Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) Launches 5th Silent Film Festival
One-Minute Films Return to Subway Platform Screens And Locate at Toronto's Hippest Venue, The Drake Hotel September 9 - 18, 2011
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 09/09/11 -- The official selections for the 5th annual Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) were announced today at a press conference located on the southbound platform of the Dundas subway station and attended by TTC Chair Karen Stintz.
Sixty-three silent, one-minute films made the cut from over 370 works submitted from Canada and around the world. TUFF runs September 9 - 18, 2011 on the Onestop network of digital platform screens located across the Toronto subway system. Unique in North America, TUFF screens a variety of genres at 10 minute intervals throughout the day. Also announced at the press conference were two new initiatives: Urban Screens: Creating for an Urban Public panel discussion, and The Screening Room - both located at The Drake Hotel.
"TTC customers get so engrossed in the TUFF experience that it isn't unusual for them to miss their train," said TTC Chair Karen Stintz. "We know that this year will be no exception given the calibre of filmmaking we have seen so far."
"We're pleased to broadcast TUFF," added Michael Girgis, President and CEO of Onestop Media Group. "It's an experience unlike any other and a way for everyday commuters to see new film art and animation." Onestop continues the tradition, started in the festival's third year, of providing places for commuters to watch films uninterrupted. This year's designated "Film Zones" are located on the north and south platforms of Bloor station, as well as at Dundas and St. Andrew stations.
TUFF selections were chosen by jury members Angie Driscoll (CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival; Hot Docs) and Guillermina Buzio (Inside Out; Planet in Focus). The top three films of the festival, as well as the winner of the Naish McHugh Award for Emerging Filmmakers, will be selected by Canadian filmmaker, Atom Egoyan (Chloe, Exotica) and presented at a special awards ceremony on Sunday, September 18th.
"I am overwhelmed by the talent and sense of visual invention in the entries. TUFF is an amazing platform for new work, and it's certainly 'the better way' when it comes to expanding a film audience," said Atom Egoyan.
Although it may look dead simple, it's not easy to make a TUFF film.
"Filmmakers must work within a tightly constrained list of criteria," noted Sharon Switzer, TUFF's Executive Director. "Not only are films one-minute in length but they are also silent. This results in some very interesting artistic choices."
TUFF 2011 highlights include:
Viewers are encouraged to cast their vote for the TUFF Viewers' Choice Award. Starting today, films can be viewed - and voted on - at . The top 10 picks will screen on Saturday, September 17th. The film with the most votes wins a new iPad2.
On Friday, September 16th, the work of renowned Toronto video artist, Stephen Andrews, is featured in a special 'Spotlight' program celebrating Trinity Square Video's 40th anniversary.
New to this year's program is Urban Screens: Creating for an Urban Public, a lively panel discussion featuring Rebecca Carbin (Public Art, City of Toronto), Angie Driscoll (CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival; Hot Docs) and Janine Marchessault (Faculty of Film, York University). Urban Screens takes place at The Drake Hotel - Underground, Wednesday, September 14th at 6:00 p.m. Admittance is free.
TUFF has also partnered with The Drake Hotel to present The Screening Room. Relax, kick-back and enjoy 67 minutes of back-to-back TUFF. The Screening Room takes place Friday, September 16th to Sunday, September 18th from 11 AM to 5 PM in Room 222. Admittance is free.
TUFF is co-produced by Art for Commuters and Onestop Media Group, and funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
About Art for Commuters -
Art for Commuters is a non-profit arts collective that initiates unique, thought-provoking projects in the public realm. As Onestop Media Group's community arts programming partner, they bring urban art festivals and exhibitions to over 1.3 million people daily on the Onestop network of screens throughout the TTC subway system. Projects include: Contacting Toronto (part of CONTACT), Everyday Heroes Film Festival, The Toronto Urban Film Festival, DRIFT (part of Nuit Blanche) and Stroll City. Art for Commuters was founded in 2007 by Sharon Switzer.
About Onestop Media -
Onestop Media Group (Onestop) is a world leader in the development, operation and innovation of Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) Media. As a division of Pattison Outdoor Advertising (Canada's largest out-of-home media company servicing 90 markets coast-to-coast), Onestop owns and operates Canada's largest portfolio of DOOH properties, collectively reaching a Canadian audience of over 2,000,000 viewers daily.
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