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\n\t\u201cSlow Horses\u201d star Gary Oldman, \u201cObsession\u201d director Curry Barker and \u201cBarbie\u201d producer Robbie Brenner are among the lineup of speakers at the Toronto Film Festival\u2019s inaugural market, which runs Sept. 10-16.<\/p>\n

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\n\tOther speakers at the event, known as TIFF: The Market, include \u201cObsession\u201d star Inde Navarrette, director Lee Chang-dong, and producers Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler. They will join Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group\u2019s co-chairs and CEOs, who were already announced.<\/p>\n

\n\tCharles Tremblay, head of TIFF: The Market, said, \u201cThe high caliber of speakers participating in our first market reflects the industry\u2019s strong support for our vision and the intentional efforts we\u2019re making to build on TIFF\u2019s long-standing reputation as a welcoming space for creativity and commerce to co-exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe speakers will appear as part of the Visionaries and Dialogues programs, as follows:<\/p>\n

\n\tVISIONARIES PROGRAM
Gary Oldman
The festival said the talk would be \u201canchored in Oldman\u2019s creative process\u201d and would \u201ccelebrate an unparalleled career filled with varied and unforgettable characters,\u201d including Jackson Lamb in the espionage drama \u201cSlow Horses,\u201d which is premiering its sixth season at the festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tRobbie Brenner
A moderated discussion that highlights the career of the two-time Oscar-nominated producer (\u201cBarbie,\u201d \u201cDallas Buyers Club\u201d), and president and chief content officer of Mattel Studios, who brings \u201cThe Housewife\u201d to this year\u2019s festival.<\/p>\n

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\n\tLee Chang-dong
With his upcoming release, \u201cPossible Love,\u201d as a focal point, the conversation will highlight Lee Chang-dong\u2019s work whose \u201cnaturalistic style as a novelist and playwright has influenced his filmmaking process and consistent desire to explore the human experience.\u201d Lee Chang-dong will also be presented with the Ebert Director Tribute Award at this year\u2019s festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tDIALOGUES
Curry Barker, Inde Navarrette
This discussion will center around the making of Focus Features\u2019 breakout hit \u201cObsession,\u201d and its journey to becoming one of the biggest box office successes of the year, after making its debut at TIFF last year.<\/p>\n

\n\tChristine Vachon, Pamela Koffler
The founders of Killer Films will discuss the multi-faceted role of a producer and their approach to working with filmmakers.<\/p>\n

\n\tSPECIAL EVENT
The Town With Matthew Belloni Live @ TIFF
Belloni\u2019s popular podcast \u201cThe Town,\u201d part of Spotify\u2019s The Ringer podcast network, will be live at TIFF: The Market with special guest Matthew Greenfield, president of Fox Searchlight Pictures.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOur Summit programming is designed to inspire creators, inform decision makers, and fuel healthy discussions around the ever-evolving screen industries,\u201d said Geoff Macnaughton, VP, market programming and theatrical.<\/p>\n

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\n\tAdditional speakers and programming will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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