The number of movies included will also increase starting in 2020. Although they have not returned to the pre-pandemic figures, there will be 100 films officially selected by TIFF in 2021-double the number of films that were significantly reduced last year.

On Wednesday, the organizers announced some films that will be screened at the festival.Including Alanis Morissette documentary Jagged Sci-fi thriller with Danis Goulet Night raiders, This part is inspired by the history of the Canadian boarding school system.

In addition, Denis Villeneuve has been procrastinating for a long time dune Approximately a week after the scheduled world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, it will be screened in IMAX for the first time.

Other announced movies include:

• Éric Warin and Tahir Rana Charlotte.
• Dave Wolley and David Heilbroner Dion Warwick: Don’t let me end.
• Crime thriller guilty Director Antoine Fuqua.
• Thriller film led by Naomi Watts Lakewood.
• British psychological horror Last night in Soho.
• Kenneth Branagh Belfast, Starring Judy Dench.
• Little mother, Directed by Céline Sciamma.
• Comedy Starling.

Highly dependent on digital platforms

The work of Abenaki film producer Alanis Obomsawin will also be celebrated in a retrospective at the film festival celebrate Alanis. Obomsawin, 88, is often described as a radical filmmaker whose documentaries focus on issues of colonization, injustice, and indigenous power and dignity.

Nonetheless, 100 movies are a far cry from the approximately 250 movies seen on TIFF pre-COVID. In an interview with CBC News, festival co-leaders Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente stated that some of the changes added in 2020 will continue into 2021.

This means theaters with reduced capacity, although the capacity limit is higher than the 50 spectators allowed by TIFF Bell Lightbox last year. Face-to-face audiences must also be blocked, and TIFF’s digital screening platform will also return-allowing fans outside of Ontario to watch the screening online.

Bailey said: “We invite every film to be shown to the audience in person and on a digital platform.” “We hope and encourage all of them to ensure that they can provide this opportunity to the audience, whether they are in Toronto or across Canada. Cinema.”

“This is a mixed holiday, but we like the word mixed – it’s not necessarily a bad word,” Vicente added. “We actually think the mixed part of the festival will last for several years… so it will continue to exist.”

In addition, Vicente and Bailey made fun of the film festival’s first coast-to-coast screening series, which will screen some films in selected venues across the country. The location and movie will be announced close to the festival.

No plan for vaccination requirements

Vicente said that there are currently no plans to require spectators to be vaccinated, but the organizers will “wait and see” whether this situation will change. There will also be a strict “no popcorn” section, as there will be no franchise services for any screenings.

Although they confirmed the return of the red carpet, it may also look different. As the border restrictions have not yet been fully finalized, Vicente said that they must look at “who are in Canada” at that time, and the carpet itself will have social distancing and mask requirements.

Vicente also said that unlike the traditional location outside the Princess of Wales Theatre, the red carpet may be performed inside to avoid large crowds.

TIFF’s return in 2021 comes from what Vicente called a “extremely challenging” year. Despite a record year of film sales and attendance-taking into account the number of attendees-the festival’s revenue has fallen by half, and as restrictions and guidelines continue to change, planning a return has become extremely difficult. Therefore, all aspects of the festival may still change.

Vicente said, “When you don’t know all the answers, planning is tricky.” “Things are uncertain. You are learning every day, you just need to be flexible and adaptable.”