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Poster for the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival
Box office at the Manulife Centre

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is widely considered to be one of the top film festivals in the world and is the premiere film festival in North America from which the Oscars race begins. By public attendance it is the world's largest film festival [1].

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...."

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.

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).

The Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, since 1994, is Piers Handling.

History

TIFF, known originally as "The Festival of Festivals", began in 1976 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.

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, and Sideways.

In 2004, Perspective Canada, the programme that had focused on Canadian films since 1984, was replaced by two programmes:

  • 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.

In 2007, a new facility at the corner of King and John Streets in Toronto (on land donated by Ivan Reitman and family) will open providing extensive year-round galleries, cinemas, archives and activities for cinephiles.

Stars

List of people who will show up for the festival:

[b]Amitabh Bachchan[/b], AJ Schnack, Abderrahmane Sissako, Adrian Grenier, Adriana Barraza, Agnieszka Holland, Anti-Jussi Aninila, Alan Rickman, Alberta Watson, Alejandro Gomez Monteverde, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Alek Keshishian, Alex Pettyfer, Alex van Warmerdam, Alexander Oey, Alexander Payne, Allan King, Alyssa Sutherland, Amy Berg, Ana Kokkinos, Ana Moreira, Anders Thomas Jensen, Andrea Arnold, Andrew Currie, Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson, Ann Hui, Anne Fontaine, [b]Sir Anthony Hopkins[/b], Anthony Minghella, Antonio de la Torre, Arnold W. Messer, Arshad Warsi, Asger Leth, Agustin Díaz Yanes, Bahman Ghobadi, Barbara Kopple, Benoît Jacquot, Bob Balaban, Bob Goldthwait, Bobby Cannavale, Bong Joon-ho, Bonnie Henna, Bradley Beesley, [b]Brad Pitt[/b], Brad Silberling, Brian D. Johnson, Brittany Murphy, Bruno Dumont, Camelia Frieberg, Camila Guzmán Urzúa, Carice van Houten, Carrie-Anne Moss, Carl Bessai, Carmen Chaplin, Carmen Moore, Catalin Mitulescu, [b]Cate Blanchett[/b], Catherine Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Cecilia Peck, Cesc Gay, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chitra Palekar, Chris Kraus, Christopher Moynihan, [b]Christian Bale[/b], Christian Slater, Christian Volckman, Christina Ricci, Christie MacFayden, Christopher Guest, Christopher N Rowley, Christopher Smith, Cillian Murphy, Cindy Wolfe, Connie Britton, Costa-Gavras, Daniel Auteuil, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Daniella Wircer, Danny Glover, Dany Boon, Darren Aronofsky, David Leaf, David Recha, David Thwaites, David Von Ancken, Davide Ferrario, Deborah Theaker, Debbie Isitt, deco dawson, Denis Dercourt, Derek Luke, Diane Kruger, [b]the Dixie Chicks (Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire[/b], Emily Robison), Don Lake, Don McKellar, Douglas McGrath, Dror Shaul, [b]Dustin Hoffman[/b], Ed Begley Jr., Ed Harris, Ed Stone, Edward Burtynsky, Eduard Fernández, Emanuele Crialese, [b]Emilio Estevez[/b], Emily Barclay, Emma Thompson, Emmaneulle Béart, Eric Kopeloff, Erik Weihenmayer, [b]Ethan Hawke[/b], Eugene Levy, Eytan Fox, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Forest Whitaker, Francisco Vargas, François Létourneau, Fred Willard, Freddy Rodriguez, Frédérick Pelletier, Gabriel Byrne, Gabriel Range, Garin Nugroho, Gary Burns, Geoffrey Wright, Gerardo Naranjo, Gianni Amelio, Gina Pareño, Goran Paskaljevic, Gordon Pinsent, Grégoire Solotareff, Greta Scacchi, Guillermo del Toro, Guy Édion, Guy Maddin, Hal Hartley, Hanif Kureishi, Hanne Hedelund, Hans Steinbichler, Haobam Paban Kumar, Harry Shearer, [b]Heath Ledger[/b], Hirokazu Kore-eda, Ho Yuhang, Hong Sang-soo, Hubert Davis, Ioan Gruffudd, Isild Le Besco, Isla Fisher, J.T. Petty, Jacinda Barrett, Jackie May, Jafar Panahi, Jakob Cedergren, James Carville, James LeGros, James McAvoy, James Stern, Jan Chapman, Jan H?ebejk, Jane Lynch, Jannik Lorenzen, Jasmila