2020 TIFF

As the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was notable, if nothing else, for the simple fact, that the event actually happened. In this year of the pandemic, where Cannes had to postpone, and Venice maneuvered through the storm, Toronto, seemingly effortlessly, followed.

As the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was notable, if nothing else, for the simple fact, that the event actually happened. In this year of the pandemic, where Cannes had to postpone, and Venice maneuvered through the storm, Toronto, seemingly effortlessly, followed.

While women accounted for 51% of all moviegoers back in 2019, of the 100 top-grossing films that year, only 10. 7% were directed by women.

If there is one thing everyone has had to get acquainted with during Covid-19 times, it would have to be reinvention. Parents have had to become their children’s schoolteachers; employees had to convert their dining rooms to workspace and zoom calls have replaced out of town meetings.