Annual Report 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Festival Street, 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 “Supporting art is “Supporting artis — supporting peaceful knowledge exchange.” protest, truth, and TIFFsupporter The Shapeof Water (2017), dir. (2017), GuillermodelToro Contents

6 Who We Are Welcome Letter TIFF Story 10 People & Culture Community Initiatives (Reel Comfort, Pocket Fund) Our Volunteers Volunteer Spotlight 18 Visitor Experience Canada on Screen TIFF Kids digiPlaySpace 28 Artistic Excellence Film Circuit ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky Black Star Ida Lupino: Independent Woman Summer in France China Film Archive 42 Sustainability Adult Learning, Youth Learning Next Wave, Jump Cuts Film Preservation, Film Reference Library Share Her Journey TIFF Industry 64 Finance Statement of Operations Board of Directors TBLB Campaign Supporters Government Partners Corporate Sponsors, Donors & Supporters

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), dir. Stanley Kubrick Welcome TIFF Story

Piers Handling, Over the past 42 years, TIFF has meant The importance of the work that TIFF Director & CEO, TIFF something different to different stakeholders does lives in the promotion and preservation at different times: a Festival of Festivals, of not only film, but also our audiences. a charity, a platform for discovery, the world’s Without people to intersect with art, we’d have

Jennifer Tory, largest public film festival (with the best storytellers with no witnesses, and no one Chair, audiences), a launch pad for the awards to carry forward the lessons and messages TIFF Board of Directors season, and, finally, the 365-day-a-year, learned. In the quickly changing landscape state-of-the-art, multi-cinema TIFF Bell of film and technology, the audience remains Lightbox. TIFF has been, and continues an integral part of what we do. to be, all these things. What distinguishes it from other organizations of its kind is As we look back on the year that was 2017, its kaleidoscopic nature, which mirrors the and as TIFF moves firmly into its middle age mosaic of our audiences. both wiser and humbler, we are thankful that filmmaking is widening its lens to include The common thread that runs through more diverse voices to curate from, and that all the different identities TIFF has held over cinema is alive and well, even as its formats 2017 will be remembered as the year of a staple for TIFF, and as a charitable arts the years is the connection between art and change. Our identity will continue to ebb and the woman. The discussions and movement organization it is not only our responsibility audience, and the transformation that comes flow, as things do over time. We hope to expand around gender parity and overall respect to uphold and support these voices and when the two meet in a safe place in the dark. our vision and to never be static. We are for women in the workforce dominated others like them, but also our honour to do Defences come down, minds are opened, indebted to all those who care to be part of the news cycle. TIFF took its stand early so. Our offerings during the Festival and year- judgement takes a back seat, and belief the TIFF story, and who continue to enable in the year with the launch of Share Her round often mirror what is happening in the is suspended, for a brief and sacred time. us and to support us in our mission. Journey, a fundraising campaign focused zeitgeist, and our global film community is ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL And that’s when true change happens. People on supporting women in front of and behind brimming with an unconventional creativity can emerge from these darkened rooms the camera. The response was resoundingly that is truth-telling like never before. The enlightened, furious, weepy, or confused, positive from all our stakeholders, and combination brought us some of the most but always transformed in some way. the campaign continues to grow. powerful filmmaking we have seen in years.

It was also a year of significant shifts in the Looking forward, 2018 will bring both a filmmaking world. Diversity and marginalized change in leadership in the organization and characters challenged the status quo: a new strategic plan focussing on the next “In the quickly changing Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me by Your Name five years and a new iteration of TIFF. What and Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water does the future look like? As the largest reminded us what unconditional love looks public film festival in the world, and a hub for landscape of film and like; Sebastián Lelio shared a story that has world and new cinema year-round, our focus never been told with A Fantastic Woman; is on you, the audience. TIFF, in partnership and Agnès Varda, aged 89 and in her seventh with its diverse and committed supporters, technology, the audience decade as a director, made a resurgence as will continue to provide a safe space for the coolest woman working in film. The work lovers, seekers, and creators to celebrate of these artists and activists has become cinema and storytelling. remains an integral part of what we do.”

WHO WE ARE | 6 WHO WE ARE | 7 “Everybody is important, every human being. You’re here for a reason, so find the best in you and express it.”

— Alanis Obomsawin ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL

WHO WE ARE | 8 Alanis Obomsawin, TIFF Portrait Studio, 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 People &Culture TIFF Talent Lab, 2017 socioeconomic status. of themoving image —regardless of ethnicity, ability, or their cultural perspectives through theshared experience we endeavor to inspire audiences to express themselves and see theworld through film” isourmission statement, and diverse community initiatives. “Transforming theway people dynamic community bothwithinourstaff andthrough our 200 different languages. TIFF isproud to represent this daily, andourpopulationof around 2.8 millionspeaks over world —we welcome new immigrants from around theglobe Toronto isoneof themost culturally diverse

cities inthe Opportunities to engage Community Initiatives with film, and discover a means of expression through it, should extend to all people. TIFF has prioritized its work with non-profit community organizations to help deliver film experiences that reflect the needs, interests, 4,500 individuals given and abilities of different communities. In 2017 we collaborated on film-based access to screenings programming with Sheena’s Place, a not-for-profit that Participants used found footage and art supports individuals, families, supplies to tell new stories in a hand- drawn GIF workshop and friends affected by eating disorders. We also worked on a Special Delivery 42 workshop that connected filmmaker Charles Officer with Villaways, a public- community- housing community facing imposed relocation, which partner groups inspired Officer’s acclaimed documentary Unarmed Verses, winner of both the Canada’s Top Ten People’s Choice Award and the 145 Best Canadian Feature

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL Documentary Award at events Hot Docs ’17.

