Twenty-Four Market Nuggets

By Pickle  September 10, 2026

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The 51st festival runs September 10–20; the market runs 10–16

Visit Bharat Pavilion C-22 at TIFF: The Market

Meet NFDC, SEPC, Jio Studios, Ramoji Studios, VR Films, STAR Entertainment, NH Studioz, PVR Cinema, Pickle Media at TIFF: The Market

Ottawa committed C$23 million across three years, with Telefilm Canada support .

TIFF targets 6,000 delegates drawn from more than 80 countries

Over 150 sales, promotion and distribution companies confirmed as exhibitors

CAA, UTA and WME attend with completed, fully packaged projects

More than 130 buyers from 49 countries have confirmed attendance

TIFF invited 250 new buyers beyond its 800 annual regulars

Sellers receive 650 screening slots, starting two days before opening

Ontario Creates presents the International Financing and Project Market incubator

Its slate holds 51 projects: 40 features, six series, five innovation

Over 50 producers from 13 territories, India included, will pitch

Deepa Mehta and David Hamilton bring a Jeremy Irons project

The Summit’s Visionaries, Dialogues and Perspectives strands carry 70-plus sessions

Danny Boyle discusses his career and new feature Ink onstage

Seth Rogen talks Babies, Tangles and The Studio’s second season

Gary Oldman, Lee Chang-dong and Mattel’s Robbie Brenner complete Visionaries

Hirokazu Kore-eda and Yeon Sang-ho anchor the craft-focused Dialogues strand

Warner Bros. chiefs Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca also speak

Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler and Colman Domingo headline independent-sector conversations

Roeg Sutherland and Glen Basner assess global sales in Perspectives

Canada Media Fund presents eight immersive XR, VR and AI exhibits

Fantasia’s Frontières showcase presents five genre projects seeking financing partners

Basic Market passes cost C$590 early, rising to C$800 on-site