Maverick American director Brian De Palma to sit on TIFF 2016 jury The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) just announced that non other than iconic horror and thriller auteur Brian De Palma (Phantom of the Paradise, Carrie, Dressed to Kill) will sit on the jury for Platform, the program that champions directors’ cinema from around the world. Joining De Palma on the 2016 Platform jury will be filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun and acclaimed actor Zhang Ziyi.