Nine movies under the banner of PVR Pictures (distribution arm of PVR) were screened at the 40th edition of the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this year (September 10 – 20). In the past couple of years, PVR Pictures has emerged as an extremely important business for PVR group. Today, PVR Group holds the largest distributor network with partners like Lions Gate, Annapurna, Lotus, FilmNation, StudioCanal, IM Global, Weinstein, Sierra Affinity. The films will be screened under the category of critically acclaimed international films.
Following are films being screened at the Festival: Sicario, Legend, The Program, Equals, Demolition, The Idol, About Ray, Youth and Trumbo. All the films have been distributed under the banner of PVR Pictures.
Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, Joint Managing Director, PVR Ltd, said, “The Toronto International Film Festival is definitely a great platform to showcase the success story of PVR Pictures to the world. We are honoured and delighted to unveil the best work of PVR Pictures at such a grand platform. We are hopeful that the movies would be appreciated by the audiences worldwide.” He further added, “In the past couple of years PVR Pictures has emerged as an extremely important business for PVR group. Today PVR Pictures is the largest independent studio for Hollywood films in India with partners like Lions Gate, Annapurna, Lotus, FilmNation, StudioCanal, IM Global, Weinstein, Sierra Affinity. TIFF is yet another platform which will showcase the success story of PVR Pictures to the world.”
From mainstream Bollywood movies to international cinema, PVR Pictures has been endeavouring to cater to different classes by offering a wide range of cinema to be enjoyed by patrons. They have distributed a wide spectrum of movies including limited audience films like Amy to large scale films like Point Break, London Has Fallen and The Hateful Eight to name a few.
Recognised as one of the most significant film festivals globally, the TIFF has become a launching pad for international, Hollywood and Canadian cinema