Local businesses preparing for 'more mellow' TIFF as Hollywood strikes continue

FILE - A man walks on a red carpet displaying a sign for the Toronto International Film Festival at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

"It might not be a 10, it will be an eight, but it'll still be great," the entertainment kingpin said a week before the 11-day festival's Sept. 7 kickoff. Many expect a good turnout from foreign and Canadian stars falling outside the strike rules but are bracing for smaller crowds as Hollywood hitmakers stay home.

Anhalt is already seeing signs that attendance will be down because reservations and party bookings haven't flooded in at their usual pace."A lot of people will not be pulled to these types of events just because are not there."

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