Toronto International Film Festival
Annual film festival in Canada
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| 2022 | The Industry Selects program, originally introduced as a pandemic-era temporary solution, was converted into a permanent part of the TIFF program. |
| 2021 | Festival leadership Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente reported that while 2020 ticket sales were reduced compared to 2019, it was simultaneously the most successful festival in TIFF's history in terms of business activity and film distributor sales. |
| 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Toronto International Film Festival introduced the Industry Selects program as a temporary measure to allow North American film industry members to access films that could not be screened in person at international film festivals. |
| 2020 | Spike Lee's American Utopia was announced as the festival's opening film. |
| 2020 | Chloé Zhao's Nomadland was screened as part of a special arrangement, simultaneously opening at TIFF, NYFF, and Venice Film Festivals. |
| 2020 | TIFF introduced the TIFF Tribute Awards ceremony, which was broadcast live by CTV Television Network for the first time, honoring Anthony Hopkins, Chloe Zhao, Mira Nair, and Kate Winslet for their distinguished career achievements. |
| 2020 | Festival initially announced in-person film screenings as 'masks optional', but quickly reversed the decision and made masks mandatory due to COVID-19 transmission concerns and a surge of new cases in Ontario. |
| December 9 2020 | TIFF released its annual Canada's Top Ten list, featuring 10 selected feature films and 10 selected short films by Canadian filmmakers, highlighting the best Canadian cinema of the year. |
| September 21 2020 | Festival online platform remains open until this date to honor tickets purchased on the closing day, extending the 48-hour rental period for film viewings. |
| September 20 2020 | The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced its award winners, including the People's Choice Award for 'Nomadland' directed by Chloé Zhao and the inaugural Shawn Mendes Foundation Changemaker Award for 'Black Bodies' by Kelly Fyffe-Marshall. |
| September 19 2020 | Official conclusion of the festival, with final film premieres and events taking place. |
| September 10 2020 | The 45th Toronto International Film Festival begins, adapting to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions by primarily using an online streaming platform with limited in-person screenings. |
| August 25 2020 | Final announcement of short films and special events for the Toronto International Film Festival was made. |
| July 2020 | Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox platform was launched, offering a curated selection of past TIFF films for short-term digital rental, with both professional and public viewing options for Canadian audiences. |
| July 30 2020 | Additional films were announced for the Toronto International Film Festival. |
| June 24 2020 | TIFF organizers announced a reduced program of 50 films to be screened using social distancing strategies, including drive-in and outdoor screenings over the first five days of the festival, with the remainder available on a dedicated streaming platform. |
| January 2017 | The selected Canada's Top Ten films received follow-up screenings at TIFF Bell Lightbox and in multiple Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax. |
| December 2016 | TIFF programmers released the annual Canada's Top Ten list, selecting ten best Canadian films of 2016, including feature films by directors like Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Xavier Dolan, and Anne Émond, as well as short films by Theodore Ushev, Martin Edralin, and others. |
| September 18 2016 | The 41st Toronto International Film Festival concluded after screening almost 400 films over 11 days. |
| September 8 2016 | The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival officially began, running until September 18th. |
| July 26 2016 | First announcement of films to be screened at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival was made. |
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