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Mixed Messages for Entertainment Biz as Toronto Heats Up

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Gregg Goldstein Naomi Watts and David Oyelowo’s Oscar and Golden Globe nominations gave them the clout to produce several films.

But nothing could have prepared the actors — or their sales agents — for trying to sell those features at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival (Sept.

10-20) during a global pandemic.“There were endless calls with countless people on how to approach this, and yes, it would be much better to have a packed audience,” Watts says of arranging the TIFF premiere of her Endeavor Content-repped drama “Penguin Bloom.” “But we felt this was the right time, because this is a hopeful story.”Oyelowo, who makes his directorial debut with the CAA/Endeavor Content-sold fantasy adventure “The Water Man,” faced similar struggles, but he.

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