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‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker, Gary Oldman and Mattel Studios President Robbie Brenner Set for TIFF Market Talks
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‘Obsession’ Director Curry Barker, Gary Oldman and Mattel Studios President Robbie Brenner Set for TIFF Market Talks

The rebooted Toronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Market will add a new slate of industry conversations, featuring Curry Barker, Gary Oldman and Robbie Brenner, alongside Apple-backed and studio-backed projects.

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Toronto’s rebooted TIFF Market will host a new set of industry conversations under its Visionaries and Dialogues talks program, with Obsession director Curry Barker, actor Gary Oldman and Mattel Studios President and Barbie producer Robbie Brenner joining the lineup, according to Deadline.

Barker’s participation links the TIFF Market program to Obsession, a film project where Barker is credited as director. The talks format is positioned as a platform for filmmakers and industry figures to discuss creative and production approaches with market attendees.

Oldman’s presence is tied to his current Toronto schedule, where he is set to attend the premiere of the sixth season of Apple-backed drama Slow Horses. Deadline reports that the premiere is part of TIFF’s Primetime section, which the festival organizes for television-focused programming.

Deadline also reports that Brenner will take part in the TIFF Market talks after earning an Oscar nomination, bringing studio leadership and commercial production experience to the Visionaries and Dialogues track. Brenner is described as Mattel Studios president and the producer of Barbie.

TIFF Market, which Deadline describes as rebooted, is designed to convene industry stakeholders as films and television projects move through development, distribution and financing. The Visionaries and Dialogues program functions as a visible component of that effort, pairing major creators with audience reach that overlaps with buyers, festival professionals and media executives.

The announced additions bring together three different points of the screen industry pipeline: feature directing (Barker), star-driven television event premieres and audience-facing promotion (Oldman and Slow Horses), and brand-to-screen production and studio governance (Brenner and Mattel Studios).

Deadline’s report frames the lineup as part of TIFF Market’s broader conversation programming, with attendees expected to hear from the participants on their projects and the practical realities of bringing them to market. The next step for the public is to monitor TIFF’s official TIFF Market announcements for event times and session details tied to the Visionaries and Dialogues track.

Why It Matters

  • The lineup indicates TIFF Market’s emphasis on bridging film and television development with studio leadership and brand-backed production.
  • Oldman’s appearance is directly connected to an Apple-backed television premiere in TIFF’s Primetime section, tying market conversations to a high-visibility event.
  • Brenner’s participation brings Mattel Studios’ perspective to distribution and production discussions, reflecting ongoing business stakes for franchise-scale IP adaptation.
  • For industry attendees, the Visionaries and Dialogues sessions provide a structured forum for networking and project context during a festival-centered business calendar.

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Key Facts

  • Curry Barker, Gary Oldman, and Robbie Brenner are joining TIFF Market’s Visionaries and Dialogues talks program, per Deadline.
  • The talks program is part of Toronto’s rebooted TIFF Market.
  • Oldman is scheduled to be in Toronto for the premiere of the sixth season of Apple-backed drama Slow Horses in TIFF’s Primetime section.
  • Deadline describes Brenner as Mattel Studios president and a Barbie producer.
  • Deadline describes Brenner as Oscar-nominated and Barker as Obsession director.