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Selena Gomez arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of ‘Emilia Pérez’ at the Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival, on Sept. 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

TIFF 2024: For Gen Zs and beyond, cinema is about authentic live experience

Amid increased competition for viewers’ attention, cinemas may be returning to earlier histories by attending carefully to people’s multi-sensory experiences.
A study of film industry data from Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany shows between 70 and 80 per cent of all newcomers to film leave after just one project. (Shutterstock)

Beyond ‘one and done’: Achieving gender equity in the film industry depends on more than entry programs

It’s one thing to ensure women, gender-diverse and non-binary people can get a job in the film industry, and another matter to ensure they are not marginalized after they do.
Prior to 1998, Harold of ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ was depicted as racially ambiguous. Harper & Brothers, 1955

His crayon is purple – but is Harold a Black boy?

The choices of author and illustrator Crockett Johnson during the printing process – as well as his civil rights advocacy – make it entirely within the realm of possibility.
There have been Black presidents and female presidents in movies, but no presidents with Kamala Harris’ background. Klaus Hackenberg/The Image Bank/Getty Images

Even fictional presidents don’t look like Kamala Harris − although Black men and white women have been represented in the Oval Office

Over the past half-century, American media has usually proclaimed that Black men and white women can be great presidents. But they have to be one or the other: a Black man or a white woman.
In the opening scenes of ‘Twisters,’ the fictional death of storm chasers sets the tone. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell in ‘Twisters.’ (Universal Pictures via AP)

‘Twisters’ alludes to real-life dangers of chasing storms

‘Twisters’ selectively depicts aspects of reality by showcasing the raw, destructive power of tornadoes – but don’t look to it for safety advice.
Adria Arjona as Madison and Glen Powell as Gary Johnson in Hit Man. Brian Roedel/Netflix

We’re in a golden age of the male romcom

Hit Man and The Fall Guy have several romcom elements, but their stories are told through a more masculine lens.

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