Part of TIFF‘s Shorts Cut Programme 5, Zack Russell’s first short film, She Stoops To Conquer is set to premiere at the festival this Sunday, September 13. READ MORE
Fan Expo™ Canada officially begins today and takes over the Metro Convention Centre for the entire weekend until Sunday, September 6th. Being a fangirl myself, I thought it timely to share my picks of what, and whom I’m excited about.
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September is just around the corner and the Bloor St. Culture Corridor offers visitors and Torontonians a truly unique and world class experience of arts and culture presented by some of Toronto’s most vibrant organizations. READ MORE
Toronto International BuskerFest for Epilepsy has taken over Toronto’s Downtown Yonge Neighbourhood for four wild days of all-ages fun – rain or shine through to Sunday, August 30. The 16th annual Toronto BuskerFest showcases an array of over 170 of the best street performers from around the globe: comedians, contortionists, magicians, musicians, daredevils, acrobats, clowns, fire jugglers and more! READ MORE
dance: made in canada / fait au canada Festival (d:mic) begins in Toronto tonight. (d:mic) is a celebration of cutting-edge Canadian contemporary dance which runs until Sunday, August 16 at the Betty Oliphant Theatre in Toronto. It will feature 12 different dance events from across Canada in three Mainstage Series, and a lottery-drawn What You See Is What You Get program, as well as various Arts Encounters. READ MORE
KULTURA Filipino Arts Festival, presented by the Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture, has a vibrant schedule of events programmed from August 5 – 9. Contemporary and traditional Filipino culture will be showcased through performance art, visual art, dance, music, poetry, craft and cuisine. READ MORE
Fredrik Gertten‘s latest documentary Bikes vs Cars arrives to Toronto this weekend for an exclusive engagement at the Bloor Cinema. The film aims to look into and investigate this daily ‘global drama’ in traffic around the world.
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Films We Like brings The Bernard Shakey Film Retrospective: Neil Young on Screen to Toronto’s Royal Cinema this week. READ MORE
Fan Expo™ Canada announced a new group of celebrity guests last week. This year, organizers expect 140,000 fans to come through the doors to experience the best in comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming from September 3-6. READ MORE
As an official commission of Panamania, Why Not Theatre had the world premiere of Gimme Shelter this week. With an international Pan Am Games audience watching, the show sheds light on the issue of rising sea levels and climate change, and the idea of stewardship inspired by the ancient text The Mahabharata. READ MORE
