Van Grinsven’s film will be among those of big-name directors premiering their latest work during the festival. Director Samuel Van Grinsven's film Went Up the Hill is screening at theToronto Film Festival. “We are so pleased to have the opportunity to debut Samuel’s bold and haunting sophomore feature at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival,” Pope tells Spy. Along with Van Grinsven’s movie, New Zealand will have a very strong presence at the festival this year… watch this space! Ricardo Simich is the New Zealand Herald’s Spy editor.
