingo talking about equity and parity in indie film, and another about global sales led by CAA’s Roeg Sutherland and FilmNation’s Glen Basner. There’s also a fireside chat with Club Kid director Jordan Firstman.
In all, the TIFF: The Market will include over 70 sessions and events. “Our aim was to reflect the big questions and opportunities facing the industry,” Charles Tremblay, head of TIFF: The Market, said in a statement. “Giving delegates the diverse perspectives they need to navigate the shifting global dynamics was also a key part of our strategy; we’re thrilled to see how well it’s all come together.”
After years of informal dealmaking in Toronto, TIFF will launch its first fully fledged content market at next month’s event and to run alongside the festival. The Market aims to become an official market in Toronto to go beyond film content to serve as a one-stop shop for buying and selling television, gaming and immersive formats.
The Toronto Film Festival is set to run Sept. 10 to 20.