Each year, with the nationwide help of many donors and supporters, we provide thousands of free tickets to children and community 2,000+ members through a variety of community support initiatives. In 2017 we participants provided free access to over 4,500 individuals who wouldn’t otherwise have been able to experience our cultural and educational 37 creators programming, through our Participants create sound effects Pocket Fund, TIFF Gives, for a silent film during a workshop engaged as at St. Michael’s Hospital and Reel Magic initiatives. guest artists

PEOPLE & CULTURE | 12 COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | 13 “Arts-based social programming like that offered by TIFF is tremendously therapeutic and brought our clients together to learn more about film, connect with ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL one another, and acknowledge their strengths.” — Lauren Drouillard, Program Manager, Sheena’s Place

PEOPLE & CULTURE | 14 Reel Talk session, 2017 The dedication, energy, Our Volunteers and loyalty of TIFF’s Volunteers is vital to our organization. Clocking almost 100,000 hours this year, Volunteers Festival ’17 Volunteers continue to champion our Festival and year-round programming at TIFF Bell Lightbox. To amplify and create a more holistic experience for younger Volunteers, we launched our Youth Volunteer Programme to expand opportunities available for youth aged 14–18 who Volunteer Spotlight are interested in arts and culture. Volunteers of all ages continue to help us create one-of-a-kind “The diversity of experiences for audiences through their unique skill sets and perspectives. TIFF Volunteers reflects our

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL city, and our society, to film audiences; 3,040 96,832 they see that Volunteers hours reflected at TIFF.” donated — Ali Khan, TIFF Volunteer since 2013

PEOPLE & CULTURE | 16 OUR VOLUNTEERS | 17 Visitor Experience ANNUAL REPORT 2017 digiPlaySpace 2017 and globally. visitors —locally, nationally, international cinemato best of Canadian and capacity to bringthevery highlighted ourgrowing digiPlaySpace activations Screen, TIFF Kids, and This year’s Canadaon to life at TIFF Bell Lightbox. and backgrounds comes and creators of allages for filmlovers, seekers, transformational experiences cinema andcreating international andCanadian presenting thebest of Our commitment to to

TIFF’s Canada on Screen Canada on Screen programme, co-produced with Library and Archives Canada, 600 the Cinémathèque québécoise, and The Cinematheque screenings in Vancouver, was the most ambitious retrospective of Canada’s moving-image nationwide heritage to date.

The exhibition 2167, a virtual-reality project conducted in collaboration with imagineNATIVE, 235,000+ Pinnguaq, the Initiative for Indigenous Futures, and participants supported by the Harbinger Foundation, saw Indigenous filmmakers and artists imagine Indigenous life 150 years in the future. 4 million Canada on Screen’s installations celebrated Canadian artists Michael people engaged Snow, Stan Douglas, Vera Frenkel, Rodney Graham, Roman Kroiter, Colin Low, through online and Hugh O’Connor, and the Ontario Place Cinesphere ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL and marketing hosted special screenings of the Canadian classic North of Superior (1971). initiatives that

Three Canada on Screen film selections were also took place from restored and deposited with the Film Reference Library for future screening: I’ve coast to coast Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987), Picture of Light VISIT THE CANADA ON SCREEN DIGITAL (1994), and Rude (1995). CATALOGUE AT TIFFCANADAONSCREEN.COM FOR A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME. Canada on Screen was generously made possible by RBC (Presenting Sponsor), the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario (Presenting Partners), Fairmont (Supporting Partner), and Telefilm Canada (Supporter).

VISITOR EXPERIENCE | 20 CANADA ON SCREEN | 21 Le programme Canada à l’écran Canada à l’écran du TIFF, coproduit par Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, la Cinémathèque 600 québécoise et The Cinematheque (Vancouver), s’est démarqué comme projections étant la plus ambitieuse rétrospective jamais consacrée au patrimoine canadien de l’image en mouvement. partout au pays Canada à l’écran a présenté des expositions telles que 2167, organisée en collaboration avec imagineNATIVE, Pinnguaq et l’Initiative for Indigenous Futures, et soutenue par la Fondation plus de 235 000 Harbinger. Ce projet de réalité virtuelle invitait plusieurs artistes ou cinéastes participants des Premières Nations à imaginer la vie autochtone dans 150 ans.

