Annual Report 2017

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Festival Street, 2017

 “Supporting art is
supporting peaceful
protest, truth, and
knowledge exchange.”
— TIFF supporter
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The Shape of Water (2017), dir. Guillermo del Toro

 Contents

Who We Are
6 Welcome Letter
TIFF Story

People & Culture

10 Community Initiatives (Reel Comfort, Pocket Fund)
Our Volunteers
Volunteer Spotlight

18 Visitor Experience
Canada on Screen

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TIFF Kids
digiPlaySpace

Artistic Excellence
28 Film Circuit
The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky
Black Star
Ida Lupino: Independent Woman
Summer in France
China Film Archive

Sustainability
42 Adult Learning, Youth Learning
Next Wave, Jump Cuts
Film Preservation, Film Reference Library
Share Her Journey
TIFF Industry

Finance
64 Statement of Operations
Board of Directors
TBLB Campaign Supporters
Government Partners
Corporate Sponsors, Donors & Supporters
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), dir. Stanley Kubrick
 Welcome TIFF Story

Piers Handling, Over the past 42 years, TIFF has meant
Director & CEO,
TIFF something different to different stakeholders
at different times: a Festival of Festivals,
a charity, a platform for discovery, the world’s
Jennifer Tory, largest public film festival (with the best
Chair, audiences), a launch pad for the awards
TIFF Board
of Directors season, and, finally, the 365-day-a-year,
state-of-the-art, multi-cinema TIFF Bell
Lightbox. TIFF has been, and continues
to be, all these things. What distinguishes
it from other organizations of its kind is
its kaleidoscopic nature, which mirrors the
mosaic of our audiences.
The common thread that runs through
all the different identities TIFF has held over
2017 will be remembered as the year of a staple for TIFF, and as a charitable arts
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The importance of the work that TIFF
does lives in the promotion and preservation
of not only film, but also our audiences.
Without people to intersect with art, we’d have
storytellers with no witnesses, and no one
to carry forward the lessons and messages
learned. In the quickly changing landscape
of film and technology, the audience remains
an integral part of what we do.
As we look back on the year that was 2017,
and as TIFF moves firmly into its middle age
both wiser and humbler, we are thankful that
filmmaking is widening its lens to include
more diverse voices to curate from, and that
cinema is alive and well, even as its formats

the woman. The discussions and movement
around gender parity and overall respect
for women in the workforce dominated
the news cycle. TIFF took its stand early
in the year with the launch of Share Her
Journey, a fundraising campaign focused
on supporting women in front of and behind
the camera. The response was resoundingly
positive from all our stakeholders, and
the campaign continues to grow.
the years is the connection between art and change. Our identity will continue to ebb and
organization it is not only our responsibility
audience, and the transformation that comes flow, as things do over time. We hope to expand
to uphold and support these voices and
when the two meet in a safe place in the dark. our vision and to never be static. We are
others like them, but also our honour to do
Defences come down, minds are opened, indebted to all those who care to be part of
so. Our offerings during the Festival and year-
judgement takes a back seat, and belief the TIFF story, and who continue to enable
round often mirror what is happening in the
is suspended, for a brief and sacred time. us and to support us in our mission.
zeitgeist, and our global film community is
And that’s when true change happens. People
brimming with an unconventional creativity
can emerge from these darkened rooms
that is truth-telling like never before. The
enlightened, furious, weepy, or confused,
combination brought us some of the most
but always transformed in some way.
powerful filmmaking we have seen in years.

“In the quickly changing

It was also a year of significant shifts in the
filmmaking world. Diversity and marginalized
characters challenged the status quo:
Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name
and Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water
reminded us what unconditional love looks
like; Sebastián Lelio shared a story that has
never been told with A Fantastic Woman;
and Agnès Varda, aged 89 and in her seventh
decade as a director, made a resurgence as
the coolest woman working in film. The work
of these artists and activists has become
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Looking forward, 2018 will bring both a
change in leadership in the organization and
a new strategic plan focussing on the next
five years and a new iteration of TIFF. What
does the future look like? As the largest
public film festival in the world, and a hub for
world and new cinema year-round, our focus
landscape of film and
is on you, the audience. TIFF, in partnership
with its diverse and committed supporters,
will continue to provide a safe space for
technology, the audience
lovers, seekers, and creators to celebrate
cinema and storytelling. remains an integral part
of what we do.”
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 “Everybody is
important, every
human being.
You’re here for
a reason, so find
the best in you
and express it.”
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— Alanis Obomsawin

WHO WE A R E | 8 Alanis Obomsawin, TIFF Portrait Studio, 2017

 People & Culture
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Toronto is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the

world — we welcome new immigrants from around the globe
daily, and our population of around 2.8 million speaks over
200 different languages. TIFF is proud to represent this
dynamic community both within our staff and through our
diverse community initiatives. “Transforming the way people
see the world through film” is our mission statement, and
we endeavor to inspire audiences to express themselves and
their cultural perspectives through the shared experience
of the moving image — regardless of ethnicity, ability, or
socioeconomic status.

TIFF Talent Lab, 2017

 Community Initiatives Opportunities to engage
with film, and discover a
means of expression through
it, should extend to all people.
TIFF has prioritized its work
with non-profit community
organizations to help deliver
film experiences that

4,500 individuals given reflect the needs, interests,

and abilities of different
communities. In 2017 we

access to screenings collaborated on film-based

programming with Sheena’s
Place, a not-for-profit that Participants used found footage and art
supports individuals, families, supplies to tell new stories in a hand-
drawn GIF workshop

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and friends affected by eating
disorders. We also worked
on a Special Delivery

community-
workshop that connected
filmmaker Charles Officer
with Villaways, a public-
housing community facing
imposed relocation, which partner groups
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inspired Officer’s acclaimed

documentary Unarmed

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Verses, winner of both the
Canada’s Top Ten People’s
Choice Award and the

events
Best Canadian Feature
Documentary Award at
Hot Docs ’17.

