Join us this summer at TIFF Bell Lightbox for major filmmaker retrospectives, special guests, fun and engaging family programming, free activities, and an exciting collection of new releases, offering audiences many reasons to remain city-bound this season. Programming includes Summer in Italy, Dreaming in Technicolour and Batman vs. Batman. We also take the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors with the return of TIFF in the Park.
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Digital Democracy The Changing Distribution Landscape in Canada explores the complex relationship between filmmakers/content creators, distributors, broadcasters, online platforms and audiences, wh...
Canadian filmmakers and writers are increasingly working on high-quality television series: from Orphan Black and The Borgias to The Book of Negroes and Bomb Girls. This session seeks to explore th...
Talent Lab is an artistic development programme during the Toronto International Film Festival that provides emerging talent with an unparalleled education experience and an introduction to the glo...
While film criticism has suffered severe job cutbacks, the field still plays a vital role in shaping what films get seen. This panel of critics discuss how they approach docs; and what kinds of mat...
Film festivals play a vital role for giving docs exposure to audiences, press and industry. This panel of esteemed festival programmers reflect on how they make choices; and what they’re learning a...
Following his breakthrough documentary The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer returns to TIFF with his new film The Look of Silence, continuing his inquiry into the legacy of violence in Indonesia....
One year passed and ten films now under BOND/360’s belt, Marc Schiller returns to TIFF with lessons and case studies on how filmmakers can leverage a direct channel to fans along with VOD, traditio...
We're talking to two of Canada's most celebrated documentarians. A member of the Abenaki First Nation, Alanis Obomsawin is one of Canada's most eminent documentary filmmakers. For over 40 years, he...
Documentaries are more reliant on co-productions than ever before. Even though public broadcaster budgets are dwindling worldwide, there are new opportunities and room for optimism about the future...
Hot Docs industry programs director Elizabeth Radshaw reveals the results of a major survey on documentary viewing habits. The Doc Audience Research report draws data from thousands of completed su...