DEPARTURES
Film fever
The Toronto International
Film Festival By Tania Moffat
GET THERE:
There are 102 direct flights to Toronto per week from Winnipeg: 67 offered by Air Canada
35 offered by WestJet
HOW TO
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his September, film fever will once again take the streets of Toronto by storm. It is hard to tell wheth- er you are in Hollywood or Toronto in the midst of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
with the red carpets, filmmakers, industry professionals and celebrities, accompanied by entourages of local and interna- tional media. “Tere is a palpable energy in the air during the 11 days of
the Festival. Te Festival village is buzzing. Ten there’s the audience. From first-time festival-goers to veteran audience members who see dozens of films throughout the Festival, the city is united by a love of cinema,” shares Piers Han- dling, who has been the festival’s director and CEO since 1994. “Toronto audiences are savvy, they’re passionate about cinema. Te Festival is truly a magical time in the city – something we look forward to all year. Te 11 days go by too quickly.” From its humble beginnings in 1976 as the “Festival of Festivals,” TIFF has grown to become a world-class event
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with international acclaim. Te first festival welcomed 35,000 attendees and showed 127 films. Today, TIFF proudly presents world, international and North American pre- mieres. Last year more than 400,000 attendees – 4,000 of them industry professionals and Hollywood stars – took part in this uniquely Torontonian experience. Events were held at 34 downtown venues. A total of 366 features, 146 of which were world premieres, and films from 70 different countries were viewed on 28 screens. According to TIFF, the secret of its success is the
combination of two parallel festivals: one for a large audience passionate about film and one for the world’s press and industry. “Te Festival brings world cinema to Toronto, while also shining a global spotlight on Canadian cinema,” explains Handling. “Being a public festival makes us unique. Filmmakers have the opportunity to see how their films play with an audience. And, while we don’t have an official market, many films are sold during the Festival as we bring together industry members from around the world.”
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