Tag: Fifth Estate

Toronto Film Festival ignites the race to the Oscars

15 September 2013 | Husam Sam Asi | Festivals

In the last few years, The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has increasingly become more of a barometer for Oscar contenders than a platform to discover small movies that often rely on festivals to gain some attention. Films are not measured by creative quality or commercial viability anymore but by their Oscar potential – a […]

Toronto International Film Festival opens with The Fifth Estate

6 September 2013 | Husam Sam Asi | News

The 38th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) opened with political thriller, The Fifth Estate, which chronicles the rise of Wikileaks and its founder Julian Assange from anonymity to the forefront of the world stage. The film premiere was held at the Royal Thompson Hall and attended by the director Bill Condon and cast members; Benedict Cumberbatch […]