Viggo Mortensen, Olivia Colman, Werner Herzog and Regina King are heading to Toronto's film festival – sort of
"It's obviously disappointing, as they have big titles coming up, but it gave us the opportunity to find other films, and look for a selection that will feel very fresh and modern in a way without being all the usual suspects," says Joana Vicente, TIFF's executive director and co-head, who adds that 46 per cent of this year's programming arrives courtesy of female filmmakers .
No matter the star wattage of films playing TIFF 2020, the look and feel of the 45th edition will be immeasurably different. International press, who visit Toronto in the thousands every September, turning the city into a mini-junket metropolis for a week, have been told by TIFF to stay home this year.
“This year’s programming was certainly the biggest challenge I’ve faced at TIFF, and that the festival has been through in its 45 years, which includes recessions and 9/11,” says Bailey. “But it was a challenge that the team stepped up to face. We were meeting every day remotely, and rethinking everything we do. None of it was easy.”TIFF will also be keeping a careful eye on how the Venice Film Festival unfolds, with this year’s event running Sept.
“I think that the surprising news is that we’re not just watching but we’re talking to Venice in a way that we never have before,” says Bailey. “We’re aware of what they have in store, and wish them well in rolling out their festival just before ours. All of us are doing something brand-new.” Information regarding ticket prices, venues, and virtual-screening details will be announced in August., the organization’s five-theatre multiplex that screens films year-round, will not be back to business when Toronto enters Stage 3 of Ontario’s reopening plan this Friday. While some staff have resumed working in the downtown Toronto building, the Lightbox’s cinemas will stay shuttered “until closer to the festival,” according to Vicente.
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