Des installations de Canada à l’écran ont célébré l’œuvre des artistes canadiens Michael Snow, 4 millions Stan Douglas, Vera Frenkel, Rodney Graham, Roman Kroiter, Colin Low et Hugh O’Connor, et la Cinésphère de personnes de la Place de l’Ontario a offert des projections spéciales de North of Superior (1971), un classique jointes par du cinéma canadien.

RAPPORT ANNUEL 2017 RAPPORT des initiatives Trois sélections du programme Canada à l’écran ont aussi été restaurées et déposées à la électroniques Film Reference Library pour des projections futures : Le chant des sirènes (1987), Picture of Light ou de marketing (1994) et Rude (1995).

Canada à l’écran a été rendu déployées d’un possible grâce aux généreuses contributions de la Banque Royale océan à l’autre DÉCOUVREZ LE CATALOGUE NUMÉRIQUE DE du Canada (commanditaire de CANADA À L’ÉCRAN AU TIFFCANADAONSCREEN.COM présentation), des gouvernements POUR UN SURVOL COMPLET DU PROGRAMME. du Canada et de l’Ontario (partenaires de présentation) et de Fairmont (partenaire de soutien), avec l’appui de Téléfilm Canada.

EXPÉRIENCE DES VISITEURS | 22 CANADA À L’ÉCRAN | 23 The TIFF Kids International Film Festival sees the next TIFF Kids generation of cinephiles take over TIFF Bell Lightbox for nine days with their unbridled passion, enthusiasm, 160 films and curiosity for film. The 20th edition of the festival, supported by the City of Toronto and the Ontario Arts screened Council, featured our biggest lineup to date, with more than 160 films from over 40 countries screened. The films explored themes such as empathy, family, identity, immigration, and embracing diversity. 8,891 The 2017 festival kicked off with a sold-out premiere screening of Smurfs: The Lost Village, and featured director Kelly Asbury in attendance. Other highlights students included the 15th anniversary of Whale Rider (2002) and an exclusive premiere of two episodes of Disney and Channel’s Tangled: The Series, with ticket sales donated to Pocket Fund. educators participated TIFF Kids International Film Festival , 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL

Hare’s Big Day (2017), dir. Dace Riduze 9 days 40+ countries represented 154 schools in attendance

VISITOR EXPERIENCE | 24 TIFF KIDS | 25 From February to April, digiPlaySpace visitors were able to control a robotic arm that mimics human movement, interact with the solar system and space across a circle of 28 iPads, and paint with light at the sixth annual digiPlaySpace. In this 8 countries action-packed technology playground, interactive art, design, and installations represented from acclaimed Canadian and international artists highlighted the power of creative technology for kids 23 exhibits and the young at heart. This year’s exhibition was supported by the City of Toronto and the Ontario 24,000+ visitors Arts Council. ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL

VISITOR EXPERIENCE | 26 DIGIPLAYSPACE | 27 Artistic Excellence ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Ava (2017), dir.(2017), SadafForoughi Own Country LGBTQ+ stories, suchas and (The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming) including well asanumberof filmsdirected by women, Kingdom, Flow language titles. Among themwere Bell Lightbox, 26 of whichwere foreign- presented 56 New Release filmsat TIFF engaging presentations possible. world andCanadiancinema, inthemost experience, enjoy, anddiscuss thebest creating a space where audiences can viewers. Nothinginspires usmore than belief in, themedium, its creators, andits based onadeeprespect for, andprofound possibilities. Cinema isanartform withendless In 2017, Theatrical Programming proudly The WeddingPlan, from China, five films from theUnited Toni Erdmann Secret Superstar , and Our curatorial choices are Call Meby Your Name andfilmswith , Window Horses Moonlight from India, as Human , God’s .

, TIFF Film Circuit works TIFF Film Circuit alongside local organizers to bring the very best of Canadian and international films and artists to communities throughout Canada. Film Circuit is generously supported by Telefilm Canada, the Ontario Media Development 151 communities Corporation, and Cineplex Entertainment.

As part of the Canada on Screen initiative, Film 166 locations nationwide Circuit celebrated National Canadian Film Day and Canada 150 with 175 free screenings of classic Canadian titles across 335,000+ tickets sold 106 Film Circuit locations. The success of Canadian co-production Maudie (2016) was celebrated with guest appearances by producer Mary Young Leckie and executive producer Heather Haldane across 10 Film Circuit locations, which helped make Maudie the highest-grossing movie in Film Circuit history. ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL

Maudie (2016), dir. Aisling Walsh

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE | 30 FILM CIRCUIT | 31 The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky

Poetry of Apocalypse: The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky was the first Toronto retrospective in 15 years devoted to the visionary Russian auteur. Comprised of eight of Tarkovsky’s works, including multiple 35mm prints and three digital restorations, this TIFF Cinematheque series enjoyed multiple sold-out screenings and full theatrical runs, two of which lasted several weeks: sci-fi classicsSolaris (1972) and Stalker (1979). ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL “The major event of the year’s cultural calendar in Toronto.” — The Globe and Mail

ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE | 32 Stalker (1979), dir. Andrei Tarkovsky Black Star “My main aim was to explore how the idea of Black stardom has been historically constructed and challenged, both within and outside the Hollywood system, including how negative stereotypes have been fought back against by courageous performers.”

