is one of three Toronto titles in which Cumberbatch appears.

The 37-year-old will also be seen in Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave, which has its Toronto premiere later, as well as the ensemble drama August: Osage County.

Playing down suggestions that he was "the man of the festival", the actor said his appearances were "an embarrassment of riches".

"There are lots of other amazing men at this festival, some of whom are seated on this table," he continued. "But I'm flattered at the same time."

Image caption Stevens recently starred in the hit drama Downton Abbey

One of the men sharing the panel with Cumberbatch on Friday was former Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens.

The 30-year-old plays former Guardian journalist turned BBC Newsnight editor Ian Katz in The Fifth Estate and said theInvercargill artist's work on ministry card

FESTIVE TOUCH: Darryl Smith with the Social Development Ministry 2012 Christmas card featuring his painting The Dragon.

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Invercargill artist Darryl Smith is chuffed to have a painting from his first exhibition used on a Social Development Ministry Christmas card.

Smith's exhibition My New Journey opened at the Bank Gallery in Invercargill last month. Smith became well known in the community this year for sending his art to families of the 29 miners killed at Pike River.

Since then he has gone on to paint for families affected by tragedies overseas, packaging and sending off his art individually around the world.

He has also given artwork to the Invercargill City Council, the offices of Southland MPs and to the Southland Times.

Smith - who recently resolved a claim