OPENING GALA FEATURE & RECEPTION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 6PM
Screening at TIFF Lightbox. Reception at Hyatt Regency Hotel

TIFF LIGHTBOX
350 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 3X5

*Premiere Status*

World Premiere (WP), North American Premiere (NAP), Canadian Premiere (CP), Ontario Premiere (OP, Toronto Premiere (TP).

6:00 PM

OPENING GALA FEATURE

PROGRAM: 2H 20M. Followed by audience Q & A.

Moderated by Leslie-Ann Coles, FeFF Director and Program Curator.

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on ne le regrettera jamais
(We Will Never Regret It)

Directed by Jarsaillon Cécile

Un film libre sur la liberté... Jean-Marc et Sandrine échappent aux vivicitudes du quotidien en chantant des chansons Italiennes au Karaoké de leur village. Sur la route qui les mène à un concours en Italie, ils tombent en panne, et une joyeuse bande de rockeurs les embarque jusqu'à Pompeï. Ils ont de multiples révélations qui changent leur perception de la vie. Ils ne le regretteront jamais...

(CP, 2024, Animation, 00:09:02, France)

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Gourmade
Directed by Samantha MacAdam

When a late-night emotional eater tries out the latest health craze, a revolutionary smart oven called "Gourmade", she'll soon find out that delicious meals aren't the only things this AI oven is dishing out!

(WP, 2024, Comedy, 0:02:45, Toronto, Canada).

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Unit 303

Directed by Beth Evans

Meghan tries to sell Kyle on a future in Unit 303.

(CP, 2025, Drama, 0:05:33, Aurora, ON)

FEATURE GALA PRESENTATION

PROGRAM: 1H 25M. Followed by audience Q & A.

GALA FEATURE

BLUEBERRY GRUNT
Written and directed by Sherry White

A couple, seemingly at odds, embark on a camping trip that quickly unravels the seams of their partnership and forces them into a fight for survival.

As Vivian and Harold pack up the ATV and head out on a weekend camping excursion Harold is performative in his happy-go-lucky demeanor, trying to make up for the stressed out and bothered Vivian, who has to grit her teeth through all of his insufferable jokes. They arrive at an area close to the edge of a cliff, but also filled with blueberry bushes, and a perfect clearing to camp. As they settle in, Vivian’s quiet judgement of Harold’s every move, and Harold’s incessant blathering about himself start to wear and tear the thin veil of their complacent marriage which leaves Harold hanging...

Starring Joel Thomas Hynes, Lisa Repo-Martell and Percy Hynes White.

(OP, 2025, Dramedy, 01:25:00, Halifax, NS).

Audience Q & A to follow.

Moderated by Leslie-Ann Coles, Founder, Executive/ Artistic Director, The Female Eye