— Ashley Clark, Black Star curator ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL

In collaboration with the British Film Institute, and supported by the Hal Jackman Foundation, TIFF’s Black Star retrospective celebrated 100 years of Black excellence onscreen, featuring films and special talks exploring Black stardom, erasure, and radicalization, and the Black experience historically. Highlights included Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913), the first known film with an all-Black cast; In the Heat of the Night (1967), featuring a searing performance by Sidney Poitier; and Annie (2014), starring Quvenzhané Wallis. Clement Virgo’s Rude (1995) and Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community (1983) also featured unique Black Canadian stories and presented filmmakers as the stars of Black cinema.

ARTIISTIC EXCELLENCE | 34 Lady Sings the Blues (1972), dir. Sidney J. Furie Ida Lupino: Independent Woman

As the film industry moves to ensure more equitable representations of women, TIFF reflected on the careers of some of the women who were able to create space for themselves. Hollywood star-turned- filmmaker Ida Lupino was the only woman directing films in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. TIFF’s retrospective on Lupino’s work highlighted her greatest achievements both in front of and behind the camera, and included a special introduction by MoMA film curator Anne Morra. ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL

ARTIISTIC EXCELLENCE | 36 Ida Lupino on set Summer in France “Especially for those of us unable to travel very far, TIFF brings the world to us in many different ways.”

— TIFF Member ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL

TIFF Cinematheque continued its summer tradition of highlighting films from abroad. The Summer in France programme included two tantalizing retrospectives curated by James Quandt: a centenary celebration of Jean-Pierre Melville, the French master known for his tersely efficient thrillers; and a survey of 24 French-crime classics from esteemed filmmakers such as Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard, and Claude Chabrol. These series invited audiences to trace the traditions of popular crime movies back to their roots in French cinema, whose influence can be seen in the works of such contemporary auteurs as John Woo and Quentin Tarantino.

ARTIISTIC EXCELLENCE | 38 Purple Noon (1960), dir. René Clément China Film Archive ANNUAL REPORT 2017 “Film opens doors “Film opensdoors — TIFFMember visual, relates to ideas both to ideas both that translate into any language. of thehumanspirit—universal themes the power of love, andtheperseverance wrestle withthecomplexities of family, Monsieur Lazhar Incendies of Resistance Obomsawin’s Canadian filmsin Beijing, including Alanis a collection of classic andcontemporary the ChinaFilm Archive, In partnership with Telefilm Canadaand intellectual and intellectual and energizes creativity.” experience, and (2010), andPhilippeFalardeau’s (1993), Denis Villeneuve’s Kanehsatake:270 Years (2011). These works ARTIISTIC EXCELLENCE |40 TIFF presented

Incendies (2010), dir. DenisVilleneuve Sustainability ANNUAL REPORT 2017 championing women. initiativeHer Journey and ourtrailblazing Share our filmpreservation efforts, development initiatives, learning andprofessional and amplifiedthrough our voice, andstories isfostered Diversity of perception, mentorship opportunities. possible resources and have access to thebest creators by ensuringthey film seekers, andemerging generation of filmlovers, and nurturingthenext to identifying, supporting, TIFF iscommitted Priyanka Chopra, TIFFShare Her Journey Ambassador,

with Cameron Bailey at TIFFSoirée Adult Learning

The Higher Learning and Film Reference 13,000 total participants Library teams hosted an intensive two-day 70 Higher symposium with 23 emerging professionals in onstage learning events and students in the library, archive, and museum fields that investigated how these Learning institutions help define our communities and initiatives and cultures. events “I learned so much about the role that I play as an individual in the building and about fostering an inclusive and tours community. The symposium embedded the importance of community in every aspect of its programming.” — Andrea Kampen, Reel Heritage 2017 participant 3,741 The project Hockey Mom, by Andrew Moir and Teyama Alkamli, was selected as the Higher grant recipient of the TIFF + ESPN Films Emerging Filmmaker Grant, which offers $25,000 to the creation of a short film about Learning ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL sport and community. student participants

Filmmaker TIFF solidified offerings for film seekers of all ages Mira Nair (left) spoke and galvanized new audiences in 2017. We worked about Queen of closely with programming partner Penguin Random Katwe (above) House to bring acclaimed authors to TIFF Bell Lightbox for our annual Books on Film series. More than 3,000 attendees enjoyed intimate onstage discussions by authors Zadie Smith (Swing Time), David Lipsky (Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself), and Colm Tóibín (Brooklyn), screenwriter Phyllis Nagy (Carol), filmmaker Mira Nair Queen( of Katwe), and actor-director Sarah Polley (Away From Her).

