Bill Marshall, CM, (June 13, 1939 – January 1, 2017) was a Scottish-born Canadian filmmaker, film producer and theater producer, and published author. In 1976, Marshall co-founded the Toronto Festival of Festivals, now known as the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), with Dusty Cohl and Henk Van der Kolk.[1] The first Festival of Festivals drew just 35,000 attendees to view 127 films in October 1976.[1] The Toronto Film Festival is now one of the largest film festivals in the world and established Toronto as a major hub for film and cinema.[1] Marshall has been called "a pioneer in the Canadian film industry" for his role in both establishing the festival, as well as expanding the Canadian film-making into a major, nationwide artistic and business sector.[1]