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TIFF [1999]

MovieForum.com Covers First Film Festival - Avoids International Incidents (or so he says!)

Ever the optimists, Torontonians assume there will still be a world after December 31, 1999, and already, Festival Director Piers Handling is planning next year's 25th anniversary.

The TIFF 2000 will be marked by a specially commissioned series of four-minute shorts about the Fest by prominent Canadian directors, a star-studded director's tribute, a comprehensive book, and free screenings.

The four-minute shorts about the TIFF will be screened before next year's Gala Presentations. Atom Egoyan and David Cronenberg have already committed to the project.

A "special tribute" will focus on a major name director with stars invited to pay their respects to that person at a black-tie dinner. The TIFF used to host a similar event each year, with past tributes held for Warren Beatty, Robert Duvall, and John Schlesinger.

"The Big Picture", the definitive history of the Toronto International Film Festival, is currently being written by "Maclean's" film critic Brian Johnson.

Free screenings will begin next August and will reportedly cover ALL of the Festival's past People's Choice award winners -- including this year's Air Canada People's Choice Winner "American Beauty".

MovieForum.com will be there, too. I've got twelve months to stockpile black duds and perfect that "long face"…

Robert J. Lewis
Assistant Forum Manager
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Additional coverage by Lidia Ferrari

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