SUSTAINABILITY | 44 ADULT LEARNING | 45 Our TIFF School and Youth Learning Family Programmes feature camps, school screenings, and hands-on workshops that touch on all aspects of storytelling, including pixillation, special-effects makeup, TIFF In the fall of 2017, TIFF School unveiled the In-Class Summer and filmmaking, and Filmmaking Residency programme. It was created to Camps offering in-class filmmaking build more in-depth filmmaking skills within school residencies tailored communities across the GTA and provide teachers and for children and youth. students with skills to share with their peers. Students are encouraged to discover filmmaking concepts, learn about the “We now have three technology behind creative work, and develop skills to students applying for appreciate new perspectives and representations in cinema, empowering them a specialized Film Arts to pursue their creative endeavours. programme for high 210 camp participants school, and four students are preparing their own film for the spring

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL 471 participating schools tdsbCreates Arts Festival. 10,415 school programme All students were participants engaged in the lessons, regardless of their 31 schools benefited from pursuits for next year.” — Teacher, George Brown Middle School, East York, In-Class Filmmaking Residency programme participant, the Pocket Fund program Fall 2017

SUSTAINABILITY | 46 YOUTH LEARNING | 47 Jump Cuts

TIFF KIDS 123 submissions received 46 films chosen as part of the final showcase 125+ filmmakers ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL

Morgana McKenzie, The TIFF Kids and TIFF Next Wave Jump Cuts Young 2017 TIFF Next Wave Jump Cuts winner Filmmakers Showcases present short films created for “Jump Cuts has helped young people by young people. The Jump Cuts programmes Photo courtesy of Morgana McKenzie give emerging filmmakers in grades 4–8 (TIFF Kids) and grades 9–12 (TIFF Next Wave) the opportunity to develop introduce me to and showcase their own original shorts, helping them bring their vision to life on the big screen. working professionals As part of Canada on Screen, Jump Cuts went national for the first time, receiving over 200 submissions from across the country, in a variety of genres. The competition in film and like-minded culminated in a showcase of the finalists’ films and an award ceremony. With films tackling a range of topics, from life at residential schools to an insightful look at millennials’ youth filmmakers.” perceptions of racial identity, this year’s crop of entrants proved that emerging Canadian talent is in no short supply. — Morgana McKenzie, 2017 TIFF Next Wave Jump Cuts winner

SUSTAINABILITY | 48 JUMP CUTS | 49 Next Wave

TIFF Next Wave is the heartbeat of year-round programming for young audiences at TIFF.

The sixth annual TIFF Next Wave Film Festival, presented by ESPN Films and with support from The Slaight Family Foundation, welcomed young people under 25 to attend free screenings of old favourites like The 400 Blows (1959) and Harold and Maude (1971), as well as new releases like Before the Streets (2016) and Divines (2016). The action-packed weekend also included the inaugural Young Creators Co-Lab, a full day of programming tailored specifically for youth interested in exploring the world of film and filmmaking, and popular events like the 24-Hour Film Challenge and the 92 ever-epic Battle of the Scores competition. The festival is curated by the TIFF Next Wave Committee, a voluntary advisory submissions team made up of 12 youth from schools ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL across the GTA dedicated to bringing quality received 2017 TIFF Next film programming to young film lovers. Wave Committee Committee members’ tastes, opinions, and 3,176 free, critical voices are as diverse and essential as they are strong, inspiring a youthful, 55+ under-25 engaging lineup that drives new voices to TIFF Bell Lightbox. tickets issued filmmakers 4,852 total 38 tickets issued films in final showcase

SUSTAINABILITY | 50 NEXT WAVE | 51 Film Preservation

37.4% of titles screened year-round at TBLB in 16mm, ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL TIFF protects and projects the movie 35mm, moments audiences love. This year marked the completed inspection of 364 feature films in the NBCUniversal or 70mm, film collection, including Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) and the Coen Brothers’ The Big Lebowski totalling (1998), and totalling 3,276,000 feet of film. Additionally, Aki Kaurismaki’s 1,969,000 The Other Side of Hope (2017) screened in 35mm and was recently acquired by the Film Reference Library. feet of film!

The Other Side of Hope (2017), dir. Aki Kaurismaki

SUSTAINABILITY | 52 Film Reference Library The TIFF Film Reference Library (FRL), in 16,354 partnership with the Ontario Media Development Corporation and supported text, graphic, by the Canada Council for the Arts, continues and audiovisual to provide free access to film, film resources, and Canadian cinema materials heritage to the public, and actively supports our TIFF programming. This catalogued year, the FRL catalogued Special Collection materials from Guy Maddin, Bruce McDonald, 171 35mm film David Cronenberg, and Christopher Chapman, and acquired the archives prints acquired of Richard Kerr, Mike Hoolboom, and Donna Szoke. The FRL also screened an exquisite IB 51 35mm film prints Technicolor 35mm print of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic Rear Window (1954) to for TBLB screenings a sold-out crowd, and scanned, catalogued,

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL and re-housed 7,488 photographic slides and 10,000 public contact sheets covering TIFF red carpets and special events from 1971 to 1991. queries answered

38,750 visits to our Rear Window (1954), dir. Alfred Hitchcock online catalogue tiff.net/library

SUSTAINABILITY | 54 FILM REFERENCE LIBRARY | 55 Share Her Journey

In 2017, TIFF launched our trailblazing Share Her Journey campaign to support and champion women both in front of and behind the camera. The campaign underscores the organization’s five-year commitment to increasing skills and participation opportunities for women and has fast gained local and international momentum.