Each year, with the

help of many donors and
nationwide
supporters, we provide

2,000+
thousands of free tickets
to children and community
members through a variety
of community support
initiatives. In 2017 we
provided free access to
participants
over 4,500 individuals who

37 creators
wouldn’t otherwise have
been able to experience our
cultural and educational

Participants create sound effects

for a silent film during a workshop
at St. Michael’s Hospital
programming, through our
Pocket Fund, TIFF Gives,
and Reel Magic initiatives.
engaged as
guest artists
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 “Arts-based social
programming like
that offered by TIFF
is tremendously
therapeutic and
brought our clients
together to learn
more about film,
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connect with
one another, and
acknowledge their
strengths.”
— Lauren Drouillard, Program Manager, Sheena’s Place

PE OPLE & CULT URE | 14 Reel Talk session, 2017

 Our Volunteers The dedication, energy,
and loyalty of TIFF’s
Volunteers is vital to our
organization. Clocking
almost 100,000 hours
this year, Volunteers
Festival ’17
Volunteers continue to champion our
Festival and year-round
programming at TIFF Bell
Lightbox. To amplify and
create a more holistic
experience for younger
Volunteers, we launched
our Youth Volunteer
Programme to expand
opportunities available
for youth aged 14–18 who Volunteer Spotlight
are interested in arts and

“The diversity of
culture. Volunteers of all
ages continue to help
us create one-of-a-kind
experiences for audiences
through their unique skill
TIFF Volunteers
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sets and perspectives.

reflects our
city, and our
society, to film
audiences;
3,040 96,832 they see that
Volunteers hours reflected at TIFF.”
donated — Ali Khan, TIFF Volunteer since 2013

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 Visitor Experience
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Our commitment to
presenting the best of
international and Canadian
cinema and creating
transformational experiences
for film lovers, seekers,
and creators of all ages
and backgrounds comes
to life at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
This year’s Canada on
Screen, TIFF Kids, and
digiPlaySpace activations
highlighted our growing
capacity to bring the very
best of Canadian and
international cinema to
visitors — locally, nationally,
and globally.

digiPlaySpace 2017
 Canada on Screen
600
TIFF’s Canada on Screen
programme, co-produced with
Library and Archives Canada,

screenings
the Cinémathèque québécoise,
and The Cinematheque
in Vancouver, was the most
ambitious retrospective
of Canada’s moving-image
heritage to date.
nationwide
The exhibition 2167,

235,000+
a virtual-reality project
conducted in collaboration
with imagineNATIVE,

participants
Pinnguaq, the Initiative for
Indigenous Futures, and
supported by the Harbinger
Foundation, saw Indigenous
filmmakers and artists

4 million
imagine Indigenous life 150
years in the future.

Canada on Screen’s
installations celebrated
people engaged
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Canadian artists Michael

through online
Snow, Stan Douglas, Vera
Frenkel, Rodney Graham,
Roman Kroiter, Colin Low,
and Hugh O’Connor, and
the Ontario Place Cinesphere
hosted special screenings
and marketing
of the Canadian classic
North of Superior (1971). initiatives that
Three Canada on Screen
film selections were also took place from
coast to coast
restored and deposited with
the Film Reference Library
for future screening: I’ve
Heard the Mermaids Singing
(1987), Picture of Light
VIS IT T H E CAN ADA ON SCRE E N D IG ITAL (1994), and Rude (1995).
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generously made possible
by RBC (Presenting Sponsor),
the Government of Canada
and the Government of
Ontario (Presenting Partners),
Fairmont (Supporting
Partner), and Telefilm
Canada (Supporter).

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 Canada à l’écran
600
Le programme Canada à l’écran
du TIFF, coproduit par Bibliothèque
et Archives Canada, la Cinémathèque

projections
québécoise et The Cinematheque
(Vancouver), s’est démarqué comme
étant la plus ambitieuse rétrospective
jamais consacrée au patrimoine
canadien de l’image en mouvement. partout au pays
Canada à l’écran a présenté des
expositions telles que 2167, organisée

plus de 235 000
en collaboration avec imagineNATIVE,
Pinnguaq et l’Initiative for Indigenous
Futures, et soutenue par la Fondation

participants
Harbinger. Ce projet de réalité virtuelle
invitait plusieurs artistes ou cinéastes
des Premières Nations à imaginer
la vie autochtone dans 150 ans.

Des installations de Canada à

l’écran ont célébré l’œuvre des
artistes canadiens Michael Snow,
Stan Douglas, Vera Frenkel, Rodney
4 millions
de personnes
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Graham, Roman Kroiter, Colin Low

et Hugh O’Connor, et la Cinésphère

jointes par
de la Place de l’Ontario a offert
des projections spéciales de North
of Superior (1971), un classique
du cinéma canadien.

Trois sélections du programme

des initiatives
Canada à l’écran ont aussi été
restaurées et déposées à la
Film Reference Library pour des
électroniques
projections futures : Le chant des
sirènes (1987), Picture of Light ou de marketing
déployées d’un
(1994) et Rude (1995).

Canada à l’écran a été rendu

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contributions de la Banque Royale
du Canada (commanditaire de
présentation), des gouvernements
du Canada et de l’Ontario (partenaires
de présentation) et de Fairmont
(partenaire de soutien), avec l’appui
de Téléfilm Canada.

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 TIFF Kids
160 films
The TIFF Kids International Film Festival sees the next
generation of cinephiles take over TIFF Bell Lightbox
for nine days with their unbridled passion, enthusiasm,

screened
and curiosity for film. The 20th edition of the festival,
supported by the City of Toronto and the Ontario Arts
Council, featured our biggest lineup to date, with more
than 160 films from over 40 countries screened.

8,891
The films explored themes such as empathy, family,
identity, immigration, and embracing diversity.

students
The 2017 festival kicked off with a sold-out premiere
screening of Smurfs: The Lost Village, and featured
director Kelly Asbury in attendance. Other highlights

and
included the 15th anniversary of Whale Rider (2002)
and an exclusive premiere of two episodes of Disney
Channel’s Tangled: The Series, with ticket sales donated
to Pocket Fund.
educators
TIFF Kids International
participated
Film Festival , 2017
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9 days
Hare’s Big Day (2017),
dir. Dace Riduze

40+ countries
represented
154 schools
in attendance

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 digiPlaySpace From February to April,
visitors were able to control
a robotic arm that mimics
human movement, interact
with the solar system
and space across a circle
of 28 iPads, and paint with
light at the sixth annual

8 countries digiPlaySpace. In this

action-packed technology
playground, interactive art,

represented design, and installations

from acclaimed Canadian
and international artists
highlighted the power of

23 exhibits creative technology for kids

and the young at heart.

This year’s exhibition was

24,000+ visitors
supported by the City
of Toronto and the Ontario
Arts Council.
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 Artistic Excellence

Cinema is an art form with endless

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possibilities. Our curatorial choices are

based on a deep respect for, and profound
belief in, the medium, its creators, and its
viewers. Nothing inspires us more than
creating a space where audiences can
experience, enjoy, and discuss the best
world and Canadian cinema, in the most
engaging presentations possible.

