Director Stephen Chbosky called the opening night of 2021 Toronto September 9 — “the opening night of cinema in North America.” Well, maybe. As TIFF rolls through its first weekend, the Toronto festival and film market seemed more subdued than celebratory.
Strict Covid travel restrictions meant few industry execs have made the trip up North, preferring the safety of Zoom meetings and Toronto’s online market. “We do have films playing in the festival, but its seems like most of the industry is not attending this year. So it feels like it’s probably a festival that we can attend virtually this year,” IFC Films president Arianna Bocco told THR after doing business on the ground in Telluride.
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