For Episode 454, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Giovanni Lago for this week’s episode to discuss the New York Film Festival (NYFF) Main Slate announcement and the latest Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) additions. We reveal the winner of last week’s poll for TIFF50, where we asked, “Which World Premiere From The 2025 Toronto International Film Festival Are You Most Looking Forward To Seeing?” And for this week’s poll, for NYFF63, we’re asking, “Which Film From The 2025 New York Film Festival Main Slate Are You Most Looking Forward To Seeing?” We also share our reactions to the trailers for “Jay Kelly,” “Ella McCay,” “Rental Family,” “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” reveal the 2009 NBP Film Award Nominations, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Voting for the 2009 NBP Film Community Award Winners is still ongoing and will run until August 16th. Please share to cast your vote if you haven’t already. Thank you all for listening, supporting, subscribing, and voting. We will see you all again next week!
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