Claire Denis, Agnieszka Holland to Judge Inaugural TIFF Competition for Int'l "Directors' Cinema"

Acclaimed directors Claire Denis, Agnieszka Holland and Jia Zhangke will make up the three-person jury for the Toronto International Film Festival's inaugural Platform category, a new program dedicated to championing "directors’ cinema" from around the world. They will bestow a $25,000 prize to the best film in that group at an awards ceremony on September 20, 2015. “We have a long history with Zhang-ke, Claire and Agnieszka. They are master filmmakers with unique voices that we have championed throughout the years, both at the festival and in our year-round programming,” said Piers Handling, Director and CEO of TIFF. “We are honored to welcome them back to Toronto on...

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