Category: TIFF
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TIFF 2020: Take a bow, Toronto đź‘Ź
Thank you for sharing your Festival with us Earlier this year, a pandemic reshaped our lives. Every day, we were left struggling to find the right words. Personal and emotional experiences can be difficult to express in language, so we turn to art. Because art — and cinema in particular — helps us to better […]
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TIFF 2019: Awards
The people (and the juries) have spoken. Below are your 2019 Toronto International Film Festival award winners. Grolsch People’s Choice Awards Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi THE GROLSCH PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD Winner: Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit First runner-up: Noah Baumbach’s Marriage StorySecond runner-up: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite The award offers a $15,000 cash prize and custom award, sponsored by Grolsch. […]
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Upcoming: TIFF NEXT WAVE 2019 (Feb 15-17, 2019)
A film festival with free movies for anyone under 25 Spend more time with your friends / Don’t worry ’bout nothin’ / Maybe meet someone else? / Have better discussions… Battle of the Scores + Opening Night Party – Live music. Dance party. Good times.Big Mood: Movie Marathon – Five throwback films. One big mood.Festival films – Bold faves, free for […]
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TIFF 2018: Announcing the TIFF ’18 Award Winners
And the awards go to… Each year, as the Toronto International Film Festival enters its third act and all the out-of-towners clear out of King Street, the locals are left to argue over one thing for an entire weekend: what will win the Grolsch People’s Choice Award? With over 300 films in 11 days, audiences […]
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TIFF 2018: William F. White International Inc. TIFF VIP Reception @ TIFF Bell Lightbox (Sep 11, 2018)
For 30 years as the leading provider for the entertainment industry in Canada, William F. White International and the Cornweb Group (1988-2018) celebrated with their annual industry TIFF event. Cornweb Group was founded by Chairman/CEO Paul Bronfman, in partnership with well-known legendary Hollywood producer/writer Stephen J. Cannell (A-Team, Rockford Files, 21 Jump […]
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TIFF 2018: Love Jacked @ Cube (Sep 9, 2018)
Celebrating it’s US distribution deal, the makers of Love Jacked celebrated in TIFF style. Synopsis, Maya, has artistic ambitions – her father ED wants: a dutiful daughter to run the family store. Taking her independence a step further, Maya decides to travel to Africa for inspiration and returns with a fiancĂ©. Filmed in Cape Town, South Africa […]
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TIFF 2018: Quincy Premiere @ Princess of Wales Theatre (Sep 9, 2018)
A special TIFF premiere of “Quincy” with arguably one of the most successful, influential artists of all time — Quincy Jones. With Quincy’s daughter Rashida Jones leading the charge in creating the documentary, the audience was treated to compelling insights into Quincy’s life. A very special performance from another great Chaka Khan (w. Mark Ronson & Yebba […]
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TIFF 2018: ARTISTS FOR PEACE and JUSTICE @ The Windsor Arms Hotel (Sep, 8 2018)
In its 10th year, Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) works in direct partnership with communities in Haiti and around the world, creating pathways out of poverty by expanding access to education and providing training in creative industries. As in past years, artist & philanthropist Peter Tunney literally led the (artistic) charge. This […]
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UPCOMING: Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 6-16, 2018)
TIFF is a charitable cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. An international leader in film culture, TIFF projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival in September; TIFF Bell Lightbox, which features five cinemas, major exhibitions, and learning and entertainment facilities; and innovative national distribution program […]
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TIFF: JUNUN with Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and the Rajasthan Express @ TIFF Bell Lightbox (July 18, 2018)
Junun are the supporting act for Radiohead’s current North American tour and a behind-the-scenes 2015 documentary by Paul Anderson. Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, who had been living in India for over a decade, was contacted by Radiohead guitarist  Jonny Greenwood, who told him he admired his music. When planning their collaboration, they agreed on things they would not do; for example, Greenwood […]
