It’s one of the highlights on the film festival circuit, and from Thursday, the 2023 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) kicks off for the next two weeks. The film won the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and went on to earn an Oscar nomination, along with BAFTA and Spirit Award nods. Cannes crowd-pleasers Banel & Adama and Mamber Pierette make their North American debuts Banel & Adama plays at TIFF after making its world debut at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. With her Banel & Adama, Franco-Senegalese director Ramata-Toulaye Sy made history as the only director at this year’s Cannes Film Festival to compete for the fest’s main prize with her debut film. Over at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Rosine Mbakam’s Mambar Pierrette earned praise for the way she melded her documentary background with fictional elements in the film that Over at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Rosine Mbakam’s Mambar Pierrette earned praise for the way she melded her documentary background with fictional elements in the film that centers on a dressmaker dealing with mounting financial struggles.
