[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-10151":3},{"festival":4,"years":22,"news":32,"about":78},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":13,"logoAppearance":14,"logoOg":20,"about":21,"isManaged":17},10151,"toronto-international-film-festival-canada","open","Toronto International Film Festival","",[11,12],"TIFF","Festival of Festivals","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Ftoronto-international-film-festival-canada-bqc6t17d.webp?v=8be26773",{"mode":15,"edge":16,"edgeLight":17,"plateLight":18,"plateDark":18,"crop":19,"og":19},"mono-dark","#000000",false,"none",null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F9007.jpg?v=8be26773","The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) presents new Canadian and international cinema in Toronto each September, with a selection built around premieres: submitted features, documentaries, shorts and series need at least a North American premiere status. The festival dates back to 1976, when Bill Marshall, Dusty Cohl and Henk Van der Kolk launched it as the Festival of Festivals; the current name dates from 1994. Its People's Choice Awards are voted by festival audiences, alongside juried prizes for the Platform programme of director-driven films, for Canadian features, including first and second features, and for short films in Short Cuts. The festival is run by TIFF, a not-for-profit cultural organization that also programmes the TIFF Lightbox cinema centre year-round. Since 2026 it runs alongside TIFF: The Market, an industry market for film, series and screen projects. The dates for the 51st edition are 10–20 September 2026, with TIFF: The Market on 10–16 September 2026.",[23,26,28,30],{"year":24,"hasAwards":17,"hasSelection":25},"2026",true,{"year":27,"hasAwards":25,"hasSelection":25},"2024",{"year":29,"hasAwards":17,"hasSelection":25},"2020",{"year":31,"hasAwards":17,"hasSelection":25},"2017",[33,38,43,48,53,58,63,68,73],{"entryId":34,"urlTitle":35,"title":36,"summary":37},34602,"tiff-announces-canadas-top-ten-films-of-2024","TIFF Announces Canada's Top Ten Films of 2024","TIFF has announced Canada's Top Ten Films of 2024, celebrating the nation's best features and shorts. Running February 5–9 at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto, the program spotlights emerging and established…",{"entryId":39,"urlTitle":40,"title":41,"summary":42},32020,"five-filmmakers-selected-for-monkeypaw-productions-no-drama-initiative-with-tiff-universal-filmmakers-project","Five filmmakers selected for Monkeypaw Productions' \"No Drama Initiative\" with TIFF & Universal Filmmakers Project","Monkeypaw Productions, in partnership with TIFF and Universal Filmmakers Project, has announced five filmmakers for its \"No Drama Initiative.\" Participants receive $50,000 USD grants to create proof-o…",{"entryId":44,"urlTitle":45,"title":46,"summary":47},31550,"toronto-2024-the-life-of-chuck-triumphs-at-tiff-peoples-choice-awards","Toronto 2024: \"The Life of Chuck\" Triumphs at TIFF People’s Choice Awards","At the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (Canada), Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck won the People’s Choice Award, continuing a tradition of audience-selected winners. Jacques Audiard’s Emilia…",{"entryId":49,"urlTitle":50,"title":51,"summary":52},31482,"tiff-defends-russians-at-war-north-american-premiere-amid-ukrainian-canadian-protests","TIFF Defends \"Russians At War\" North American Premiere Amid Ukrainian-Canadian Protests","The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will proceed with the North American premiere of the Canada-France documentary Russians At War, despite protests from Ukrainian-Canadians who allege it p…",{"entryId":54,"urlTitle":55,"title":56,"summary":57},31456,"angelina-jolie-to-receive-tiff-tribute-award-in-impact-media-at-2024-toronto-international-film-festival","Angelina Jolie to Receive TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at 2024 Toronto International Film Festival","Angelina Jolie will be honored with the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, recognizing her contributions to cinema and social impact. The award, previo…",{"entryId":59,"urlTitle":60,"title":61,"summary":62},30922,"angelina-jolie-to-receive-tiff-tribute-award-in-impact-media-at-toronto-international-film-festival","Angelina Jolie to Receive TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at Toronto International Film Festival","Angelina Jolie will receive the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The award, recognizing her contributions to social impact through cinema, wil…",{"entryId":64,"urlTitle":65,"title":66,"summary":67},30343,"toronto-international-film-festival-reveals-2024-awards-categories-and-jurors","Toronto International Film Festival Reveals 2024 Awards Categories and Jurors","TIFF 2024 has unveiled its awards categories and jury members, marking the return of the Best Canadian Discovery Award after a five-year hiatus. The award, celebrating emerging Canadian filmmakers, wi…",{"entryId":69,"urlTitle":70,"title":71,"summary":72},30313,"jharrel-jerome-and-zhao-tao-to-receive-tiff-24-tribute-awards-in-canada","Jharrel Jerome and Zhao Tao to Receive TIFF '24 Tribute Awards in