$971,000 donated by 1,000+ individuals to date ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL

TIFF aims to raise $3,000,000 by 2022 for Share Her Left to right: Journey to help empower women storytellers and to provide mentorship, skills development, media literacy, and activity for young people. Omoni Oboli, Inspiring women joined Share Her Journey as Jennifer Baichwal, Deepa Mehta, Ambassadors, including Priyanka Chopra, Omoni Oboli, Stella Meghie. Ashley McKenzie, Jennifer Baichwal, Deepa Mehta, and Priyaka Chopra Stella Meghie.

SUSTAINABILITY | 56 SHARE HER JOURNEY | 57 “Achieving​​ gender parity within the film industry is vital. But, more than anything, I’d love to see the cultivation and celebration of female auteurs. Women exercising ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL their unique authorial voices in their own ways is where I see radical changes brimming in cinema.”

— Ashley McKenzie, award-winning filmmaker

SUSTAINABILITY | 58 SHARE HER JOURNEY | 59 TIFF Talent Lab

Our intensive five-day Lab, made possible by RBC, the Slaight Family Foundation, and Telefilm Canada, supported 20 Canadian and international directors in an inspirational forum that continues to attract exciting, emerging talent from around the world. Some “Hearing them of cinema’s most renowned voices joined our participants to share insights on their go through creative mantras, artistic processes, and craft, including acclaimed directors Dee Rees (Mudbound), Ruben the same Östlund (The Square), Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name), and Armando processes as us Iannucci (The Death of Stalin).

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL makes you feel, insanely, that you could reach that stage too.” — Ryan Noth, 2017 TIFF Talent Lab participant

Dees Rees (right) at TIFF Talent Lab, 2017

SUSTAINABILITY | 60 TIFF TALENT LAB | 61 TIFF Rising Stars TIFF Industry Conference

Compelling, original storytelling forms the TIFF Rising Stars fosters the essence of TIFF Industry’s programming, and at 2017’s Industry Conference we were 6 days next generation of actors poised privileged to bring onstage some of the most renowned artists and practitioners in the for international success. business. Creative luminaries and industry trailblazers such as Glenn Close, Tim Bevan, 49 hours of Eric Fellner, Armando Iannucci, Mary Harron, In 2017, the programme included and Aaron Sorkin discussed the importance of storytelling in this forum that opens borders, programming four international actors. shares perspectives, and exposes truths.

The TIFF Industry Conference is generously by the Ontario Media Development Corporation 150 guest and Telefilm Canada. speakers 6,000+ ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL attendees

Jessie Buckley, Theodore Pellerin, Mary Harron Mary Galloway, Cameron Bailey, Master Class Ellen Wong, Vinnie Bennett, at the Glenn Lina El Arabi, Mamoudou Athie Gould Studio

