The Festival has released a list of the special guests that are expected to attend (some for a day, some for a week) over the next 12 days:Ī.J. They are treated with great care and dignity (damn them). VIPs to the Festival, of course, do not have to push and shove with the hoi polloi. Expect shoving matches and raised voices. How this pecking order is being determined is still undetermined, but it is clear that it will leave a good number of people (myself included) not altogether happy. As press registers starting tomorrow, this will undoubtedly be the subject of much controversy, not to mention bad temper and yelling.
Apparently, those with a P on their badges will be given first-access priority to these screenings, and only then will others be accomodated. In fact, the large number of press clamouring to be the first to see films in the Press and Industry Screenings had necessitated a "first priority" system that is still unclear. Press attendance, which is at an all-time high, counts for nearly 1000 people. The Festival's press office has announced that this 32nd edition will welcome nearly 3000 guests, including over 500 international film stars, directors, producers and sales agents.
Coming in from Los Angeles, New York and the four corners of the globe, including the just concluded Montreal World Film Festival, and the still continuing Venice Film Festival.all eyes are on "the gateway to North America" as the frenzy, fun and ferocity of the Toronto Film Festival gets underway. The Toronto International Film Festival doesn't officially open for another 48 hours, but already a hurricane of film talents, industryites, press and film buffs are descending onto the Ontario metropolis with a torrent that is almost audible.
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