Flash of Genius is supposed to be premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. So this is news for all Canadians near Toronto.

Toronto - The Toronto International Film Festival is pleased to announce the addition of 20 Special Presentations to the programming lineup for TIFF08, which runs September 4 through 13. These include films from critically acclaimed filmmakers Steven Soderbergh, Claire Denis, Darren Aronofsky, Michael Winterbottom, Kevin Smith, Danny Boyle, Barbet Schroeder, Charlie Kaufman and Max Färberböck and starring Jennifer Aniston, Greg Kinnear, Mickey Rourke, Adrien Brody, Isabelle Huppert, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Steve Zahn, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Zac Efron and Lauren Graham.

Ticket packages now on sale. Purchase online at tiff08.ca, by phone at 416-968-FILM or 1-877-968-FILM or in person at the Festival Box Office at Manulife Centre, 55 Bloor Street West (main floor, north entrance). Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The 33rd Toronto International Film Festival runs September 4 through 13, 2008.

Flash of Genius Marc Abraham, USA
Canadian Premiere
Based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert Kearns’ (Greg Kinnear) long battle with the American automobile industry, Flash of Genius tells the tale of one man whose fight to receive recognition for his ingenuity would come at a heavy price. But this determined engineer refused to be silenced, and he took on the corporate titans in a battle that nobody thought he could win. And while paying the toll for refusing to compromise his dignity, this everyday David tried the unthinkable: to bring Goliath to his knees. Flash of Genius also stars Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney and Alan Alda.

source: tiff08.ca (Thanks Jen to email me about it)