Toronto - Eight films have been added to the lineup for this year's Toronto International Film Festival, joining two previously announced Gala Presentations and six previously announced Special Presentations. These titles profile works by both renowned and up-and-coming filmmakers and feature performances by some of cinema's most celebrated performers, including Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, George Clooney, Sydney Pollack, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, Linus Roache, Nandita Das, Rahul Bose, Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Martin Freeman, Maria Bello, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connelly, Mira Sorvino, Mathieu Amalric and Marie-Josee Croze. The 32nd Toronto International Film Festival runs September 6 - 15, 2007. Ticket Pass and Package sales are now available for VISA cardholders only and begin Monday, July 16, 2007 for VISA, cash and debit sales, and may be purchased online by visiting tiff07.ca, by phone at 416-968-FILM or 1-877-968-FILM, or in-person at the TIFFG Box Office at Manulife Centre, 55 Bloor Street West (main floor, north entrance).

GALA PRESENTATIONS

MICHAEL CLAYTON Tony Gilroy, USA
Tony Gilroy (screenwriter, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY) wrote and makes his feature directorial debut with this gripping legal drama about an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. Michael Clayton (George Clooney) takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach (Sydney Pollack). Though burned out and hardly content with his job, Michael Clayton faces a divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt, all of which have left him inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) rests on the multi-million dollar settlement that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life. Produced by Sydney Pollack, Jennifer Fox, Steven Samuels and Kerry Orent, MICHAEL CLAYTON is a Mirage Enterprises/Section Eight production. The film is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Samuels Media and Castle Rock Entertainment.

RENDITION Gavin Hood, USA
Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard and Alan Arkin head an all-star ensemble cast in RENDITION, a compelling thriller from Gavin Hood, director of the Academy Award-winning TSOTSI (winner of the TIFF 2005 People's Choice Award). Witherspoon plays Isabella El-Ibrahimi, the American wife of Egyptian-born chemical engineer Anwar El-Ibrahimi (Omar Metwally) who disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington. Isabella desperately tries to track her husband down, while a CIA analyst (Gyllenhaal) at a secret detention facility outside the U.S. is forced to question his assignment as he becomes party to the man's unorthodox interrogation. A New Line Cinema production, RENDITION is produced by Steve Golin and Marcus Viscidi from a screenplay by Kelly Sane. The film is distributed by New Line Cinema in the United States and by Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution in Canada.

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

BEFORE THE RAINS Santosh Sivan, USA/India
The English language debut of acclaimed Indian director Santosh Sivan (THE TERRORIST, ASOKA), set in 1930s India. When a married British colonialist (Linus Roache) is caught having an affair with his beautiful housemaid (Nandita Das), he convinces his trusted farmhand (Rahul Bose) - a member of the housemaid's tribe - to help find a solution to the potentially deadly situation.

THE BRAVE ONE Neil Jordan, USA/Australia
Two-time Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster stars in a bracing thriller from filmmaker Neil Jordan (BREAKFAST ON PLUTO, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, THE CRYING GAME). New York radio host Erica Bain (Foster) has a life that she loves and a fiancé she adores - and it all is taken away when a brutal attack leaves Erica badly wounded and her fiancé dead. Unable to move past the tragedy, Erica begins prowling the city streets at night to track down the men she holds responsible. Her dark pursuit of justice catches the public's attention, and New York is riveted by her anonymous exploits. But with the NYPD desperate to find the culprit and a dogged police detective (Terrence Howard) hot on her trail, she must decide whether her quest for revenge is truly the right path, or if she is indeed becoming the very thing she is trying to stop. Also starring Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt and Mary Steenburgen.

NIGHTWATCHING Peter Greenaway, UK/Poland/Canada/The Netherlands
The year 1642 marks the turning point in the life of the famous Dutch painter, Rembrandt, transforming him from a wealthy respected celebrity into a discredited pauper. At the insistence of his pregnant wife Saskia, Rembrandt (Martin Freeman, BREAKING AND ENTERING) has reluctantly agreed to paint the Amsterdam Musketeer Militia in a group portrait, a portrait that would become his most celebrated painting - The Nightwatch. Going about his work, Rembrandt discovers that there is conspiracy afoot after a man is shot dead during routine musket practice. Determined to bring these conspiracies to light, the artist builds his accusation meticulously in the form of the commissioned painting itself, simultaneously uncovering a seamy and hypocritical side to Dutch Society in the Golden Age.

NOTHING IS PRIVATE Alan Ball, USA
Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello and Academy Award nominee Toni Collette star in the feature directorial debut from Alan Ball (Writer, AMERICAN BEAUTY; Creator, TV's "Six Feet Under"). Based on the acclaimed book Towelhead, Ball's NOTHING IS PRIVATE deals with the powerful issues of female sexuality, politics and racial bigotry, challenging preconceived notions of what is political and what is personal. America prepares for the first Gulf War. Thirteen-year-old Jasira (newcomer Summer Bishil) unwittingly enters into a dangerous flirtation with her mother's boyfriend, and is sent to live with her father Rifat (Peter Macdissi of "Six Feet Under") in the suburbs of Houston. An over-bearing and traditional man, Rifat is ill-equipped to deal with the rapid sexual awakening of his teenage daughter. Jasira's interactions with Rifat, her classmates and the neighbours on either side of her new home - liberal newlyweds and a conservative Army reservist - yield startling consequences, as Jasira comes to realize that she and only she should be in control of her body and her life.

