'Thor' director TaikaWaititi to receive TIFF 2019 tribute
director Taika Waititi is set to receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival.in which the filmmaker stars as Adolf Hitler. The award, which honors a filmmaker for their outstanding contribution to cinema, will be handed to Waititi during the TIFF Tribute Gala awards event on Sept. 9.
"Taika Waititi is the rock star cinema needs right now. His films are full of razor-sharp humour, faultless style and boundless generosity," Toronto artistic director and co-head Cameron Bailey said in a statement. Waititi's film credits include
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