Poster for the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival

Box office at the Manulife Centre

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), held in Toronto, Canada, is widely considered to be one of the top film festivals in the world. It is the premiere film festival in North America from which the Oscars race begins. It is the world's largest film festival open to the general public [1]. Image File history File links 2006poster. ... Image File history File links 2006poster. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x864, 187 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x864, 187 KB) Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The main tower of the Manulife Centre The Manulife Centre is located on the southeast corner of Bay and Bloor streets, adjacent to the southern edge of the Yorkville district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... A film festival is the presentation or showcasing of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

In 1998, Variety magazine acknowledged that "the Festival is second only to Cannes in terms of high-profile pics, stars and market activity." Quoted by the National Post in 1999, Roger Ebert claimed "...although Cannes is still larger, Toronto is more useful and more important...." Variety is a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... The National Post is a major Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, Ontario, a district of Toronto. ... Roger Joseph Ebert (born June 18, 1942) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic. ...

Each year, the festival begins the Thursday night after Labour Day (the first Monday in September in Canada) and lasts for ten days. Between 300-400 films are screened at approximately 23 screens in downtown Toronto venues. The festival is centred around the Bay and Bloor area, a part of town with several luxury hotels and several movie theatres. Though the Festival in recent years has given more attention to mainstream Hollywood films than in the past, the Festival still maintains its indie roots, featuring retrospectives of national cinemas and individual directors, as well as highlights of Canadian cinema, in addition to the plethora of African, South American and Asian films that regularly show at the festival. Labour Day Parade in Toronto in early 1900s A Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ...

The festival is considered a launch pad for many studios to begin "Oscar-buzz" for their films; for example, Taylor Hackford's Ray premiered at the festival and garnered much attention for Jamie Foxx's portrayal of Ray Charles (for which he ultimately won the Academy Award for Best Actor). Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Taylor Hackford (born December 31, 1944 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American film director. ... Ray is a 2004 biographical film focusing on thirty years[2]of the life of legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. ... Jamie Foxx (born Eric Marlon Bishop on December 13, 1967) is an American actor, singer, and stand-up comic. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), a pioneering American pianist and soul musician who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ...

The Director and CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, since 1994, is Piers Handling. In 2004, Noah Cowan became Co-Director of the festival. This began a three-year transition period after which Piers Handling will relinquish the directorship to focus on his role as Festival CEO.

History

TIFF, known originally as "The Festival of Festivals", was founded in 1976 at the Windsor Arms Hotel.^[1] It began as a collection of the best films from festivals around the world. It has since, through consistent investment and promotion by its organizers and sponsors, grown to become a vital component of Hollywood's marketing machine. The Windsor Arms Hotel The Windsor Arms is a boutique hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... ...

Many notable films have had their global or North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, including Chariots of Fire, The Big Chill, Husbands and Wives, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, Downfall, American Beauty, Sideways, Crash, and Shut Up & Sing. Chariots of Fire is a British film released in 1981. ... The Big Chill is a 1983 film that tells the story of several University of Michigan college friends who reunite after many years for the funeral of one of their friends who commits suicide. ... Husbands and Wives is a 1992 American film directed and written by Woody Allen. ... DVD cover Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, released in 1993, is an award-winning movie about the famous piano prodigy Glenn Gould. ... Der Untergang (2004; international English title Downfall) is a German film depicting the final days of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany in 1945. ... American Beauty is a 1999 drama film that explores themes of romantic and paternal love, freedom, beauty, self-liberation, existentialism, the search for happiness, and family against the backdrop of modern American suburbia. ... Sideways is a 2004 Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-winning comedy/drama film, co-written and directed by Alexander Payne. ... Crash is an Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Paul Haggis. ... Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing (also known simply as Shut Up and Sing) is a 2006 documentary film produced and directed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck. ...

In 2001, Perspective Canada, the program that had focused on Canadian films since 1984, was replaced by two programs:

• Canada First!, a forum for Canadian filmmakers presenting their first feature-length work, featuring eight to 15 films, and
• Short Cuts Canada, which includes 30-40 Canadian short films.

The TIFF Group occasionally polls critics, programmers, and industry professionals, asking them to identify their Top 10 Canadian films. The TIFF Group has conducted three such polls, in 1984, 1993, and 2004. Short subject is an American film industry term that historically has referred to any film in the format of two reels, or approximately 20 minutes running time, or less. ... // Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name. ... The year 1993 in film involved many significant films. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ...

In 2007, TIFF was named one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, as published in Maclean's magazine, the only arts group in Canada to receive this honour.^[2] Canadas Top 100 Employers is an annual competition that recognizes the best places in Canada to work. ... A cover of the Canadian magazine Macleans. ...

In 2007, the Festival Group will begin construction on a new facility at the corner of King and John Streets in downtown Toronto (on land donated by Ivan Reitman and family). Opening in late 2009, 'Bell Festival Centre (working title)' will provide extensive year-round galleries, cinemas, archives and activities for cinephiles. Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946 in Komárno in Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) is a Slovakian-born, Canadian-raised Jewish film actor, producer, and director. ...

Particular years

• 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
• 2006 Toronto International Film Festival
• 2005 Toronto International Film Festival
• 2004 Toronto International Film Festival
• 2003 Toronto International Film Festival
• 2002 Toronto International Film Festival
• 2001 Toronto International Film Festival
• 2000 Toronto International Film Festival
• 1999 Toronto International Film Festival
• 1998 Toronto International Film Festival
• 1997 Toronto International Film Festival

The 2007 Toronto International Film Festival will run from Sep 6 to Sep 15, 2007. ... Poster for the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival The 2006 Toronto International Film Festival will run from Sep 7 to Sep 16, 2006. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Canada First CQ2 (Seek You Too), Carole Laure I, Claudia, Chris Abraham Ill Fated, Mark A. Lewis Its All Gone, Pete Tong & Michael Dowse Jimmywork, Simon Sauvé Littoral, Wajdi Mouawad La Peau blanche, Daniel Roby Phil the Alien, Rob Stefaniuk Saint Ralph, Michael McGowan Seven Times Lucky, Gary Yates... The 2003 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 2003. ... The 2002 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 5 to September 17 and screened 343 films from 50 countries. ... The 2001 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 6 to September 15, 2001. ... The 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, the 25th annual festival, ran from September 7 to September 16, 2000. ... The 1999 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 9 to September 18, 1999. ... The 1998 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 10 to September 19, 1998. ... The 1997 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 1997. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Toronto International Film Festival

• Toronto International Film Festival official festival site
• TIFFG Toronto International Film Festival Group official site
• Bell Festival Centre - breaking ground in 2007, opening in 2009
• TOfilmfest.ca - list of 2007 films, links to reviews, sortable by star-rating
• tiffreviews.com - the online meeting place for fans of TIFF
• TIFF coverage @ TheGATE.ca
• Toronto Film Festival coverage on DigitalHit.com
• FilmFest.ca - Daily coverage at Filmfest.ca
• Celebrity Restaurants - From Dine.TO
• CBC TIFF 2006 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Film Festival Coverage
• Toronto International Film Festival at the Internet Movie Database
• "The terrors of TIFF"
• TIFF 2007 full coverage @ AOL Canada

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References

1. ^ CTV News
2. ^ Reasons for Selection, 2007 Canada's Top 100 Employers.