TIFF is back this year. The headlines reveal the A-list stars who will be attending. Here is TIFF's mission: TIFF is a charitable cultural organization with a mission to transform the way people see the world, through film.
I wonder how that matches with their list of the "biggest names" you can look out for on the streets of Toronto between September 9 and 18...
More likely its purpose is to showcase the glamour of the "festival machine". That explains the hype about visiting Toronto during the beautiful September weather, with the accessible streets, lots of A-list celebrities and big crowds to appreciate them.
Which streets should I go to? When should I go? Do I take a chair and sit out and wait? What do people do who are celebrity watchers and chasers? I hadn't really thought about this before. But don't worry, there are answers.
One answer comes from One King West - the hotel/residence at King and Yonge. This is from their website: "Whether you spot the celebrities at TIFF by rubbing shoulders with them at a screening or are shouting their names along the red carpet, just catching a glimpse of Angelina Jolie, Benedict Cumberbatch, George Clooney or Brie Larson means you had a pretty successful TIFF experience. In most cases, it’s a matter of being at the right place at the right time." Their advice? Attend a film premier, attend red carpet events, and go to the "shops" where the celebrities will shop.
Toronto.com has a comprehensive list of hotels, bars, clubs, restaurants that have had sitings in the past, along with an indication if they are open to the public. A strategy is needed for lists this long. And then I would have to become familiar with the celebrities to recognize them. I am way too far behind for TIFF 2021.
Anyway, what is the purpose of TIFF? Star watching? The consumption of art? The celebration of film? Yes, all those things. And then the stories of who one spotted - that would be the pinnacle of success.
And our picture today is a Monarch wreath we made for the Fantasy of Trees coming in November to Grimsby. Let's hope COVID has receded a bit more so that people are able to view the trees and wreaths in the Museum in a festival kind of atmosphere. And the celebrity everyone hopes will come is Santa.
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