September in Toronto is all about the International Film Festival. Anyone who wants future stardom, fame or success in the film industry wants to be featured at the film festival.
The film schedule starts this week on Thursday, September 9th. The opening night has quite an array of movies that span a few different genres. Inside Job, Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen and Fubar II are my top three picks for the opening night and there are plenty more to choose from. The full schedule of films can be found here.
Personally I wish I had reserved some tickets to check out this years festival but I was late to the film festival game. There are quite a few films that are definitely worth checkout. A full list of the films is available here.
Celebrity spotting and parties are as much a part of TIFF as the movies. Here’s a run down of some of the hot spots.
The first weekend of the event, Sept. 11 and 12, marks the opening galas for the Bell Lightbox located at King and John St. The donor’s gala is on Saturday and the public opening is on Sunday.
You can expect Yorkville-Ave. and Davenport corridor to flush with celebrity and industry dinners at Sotto Sotto, L’unita and the new Malena on Avenue Rd. Other dinner spots to catch celebrities would be Opus and Bistro 990.
Fox Searchlight party and The Artists for Peace and Justice party will be hosted at Toro.ca Lounge at Pears on Avenue Rd.
The InStyle party will be hosts at the Windsor Arms Hotel. Most of the media attention and talk is about the InStyle party because it’s said to be on of the best. Apparently, it’s the best because of its laid-back nature, where celebrities walk around freely amongst those who have been invite.
You can find more information about the TIFF 2010 at their official site, http://tiff.net