WT Clients: Films Premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Published: August 28, 2024
Clients of the Weintraub Tobin Entertainment practice group will screen several new projects during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 5 – 15, 2024.
Superboys of Malegaon, produced by Weintraub client Excel Entertainment, is entered in TIFF as a Gala Presentation and will have its World Premiere on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Based on a true story and the latest project from director Reema Kagti, the film tells the story self-made filmmaker Nasir Shaikh, whose low-budget productions turned his small town in India into an unlikely cinematic studio. Excel Entertainment is represented by Weintraub shareholders Alan Grodin and Tara Sattler.
The Brutalist, produced by Weintraub client Brookstreet Pictures, is scheduled for its North American Premiere on Friday, September 6, 2024. From director Brady Corbet and co-writer Mona Fastvold, this American epic stars Adrien Brody as a Jewish Hungarian architect who flees Europe at the end of World War II to rebuild his life in America. Brookstreet Pictures was represented by Tara Sattler on this project.
Mother Mother, produced by Weintraub client Secret Hideout Films, is set for its World Premiere on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Written and directed by Somali Canadian recording artist K’naan Warsame, this moral drama is the first planned chapter of an emotional narrative telling the story of a widowed camel farmer and young American visitor united by tragedy in rural Somalia. Tara Sattler and Weintraub associate Jamie Lincenberg represented Secret Hideout Films on the project.
On Swift Horses, produced in part by Weintraub client Ley Line Entertainment, is an adaptation of Shannon Pufahl’s 2019 novel and follows the story of a newlywed couple and their brother-in-law as they embark on parallel journeys through love, war, and gambling during the 1950s. Directed by Daniel Minahan with cinematography by Luc Montpellier, the film will World Premiere on Sunday, September 8, 2024. Tara Sattler represented production companies on the film, including Ley Line Entertainment.
The Order, produced by Weintraub client AGC Studios, will have its North American Premiere at TIFF on Monday, September 9, 2024. Starring Jude Law and Tye Sheridan, this historical thriller from director Justin Kurzel recreates one of the largest manhunts in FBI history, telling the story of the 1983 investigation into a domestic terrorist group in the Pacific Northwest. Tara Sattler and Jamie Lincenberg represented AGC Studios on this project.
Weintraub paralegal Kathy Sarreal also assisted on all projects. View the full festival lineup and schedule on the TIFF website.