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FILE - An attendee appears above signage at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 5, 2019, in Toronto. Festival organizers announced that the 45th edition of TIFF will take place Sept. 9-18 and return to in-person screenings in many of its usual downtown Toronto venues, like the TIFF Bell Lightbox, Roy Thomson Hall, and the Princess of Wales Theatre. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Toronto Film Festival plots in-person, digital edition

By Jake Coyle Jun. 23, 2021 09:59 AM EDT

FILE - Lady Gaga is surrounded by press and security as she walks down Toronto's King Street for the screening of "Gaga: Five Foot Two" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 8, 2017. This year, three of the four major fall film festivals, including TIFF are going forward despite the pandemic. Those at the Venice Films Festival acknowledge it hasn’t been anywhere near the same. Masked moviegoers in set-apart seats. A barrier walls off the red carpet to discourage crowds of onlookers. Greetings are kiss-less. TIFF opens on Thursday. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Digital and drive-in, film festivals try to salvage a season

By Jake Coyle Sep. 08, 2020 06:22 PM EDT