In 2017, Theatrical Programming proudly

presented 56 New Release films at TIFF
Bell Lightbox, 26 of which were foreign-
language titles. Among them were Human
Flow from China, five films from the United
Kingdom, Secret Superstar from India, as
well as a number of films directed by women,
including Toni Erdmann, Window Horses
(The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming),
and The Wedding Plan, and films with
LGBTQ+ stories, such as Moonlight, God’s
Own Country, and Call Me by Your Name.

Ava (2017), dir. Sadaf Foroughi

 TIFF Film Circuit TIFF Film Circuit works
alongside local organizers
to bring the very best of
Canadian and international
films and artists to
communities throughout
Canada. Film Circuit is
generously supported

151 communities
by Telefilm Canada, the
Ontario Media Development
Corporation, and Cineplex
Entertainment.

166 locations nationwide

As part of the Canada
on Screen initiative, Film
Circuit celebrated National
Canadian Film Day and
Canada 150 with 175 free

335,000+ tickets sold

screenings of classic
Canadian titles across
106 Film Circuit locations.
The success of Canadian
co-production Maudie (2016)
was celebrated with guest
appearances by producer
Mary Young Leckie and
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executive producer Heather

Haldane across 10 Film
Circuit locations, which
helped make Maudie the
highest-grossing movie in
Film Circuit history.

Maudie (2016),
dir. Aisling Walsh

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 The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky

Poetry of Apocalypse: The Films of

Andrei Tarkovsky was the first Toronto
retrospective in 15 years devoted to the
visionary Russian auteur. Comprised
of eight of Tarkovsky’s works, including
multiple 35mm prints and three digital
restorations, this TIFF Cinematheque series
enjoyed multiple sold-out screenings and
full theatrical runs, two of which lasted
several weeks: sci-fi classics Solaris (1972)
and Stalker (1979).
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“The major event of

the year’s cultural
calendar in Toronto.”
— The Globe and Mail

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 Black Star “My main aim was to explore
how the idea of Black
stardom has been historically
constructed and challenged,
both within and outside the
Hollywood system, including
how negative stereotypes
have been fought back against
by courageous performers.”
— Ashley Clark, Black Star curator
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In collaboration with the British Film

Institute, and supported by the Hal Jackman
Foundation, TIFF’s Black Star retrospective
celebrated 100 years of Black excellence
onscreen, featuring films and special talks
exploring Black stardom, erasure, and
radicalization, and the Black experience
historically. Highlights included Lime Kiln
Club Field Day (1913), the first known film
with an all-Black cast; In the Heat of the Night
(1967), featuring a searing performance
by Sidney Poitier; and Annie (2014), starring
Quvenzhané Wallis. Clement Virgo’s Rude
(1995) and Home Feeling: Struggle for
a Community (1983) also featured unique
Black Canadian stories and presented
filmmakers as the stars of Black cinema.

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 Ida Lupino: Independent Woman

As the film industry moves to ensure

more equitable representations of women,
TIFF reflected on the careers of some of
the women who were able to create space
for themselves. Hollywood star-turned-
filmmaker Ida Lupino was the only woman
directing films in Hollywood during the 1940s
and 1950s. TIFF’s retrospective on Lupino’s
work highlighted her greatest achievements
both in front of and behind the camera,
and included a special introduction by
MoMA film curator Anne Morra.
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 Summer in France
“Especially for those
of us unable to travel
very far, TIFF brings
the world to us in
many different ways.”
— TIFF Member
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TIFF Cinematheque continued its summer

tradition of highlighting films from abroad.
The Summer in France programme included
two tantalizing retrospectives curated by
James Quandt: a centenary celebration of
Jean-Pierre Melville, the French master known
for his tersely efficient thrillers; and a survey
of 24 French-crime classics from esteemed
filmmakers such as Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc
Godard, and Claude Chabrol. These series
invited audiences to trace the traditions of
popular crime movies back to their roots
in French cinema, whose influence can be
seen in the works of such contemporary
auteurs as John Woo and Quentin Tarantino.

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 China Film Archive

In partnership with Telefilm Canada and

the China Film Archive, TIFF presented
a collection of classic and contemporary
Canadian films in Beijing, including Alanis
Obomsawin’s Kanehsatake: 270 Years
of Resistance (1993), Denis Villeneuve’s
Incendies (2010), and Philippe Falardeau’s
Monsieur Lazhar (2011). These works
wrestle with the complexities of family,
the power of love, and the perseverance
of the human spirit — universal themes
that translate into any language.

“Film opens doors

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to ideas both
intellectual and
visual, relates
experience, and
energizes creativity.”
— TIFF Member

A RTIIST IC E XCELLE NC E | 40 Incendies (2010), dir. Denis Villeneuve

 Sustainability
TIFF is committed
to identifying, supporting,
and nurturing the next
generation of film lovers,
film seekers, and emerging
creators by ensuring they
have access to the best
possible resources and
mentorship opportunities.
Diversity of perception,
voice, and stories is fostered
and amplified through our
learning and professional
development initiatives,
our film preservation efforts,
and our trailblazing Share
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Her Journey initiative

championing women.

Priyanka Chopra, TIFF Share Her Journey Ambassador,

with Cameron Bailey at TIFF Soirée
 Adult Learning

13,000 total participants The Higher Learning and Film Reference

Library teams hosted an intensive two-day
70 Higher
in onstage learning events
symposium with 23 emerging professionals
and students in the library, archive, and
museum fields that investigated how these Learning
and initiatives institutions help define our communities
and cultures.
events
“I learned so much about the role that
I play as an individual in the building
and about fostering an inclusive
community. The symposium embedded
and tours
the importance of community in every
aspect of its programming.”
— Andrea Kampen,
Reel Heritage 2017 participant 3,741
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The project Hockey Mom, by Andrew Moir

and Teyama Alkamli, was selected as the
grant recipient of the TIFF + ESPN Films
Higher
Emerging Filmmaker Grant, which offers
$25,000 to the creation of a short film about Learning
student
sport and community.

participants
Filmmaker TIFF solidified offerings for film seekers of all ages
Mira Nair
(left) spoke and galvanized new audiences in 2017. We worked
about Queen of closely with programming partner Penguin Random
Katwe (above)
House to bring acclaimed authors to TIFF Bell Lightbox
for our annual Books on Film series. More than 3,000
attendees enjoyed intimate onstage discussions
by authors Zadie Smith (Swing Time), David Lipsky
(Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself),
and Colm Tóibín (Brooklyn), screenwriter Phyllis Nagy
(Carol), filmmaker Mira Nair (Queen of Katwe),
and actor-director Sarah Polley (Away From Her).