Canada","Jharrel Jerome and Zhao Tao will be honoured at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival with the TIFF Tribute Performer Award and TIFF Special Tribute Award, respectively. The awards celebrate th…",{"entryId":74,"urlTitle":75,"title":76,"summary":77},29780,"toronto-international-film-festival-announces-2024-primetime-and-short-cuts-selections","Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2024 Primetime and Short Cuts Selections","Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled its 2024 programming for Primetime and Short Cuts. The lineup includes world premieres from renowned filmmakers like Tomas Alfredson and Alfonso…",{"aboutHtml":79,"countries":80,"focus":82,"categories":83,"nextDates":19,"awardsPrizes":90,"rules":91,"website":92,"contacts":93,"editDate":114},"\u003Cp>The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) presents new Canadian and international cinema in Toronto each September, with a selection built around premieres: submitted features, documentaries, shorts and series need at least a North American premiere status. The festival dates back to 1976, when Bill Marshall, Dusty Cohl and Henk Van der Kolk launched it as the Festival of Festivals; the current name dates from 1994. 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All feature films and series in the Official Selection are eligible.\n\nPlatform Prize: CAD 20,000 for the best film in the Platform programme, chosen by an international jury. According to TIFF, from 2026 the winner of the Platform Prize (non-English language) is eligible for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.\n\nBest Canadian Feature Film Award: CAD 10,000. All Canadian feature films in the Official Selection, except first and second features, are considered.\n\nBest Canadian Discovery Award: CAD 10,000. All Canadian first and second feature films in the Official Selection are eligible.\n\nShort Cuts Awards: three jury awards for films in the Short Cuts programme - Best International Short Film, Best Canadian Short Film and Best Animated Short Film - each with a bursary of CAD 10,000. According to TIFF, the winners of Best Canadian Short Film and Best International Short Film become eligible for the Academy Awards short film competition.\n\nNETPAC Award: presented by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Pacific Cinema to the best Asian film by a first- or second-time feature director; the jury is selected by TIFF and NETPAC.\n\nFIPRESCI Prize: presented by a jury of the International Federation of Film Critics, dedicated to emerging filmmakers.","Submissions are made only through FilmFreeway, as an online screener; films not in English need English subtitles. TIFF does not accept discs, external links, downloadable files or trailers.\n\nSubmission categories: Canadian Features, Canadian Documentary Features, Canadian Shorts, International Features, International Documentary Features, International Shorts and Primetime (series). Wavelengths (artist film and video) and the DCP & Projectionist Package are by invitation only.\n\nFeatures and documentary features run 60 minutes or longer, shorts of all genres 40 minutes or less (including credits). Series need at least two chronological episodes, including the series or season premiere, with a combined runtime of 60 minutes or longer.\n\nA film counts as Canadian if it is directed by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and lists Canada as a major country of production or has a Canadian producer or co-producer. All other films are International.\n\nAt submission a film must have World, International or North American premiere status; a Canadian premiere is accepted only at TIFF's discretion. A film is not eligible if it was completed before the cut-off date set for the edition, was submitted to TIFF before, has been sold on DVD, Blu-ray or VOD, had a theatrical release or aired on television or a streaming platform in North America, was publicly posted online in North America (geoblocking outside North America is allowed), had a public screening in Canada before the festival, or requires virtual or augmented reality.\n\nSelected films may have up to five in-person screenings (public, press and market) under FIAPF regulations. The director and guests are expected at the first and second public screenings. Selected films must deliver accessibility versions (English subtitles, closed captions and audio description as required). Submission fees are non-refundable. Questions: submissions@tiff.net.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tiff.net\u002F",[94,98,101,104,107,110],{"type":95,"value":96,"note":97},"Email","submissions@tiff.net","Film submissions",{"type":95,"value":99,"note":100},"themarket@tiff.net","TIFF: The Market (industry market)",{"type":95,"value":102,"note":103},"registration@tiff.net","TIFF: The Market accreditation",{"type":105,"value":106,"note":103},"Phone","+1 416-934-5834",{"type":105,"value":108,"note":109},"+1 416-599-8433","TIFF main line (press 9 for staff extensions)",{"type":111,"value":112,"note":113},"Address","TIFF Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street W., Toronto, ON M5V 3X5, Canada","TIFF Lightbox, TIFF's year-round home",1791971272]