Distribution : Toronto Film Fest Gets Tough on Film Premieres by Andrew Heard

Andrew Heard

Works at Marketing for Justice ♦ Producer, Screenwriter, Assistant Director, Marketing/PR, Production Coordinator

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11 years ago

Toronto Film Fest Gets Tough on Film Premieres

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Richard "RB" Botto

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- Andrew Heard
11 years ago

Gonna be interesting to see how this all shakes out. An intriguing decision to say the least.

Lucia Cascioli

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- Richard "RB" Botto
11 years ago

You have my attention on this one. If a film's powers that be agree to premiere a movie at TIFF or any other festival and then choose another venue, it doesn't look good. The logistics will be a nightmare however. Think of the scheduling! Telluride is so close to TIFF that it could cause havoc trying to move a movie from the first four days to the second half of the festival. Here is a longer article on this subject from today's Toronto Star by veteran film critic, Peter Howell: http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/01/28/tiff_delivers_ult...

Richard "RB" Botto

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- Andrew Heard
11 years ago

I was hoping you'd ring in on this one, Lucia. Figured you'd have your finger on the pulse.

Lucia Cascioli

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- Richard "RB" Botto
11 years ago

Here's the follow-up article from Peter Howell: Why TIFF had to get tough over film premieres @torontostar http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/01/30/why_tiff_had_to_g...

Richard "RB" Botto

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- Andrew Heard
11 years ago

Great article, Lucia. This is truly an interesting situation. Can see both sides of this. Thanks for posting!

Rhonda Husak

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- Andrew Heard
11 years ago

Thanks for the info. I've been to TIFF years ago and really enjoyed it. I wasn't aware of the "news behind the scenes." Thanks for keeping me in the know.