Zbanic, Jason Biggs, Jason Britski, Jay Anania, Jean Lemire, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean-Pascal Hattu, Jeff Garlin, Jeff Goldblum, Jeffrey Jeturian, Jem Cohen, Jennifer Coolidge, Jennifer Baichwal, [b]Jennifer Lopez[/b], Jens Liens, Jérôme Laperrousaz, Jesper Asholt, Jesper Ganslandt, Jessica Lange, Jessica Woodworth, Jia Zhangke, Jim Brown, Jim Piddock, Joachim Lafosse, Joachim Trier, Joan Allen, John Abraham, John Barker, John Cameron Mitchell, John Jeffcoat, John Scheinfeld, John Waters, Jonathan Levine, Johnnie To, Jonathan King, Josie Ho, Josh Hamilton, Joshua Jackson, [b]Jude Law[/b], Judy Kuhn, Julie Christie, Julie Kolbech, Julia Loktev, Juliette Binoche, Kabir Khan, [b]Karan Johar[/b], Karen Murphy, Karim Aïnouz, Karl Urban, [b]Kate Winslet[/b], Katherine Dieckmann, Kathy Bates, Ken Lemberger, Ken Loach, Ken Marino, Kerry Washington, Kevin Macdonald , Kim Bodnia, Kim Chapiron, Kristen Thomson, Lachy Hulme, Larry Fessenden, Larry Miller, Laura Harris, Laura Linney, Laurent Hebiet, Leah Angutimarik, Leon Ichaso, Liam Neeson, Lindsay Doran, Lisandro Alonso, Liz Mermin, Lou Ye, Luc Picard, Lucy Walker, Macky Alston, Mads Mikkelsen, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Manuel Nieto Zas, Manuel Pradal, Manoel de Oliveira, [b]Marc Anthony[/b], Marc Evans, Marc Forster, Marc Recha, Margarethe von Trotta, Marie Clements, Marina Spada, Mark Palansky, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Donovan, Martin Lavut, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Mel Chionglo, Melinda Page Hamilton, Mohammed Naqvi, Michael Apted, Michael Glawogger, Michael Hitchcock, Michael Ian Black, Michael Mabbott, Michael McKean, [b]Michael Moore[/b], Michael Murphy, Michael Tucker, Mike Medavoy, Mira Nair, Monica Bleibtreu, [b]Morgan Freeman[/b], Mukhtaran Mai, Murali Thalluri, Nacho Cerda, Nader Takmil Homayoun, Nadia Litz, Nandita Das, Nanni Moretti, Neil Armfield, Nicole Robert, Niki Karimi, Nikos Grammatikos, Noel Mitrani, Norman Cohn, Ohad Knoller, Ole Christian Masen, Olivier Gourmet, Olivier Masset-Depasse, Olympia Dukakis, Ozer Kiziltan, Pablo Trapero, Pakkak Innushuk, Parker Posey, Patrice Leconte, Patricia Clarkson, Patrick Chamusso, Patrice Sauvé, Patrick Wilson, Paul Andrew Williams, Paul Fox, Paul Goldman, Paul Rachman, Paul Rudd, Paul Verhoeven, Pavel Giroud, Paz Vega, Pedro Almodovar, Pen-ek Ratanaruang, [b]Penélope Cruz[/b], Perry Henzell, Peter Brosens, Peter Dinklage, Peter Mettler, Peter Mullan, [b]Peter O'Toole[/b], Peter Schønau Fog, Petra Epperlein, [b]Pierce Brosnan[/b], Quim Gutierrez, Rachael Harris, Rachel Weisz, Rachel Bilson, Rachid Bouchareb, Rajnesh Domalpalli, Rakshan Bani-Etemad, [b]Rani Mukherjee[/b], Ray Lawrence, Rebecca Hall, [b]Reese Witherspoon[/b], Reha Erdem, [b]Ridley Scott[/b], Rinko Kikuchi, Robert Favreau, Robert Guédigian, Robert Lepage, Robert Sarkies, Robin Wright Penn, Robinson Stévenin, Robyn Slovo,Roger Michell, Rolf de Heer, Romola Garai, Ron Mann, Ron Perlman, [b]Russell Crowe[/b], Sacha Baron Cohen, Saffron Burrows, Sam Worthington, [b]Sandra Bullock[/b], Sang-il Lee, Santiago Amigorena, Sarah Polley, Sarah Price, Scott Z. Burns, Scott Caan, Shawn Slovo, Sean Ellis, [b]Sean Penn[/b], Serge Elissalde, [b]Shah Rukh Khan[/b], Shane Meadows, [b]Sharon Stone[/b], Sheng Zhimin, Sydney Pollack, Sigourney Weaver, Simon Lavoie, Siqin Gaowa, So Yong Kim, Sook-Yin Lee, Sophie Fiennes, [b]Spike Lee,[/b] Stefan Krohmer, Steve Hudson, Steven Zaillian, Stine Stengade, Szabolcs Hajdu, Yae-Yong Kim, Tahani Rached, Tantoo Cardinal, Tarsem Singh, Tata Amaral, Teresa Villaverde, Terrance Odette, Thierry Piantanida, Thierry Ragobert, Tim Robbins, Toby Jones, Todd Field, [b]Tom Hanks[/b], Tom Skerritt, Tom Vaughan, Tony Gatlif, Tony Goldwyn, Tony Kaye, Tracy Wright, Tsai Ming-Liang, Tunde Kelani, Ulrich Mühe, Vera Farmiga, Victoria Hill, [b]Viggo Mortensen[/b], [b]Vince Vaughn[/b], Vincent Cassel, Vincenzo Marra, Vincenzo Natali, Volker Schlöndorff, Wendy Crewson, Werner Herzog, [b]Will Ferrell[/b], William H. Macy, Wyclef Jean, Xiaogang Feng, Yao Ramesar, [b]Yoko Ono[/b], Yousef Sweid, Zabou Breitman, Zach Braff, Zach Helm, Zacharias Kunuk, Zeka Laplaine, and [b]Ziyi Zhang[/b].

Particular years

See also

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