Toronto International Film Festival aka: TIFF

I was lucky enough to live in TO for a year, and i volenteered for TIFF. I have never had so much synergetic fun!

No, that’s not true, but it’s in my top 10!

Hell yeah I saw Brad Pitt! But I’m not satisfied…went here just to see him and no one else…I miss him =.(

Chantal KreviazukRaine MaidaJeanne BakerBrad PittMatt DamonDarren AronofskyRachel WeiszEllen Burstyn

Lo and behold, I saw him at the ONExONE gala. Just my luck.

This year, I am noticing that the press conferences are not being aired on the Rogers Local channel. Is this because Bell is sponsoring the film festival, and this is a Bell and Rogers feud?

You might, perhaps, see someone on the street whose name graces more than a few magazine covers every month. Or you might see a movie that changes your life, which is what happened to me. If you are ever fortunate enough to see ‘All the Invisible Children,’ let me definitely say you will never think about exploitation of children the same way; nor, perhaps war, journalism, or even Spike Lee.

I also saw ‘Drawing Restraint 9’ here last year, which was bizarre and visceral and difficult and compelling, and the director, New York artist Matthew Barney, actually came out to talk about it beforehand. At ‘Manderlay,’ Lars Von Trier’s last movie, we got to see the lead actress come out up front, and… hmm, I saw one more for sure but I can’t remember which. Spectacular festival, though. Can’t recommend it highly enough.

I’ve done the VIFF and other film festivals. Hell, I’ve even done Fringe Festivals in 3 different provinces, so I’m not stranger to festivals. I’m looking forward to visiting someday .

TIFF can be pretty rough figuring out at first with all of the advanced ticketing and lots and lots of standing in line. If you’re serious about seeing some great films (and some that won’t match your taste) it’s worth the effort.