On Monday, September 8, IMDb hosted The IMDb Dinner Occasion in Toronto, an unique celebration of filmmakers at KŌST within the Bisha Resort. The invitation-only gathering introduced collectively extraordinary filmmakers, trade luminaries and thought leaders to fête company of honor Maude Apatow (Poetic License), Nia DaCosta (Hedda), and Tessa Thompson (Hedda). At this non-public occasion, attendees loved a night of crafted cocktails, connoisseur eating, and interesting discussions centered round essentially the most iconic movies from TIFF in celebration of the competition’s fiftieth anniversary this yr.
Friends on the dinner included the newly-announced IMDb CEO Nikki Santoro, IMDb Founder and Govt Chair Col Needham, company of honor Maude Apatow (Poetic License), Nia DaCosta (Hedda), and Tessa Thompson (Hedda), actress Lily James, director Hikari, director Olivia Rosenbloom, actor Tom Bateman, actress Nina Hoss, actor Nicholas Pinnock, actress and filmmaker Grace Glowicki, producer and mannequin Gala Gordon, actor and filmmaker Ben Petrie, director Jonatan Etzler, producer Oskar Pimlott, director Rachel Lee Goldenberg, director Fawzia Mirza, filmmaker Anita Afonu, filmmaker Nana Adwoa Frimpong, actress Sydney Topliffe, actor Watson Rose, producer Anne Carey, producer Laura Michalchyshyn, producer Jeremy Kleiner, producer Gabrielle Nadig, trade marketing consultant Keri Putnam, digital creator Jess Spoll, digital creator Aimee La Joie, and extra!
Tessa wowed within the Brandon Maxwell Bridges Leather-based-Bra Wool-Mix Maxi Gown in white. Brandon Maxwell, a luxurious girls’s ready-to-wear label based in New York in 2015, was created with the imaginative and prescient of empowering girls to really feel stunning, assured, and complicated. Famend for its timeless designs and impeccable tailoring, the model locations a powerful emphasis on craftsmanship, with every bit rigorously designed and produced in New York Metropolis. See extra inside…


Tessa Thompson, Gala Gordon, Nia DaCosta, and Lily James

Maude Apatow and Tessa Thompson

Tessa sporting Brandon Maxwell Resort 2026, cute!
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