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 Youth Learning Our TIFF School and
Family Programmes
feature camps, school
screenings, and hands-on
workshops that touch on
all aspects of storytelling,
including pixillation,
special-effects makeup,
TIFF In the fall of 2017, TIFF School unveiled the In-Class
Summer and filmmaking, and
Camps Filmmaking Residency programme. It was created to
offering in-class filmmaking
build more in-depth filmmaking skills within school
residencies tailored
communities across the GTA and provide teachers and
for children and youth.
students with skills to share with their peers.
Students are encouraged

“We now have three

to discover filmmaking
concepts, learn about the
technology behind creative
work, and develop skills to
appreciate new perspectives
students applying for
and representations in
cinema, empowering them
a specialized Film Arts
to pursue their creative
endeavours. programme for high
210 camp participants
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school, and four students

are preparing their
471 participating schools own film for the spring
tdsbCreates Arts Festival.
10,415 school programme All students were
participants engaged in the lessons,
regardless of their
31 schools benefited from pursuits for next year.”
the Pocket Fund program
— Teacher, George Brown Middle School, East York,
In-Class Filmmaking Residency programme participant,
Fall 2017

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 Jump Cuts

TIFF KIDS

123 submissions
received
46 films chosen
as part of the final
showcase
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125+ filmmakers

“Jump Cuts has helped

Morgana McKenzie, The TIFF Kids and TIFF Next Wave Jump Cuts Young
2017 TIFF Next Wave
Jump Cuts winner Filmmakers Showcases present short films created for
young people by young people. The Jump Cuts programmes
Photo courtesy of

introduce me to
Morgana McKenzie give emerging filmmakers in grades 4–8 (TIFF Kids) and
grades 9–12 (TIFF Next Wave) the opportunity to develop
and showcase their own original shorts, helping them bring
their vision to life on the big screen.

working professionals As part of Canada on Screen, Jump Cuts went national

for the first time, receiving over 200 submissions from

in film and like-minded across the country, in a variety of genres. The competition
culminated in a showcase of the finalists’ films and an
award ceremony. With films tackling a range of topics, from

youth filmmakers.”
life at residential schools to an insightful look at millennials’
perceptions of racial identity, this year’s crop of entrants
proved that emerging Canadian talent is in no short supply.

— Morgana McKenzie,
2017 TIFF Next Wave Jump Cuts winner

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 Next Wave

TIFF Next Wave is the heartbeat of

year-round programming for young
audiences at TIFF.

The sixth annual TIFF Next Wave Film

Festival, presented by ESPN Films and
with support from The Slaight Family
Foundation, welcomed young people under
25 to attend free screenings of old favourites
like The 400 Blows (1959) and Harold and
Maude (1971), as well as new releases like
Before the Streets (2016) and Divines (2016).
The action-packed weekend also included
the inaugural Young Creators Co-Lab, a full
day of programming tailored specifically
for youth interested in exploring the world

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of film and filmmaking, and popular events

like the 24-Hour Film Challenge and the

submissions
ever-epic Battle of the Scores competition.
The festival is curated by the TIFF Next
Wave Committee, a voluntary advisory

received
team made up of 12 youth from schools
across the GTA dedicated to bringing quality

3,176 free,
2017 TIFF Next film programming to young film lovers.
Wave Committee
Committee members’ tastes, opinions, and

55+
critical voices are as diverse and essential

under-25 as they are strong, inspiring a youthful,

engaging lineup that drives new voices to

tickets issued
TIFF Bell Lightbox.
filmmakers
4,852 total 38
tickets issued films in final
showcase

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 Film Preservation

37.4% of
titles screened
year-round
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at TBLB in
16mm,
TIFF protects and projects the movie
moments audiences love. This year
35mm,
marked the completed inspection of
364 feature films in the NBCUniversal
film collection, including Alfred
or 70mm,
Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) and
the Coen Brothers’ The Big Lebowski
totalling
(1998), and totalling 3,276,000 feet
of film. Additionally, Aki Kaurismaki’s
The Other Side of Hope (2017) screened
1,969,000
in 35mm and was recently acquired
by the Film Reference Library. feet of film!

The Other Side of Hope (2017), dir. Aki Kaurismaki

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 Film Reference Library
16,354
The TIFF Film Reference
Library (FRL), in
partnership with the
Ontario Media Development
Corporation and supported text, graphic,
and audiovisual
by the Canada Council
for the Arts, continues
to provide free access
to film, film resources,
and Canadian cinema materials
catalogued
heritage to the public,
and actively supports our
TIFF programming. This
year, the FRL catalogued
Special Collection
materials from Guy
Maddin, Bruce McDonald,
David Cronenberg, and
171 35mm film
Christopher Chapman,
and acquired the archives
prints acquired
of Richard Kerr, Mike
Hoolboom, and Donna
Szoke. The FRL also
51 35mm film prints
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screened an exquisite IB
Technicolor 35mm print of
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic
Rear Window (1954) to for TBLB screenings
a sold-out crowd, and
scanned, catalogued,

10,000 public
and re-housed 7,488
photographic slides and
contact sheets covering
TIFF red carpets and special
events from 1971 to 1991. queries answered

Rear Window (1954),

38,750 visits to our
online catalogue
dir. Alfred Hitchcock

tiff.net/library

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 Share Her Journey

In 2017, TIFF launched our trailblazing Share Her Journey

campaign to support and champion women both in front
of and behind the camera. The campaign underscores
the organization’s five-year commitment to increasing
skills and participation opportunities for women and has
fast gained local and international momentum.

$971,000 donated
by 1,000+ individuals
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to date

TIFF aims to raise $3,000,000 by 2022 for Share Her Left to right:

Journey to help empower women storytellers and to

provide mentorship, skills development, media literacy,
and activity for young people.
Omoni Oboli,
Jennifer Baichwal,
Inspiring women joined Share Her Journey as Deepa Mehta,
Ambassadors, including Priyanka Chopra, Omoni Oboli, Stella Meghie.
Priyaka Chopra
Ashley McKenzie, Jennifer Baichwal, Deepa Mehta, and
Stella Meghie.

