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Thirty-eight UCLA alumni, two UCLA TFT faculty, a current graduate student and two Executive Board members are associated with diverse programming and films that are screening at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival, which begins Thursday, Sept. 8 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 18. They include:

GALA PRESENTATIONS

Arrival
Michael Stuhlbarg, actor
Mary Lukasiewicz (B.A. ’10), first assistant editor

Deepwater Horizon
Karina Silva (B.A. ’12), camera operator
Eric Hoehn (B.A. ’13), additional re-recording mixer

The Headhunter’s Calling
Nancy Richardson (professor), additional editing

LBJ
Rob Reiner, director
Joey Hartsone (M.F.A. ’10), writer
Glynna Grimala (B.A. ’98), supervising DIA & ADR editor

The Promise
Eric Esrailian (Executive Board), producer
Mike Medavoy (’63), producer

Snowden
Eric Hoehn (B.A. ’13), re-recording mixer/supervising sound editor
Janet Lee (M.F.A. ’11), associate producer

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

American Pastoral
Melissa Kent (B.A. ’91), film editor

The Birth of a Nation
Gabrielle Union (B.A. ’96), actress
Elliot Davis (M.F.A. ’09), cinematographer

Bleed for This
Martin Scorsese (Executive Board), executive producer

Carrie Pilby
Susan Cartsonis (B.A. ’78), producer
Nanou Matteson (M.F.A, ’11), associate producer
Curt Beech (M.F.A. ’03), production design
Leslie Yarmo (B.A. ’86), costume designer

Elle
David Birke (B.A. ’83), screenwriter

In Dubious Battle
James Franco (lecturer), director, producer, actor

La La Land*
Sarah Schuessler (M.F.A. ’10), additional set costumer

Mascots
Steven M. Porter (B.A. ’80), actor
Harry Shearer (B.A. ’64), actor
Michael Hitchcock (M.F.A. ’83), actor
Ani Babayan (M.F.A. ’13), costume assistant

Nocturnal Animals
Chelsea Taylor (B.A. ’13), actor
Aleksandra Rastovic (B.A. ’16), actor
Glynna Grimala (B.A. ’98), supervising DIA & ADR editor

Paris Can Wait
Fred Roos (B.A. ’56), producer

SPECIAL EVENT

Hidden Figures Live
Tamara Hunter (B.A. ’01), executive in charge of casting

DISCOVERY

ARQ
Nick Spicer (M.F.A. ’06), producer

Little Wing
Paula Vesala (M.F.A. student), actress, composer

VANGUARD

The Bad Batch
Ana Lily Amirpour (M.F.A. ’10), director, writer
Alex O’Flinn (M.F.A. ’09), film editor

Message From the King
James Jordan (M.F.A. ’05), actor

TIFF CINEMATHEQUE

Daughters of the Dust
Adisa Anderson (B.A. ’77), actor
Julie Dash (M.F.A. ’85), director, writer

Something Wild
Don Smetzer (M.A. ’71), still photographer

INDUSTRY PROGRAMMING

DIALOGUES The Dream Team: Directors, Casting Directors and Actors
Tamara Hunter (B.A. ’01), head of feature casting, Sony Pictures Entertainment

MASTER CLASS Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner

MIDNIGHT MADNESS

Dog Eat Dog
Paul Schrader (M.A. ’70), director

Free Fire*
Martin Scorsese (Executive Board), executive producer

SHORT CUTS

Sandy Beach
Thanos Papastergiou (M.F.A. ’14), director

PRIMETIME

Transparent Season 3
Silas Howard (M.F.A. ’10), director

Additionally, UCLA TFT Lecturer Tim Albaugh will lead an all-day screenwriting seminar at TIFF on Wednesday, Sept. 14, presented by Toronto’s Trebas Institute.

Posted: September 7, 2016

*Updated: September 19, 2016: La La Land received the Grolsch People’s Choice Award; Free Fire received the Grolsch People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award.