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Toronto Looks to International for Growth
‘Our festival audiences have become younger and are coming out for the non-English international arthouse films,’ said Lee.
Outlined to Variety by Toronto chief programming officer Anita Lee, the move comes in response to the emergence of younger audiences driving the post-pandemic box office rebound, reshaping audience tastes in both U.S. independent cinemagoing and at film festivals. In the last few years, a new breed of “crossover or slightly more accessible international arthouse films” has emerged, she added, citing Ruben Östlund’s “Triangle of Sadness.” Five of the 10 titles in Toronto’s 2024 Industry Selects Showcase are from outside North America, while TIFF’s In Conversation With… series of talks features South Korean superstars Hyun Bin (“Crash Landing on You”) and Lee Dong-wook (“Tale of the Nine-Tailed”).
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