We'd like to raise a toast to the TIFF doc program, which includes DOC Toronto members Peter Raymont, Michele Hozer, Ed Barreveld, Min Sook Lee, Paramita Nath and Peter Mettler. Congratulations!

DOC Toronto Pub Nights during TIFF

Come to the Duke of York Pub (39 Prince Arthur Ave) to discuss festival docs over a beer with fellow DOC Toronto members and with international doc filmmakers in town for the festival! Pub nights are planned for: Sunday, Sept 13th, from 5 pm; Monday, Sept 14th, from 9 pm; Wednesday, Sept 16th, from 8 pm (*Please note date change since yellow flyer)

Documentary Conference at TIFF--*NEW*


New this year and well worth attending! TIFF's Doc Conference on Sunday, September 13th is a full day event featuring discussions and panels about new models, new opportunities--the new doc world order! Key figures from the documentary world will focus on topics from all sides of the industry - funding, ethics, distribution and more. Click here for details. 

Doc Round Tables at TIFF 


Now in its fourth year, Doc Roundtables create a chance for filmmakers to meet with industry leaders for an informal networking session. Click here for details. (Round Tables run Monday, September 14, 2009 through to Wednesday, September 16, 2009. Twice daily sessions from 2:00pm to 3:00pm and 3:30pm to 4:30pm)

Exclusive Offer for DOC Toronto members! 

For those of you who already have a TIFF industry pass of any kind ( Industry Networking Pass, Sales & Industry Pass or Sales & Industry Premium Pass) the price of the Documentary Conference is FREE and the Round Tables are also included. For those of you who don't have a pass, the full day Documentary Conference fee is just $75 and this includes one voucher for a film. Register here.(Please note deadline for online purchase of Doc Conference tickets is September 11th--tickets will not be available on day of conference.) 

If you wish to attend both the Conference and the Roundtables, TIFF is offering DOC Toronto members an exclusive offer on industry passes (deadline for exclusive offer is Tuesday, August 25th). Exclusive DOC Toronto rates include: Industry Networking Pass $250 (regular $350), Sales & Industry Pass $550 (regular $650) and Sales & Industry Premium Pass $700 (regular $800). To take advantage of this special offer, please contact smuul@tiff.net.

THIS IS NOT A READING SERIES: A Toronto Film Night


Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. West, Toronto
Wed. Sept 9; 8:30pm (Doors at 8pm) $5 (Free with Book Purchase)

Toronto is home to internationally celebrated directors like Atom Egoyan, hosts one of the world's major film festivals, and appears in more movies than Mickey Rooney. But what sort of relationship does our fair city really have with the big screen? We'll unravel this riddle during a double feature. To launch his contribution to the film studies series Canadian Cinema, Atom Egoyan's The Adjuster (University of Toronto Press), scholar and critic Tom McSorley will discuss and show clips from Egoyan's award-winning film. Acclaimed critic Geoff Pevere and special friends will celebrate the release of the Toronto International Film Festival's landmark anthology, Toronto On Film (Wilfrid Laurier University Press) by screening and shedding light on some key moments in our city's cinematic history. Marc Glassman, editor of Point of View and Montage magazines and Executive Director of This Is Not A Reading Series, will host the evening.