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 ​​“Achieving gender
parity within the
film industry is vital.
But, more than
anything, I’d love to
see the cultivation
and celebration
of female auteurs.
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Women exercising
their unique
authorial voices in
their own ways is
where I see radical
changes brimming
in cinema.”
— Ashley McKenzie, award-winning filmmaker

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 TIFF Talent Lab

Our intensive five-day Lab,

made possible by RBC, the
Slaight Family Foundation,
and Telefilm Canada,
supported 20 Canadian
and international directors
in an inspirational forum
that continues to attract
exciting, emerging talent
from around the world. Some
of cinema’s most renowned
“Hearing them
go through
voices joined our participants
to share insights on their
creative mantras, artistic

the same
processes, and craft, including
acclaimed directors Dee
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Rees (Mudbound), Ruben

processes as us
Östlund (The Square), Luca
Guadagnino (Call Me by
Your Name), and Armando

makes you feel,

Iannucci (The Death of Stalin).

insanely, that
you could reach
that stage too.”
— Ryan Noth, 2017 TIFF Talent Lab participant

Dees Rees (right)

at TIFF Talent
Lab, 2017

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 TIFF Rising Stars TIFF Industry Conference

TIFF Rising Stars fosters the 6 days

Compelling, original storytelling forms the
essence of TIFF Industry’s programming,
and at 2017’s Industry Conference we were
next generation of actors poised privileged to bring onstage some of the most
renowned artists and practitioners in the
for international success. business. Creative luminaries and industry
trailblazers such as Glenn Close, Tim Bevan, 49 hours of
In 2017, the programme included
programming
Eric Fellner, Armando Iannucci, Mary Harron,
and Aaron Sorkin discussed the importance

four international actors.

of storytelling in this forum that opens borders,
shares perspectives, and exposes truths.

The TIFF Industry Conference is generously

by the Ontario Media Development Corporation
and Telefilm Canada.
150 guest
speakers
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6,000+
attendees

Jessie Buckley, Theodore Pellerin, Mary Harron

Mary Galloway, Cameron Bailey, Master Class
Ellen Wong, Vinnie Bennett, at the Glenn
Lina El Arabi, Mamoudou Athie Gould Studio

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 Statement of Operations The Board

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Geoff Beattie

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Barry Campbell
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Betty-Ann Heggie
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Total Revenue $43,469,687 Leslie Noble
Wade Oosterman
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Geetu Pathak
Rod Phillips
Wayne Purboo
Jeffrey Remedios
Operating Expenses
Francis Shen

