Pursuits
Toronto Picked Clean as Buyers Snag Films Before Festival Opens
- Netflix, independents a factor in earlier acquisitions
- `Some of the more commercial titles have already been taken'
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Some of the most sought-after movies set to screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival have already been sold, before the first curtain goes up Thursday on what’s become the unofficial kickoff for Oscar season.
“In the past, the rule of thumb was, if you had a very commercial title you’d wait for the festival,” said Courtney Sexton, senior director for CNN Films, which grabbed the base-jumping documentary “Sunshine Superman” in Toronto last year. “Going in, some of the more commercial titles have already been taken.”