Colorado's Labor Day cinema showcase with global premieres
At TIFF 2026, studios are bypassing fall festivals while markets expand. Major releases skip screenings, while the market and Red Sea Fund-backed projects push Toronto as a hub for sales and international partnerships. TIFF’s evolving role mirrors a broader shift in how studios reach audiences and win awards amid a crowded fall slate.
Holmes’s new Netflix documentary You Can See Everything has premiered secretly at Telluride, following her 34 days before prison. The trailer features an unsettling exchange with Nathan Fielder, prompting body-language experts to weigh in on deception and truth. The project, filmed over three years, revisits Holmes’s rise and Theranos fraud saga as she serves an 11-year sentence.
NAZA, an 80‑minute documentary by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, has premiered at the Venice Film Festival, won a special jury prize and prompted sustained criticism from Israeli officials. The film presents anonymous testimony from 24 Israeli military and intelligence personnel alleging AI‑assisted targeting and frequent civilian deaths in Gaza; Israel’s defence establishment has rejected the claims and ordered inquiries.
The Venice Special Jury Prize for NAZA has triggered a political firestorm in Israel. Culture Minister Miki Zohar calls to strip the filmmakers’ citizenship, while Prime Minister Netanyahu and other officials condemn the film as treasonous. The documentary cites 24 anonymous Israeli insiders and alleges AI-assisted targeting and anticipated civilian casualties in Gaza; the filmmakers say the film seeks accountability.
Documents the renewed scrutiny around Elizabeth Holmes following the Telluride premiere and the limited footage revealing how the Theranos saga continues to shape Silicon Valley’s narrative, as directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim chronicle the months leading to her prison reporting.