TIFF turns 50 with celebs, controversy, and Carney suggesting that we’re the John Candy of global trade.

As the Toronto International Film Festival struggles to find its way in a changing film landscape, it leans into Canadiana with buzzy premieres from Canadian directors.

But with its mishandling of controversial documentaries the last two years, can TIFF meet the moment?

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate Producer and Fact Checking) tom sayers (Audio Editor), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Jan Wong

Further reading:

• TIFF’s opening night delights with some patriotic surprises – The Globe and Mail
• Mark Carney salutes John Candy, Canadian spirit at TIFF opening night – YouTube
• Film Fests’ New World Order: Why Cannes and Venice Surged as Toronto and Sundance Have Struggled – Variety   
• What TIFF needs to do to survive the next 50 years, give or take – The Globe and Mail
• Canadian director of Oct. 7 TIFF documentary The Road Between Us on festival’s reversal: ‘Watch the film, and make up your own mind’ – The Globe and Mail
• When courtroom fashion serves as a calculated legal strategy  – The Conversation
• Alberta revises school book ban policy to focus on sexual images | Globalnews.ca

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