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imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival Info & Opening and Closing Night Films

imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival Info & Opening and Closing Night Films

The 16th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is proud to announce the Opening and Closing Galas for the festival, running October 14-18, 2015, plus this year’s International Spotlight, and the inaugural imagineNATIVE Artist Spotlight, acknowledging Indigenous creative leaders. imagineNATIVE’s Opening Night Gala on Wednesday, October 14 at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema will […]

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Short Film Programmes

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival Announces Short Film Programmes

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, with presenting sponsor Bell Media, announces the Festival’s short film programmes, the return of The Award Show with presenters Alanis Obomsawin, Ashley Burnham and more, and free live streaming of festival events. The 16th imagineNATIVE Festival will present 12 shorts programmes from October 14-18, 2015 at the TIFF Bell […]

TANTOO CARDINAL To Receive Inaugural August Schellenberg Award of Excellence

TANTOO CARDINAL To Receive Inaugural August Schellenberg Award of Excellence

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is proud to announce the recipient of the inaugural August Schellenberg Award of Excellence is Métis actress and Indigenous film legend, Tantoo Cardinal. The August Schellenberg Award of Excellence is an annual prize that recognizes significant professional and personal achievement by an Indigenous Actor of all genders from […]

TIFF Appoints Three New Members to Board of Directors

TIFF Appoints Three New Members to Board of Directors

Toronto — On the heels of a successful 40th Toronto International Film Festival®, TIFF announces the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: long-time supporters Betty-Ann Heggie, Sabi Marwah and Francis Shen. “Betty-Ann, Sabi and Francis’ vast experience in a variety of different industries will be a huge asset to us — […]

TIFF 15 – JAFAR PANAHI’S TAXI – Canadian Premiere

First Festival Screening – September 17, 2015 @ 5:00 PM at The Scotiabank Theatre Last Festival Screening – September 19, 2015 @ 3:30 PM at The TIFF Bell Lightbox Shooting almost entirely within a cab circling the streets of Tehran, the great director Jafar Panahi (Offside, This Is Not a Film) offers a multilayered mosaic […]

TIFF 15 – MUCH LOVED – North American Premiere

First Festival Screening – September 16, 2015 @ 6:00 PM at The Scotiabank Theatre Second Festival Screening – September 17, 2015 @ 12:00 PM at The Bell Lightbox Last Festival Screening – September 18, 2015 @ 9:30 PM at The Scotiabank Theatre Four sex workers turn to each other for support as they struggle to […]

Notorious: Celebrating the Ingrid Bergman Centenary at TIFF

Notorious: Celebrating the Ingrid Bergman Centenary at TIFF

Begins on August 22 – September 6 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. “More than most stars of her rare magnitude, Ingrid Bergman was an actress who went her own way.” —Ben Cosgrove, LIFE.com “Bergman played the whole film without knowing how it would end, and this had the subtle effect of making all of her […]

FILMbutton Newsletter – TIFF 14 Announces First Slate of Galas & Special Presentations

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2014 Opening Press Conference held on July 22, 2014. Director, CEO Piers Handling & Artistic Director Cameron Bailey announce first slate of Galas & Special Presentations that will screen during TIFF 14. Director, CEO Piers Handling & Artistic Director Cameron Bailey answer questions about TIFF 14.