Bell Lightbox
| TIFF Bell Lightbox | |
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| Established | 2009 |
| Location | 350 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Public transit access | 504 King Alternate: ■ St. Andrew 510 Spadina |
| Website | tiff.net |
| Festival Tower | |
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| TIFF Bell Lightbox Toronto Ontario Canada.jpg TIFF Bell Lightbox and Festival Tower in 2011 |
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| General information | |
| Type | Theatre, Residential, Retail |
| Location | Corner of King Street & John Street Toronto, Ontario |
| Completed | September 12, 2010 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Roof | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 46 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Bruce Kuwabara of KPMB Architects |
| Developer | Toronto International Film Festival Group Daniels Corporation & the Reitman Family |
| Main contractor | PCL Constructors Canada |
The TIFF Bell Lightbox & Festival Tower is a cultural centre and skyscraper in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the north west corner of the intersection of King Street and John Street.
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Background[edit]
The TIFF Bell Lightbox opened in 2010.
The entrance for the structure's 46-storey tower is on John Street, set back from the much smaller 19th-century buildings along King Street. The TIFF Bell Lightbox cinema complex, the Toronto International Film Festival offices, a ground-floor restaurant and a roof-top terrace are housed in a five-storey structure on King. The five-screen cinema complex also features galleries, workshops and a library.[1]
During construction, the site was found to contain artifacts belonging to York General Hospital when it was located there in 1829.[2]
TIFF[edit]
The podium, a five-storey complex, is the new headquarters for the Toronto International Film Festival. It contains 5 new theatres of various sizes, a three-storey public atrium, two galleries, three learning studios, a centre for students and scholars, a bistro, a restaurant, and a lounge, a gift shop, as well as a rooftop terrace.
In the theatres are specially curated programming, as well as some new releases. There is also films that tie-in with exhibitions, and retrospectives of actors or filmmakers. The extensive reference library and archives of film, which include publications and archival movies, are open to the public, as well as research and study space.
Since 2009 the TIFF Bell Lightbox remains TIFF's centre for the festival, marking the permanent move from Yorkville to King West, and will include the future "Cinema Tower" on the north side on the block, which will add 5 more theatres. The area also includes prominent venues for the festival such as Roy Thomson Hall.
The complex opened officially on September 12, 2010 with a “free block party”.[3] Bruce McDonald's Trigger was the first film screened at the theatre.[4]
Gallery[edit]
The galleries host exhibitions related to film and art history. One gallery on the higher level is free to the public, while the larger main gallery on the first level hosts large paid exhibitions. The first exhibition was the MoMA's monograph on Tim Burton. Subsequent shows have included retrospectives of Federico Fellini and Grace Kelly.
Financial support[edit]
The cost of building the TIFF Bell Lightbox was offset by financial support from Bell, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, the King and John Festival Corporation, RBC, BlackBerry, Visa, the Copyright Collective of Canada, the Slaight Family Foundation, The Daniels Corporation, NBC Universal Canada, the Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation, the Harbinger Foundation, Mackenzie Financial, CIBC, and BMO.[5]
Festival Tower[edit]
The Festival Tower was developed by The Daniels Corporation and designed by Toronto-based architectural firm Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB). The TIFF Bell Lightbox is the home of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF),[6] while the Festival Tower contains condominium residences. The project was conceived in partnership by the Toronto International Film Festival Group and the King and John Festival Corporation.[7]
2011 falling glass incident[edit]
Glass from the 27th-floor of the condominium tower fell to the ground at around 7:30 pm on August 2, 2011. Police closed off a section of John Street as a precaution, and pedestrian traffic along the side of the building was limited the next day. This incident happened just days after Murano Condos at 37 Grosvenor St. had similar incidents.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Hume, David (15 September 2010). "Lightbox illuminates city's future". Toronto Star. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/photos/614#igImgId_8111
|url=missing title (help). - ^ "TIFF Bell Lightbox Opens Its Doors On September 12 With A Free Block Party" (Press release). tiff. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "How the film Trigger underwent a sex change". The Globe and Mail, September 11, 2010.
- ^ http://tiff.net/press/pressreleases/2010/tiff-announces-170-million-impact-on-torontos-economy
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- ^ Festival Tower
- ^ "Piece of glass falls from TIFF Bell Lightbox building". CTV Toronto (Toronto ON). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: TIFF Bell Lightbox |
- Official web page at tiff.net
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