 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Dear Evan Hansen by Stephen Chbosky |
|---|---|
| Closing film | One Second by Zhang Yimou |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Awards | Belfast (People's Choice Award) |
| Festival date | September 9–18, 2021 |
| Website | tiff |
The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, the 46th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held from September 9 to 18, 2021.[1] Due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, the festival was staged as a "hybrid" of in-person and digital screenings.[2] Most films were screened both in-person and on the digital platform, although a few titles were withheld by their distributors from the digital platform and instead were screened exclusively in-person.
Artistic director Cameron Bailey indicated that while the 2021 festival would not fully return to the size of program that it offered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, it would be significantly bigger than the reduced lineup that was offered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] Overall, the festival featured over 100 films, including a special retrospective program devoted to the work of Canadian documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.[3]
- ^ a b Barry Hertz, "TIFF planning ‘substantially bigger’ 2021 film festival compared to last year’s hybrid event". The Globe and Mail, May 3, 2021.
- ^ "Toronto film festival plans return to in-person, digital hybrid model for 2021". Toronto Star, May 6, 2021.
- ^ Peter Howell, "TIFF cautiously rebounds from pandemic with 100-plus features planned, but no popcorn". Toronto Star, June 23, 2021.