TIFF Long Take

TIFF Long Take


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Ep. 103: Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson on the Life and Legacy of ‘Broad City’
February 04, 2019

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff speak with Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, stars and creators of the hit television series 'Broad City'. The show, which launched as a web series in 2009, will end it astonishing run this year after five...

Ep. 102: How is France Keeping its Arthouse Cinemas Packed?
January 28, 2019

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff speak with Nathanaël Karmitz, Managing Director of the mk2 audio visual group, about France's unwavering appetite for the theatrical experience. With many arthouse and independent theatres struggling...

Ep. 101: Bing Liu on the Making of ‘Minding the Gap’
January 21, 2019

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob sits down with documentarian Bing Liu. Liu’s debut feature film, Minding the Gap, tells the story of three young men (including Liu) in Rockford Illinois, who use skateboarding as a way to cope with their traumatic...

Ep. 100: Can a Film Preserve an Endangered Language?
January 14, 2019

This week on TIFF Long Take, Geoff sits down with Jonathan Frantz, a filmmaker, producer, and member of Isuma, an Inuit-led media-arts collective founded by Zacharias Kunuk. Frantz recently produced 'Edge of the Knife', a drama set in the 19th century...

Ep. 99: How the Oscars Addressed its Diversity Problem
January 07, 2019

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob sits down with Shawn Finnie, Associate Director of Member Relations at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, to talk about how the Academy has worked to address concerns over the lack of diversity in its...

Ep. 98: What We’re Looking Forward to in 2019
December 31, 2018

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff chat with some of the smartest people in the business to find out what film and television projects we should be looking forward to in the coming year. First, Vanity Fair’s K. Austin Collins calls in to...

Ep. 97: Year in Review (Part 2)
December 24, 2018

This week on TIFF Long Take, in the second of two parts, Rob and Geoff look back on stories and themes that shaped the year in film and television by revisiting some of their favourite conversations from 2018. Excerpts include: - FiveThirtyEight’s...

Ep. 96: Year in Review (Part 1)
December 17, 2018

This week on TIFF Long Take, in the first of two parts, Rob and Geoff look back on stories and themes that shaped the year in film and television by revisiting some of their favourite conversations from 2018.Excerpts include: -  Filmmaker and...

Ep. 95: How Will Blockchain Transform the Film Industry?
December 11, 2018

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff look into how blockchain technology and crypto currency could revolutionize the way that we finance and consume films. To guide them, the two welcome Luke Bradley, Director of Communications at the Blockchain...

Ep. 94: Why Netflix Set Its Sights on Cinemas
December 03, 2018

This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob chats with IndieWires Anne Thompson about Netflixs recent foray into the world of theatrical releases. Last month the company announced that three of its upcoming f