Even the death of Queen Elizabeth II couldn’t stop another hustle and bustle at the Toronto International Film Festival in the era of Covid, with people lining up for previews and pushing food carts away from the festival queue (also known as King Street. ).
However, what kept festival goers in Hogtown buzzing was the second year of the TIFF’s digital ticketing website via Ticketmaster. This wasn’t a problem last year given the reduced capacity of TIFF venues and fewer participants due to fears of a pandemic. However, judging by the screening of the festival’s opening film tonight at Roy Thomson Hall, swimmers From Netflix, it will come as no surprise to know that the TIFF has returned to a pre-pandemic presence of over 300,000.
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And with great demand comes great chaos. The TIFF Ticketmaster site was plagued with timeout issues that prevented festival attendees from logging in and getting tickets. Some items, eg. swimmers, Some participants did not even appear in the report.
Troubleshooting at Roy Thomson Hall Netflix staff made sure no key people were left out, even if they didn’t have tickets. Four-time Oscar nominee Jason Reitman also opened the doors in time for a video tribute to his late director’s father, Ivan Reitman, which was shown ahead of tonight’s premiere. Anyway, why can’t TIFF make paper tickets? Here the aggravation does not justify the saving on printing costs.
In response to the TIFF Ticketmaster scam, a festival spokesperson told Deadline Tonight: “The print and industry ticket redemption issues some of you have been experiencing in the past few days have left some customers frustrated. As with all computer systems we rely on are not 100% foolproof. We discovered a problem that was affecting some delegates and worked quickly to fix it. The new approach to ticketing was sent to all delegates via our press and industry Twitter and the answer was positive. We are committed to improving our service in 2023 ”.
Today, TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey posted a two-part statement on Twitter about Queen Elizabeth II’s death, writing, “We express our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her death. . “
“As we prepare to welcome Canadian and international visitors to the festival, we know that his passing will affect many. We keep his legacy in our memory. “
Bailey echoed those feelings for Her Majesty tonight as she took the stage, then moved on to festival events and quickly introduced Stacy LaForme, head of Mississaugas of Credit First Nation (MCFN), who welcomed the audience.
Although there was a lot of talk about last year’s TIFF opening night, when North American viewers flocked to theaters for the first time after months of quarantine, Bailey said tonight: “The idea of getting numbers like that was a challenge”.
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after Bailey swimmers Director and co-writer Sally El Hossain took the microphone and greeted the image. Producers Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tim Cole and Ali Jafar, who provided the story of the Mardin sisters (in the presence of Yusra and Sarah), as well as co-writer Jack Thorne, editor Iain Kitching and played by James Krishna. Floyd, Matthias Schwigofer and the twins Mardinelli, Manal Issa and Nathalie Issa. Based on a true story, the film follows the journey of the Mardin sisters, who fled war-torn Syria as refugees and headed to the 2016 Rio Olympics to compete in swimming.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her death. –@cameron_tiffExecutive Director (1/2)
–TIFF (@TIFF_NET) September 8, 2022
Elsewhere in the city, flags were lowered and Toronto’s CN Tower went dark as politicians and public figures mourned the loss of the 96-year-old monarch. According to the CBC, Queen Elizabeth II made seven visits to Toronto between 1957 and 2010. Before that, her first visit to the city was in 1951 as Princess Elizabeth, when she came to replace her father, King George VI, who was sick at that time.
The CN Tower goes out tonight in memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II pic.twitter.com/2KfQLsnsXf
– CN Tower / CN Tour (@TourCNTower) September 8, 2022
Source: Deadline
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