RESERVATION ROAD Terry George, USA
A compelling tale about the lure of revenge and the power of redemption, the drama revolves around two fathers whose families and lives tragically converge with the death of a child. In the aftermath, Ethan (two-time Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix) and Dwight (Mark Ruffalo) each react in unexpected ways as their families struggle to cope and an emotional reckoning looms. Directed by Terry George (HOTEL RWANDA), the film also stars Academy Award winners Jennifer Connelly and Mira Sorvino.

LE SCAPHANDRE ET LE PAPILLON (THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY) Julian Schnabel, France The remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric),a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life-altered state. While the physical challenges of Bauby's fate first leave him with little hope for the future, he begins to discover how his life's passions, his rich memories and his newfound imagination can help him achieve a life without boundaries. Winner of Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival and based on Bauby's internationally acclaimed memoir, the film also stars Marie-Josée Croze (ARARAT, LES INVASIONS BARBARES) and Max Von Sydow.

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Toronto - Five films have been added to the lineup for this year's Toronto International Film Festival. These titles join the previously announced NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN as part of Special Presentations, showcasing major films, major stars, and major filmmakers. These titles profile works by celebrated and up-and-coming filmmakers, and feature performances by some of cinema's biggest names, including Ryan Gosling, Danny Glover, Patricia Clarkson, Sigourney Weaver, Bette Midler, Helen Hunt, Matthew Broderick, Elias Koteas, Colin Firth, Keri Russell, Mary Steenburgen, Alessandro Nivola, Kelli Garner and Kate Bosworth. The 32nd Toronto International Film Festival runs September 6 - 15, 2007. Ticket Pass and Package sales begin Monday, July 9, 2007 for VISA cardholders only and Monday, July 16, 2007 for VISA, cash and debit sales, and may be purchased online by visiting tiff07.ca, by phone at 416-968-FILM or 1-877-968-FILM, or in-person at the TIFFG Box Office at Manulife Centre, 55 Bloor Street West (main floor, north entrance).

THE GIRL IN THE PARK David Auburn, USA, Special Presentations
Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn (Proof) makes his feature directorial debut with a film about the fluidity of family and the unique and diverse ways in which we cope with loss. Fifteen years after the disappearance of her three-year-old daughter in New York City's Central Park, Julia (Sigourney Weaver) encounters a troubled young girl named Louise (Kate Bosworth) and quickly takes her under her wing. Also starring Alessandro Nivola, David Rasche, Elias Koteas, and Kerri Russell.

HONEYDRIPPER John Sayles, USA, Special Presentations
When the down-on-his-luck owner of an Alabama juke joint (Danny Glover) recruits a guitar playing drifter (newcomer Gary Clark Jr.) to help save his club, the place and its patrons are turned upside down and inside out by an 'electric' new form of music. A legend of American independent cinema, writer/director John Sayles (PASSION FISH, CASA DE LOS BABYS) explores a time when juke joints were the place one could find release after a hard week in the cotton fields, all the while documenting that pulsating moment when the blues became rock 'n roll.

LARS AND THE REAL GIRL Craig Gillespie, USA, Special Presentations
The socially inept Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) lives a nondescript life in a small, equally nondescript Midwestern town, working a generic job in an office cubicle and living a bland existence in a garage apartment. But all that's about to change when Lars meets the girl of his dreams: a stunning Danish-Brazilian missionary from the tropics named Bianca - who also happens to be a made-toorder, life-size doll. From writer Nancy Oliver ("Six Feet Under") and emerging filmmaker Craig Gillespie, the film also stars Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner and Patricia Clarkson.

ROMULUS, MY FATHER Richard Roxburgh, Australia, Special Presentations
Based on Raimond Gaita's critically acclaimed memoir, this directorial debut from Aussie actor Richard Roxburgh tells the story of Romulus (Eric Bana), his beautiful wife Christina (Franka Potente), and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son Raimond. Tragic yet simultaneously uplifting, it is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son. Developed with Roxburgh over seven years, the film has been adapted to the screen by poet and playwright, Nick Drake.

THEN SHE FOUND ME Helen Hunt, USA, Special Presentations
Helen Hunt's feature directorial debut, based on the eponymous first novel by writer Elinor Lipman, tells the funny and moving story of one woman's very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment. Nearing 40, April (Hunt) is a schoolteacher in New York. Adopted at birth, April Epner (Hunt) wants to have a baby of her own � a desire made that much stronger by the fact that she never knew her biological mother. A snag in her plans presents itself when her sweet but immature husband Ben (Matthew Broderick) announces one night that their marriage was a mistake, leaving April devastated and bewildered. With her life in disarray, one more surprising bolt is thrown April's way in the form of Bernice (Bette Midler), an eccentric local talk show host, who declares herself to be April's birth mother. Despite the influence of her newfound mother and a relationship with Frank (Colin Firth), the father of one of her students, April's once simple life begins to spiral out of control.

The Festival is a presentation of The Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG), a charitable, not-for-profit, cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world. Its vision is to lead the world in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image.

Bell Festival Centre, designed by world-renowned architectural firm KPMB, is a stunning, five-storey complex at the corner of King and John Streets, in the heart of Toronto's dynamic entertainment district. With five cinemas totalling over 1,300 seats, two galleries, learning studios, an expanded reference library and archive, a retail store, and a year-round box-office, Bell Festival Centre will allow TIFFG to expand its programming in new and exciting ways, and support its mission to transform the way people see the world.