Festival of Festivals

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Festival of Festivals was the original name of what is now known as the Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prominent public film festivals.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural event
film festival
alsoKnownAs TIFF (early years name)
city Toronto
country Canada
focus Canadian cinema
international cinema
public film screenings
formerNameOf Toronto International Film Festival
founder Bill Marshall
Dusty Cohl
Henk Van der Kolk
frequency annual
inception 1976
industryRole platform for North American premieres
language English
location Toronto
notableFor being one of the earliest large public film festivals in North America
being precursor of Toronto International Film Festival
organizer Toronto International Film Festival
surface form: Toronto International Film Festival Group
programmingType non‑competitive film festival
provinceOrState Ontario
renamedAs Toronto International Film Festival
renamingDate 1994
screeningType public screenings
selectionScope Canadian films
international films
startTime 1976
successor Toronto International Film Festival
typicalMonth September
typicalVenueCityCentre downtown Toronto

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Dusty Cohl coFounded Festival of Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival originalName Festival of Festivals