John Carney's Flora and Son to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2023
Posted: 24th July 2023
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is delighted to congratulate John Carney, Treasure Entertainment and the creative team behind the Irish director’s latest feature film, Flora and Son, as it has been announced to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this September.
The Irish film received its World Premiere earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received critical acclaim - particularly for Eve Hewson's performance, described as "revelatory" by the TIFF's festival programme - and was sold in a highly competitive bidding war to Apple. It will receive a Gala Screening at the festival for its Canadian Premiere. Showtimes will be announced when the festival releases its full schedule on August 15th.
Flora and Son is written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker John Carney (Sing Street, Once) and stars Eve Hewson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Orén Kinlan and Jack Reynor. The film follows single mom Flora (Hewson), who is at war with her teenage son, petty thief Max (Kinlan). Encouraged by the police to find Max a hobby, she rescues a beat-up guitar from a dumpster and finds that one person’s trash can be a family’s salvation.
Flora and Son was shot on location in Dublin, and is produced by Rebecca O’Flanagan and Robert Walpole for Treasure Entertainment, Anthony Bregman and Peter Cron for Likely Story and Distressed Films. The film is supported by Screen Ireland in association with FilmNation, Fifth Season, Likely Stor and Distressed Films. Sales are handled by FilmNation.
The 48th Toronto International Film Festival will take place September 7th – 17th. Find out more about the festival and follow future announcements through their website.