Just two movies old, director Rima Das is one for the future, reckon veteran film critics. Her movie Village Rockstars garnered lavish praise at the recently concluded Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and has been hailed as the best Indian film of 2017. IBNS Canada's Suman Das and Sudipto Maity find out what makes the filmmaker from Assam, whose first film was ‘Antardrishti’ (Man with the Binoculars, 2016), tick. Excerpts:

Toronto, Sep 17 (IBNS): The Toronto International Film Festival announced its award winners at the closing ceremony on Sunday.

Hobbit actor Mark Mitchinson and newbie Vinnie Bennett share a few things in common. For a start, they both starred in the Kiwi psychological thriller Human Traces. However, both the actors hail the script of the film as the deciding factor for them to give the nod. IBNS Canada's Suman Das and Sudipto Maity catch the two together at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where the duo was busy promoting the movie.

One of the movies wowing the audience at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is Human Traces, a Kiwi psychological thriller by debut director Nic Gorman. IBNS Canada's Suman Das and Sudipto Maity catch up with the author turned filmmaker for an exclusive chat.

Human Traces stars Mark Mitchinson, Sophie Henderson alongside Vinnie Bennett, a young, up-and-coming actor who has been named as one of four international actors in the 2017 TIFF Rising Stars programme.

George Clooney is not only a champion actor, a Hollywood sex symbol and a movie maker but a noted humanitarian too, advocating rights. IBNS Canada's Suman Das aided by Sudipto Maity catch up with the Hollywood megastar at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where he is busy promoting his new directional venture Suburbicon.

Toronto, Sep 11 (IBNS): In one of the most high-profile sales of Toronto International Film Festival, NEON and 30WEST announced that they have landed domestic rights to Craig Gillespie’s much talked about dark comedy, I, TONYA, which premiered here on Friday to both critical and audience acclaim.

Ontario, Sept 7 (IBNS): Continuing her journey in global film festivals, Indian actress Priyanka Chopra attended the Toronto International Film Festival Soiree on Wednesday.