Mark Wellings
Programming $26,768,950
(festivals, exhibitions,
E X-O F F I C I O
film programmes,
Slawko Klymkiw
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Sidney M. Oland
Excess of Revenue over Expenses $1,513,743
Brendan Calder
Excess of revenue over expenses allocated to long term debt repayment.
Allen Karp
Paul Atkinson
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Lisa de Wilde
 TIFF Bell Lightbox Campaign Supporters
The Campaign for TIFF Bell Lightbox is supported by the following visionaries who
helped turn TIFF Bell Lightbox into a reality through their generous contributions:
L E AD FOUND IN G PA RTN ER
Cornerstone Gifts
Reitman Family:
Ivan Reitman,
Agi Mandel and
Susan Michaels and
The Daniels Corporation
Pacesetting Gifts
Copyright Collective of
Canada
The Slaight Family
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Foundation
VISA®
Principal Gifts
Paul & Leah Atkinson
BMO Financial Group
CIBC
The Daniels Corporation
Steve & Rashmi Gupta
The Brian Linehan Charitable
Foundation
Mackenzie Investments
NBCUniversal
Ontario Arts Foundation/
Fondation des arts
de l’Ontario
Gerald Schwartz
& Heather Reisman
Annette Verschuren
& Stan Shibinsky
Leadership Gifts
BlackBerry®
Mary & Brendan Calder
Cineplex Entertainment LP
Harbinger Foundation
Deborah, Bill, Carey
& Matthew Kurtin
Roots Canada
Warren & Maureen Spitz
& Family
Anonymous
Founding Gifts
Christie Digital Systems
Canada, Inc.
Linda Chu & John Donald
M A J O R FOU N D I N G PA RTN ER
Paul Bronfman |
Comweb Group
Deluxe
Randy Gillies
Susan Harris & David Kassie
Chetan & Clara Mathur
PCL Constructors
Canada Inc.
The Tory Family
Liz, Jennifer, John H. Tory
& Barbara Hackett
Mark & Sarah Wellings
Sustaining Gifts
Barry & Melissa Avrich
Belden Canada Inc.
J. P. Bickell Foundation
The S.M. Blair Family
Foundation
Diane Blake & Stephen Smith
The Bratty Family
Beth & Andrew Burgess
The Buster Foundation
in honour of
Charles B. Moss
Barry Campbell
& Debra Grobstein Campbell,
and David M. Campbell
Anne Marie Canning
Martin Connell
& Linda Haynes
Margaret & Jim Fleck
Ivey Foundation
Sharon & Allen Karp
The KPMG Foundation
Kuwabara Payne McKenna
Blumberg Architects
Ellen-Jane & Ben Moss
The Gary
& Joanne Reamey Family
Scotiabank
Allan C. Silber
Kent R. Sobey
The Howard and Carole
Tanenbaum Family
Charitable Foundation, and
Daniel & Kim Tanenbaum
Anonymous (2)
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MA J OR FOU ND I NG SU PPORT E RS
Major Gifts
Apotex Foundation
Honey & Barry Sherman
The Bennett Family
Foundation
David & Molly Bloom
Catherine Booth
& Michael Kirk
Brookfield Partners
Foundation
The Former Burritt/
Thompson Award
in memory of Dorothy
& Oscar Burritt and
Patricia Thompson
Helen Burstyn
& David Pecaut
Jim & Lisa de Wilde
Digital Rapids Corporation
J. Christopher Donald
Atom Egoyan
& Arsinée Khanjian
The Goldring Family
Harris Canada Systems Inc.
The Jay and Barbara Hennick
Family Foundation
Jan Innes & Chris Morgan
Richard & Donna Ivey
Kress Family
The Langar Foundation
in honour of Helen Gardiner
Phelan from Rosemary
Phelan & Sam Blyth
Robert Lantos
Marcelle & Ralph Lean
James M. Little
Michael MacMillan
& Cathy Spoel
Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc.
David & Renee Perlmutter
to honour Anne
& Lara Perlmutter
POI Business Interiors Inc.
The Poile Family
Mary & Allen Shechtman
Beverly Topping
The W. Garfield Weston
Foundation
Anonymous
Special Thanks
to the
City of Toronto
Key Gifts
American Friends of TIFF
Charles & Marilyn Baillie
Buena Vista
Pictures Distribution
Lorie Cappe & Linda Lewis
Tim Casey & Paget Catania
CAW/TCA Canada
Doris Chan, John Whitcher,
Ryan Whitcher
& Ethan Whitcher
Irene Chu
Chubb Insurance Company
of Canada
CIBC Mellon
Lynn & Paul Damp
Edenshaw Management
Limited
Julia & Robert Foster
Brenda Garza Sada
& Fabiola Garza Sada
Goodman & Carr, LLP
Honourable Jerry
& Carole Grafstein,
and Michael Grafstein
Julia Grant & Bruce Batler
The Hale Family
Piers Handling
The William and Nona
Heaslip Foundation
Daniel & Winnie Hung
Ellis Jacob
Sharifa Khan
Kenneth W. Lalonde
& Christine Anderson
Keith & Delores Lawrence
Janice Lewis
& Mitchell Cohen
Chris & May Li
Phil Lind
Tania Maciver
& Frank Walwyn
Larry Mah & Dr. Tracy Wong
Michèle Maheux
& John Galway
Nadir & Shabin Mohamed
Ron Moore
Nexus PM Inc.
Leslie A. Noble
PharmEng Technology
Jeremy Podeswa
Justin, Daphne & April Poy
Barbara Sears
Mary Anne Shaw
& Barry Yaverbaum
Irene So
Howard Sokolowski
& Linda Frum
Walied & Deena Soliman
Spin Master Ltd.
C. L. Sugiyama, K.C. Fish
Twentieth Century Fox
Film Corp.
David M. Vella
Lori Willcox
Anonymous
Special Gifts
Martin Abel & Kathleen Flynn
Herbert Abramson
Cheryl & Ken Adams
The Adilman Family
& Friends
The Sid Adilman
Mentorship Programme
Alliance Atlantis
Communications Inc.
The Sid Adilman
Mentorship Programme
Altus Group Cost Consulting
Bram & Bluma Appel
Dany & Lisa Assaf
Bäckerhaus Veit Ltd.
Michael Badham & Family
Shane Baghai
Allison Bain
Thank you to our Supporters and Governement Partners
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Krishna Balkissoon
Colette & Tom Barber
Louise Bellingham
Dave & Fiona Berry
Gilda & Yousry Bissada
Brauti Thorning Zibarras LLP
Evan Brown
Kate Calder
Tess Calder
Angela & John Caliendo
Simion Candrea
in memory of
Simion N. Candrea
Dr. Bob Chaudhuri
Tony & Moira Cohen
J. Rob Collins
Andrew & Nicola Combes
Priscilla Costello
Jack & Beth Curtin
Nick & Nadia Di Donato
Peter & Anna Eliopoulos
Gavin & Kate Ezekowitz
Andrew Fleming
Hedy & Ron Frisch
Erica & Noah Godfrey
Paul & Gina Godfrey
Kamala-Jean Gopie
Heather & Maxwell Gotlieb
Marco & Michela Guglietti
The Gutiérrez
Johannessen Family
Stephen & Andrea Halperin
Bharat & Filomena Hansraj
Cam & Nicole Haynes
Krista Hill
Bruce & Cheryl Hooey
The K. M. Hunter
Charitable Foundation
Impact Cleaning
Services Ltd.
Jennifer Ivey Bannock
Suzanne Ivey Cook
Hal Jackman Foundation
Dexter, Shelly, D’Andre
& Jasmyn John
Robynn & Scott Jolliffe
B. Denham Jolly
Nick & Sunita Katerinakis
Liana & Steven Kerzner
Gordon Kirke & Family
Kololian Family
Anette, Yves
& Amelia Larsson Florack
Amanda Lang
& Vincent Borg
Latner Family Foundation
Shirley Lewchuk
Donald & Lorraine Loeb
Ana P. Lopes & Don Tapscott
Jeffrey & Sandra Lyons
Eugene McBurney
Samm McLeod,
Lynn McLeod
& Nicholas Ganas
Michelle & Patrick Meneley
Abby, Perry & Jordan Minuk
Amit, Suneeta, Rohan
& Ajay Monga
Dr. Kenneth Montague
David & Karen Moscovitz
Christina Ongoma
Albert Pace & Kristin Morch
Pinchin Family
Nicolas Piquard
Jeff & Rita Rayman
Kara Reed
David Roffey & Karen Walsh
The Savoy Pitfield Family
Neil & Carita Sheehy
Saul & Thelma Shulman
Jay Smith & Laura Rapp
Tristan Sones
Georgia Stamatakos
& Tom McGee
Anne & Greg Steers
Nalini & Tim Stewart
Nicolas Stiliadis
Straticom Planning
Associates Inc.
The Lawrence and Judith
Tanenbaum Charitable
Family Foundation
Clement Virgo & Family
Suzanne & Bob Weiss
Kevin Williams & Family
John & Helen Young
Hana Zalzal
David Zitzerman
& Karen Friedman
Anonymous (4)
Special thanks to St. Joseph
Communications
Thanks as well to all of the
TIFF Volunteers for their
tremendous support
This list reflects donations
received as of April 6, 2018.
Consulate General
of the Federal Republic
of Germany (Toronto)
Consulate General
of Israel (Toronto)
Embassy of Sweden (Ottawa)
Consulate General
of Mexico (Toronto)
The Japan Foundation
Bell Fund
Hong Kong Economic
and Trade Office
Consulate General
of the Republic
of South Africa (Toronto)
Consulate General
of Poland (Toronto)
Consulate General
of the People’s Republic
of China (Toronto)
New Zealand High
Commission (Toronto)
Citizenship
& Immigration Canada
Toronto Entertainment
District BIA
Toronto Transit Commission
 Corportate Sponsors, Donors & Supporters

