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You are here: Home / Archives for Toronto International Film Festival

Host your own film fest themed party & A TIFF giveaway!

August 27, 2012 by Sonya

The red carpets getting ready and so are we! See the shot of me chatting away with Alexander Skarsgard at a TIFF party last year? Yep, insert silly big grin and school girl squeals here.The celebrities, the industry movers & shakers, paparazzi, and film lovers are all buzzing in preparation for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 2012, hosting, Official Sponsor, parties, themes, Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival, Wolf Blass Wines

30 Seconds with…Keon Mohajeri

September 18, 2011 by Racheal

Keon Mohajeri is one of TIFF's Rising Star Actors.  "There are 4 of us.  It's me and 3 women.  It's been fantastic.  They treat us really well and it's just...fantastic." Aside from the Rising Star treatment, he's also promoting the critically acclaimed film Circumstance, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Circumstance, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Keon Mohajeri, Penelope Buitenhuis, Racheal McCaig, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, WIFT

30 Seconds with…Heather Hiscox

September 17, 2011 by Racheal

"I was bound for law school but I thought, what a fun summer job." That's how Heather Hiscox explains how she ended up as one of the most beloved members of the media.    "I was a disc jockey at CFOS in Owen Sound.  $4.50/hour and all the records you could eat, as we used to say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: advice, CBC, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Heather Hiscox, Racheal McCaig, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, WIFT, Women in Film and Television

30 Seconds with Anne-Marie Mediwake

September 16, 2011 by Racheal

Being on a red carpet is always a bit frenetic, especially at TIFF.  Cameras are snapping, flashes are flying and handlers are ushering the VIPs in and out of the "step and repeat" faster than a Wyoming cattle call. So what do you ask when you have less than 30 seconds?  The default is to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: advice, Anne-Marie Mediwake, Broadcasting, Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Racheal McCaig, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, WIFT, Women in Film and Television

An Open Letter to Young Film Makers at TIFF

September 9, 2011 by Racheal

  Dear Young Canadian Film Makers at TIFF, I'm going to lay it all out on the table for you.  Are you ready?  Here it is: If you pretend to care, maybe we'll pretend to care. Before you say "but we're filmmakers, not actors", let me remind you that as soon as your film was chosen to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Atom Egoyan, Brad Pitt, Canadian filmmakers, Cockatils & Curtain Calls, george clooney, Racheal McCaig, Telefilm, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival

TIFF, TIFF, TIFF

September 6, 2011 by Racheal

There are 2 TIFFs in my life: as a photographer, there's the Tagged Image File Format.  As a movie goer, there's the Toronto International Film Festival.  I used to work in a men's clothing store and would dress the celebs who came to town.  It was fun, it was exciting, and it was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cocktails & Curtain Calls, Racheal McCaig, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival, Vinay Virmani

World Premiere of What’s Wrong With Virginia? at the TIFF10

September 17, 2010 by Unknown

What's Wrong with Virginia? on the surface at least, is a black comedy from writer/director Dustin Lance Black. It's the story of mental illness. It's the story of the little dark secrets that no one talks about. It's the story of forbidden love. It's the story of, well, the Mormon underwear. But, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Dustin Lance Black, Ed Harris, Gala, Harrison gilbertson, Jennifer Connelly, movie review, premiere, TIFF, TIFF10, Toronto International Film Festival

World Premiere of Repeaters at the TIFF10

September 16, 2010 by Unknown

On Monday night, I had the pleasure of heading down to the Varsity Theatre to see the World Premiere of Carl Bessai's new film, Repeaters. Going in, the only thing I knew about the movie was that it was, not dissimilar to Groundhog Day before it, about people who repeat the same day over and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: amanda crew, Carl Bessai, Dustin milligan, REpeaters, TIFF, TIFF10, Toronto International Film Festival

Juno & Some “Me” Time

December 26, 2007 by Margot

Have your say at urbanmoms.ca!  Have you seen Juno yet?  Let us know what you thought in the comments section below & be sure to rate the number of stars you would give to Juno.  Five Stars - Run, don't walk, to the theatre.  Four Stars - Worth seeing.  Three Stars - Not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Allison Janney, Diablo Cody, Ellen Page, Golden Globe Awards, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, JK Simmons, Juno, Michael Cera, movie review, Olivia Thirlby, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival

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