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TIFF loosens phone policy at press screenings, sparking criticism from purists
Press & Market screenings now allow limited texting and email, a shift from the strict no-phone rule that applied across all TIFF...
Julianne Moore stole the critics' breath at The Debut's Toronto premiere—spontaneous applause from jaded press
Moore's performance in Jesse Eisenberg's dark comedy about suburban ambition prompted a mid-film standing ovation at Telluride and drew...
TIFF 2026 opens with 'Being Heumann,' an Oscar winner's film on disability rights
The 51st Toronto International Film Festival kicked off Thursday with a standing ovation for Ruth Madeley-led story of the 1977...
Michael Maxxis's documentary Gail premieres at TIFF, profiling obsessive Our Lady Peace superfan
The Canadian filmmaker's second feature follows Gail E. Lichtman, a New York subway worker who has seen the band live 128 times, as she...
TIFF's TV premieres bring Slow Horses, Carrie, and five more series to Toronto
The 51st Toronto International Film Festival screens six prestige television premieres September 10–20, with Gary Oldman headlining the...
Nuit Blanche's 20th anniversary transforms Toronto into citywide art exhibition October 3–4
More than 70 projects by local, national and international artists will take over Toronto streets, with legacy works by Kelly Mark and...
Toronto accessibility advocate gets role in TIFF opener 'Being Heumann'
Taylor Lindsay-Noel, known online as Access by Tay for reviewing Toronto restaurant accessibility, appears in the festival's opening...
'Church Hat' brings Caribbean queerness to screen: a mother, a hat, acceptance
Jamaican-born author Debra Williams adapted her children's book into a stop-motion film exploring gender expression and family safety,...
Author Kai Cheng Thom on how fantasy saved her life and shaped her new middle-grade novel
The Toronto author's new book, The Shapeshifter's Guide to Gym Class, blends a young shapeshifter's story with guidance on puberty,...
Five Toronto art exhibitions worth seeing this September
From sculptural organisms to street portraits, galleries across the city are hosting high-profile shows as collectors return to the city...
Rick Campanelli opens up about gambling addiction in memoir 'Tempted'
The Breakfast Television and former ET Canada host reveals a decades-long battle with compulsive gambling, jail time in Las Vegas, and...
Vintage Guinness murals by John Gilroy turn Toronto streets into a public art walk
Lovely Day Canada has installed three nostalgic illustrations across the city—a toucan on a TTC streetcar, a kinkajou at Nathan Phillips...