TIFF Annual Supporters

Lead Sponsor Gifts of $100,000+
American Friends of TIFF
Anne-Marie Canning
NBCUniversal
Ontario Arts Foundation
Gerald Schwartz
& Heather Reisman
The Slaight
Family Foundation
Jennifer A. Tory
Major Sponsors Gifts of
$50,000 to $99,999
Directors Guild of Canada
Friends & Family
of Jeffrey Lyons
Justin Poy
Gifts of
$25,000 to $49,999
Canadian Federation of
Business and Professional
Women (BPW Canada)
Corus Entertainment Inc.
Harbinger Foundation **
The Hollywood Foreign
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Gifts of
$5,000 to $9,999
J & P Bowie
Brown-Nusbaum Family
Fund at Toronto Foundation
Shauneen Bruder
Cultural Human
Resources Council
Piers Handling
& Federica Foglia *
Daniel & Winnie Hung
The Japan
Foundation, Toronto
M. George & Leanne Lewis
Jeffrey & Sandra Lyons
David B. MacNaughton
& Leslie Noble
Michèle Maheux
& John Galway **
Justice David R. Main
& Sylvia E. Main Foundation
Shirley A. Maltman
& Herbert Bell
Agi & Jack Mandel
In honour of
Shirley Mendelson
F Kollmar Alice Chou & Fred Roepke Platinum, Jeffrey Remedios
Janice Lewis Richard & Sophia Crenian $8,000 to $11,999 Paul & Janice Sabourin
& Mitchell Cohen Myrna & John Daniels *** Munir Ajani Brenda & Robbie Saunders
Kevin Long Linda Chu & John Donald * Liloo Alim Mary, Allen, Noah, Matthew
NEXUS PM INC Mario & Karen Elia ** Paul & Leah Atkinson * & Rebecca Shechtman
Gilles & Julia Ouellette * Bill & Barbara Etherington * Gilda & Yousry Bissada Richard Shekter **
Frank J.D. Parks Angela & David Feldman Arun Biswas Barbara Shum
J Prior Inez Foley Anthony Bonato & Manos Vourkoutiotis *
Heather Ross * Scott Forstall & Douglas Hamlyn Dorothy
Geoffrey Rytell Molly Forstall Helen Burstyn & Jeffrey Siminovitch
Brenda & Robbie Saunders Don Green Barry Campbell & Debra Charles & Laurie Sims
Bill Seegmiller Emilio, Gabriel Grobstein Campbell ** SKYGRiD Construction Inc.
Vincenza Sera & Filomena Grossi Yvette De Biasi David E. Spiro
Christine Thammavongsa Harbinger Foundation * Jim & Lisa de Wilde ** Sun Life Financial *
In honour of Di Hardacre David Denison Christine Thammavongsa
Harry S. Thomson Betty-Ann & Maureen Flanagan Ticketmaster
Tides Canada Foundation – & Robert Wade Heggie Sandy Di Rezze Elizabeth Tory
Valerie Elia Fund Richard & Donna Ivey * J. Doyle John Tory & Barbara Hackett
In honour of Jennifer Tory Trinity Jackman Susan Driediger Mark & Sarah Wellings
David M. Vella * & Marcus Doyle ELPIS Shelagh & David Wilson
Micaela Vellozo Victoria Jackman ** Ernst & Young Raymond Young
Goldie Wassermuhl Alan Kwong Kevin W. Fisher - Gardiner Anonymous (2)
Young Presidents’ Robert Lantos ** Roberts LLP **
Organisation - M. George & Leanne Lewis Victoria Foley & Paul Fredricks Gold, $6,000 to $7,999
Maple Leaf Chapter Theo & Charlene Ling ** Susan Gerhard David Allgood
Anonymous** Mackenzie Financial Susan Harris & David Kassie & Helen Stevenson

Press Association Rod & Lydia Phillips Anonymous (2) Corporation Daniel & Winnie Hung Peter & Brigitte Anderson
Betty-Ann Mary Anne Shaw ** Maria del Mar Lorenzo Tony Ianni George & Gail Anthony
& Robert Wade Heggie Shorcan Brokers Ltd. TIFF Legacy Society Agi & Jack Mandel John & Elizabeth Irving Jason Baldwin
Iron Mountain Shum Vourkoutiotis Fund David G. Aziz Susan Michaels Holding Ltd. Darren Kemp Krissy Ballanger
Entertainment Services at Toronto Foundation Lisa Bradburn Abby & Perry Minuk ** & Michael Rayias Libby & Ian Bandeen *
Sponsors The Harold Andra Takacs * Greg W. Johns Sam Mizrahi Krista Kerr - Kerr Financial W. Geoffrey Beattie
The Brian Linehan
AGF Investments Inc. Greenberg Fund Carole Tanenbaum Terry Tedesco Nadir & Shabin Mohamed F Kollmar J & P Bowie
Charitable Foundation
Air France HSBC Canada Anonymous Anonymous Adam Moryto Kololian Family Lorie Cappe
RBC Foundation
ARTO LIFEWTR JETLUX Neil Nicol Anne Koyama & Linda Lewis ***
Ivan Reitman
Canada Goose® Lindt Gifts of Parsai Immigration Services & Scott Mackenzie ** Patrick Cardarelli
Janis Rotman
Cineplex Entertainment Lorissa’s Kitchen $1,000 to $4,999 * Supporters of 10 years Suresh Cedrick Pereira Bill & Deborah Kurtin Doris Chan & John Whitcher
Eleanor & Francis Shen
Christie® Mr. X ** Supporters of 15 years Rod & Lydia Phillips & Family * Karen Cohl
Mark & Sarah Wellings Luciene, April & Maia Bailey
Deluxe Toronto Ltd. National Bank Financial or more POI Business Interiors Inc M.S. Lamont Chubb Insurance
William F. White W. Geoffrey Beattie
Grolsch Pizza Nova *** Supporters of 20 years Raman Family & Associates Limited *** Company of Canada ***
International Inc. Jennifer Bell
IWC Schaffausen SAP or more Heather Reisman Andrew & Elaine Le Feuvre Pascale Daigneault
Diane Blake
McCafé® Sabra Canada Ivan Reitman Janice Lewis & Carl E. Fleck, Q.C.
Gifts of & Stephen Smith
Sun Life Financial Sonos This list reflects donations Mary & Michael Rolland & Mitchell Cohen Jayne Davis & Duff Waring
$10,000 to $24,999 Aaron M. Campbell
A&E IndieFilms STERLING VINEYARDS received as of December 31, 2017. Heather Ross Sabi & Amrin Marwah Annie & Rich English
Helen Burstyn David Carey & Joel Dmitruk
Accenture Timberland® Bob Rubinoff * Chetan & Clara Mathur Max Erickson
Mary & Brendan Calder *** Kerri Craddock
Adobe Systems® UNIQLO Dan Rubinoff Lucy Medeiros Chiara Falcone
Barry Campbell & Debra Jim & Lisa de Wilde **
Beck ​Xerox Canada Ltd. James Schmalz Michael Melanson Margaret & Jim Fleck
Grobstein Campbell ** Bill & Barbara Etherington *
Beforeifly
Birks Media Partners DGCOntario Inez Foley TIFF Members Eleanor & Francis Shen
Shorcan Brokers Ltd.
& Katherine Batycky Ronaldo Foresti
Honourable Jerry Russell A. Morgan Hedy & Ron Frisch *
Blake, Cassels Toronto Star Dolby Laboratories Inc
The Audrey S. Hellyer & Carole Grafstein Patrons Circle Gary Slaight & Lori Brown * Brenda Garza Sada
& Graydon LLP Janet Graham Allan Slaight Munich Re Canada “Life” & Fabiola Garza Sada *
Industry Sponsors Charitable Foundation
Bloomberg Julia Grant & Bruce Batler Leadership+ Carol & Irv Smokler Linda & Kevin O’Leary * Stephen Geer
A&E IndieFilms John & Elizabeth Irving
Philanthropies Guru Studio $12,000 or more Greg & Anne Steers ** Gilles & Julia Ouellette * & Szelena Gray
Adobe Systems® Hal Jackman Foundation **
BMO Nesbitt Burns® Di Hardacre Michael & Cheryl Anobile Andra Takacs Tony Pampena Sara Gelgor
Amazon Video Direct Chetan & Clara Mathur
HUGO BOSS NINO HASON – Melissa & Barry Avrich ** Graeme & Sara Thomson Pathak Family Brad & Nathalie Goldhar
Christie® Nadir & Shabin Mohamed
Cashmere® with love from Wanda The Bennett Family Jennifer A. Tory Jane Perdue Julia Grant & Bruce Batler
Cineplex Entertainment Micki Moore Simpson
Bathroom Tissue Linda Hohol Superfan Nav Bhatia Sarah Twomey & Joseph Castrilli Niall & Katherine Haggart
Dolby Labratories & Leonard Simpson
COACH The K. M. Hunter Diane Blake Annette Verschuren Renee & David Perlmutter *** Michael & Marjorie Hale **
IMDbPro TIFF Staff
Dairy Farmers of Canada Charitable Foundation & Stephen Smith* & Stan Shibinsky Polar Asset Keith Heller
Mr. X Elizabeth Tory
Delta Air Lines Istic, Illic Pictures Alex & Angela Brisbourne Ajay K. Virmani * Management Partners Natalie Herbert
QSC®, LLC. John Tory
Dolby Labratories Miriam Kagan John Brown Frank Walwyn Dr. David and & Ed Robertson
SHOWTIME® & Barbara Hackett
EY Sharon & Allen Karp *** & Melanie Edwards Robert Wappel Mrs. Shanea Rakowski Brian & Marianne Hiff
DOCUMENTARY FILMS Anonymous
Fasken Martineau Darren Kemp Michael Budman Jamie Watt Gary & Joanne Reamey Hotel Doggy
Festival Style & Michael Rayias Mary & Brendan Calder *** Carla & Michael Worb Lynda Reeves and Sharon Hutton
Anne-Marie Canning * Anonymous (4) Michel Zelnik, Jennifer Ivey Bannock
Cargojet Airways House & Home Media Henry Jackman *