SUSTAINABILITY | 62 INDUSTRY CONFERENCE | 63 Statement of Operations The Board

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B O X Jonathan H. Slan Allan Gregg Sidney M. Oland Excess of Revenue over Expenses $1,513,743 Brendan Calder Excess of revenue over expenses allocated to long term debt repayment. Allen Karp Paul Atkinson Lisa de Wilde FINANCE | 64 For the year ended December 31, 2017 (Audited) Leslie A. Noble Krishna Balkissoon Impact Cleaning David Roffey & Karen Walsh TIFF Bell Lightbox Campaign Supporters PharmEng Technology Colette & Tom Barber Services Ltd. The Savoy Pitfield Family Jeremy Podeswa Louise Bellingham Jennifer Ivey Bannock Neil & Carita Sheehy Suzanne Ivey Cook The Campaign for TIFF Bell Lightbox is supported by the following visionaries who Justin, Daphne & April Poy Dave & Fiona Berry Saul & Thelma Shulman Barbara Sears Gilda & Yousry Bissada Hal Jackman Foundation Jay Smith & Laura Rapp helped turn TIFF Bell Lightbox into a reality through their generous contributions: Mary Anne Shaw Brauti Thorning Zibarras LLP Dexter, Shelly, D’Andre Tristan Sones & Barry Yaverbaum Evan Brown & Jasmyn John Georgia Stamatakos Irene So Kate Calder Robynn & Scott Jolliffe & Tom McGee Howard Sokolowski Tess Calder B. Denham Jolly Anne & Greg Steers & Linda Frum Angela & John Caliendo Nick & Sunita Katerinakis Nalini & Tim Stewart LEAD FOUNDING PARTNER MAJOR FOUNDING PARTNER MAJOR FOUNDING SUPPORTERS Walied & Deena Soliman Simion Candrea Liana & Steven Kerzner Nicolas Stiliadis Spin Master Ltd. in memory of Gordon Kirke & Family Straticom Planning C. L. Sugiyama, K.C. Fish Simion N. Candrea Kololian Family Associates Inc. Twentieth Century Fox Dr. Bob Chaudhuri Anette, Yves The Lawrence and Judith Special Thanks Film Corp. Tony & Moira Cohen & Amelia Larsson Florack Tanenbaum Charitable to the City of Toronto David M. Vella J. Rob Collins Amanda Lang Family Foundation Lori Willcox Andrew & Nicola Combes & Vincent Borg Clement Virgo & Family Anonymous Priscilla Costello Latner Family Foundation Suzanne & Bob Weiss Jack & Beth Curtin Shirley Lewchuk Kevin Williams & Family Special Gifts Nick & Nadia Di Donato Donald & Lorraine Loeb John & Helen Young Martin Abel & Kathleen Flynn Peter & Anna Eliopoulos Ana P. Lopes & Don Tapscott Hana Zalzal Cornerstone Gifts Paul Bronfman | Major Gifts Key Gifts Herbert Abramson Gavin & Kate Ezekowitz Jeffrey & Sandra Lyons David Zitzerman Reitman Family: Comweb Group Apotex Foundation American Friends of TIFF Cheryl & Ken Adams Andrew Fleming Eugene McBurney & Karen Friedman Ivan Reitman, Deluxe Honey & Barry Sherman Charles & Marilyn Baillie The Adilman Family Hedy & Ron Frisch Samm McLeod, Anonymous (4) Agi Mandel and Randy Gillies The Bennett Family Buena Vista & Friends Erica & Noah Godfrey Lynn McLeod Susan Michaels and Susan Harris & David Kassie Foundation Pictures Distribution & Nicholas Ganas The Sid Adilman Paul & Gina Godfrey Special thanks to St. Joseph The Daniels Corporation Chetan & Clara Mathur David & Molly Bloom Lorie Cappe & Linda Lewis Mentorship Programme Michelle & Patrick Meneley Communications Kamala-Jean Gopie PCL Constructors Catherine Booth Tim Casey & Paget Catania Alliance Atlantis Abby, Perry & Jordan Minuk Canada Inc. & Michael Kirk Heather & Maxwell Gotlieb Pacesetting Gifts CAW/TCA Canada Communications Inc. Amit, Suneeta, Rohan Thanks as well to all of the Marco & Michela Guglietti Copyright Collective of The Tory Family Brookfield Partners Doris Chan, John Whitcher, The Sid Adilman & Ajay Monga TIFF Volunteers for their Liz, Jennifer, John H. Tory Foundation The Gutiérrez Canada Ryan Whitcher Mentorship Programme Dr. Kenneth Montague tremendous support & Barbara Hackett The Former Burritt/ Johannessen Family The Slaight Family & Ethan Whitcher Altus Group Cost Consulting David & Karen Moscovitz Foundation Mark & Sarah Wellings Thompson Award Stephen & Andrea Halperin Irene Chu Bram & Bluma Appel Christina Ongoma This list reflects donations VISA® in memory of Dorothy Bharat & Filomena Hansraj Chubb Insurance Company Dany & Lisa Assaf Albert Pace & Kristin Morch received as of April 6, 2018. Sustaining Gifts & Oscar Burritt and of Canada Cam & Nicole Haynes Bäckerhaus Veit Ltd. Pinchin Family Patricia Thompson Krista Hill Principal Gifts Barry & Melissa Avrich CIBC Mellon Michael Badham & Family Helen Burstyn Nicolas Piquard Paul & Leah Atkinson Belden Canada Inc. Lynn & Paul Damp Bruce & Cheryl Hooey & David Pecaut Shane Baghai Jeff & Rita Rayman BMO Financial Group J. P. Bickell Foundation Edenshaw Management The K. M. Hunter Jim & Lisa de Wilde Allison Bain Kara Reed CIBC The S.M. Blair Family Limited Charitable Foundation Digital Rapids Corporation The Daniels Corporation Foundation Julia & Robert Foster J. Christopher Donald ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL Steve & Rashmi Gupta Diane Blake & Stephen Smith Brenda Garza Sada Atom Egoyan The Brian Linehan Charitable The Bratty Family & Fabiola Garza Sada & Arsinée Khanjian Foundation Beth & Andrew Burgess Goodman & Carr, LLP Thank you to our Supporters and Governement Partners The Goldring Family Mackenzie Investments The Buster Foundation Honourable Jerry Harris Canada Systems Inc. NBCUniversal in honour of & Carole Grafstein, Consulate General The Jay and Barbara Hennick Ontario Arts Foundation/ Charles B. Moss and Michael Grafstein of the Federal Republic Family Foundation Fondation des arts Barry Campbell Julia Grant & Bruce Batler of Germany (Toronto) Jan Innes & Chris Morgan de l’Ontario & Debra Grobstein Campbell, The Hale Family Consulate General Richard & Donna Ivey Gerald Schwartz and David M. Campbell Piers Handling of Israel (Toronto) & Heather Reisman Anne Marie Canning Kress Family The William and Nona Embassy of Sweden (Ottawa) Annette Verschuren Martin Connell The Langar Foundation Heaslip Foundation Consulate General & Stan Shibinsky & Linda Haynes in honour of Helen Gardiner Daniel & Winnie Hung of Mexico (Toronto) Margaret & Jim Fleck Phelan from Rosemary Ellis Jacob The Japan Foundation Phelan & Sam Blyth Leadership Gifts Ivey Foundation Sharifa Khan Bell Fund Robert Lantos BlackBerry® Sharon & Allen Karp Kenneth W. Lalonde Hong Kong Economic Marcelle & Ralph Lean Mary & Brendan Calder The KPMG Foundation & Christine Anderson and Trade Office James M. Little Cineplex Entertainment LP Kuwabara Payne McKenna Keith & Delores Lawrence Consulate General Michael MacMillan of the Republic Harbinger Foundation Blumberg Architects Janice Lewis & Cathy Spoel of South Africa (Toronto) Deborah, Bill, Carey Ellen-Jane & Ben Moss & Mitchell Cohen Meyer Sound Laboratories, Inc. Consulate General & Matthew Kurtin The Gary Chris & May Li David & Renee Perlmutter of Poland (Toronto) Roots Canada & Joanne Reamey Family Phil Lind to honour Anne Consulate General Warren & Maureen Spitz Scotiabank Tania Maciver & Lara Perlmutter of the People’s Republic & Family Allan C. Silber & Frank Walwyn POI Business Interiors Inc. of China (Toronto) Anonymous Kent R. Sobey Larry Mah & Dr. Tracy Wong The Poile Family New Zealand High The Howard and Carole Michèle Maheux Mary & Allen Shechtman Commission (Toronto) Founding Gifts Tanenbaum Family & John Galway Charitable Foundation, and Beverly Topping Citizenship Christie Digital Systems Nadir & Shabin Mohamed Daniel & Kim Tanenbaum The W. Garfield Weston & Immigration Canada Canada, Inc. Ron Moore Anonymous (2) Foundation Toronto Entertainment Linda Chu & John Donald Nexus PM Inc. Anonymous District BIA Toronto Transit Commission

