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TIFF 2023: Galas and Special Presentations Highlights – Liz Braun reports

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Liz Braun cameron bailey, festival program, TIFF 2023, toronto international film festival

In the midst of a mostly lacklustre year for movies, TIFF has announced a stellar lineup of Galas and Special Presentations for the upcoming 48th edition of the festival taking place from September 7 to 17. Each of the two high-profile programmes thus far present 60 movies, including 37 World premieres. In a statement, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey promised audiences would experience, “An unforgettable celebration of film and a memorable and star-studded festival, showcasing the best of global cinema for film lovers.” Here;s what the show looks like thus far.

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Cameron Bailey and Anita Lee talk TIFF 2023 – Liz Braun interviews (Exclusive)

July 22, 2023August 21, 2023 Liz Braun Anita Lee, atom egoyan, cameron bailey, labor union strikes, Les Indésirables, Next Goal Wins, sag-aftra, Seven Veils, Steve Tientcheu, Taika Waititi, TIFF 2023, WGA

Cameron Bailey wants to make this clear: The Toronto International Film Festival is happening this year. The 48th annual TIFF is set to run September 7 – 17, despite the labour action that could potentially affect who shows up and what films are shown. The festival has been in recovery mode after two years of COVID, so it was a bold and welcome statement from CEO Cameron Bailey some weeks ago that TIFF would return to being fully in-person this year for the first time since 2019.

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My TIFF 2022 Diary: Highlighting Day-to-Day ‘IRL’ – Johanna Schneller reports (Exclusive)

October 3, 2022October 6, 2022 Johanna Schneller cameron bailey, covid, elton john, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Polley, TIFF 2022, toronto international film festival, viola davis

After two minutes, I realize I’m levitating an inch from my seat with happiness. This movie is everything I’d hoped and more. There is not one wasted syllable. I keep swatting away tears of anger (on behalf of the characters, and their real-life counterparts). I can feel the emotion rolling up and down the rows, that feeling you can only get in a theatre full of people who are having a collective experience. I won’t know this until a few days later, but Women Talking sets the tone for my whole TIFF: brilliant women directors, squaring their sites on the patriarchy. And experiencing their work in public again, finally.

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Cameron Bailey on TIFF 2022, Curation and Share Her Journey – Liz Braun interviews

September 1, 2022September 4, 2022 Liz Braun cameron bailey, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Hildur Guonadottir, Sally El Hosaini, Sarah Polley, share her journey, TIFF 2022, TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award, toronto international festival

For the first time in two years, The Toronto International Film Festival will be fully in-person. After falling back on drive-ins, streaming and limited screenings during the pandemic, CEO Cameron Bailey and his team were determined that TIFF 2022 would be extra special. “We knew we wanted to come back strong,” said Bailey in a recent interview. Mission accomplished.