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 Janese Kane *** La Compagnie Bronze, Manulife Lifetime Ambassador, Ken Harvey & Bruce Myers Nancy Prussky
Terry Kelly Canada Tire Inc. $2,000 to $3,999 David Maples Honorary Patrons $675 to $1,199 Derek Haukenfreres & Deena Polan
KPMB Architects & the Granatstein Family 8Plus & Laura Cerlon George & Gail Anthony Vanessa Alexander & Eva Saphir Nicole and Mark Rajakovic
Donald Langill Sundeep Chauhan Martin Abel Rade & Zeljka Markovic Dusty & Joan Cohl Blaine Allan Dr. Don Head Ricki & Patricia
Karen & Fred Leitner Glenna Chestnutt Trevor Ball & Erin Walsh Nancy McConnell William Marshall Ancaster Film Fest In memory of Samantha Rife
Kevin & Lucea LMDR & Chris Robinson Anita Banicevic Edward Medeiros & Sari Ruda Marshall Arc & Company James Heffernan Tom Roberts
Mike Lorimer Amanda Coolman & Stephen Montano & Vivian Kanargelidis Henk & Yanka Van der Kolk Sandra Badgley Hergott Family Gerry Rocchi
The Nissan Family Gerry & Chris Couture Paul Battista Tom Nicolopoulos M. Bakker Janet & Larry Hershfield & Kathie Drummond
Foundation The Craig Group Blachman-Biatch Family Eleonore Northam * David & Anthony Baldwin Andrew and Sharon Himel Pamela & Brad Ross
Jean Lim-O’Brien Crawford Roofing Mary & Larry Bradley Donald O’Born Laura Ballyk Frances Hincenbergs Gerry Rowan
& Mark O’Brien Corporation Heather & Peter Brenzel & Mariana Pasternak Dr. Ray Barker Sandra Hines & Tory Hines Gail & Ross Rudolph
Jock MacDonald Maria Escribano Anna & Tom Calder Alanne O’Gallagher Contributors Guy Beaudin Trevor Ho-Chan Jane Ruttan
& Janet Griffin
Janet Maggiacomo
& Ping Yiu Chu
Fabris Inc.
Amber Choudhry Marian Ollila
Paula Oreskovich
Circle Earl Bederman Joan Hohauser
Ronald Holgerson
William Santor
Elisabeth Scarff
Kevin Colero and Ann MacPherson
Michèle Maheux Sandra Forbes Olga Constantopoulos & Rick Vyrostko Helen Bergenfeld Karyn Hood Cynthia Schindler
& John Galway ** & Stephen Grant Paradox Pictures Inc. Benefactor, Edward Hyer Walter Schmoll
& Cres Fuoco Scott Blair
Beth Malcolm David Foss Ricci Ray Parks $1,200 to $1,999 Louise Imbleau Greg Seale
Clive & Nancy Coombs Wayne Boothe
Michael Mancuso David Feldberg Dr. Elizabeth Paupst Wendy Berger Ian Jacobson Rita Shefsky
Dr. Lesley S. Corrin Peter Brandon
& Michelle Harrison Henry Franc Kerry Peacock Janet Berkman & Pam Pastoll Jacobson Brian Shicoff
Elizabeth Coulter Kathy Brewer
Stephen Marshall Linda Gillespie Robin Peerenboom Pierre A. Bois Supriya James Linda Shoare
Shannon Currie & Jon-Kristjan Nyholt
McCarthy Tetrault LLP Bruce Gillies & Helen Loi Adriano & Tina Persi & Emilie Blouin Jelly Modern Doughnuts Katherine Shulman
Alessandro De Zen Wendy Brodkin
Peter Miller George Guttman Lesley Pittman Paul Bowen Sean Joyce Mary Simone
Michael B. Decter Eiko Brown
& Heather Dryden C.J. & Claire Hervey * J Prior Tim (The Enchanter) Nabeel Kamel Marty Slater
Jonathan Dekel Stan Buday
Faye Minuk * Bruce and Joanne Jansen Glen Pye Bunting & Milena Gregoris George & Leanne Karalus Donna Sloan
& Suzie Kotzer Wes Burgar
Florence Minz Robynn & Scott Jolliffe Dr. Chris Ragonetti David J. Burnside Charlie Keil Mairlyn Smith
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Faces Places (2017), dir. Agnès Varda