Piers Handling
Piers Handling
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I think we have seen fewer international films that have dealt with explicit sexuality. It seems that the rest of the world has moved on from that, but maybe it's just a temporary aberration this year.
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in every group of films from every continent.
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I know for certain world premieres, we're getting many press and buyers into the first public screening,
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For me, ... there are no real taboos, as long as it's done with respect and sensitivity and the care and creativity of an artist. But is there a clear line between pornography of a sexual and violent nature, and art? It is a fine distinction and we'll probably argue about that to the end of our days.
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Increasingly a lot of key films are coming to film festivals. You'll notice even Hollywood is beginning to take some of its riskier, more dangerous, darker material.
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People are concerned about their place economically and socially in the world as it undergoes enormous transformation right now.
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We didn't steer away from the Karla thing this year,
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We didn't steer away from the Karla thing this year. We've seen the film. It was just that we decided, for artistic reasons, that we didn't want to screen it.
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This project is a wonderful keepsake for anyone who loves Canadian cinema and wants to get a real behind-the-scenes feel of the festival,