#tiff18 memories
#TIFF2018, we hardly knew ye. It seems like barely two weeks ago that I picked up my media ID and it was off to the races. (It actually was two weeks ago, lol.) Here are the pics, the schedule, and the pieces I wrote for the Toronto International Film Festival 2018.
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TIFF takes over King Street |
Day 1
- pick up press pass![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg88ZErJHwJ47SKCYNuvYhBHfZuE6XknUAHF_7CMOW1KzmQ3kmTQvzysfRlAH4mf97otQfXhb1nUtVO4j-lPlxwWkkH1FZeXH7htg-i2zMr8yS0B9WFtJfPOxaYUc5fVOGCrLQYBxyiaZmw/s1600/TIFF18+press+pass.jpg)
- cocktail party at Le Milagro hosted by the Toronto Film Critics Association
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TIFF Street Theatre |
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Day 2
- brunch with the TIFF people - lovely, lovely people![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdCu2MxZ8I735B93ERzC9T32cPTrVRgypbSOEL43LC6uDfS0fRGJTtxX3oLhiIvqNl6iC8S77mDHhNtusXLeiVi_Xe9AVZV1eQ4-najBh3YFPcVDX0TPMidkm9TyV-4aufU_p4w35Uznc/s1600/TIFF18+Brunch+2.jpg)
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TIFF CEO Piers Handling says good-bye to the media (he's stepping down) |
Day 3
- screening - Fig Tree![]() |
The media herd heading for a screening at the Scotiabank Place Cinemas |
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- cocktail party with Documentary Directors
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Varda Filmmaker's Lounge |
- interview with Ng'endo Mukii
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Day 4
- screening - Freedom Fields![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWVv0wyxxPt1L-BVVou9gswGiY-ozi2ikptgNvqSMKVt_zEuoPASaefvFxBVG3r7j7XmpYaLe99479UGMlkmG6vsnUZsQNAIfKqtZrrpmoKB8p40LaXdj5jB_ZYQeZpKs3ftrnw9m2Q9P/s1600/TIFF18+Scotiabank+Theatre.jpg)
- screening - Farming
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The cast of Farming at the World Premiere at TIFF Sept 2018 |
Day 5
- interview - Aalam-Warqe Davidian at Le Germain Hotel (Fig Tree)![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDxBCIVRJWtraXOB0GS8I0fg7jGWjJQQksITXNmlBAVEFxMKqOVtmZX9DKySI19s33CQIPwDWznS5lHIuMsEz76PCOqKH6vZw_WC-MRQTAyfoz2S2Wx9nbUUNs8nvfRkzMSQZDrnGWCaU/s1600/TIFF18+Celebrity+watching.jpg)
- second interview postponed by email
- third interview - Tom Volf at Dineen Cafe - about Maria by Callas
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- fourth interview - Jahmil X.T. Qubeka at 401 Richmond (Sew The Winter To My Skin)
Day 6
- Everything is cancelled and rearranged![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jIt47XMWsGkeqOd1CZoPB9BJFtMGDS-DaAc0aDqGfc7pW6NcC0G_16VjUp5igk4_XIOdNtTUM0yIgi6jfzShpmqXYJZTCHHW7Dfxt7GvMMnIThzL90mGfPNIqVJf3_NMNttmrMeQurYc/s1600/TIFF18+GO+Train.jpg)
Day 7
- Interview Stephane Bak at TIFF Bell Lightbox (Mercy of the Jungle)![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljHcOd2Kcc4v-HbzXf_L4sF5gZqDan6-vEve0d0jOHFUjd_VoVrO5BXgmSBuEcLmb1GHlg04Bf4S7WBjhg2vsvArM7HdtI0oboPYQhvl50sZHdMYW65055l9WBo6hdg72ykfSGojw9LMI/s1600/TIFF18+LIne+ups.jpg)
- Interview Naziha Arebi & Fadwa - Intercontinental Hotel (Freedom Fields)
Day 8
- Screening - Sew The Winter To My Skin![]() |
TIFF Bell Lightbox Madness |
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And Toronto is so pretty when there's a Festival in town.
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Now, all that's left is the detritus...
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