2020 Toronto International Film Festival
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| Festival date | 10–21 September 2020 |
| Website | tiff |
The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, the 45th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, is scheduled to be held from 10 to 21 September 2020.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, organizers have acknowledged that the event will "look different" than in past years, primarily by incorporating an online streaming component, but they have indicated that current plans still include some form of physical festival taking place if possible within the constraints of whatever social distancing restrictions are still in place by September.[2]
The festival's executive director Joana Vicente and artistic director Cameron Bailey spoke about the festival's plans in a video conference call launching the international We Are One: A Global Film Festival;[2] Bailey has also discussed some of the festival's plans in an interview on IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast.[3] Plans have included efforts to act as a "united platform" to screen films that had been slated to premiere at other cancelled festivals such as the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, and efforts to capitalize on the resurgence of drive-in theaters by staging some live screenings at drive-in venues.[3]
On June 24, organizers indicated that a smaller program of 50 films will be screened in a conventional manner, using social distancing strategies such as drive-in or outdoor screenings, over the first five days of the festival, and will then remain available on a dedicated streaming platform for the remainder of the festival.[4]
Films
The first batch of films slated for the festival was announced on June 24.
- Ammonite by Francis Lee
- Another Round by Thomas Vinterberg
- Bruised by Halle Berry
- Concrete Cowboys by Ricky Staub
- Fauna by Nicolás Pereda
- Good Joe Bell by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Spring Blossom by Suzanne Lindon
- True Mothers by Naomi Kawase
References
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "TIFF Still Plans to Have a Physical Festival in 2020". Exclaim!, May 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Victoria Ahearn, "TIFF still planning some type of physical festival, execs say". CBC News, May 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Peter Howell, "What will TIFF 2020 look like?". Toronto Star, May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival plans scaled-down event, virtual red carpets". CBC News, June 24, 2020.