The The “The name change to Centrepiece crystallises the importance of this programming within the festival at large and a renewed spirit.”
Joining the programming team in new roles are: Meenakshi Shedde, senior programme advisor, South Asia; Ivan Giroud, senior programme advisor, Latin America; June Kim, associate international programmer, Southeast Asia; and Jesse Cumming, associate curator, Wavelengths.
The festival’s official screening venues will include TIFF Bell Lightbox, Roy Thomson Hall, the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Cineplex’s Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, Glenn Gould Studio at the Canadian Broadcast Centre, and the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
The free Festival Street will return featuring live performances, partner activations, and outdoor screenings. The section of King Street outside TIFF Bell Lightbox from Peter Street to University Avenue will close for pedestrians only over opening weekend from September 7-10.
The fifth edition of the TIFF Tribute Awards Gala presented by BVLGARI will take place on September 10 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
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