Toronto International Film Festival features Andrew Haigh and Laika

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) continues with various screenings and industry presentations. Director Andrew Haigh presented the Canadian premiere of ‘A Long Winter’, a period drama adapted from a short story by Colm Tóibín. The film follows a young man navigating his relationship with his father after his mother disappears during a blizzard.

In the realm of animation, Laika presented details regarding their upcoming stop-motion film, ‘Wildwood’. Head of animation Brad Schiff discussed technical advancements used to achieve smoother movement, including the use of digital frame-grabbers and advanced puppets equipped with internal ‘breathers’ to simulate lifelike breathing.