What Torontonians call the Most Wonderful Time of the Year....
That's right, and it's not Christmas. It's just like us Canadians to celebrate during the time when maple leaves turn red and we welcome the world to our town during the Toronto International Film Festival. After Labour Day it's all film fest talk and rage in town. Lucky for me this year, my trip to Hong Kong has been postponed tentatively to Christmas time so I'm hitting the TIFF.
Though my noble father has denied me a press pass, I will nevertheless venture on my own. For the first time this year, the TIFF is offering online sales so no more standing in long lines on Yonge street. Wednesday morning at 6:30 am I dutifully woke up to click refresh repetedly on my computer at the TIFF website. Still had to wait pretty long, but it paid off as I got all the films I wanted/could afford. This year I'll be hitting Guy Maddin's Brand Upon the Brain!, Korean horror hit The Host, South African's youth culture in burger name film Bunny Chow, and French New Wave Paris Je t'aime.
Depending time I'll try to rush a few more. The beauty of this festival is that a) it's public b) rush tickets are almost always available if you show up an hour early c) meeting & talking to perfect strangers in line. The weather's cool, the sun is shining, I'm super excited and it sure feels a lot like Christmas!
UPDATE: Maybe it is Christmas in Toronto. My blog has been listed by the official TIFF site as a festivalgoer-blog!
That's right, and it's not Christmas. It's just like us Canadians to celebrate during the time when maple leaves turn red and we welcome the world to our town during the Toronto International Film Festival. After Labour Day it's all film fest talk and rage in town. Lucky for me this year, my trip to Hong Kong has been postponed tentatively to Christmas time so I'm hitting the TIFF.
Though my noble father has denied me a press pass, I will nevertheless venture on my own. For the first time this year, the TIFF is offering online sales so no more standing in long lines on Yonge street. Wednesday morning at 6:30 am I dutifully woke up to click refresh repetedly on my computer at the TIFF website. Still had to wait pretty long, but it paid off as I got all the films I wanted/could afford. This year I'll be hitting Guy Maddin's Brand Upon the Brain!, Korean horror hit The Host, South African's youth culture in burger name film Bunny Chow, and French New Wave Paris Je t'aime.
Depending time I'll try to rush a few more. The beauty of this festival is that a) it's public b) rush tickets are almost always available if you show up an hour early c) meeting & talking to perfect strangers in line. The weather's cool, the sun is shining, I'm super excited and it sure feels a lot like Christmas!
UPDATE: Maybe it is Christmas in Toronto. My blog has been listed by the official TIFF site as a festivalgoer-blog!
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