FINANCE | 66 TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS | 67 Corportate Sponsors, Donors & Supporters

TIFF Annual Supporters

Lead Sponsor Gifts of $100,000+ Gifts of F Kollmar Alice Chou & Fred Roepke Platinum, Jeffrey Remedios American Friends of TIFF $5,000 to $9,999 Janice Lewis Richard & Sophia Crenian $8,000 to $11,999 Paul & Janice Sabourin Anne-Marie Canning J & P Bowie & Mitchell Cohen Myrna & John Daniels *** Munir Ajani Brenda & Robbie Saunders NBCUniversal Brown-Nusbaum Family Kevin Long Linda Chu & John Donald * Liloo Alim Mary, Allen, Noah, Matthew Ontario Arts Foundation Fund at Toronto Foundation NEXUS PM INC Mario & Karen Elia ** Paul & Leah Atkinson * & Rebecca Shechtman Gerald Schwartz Shauneen Bruder Gilles & Julia Ouellette * Bill & Barbara Etherington * Gilda & Yousry Bissada Richard Shekter ** & Heather Reisman Cultural Human Frank J.D. Parks Angela & David Feldman Arun Biswas Barbara Shum The Slaight Resources Council J Prior Inez Foley Anthony Bonato & Manos Vourkoutiotis * Family Foundation Piers Handling Heather Ross * Scott Forstall & Douglas Hamlyn Dorothy Jennifer A. Tory & Federica Foglia * Geoffrey Rytell Molly Forstall Helen Burstyn & Jeffrey Siminovitch Daniel & Winnie Hung Brenda & Robbie Saunders Don Green Barry Campbell & Debra Charles & Laurie Sims Major Sponsors Gifts of The Japan Bill Seegmiller Emilio, Gabriel Grobstein Campbell ** SKYGRiD Construction Inc. $50,000 to $99,999 Foundation, Toronto Vincenza Sera & Filomena Grossi Yvette De Biasi David E. Spiro Directors Guild of Canada M. George & Leanne Lewis Christine Thammavongsa Harbinger Foundation * Jim & Lisa de Wilde ** Sun Life Financial * Friends & Family Jeffrey & Sandra Lyons In honour of Di Hardacre David Denison Christine Thammavongsa of Jeffrey Lyons David B. MacNaughton Harry S. Thomson Betty-Ann & Maureen Flanagan Ticketmaster Justin Poy & Leslie Noble Tides Canada Foundation – & Robert Wade Heggie Sandy Di Rezze Elizabeth Tory Michèle Maheux Valerie Elia Fund Richard & Donna Ivey * J. Doyle John Tory & Barbara Hackett Gifts of & John Galway ** In honour of Jennifer Tory Trinity Jackman Susan Driediger Mark & Sarah Wellings $25,000 to $49,999 Justice David R. Main David M. Vella * & Marcus Doyle ELPIS Shelagh & David Wilson Canadian Federation of & Sylvia E. Main Foundation Micaela Vellozo Victoria Jackman ** Ernst & Young Raymond Young Business and Professional Shirley A. Maltman Goldie Wassermuhl Alan Kwong Kevin W. Fisher - Gardiner Anonymous (2) Women (BPW Canada) & Herbert Bell Young Presidents’ Robert Lantos ** Roberts LLP ** Corus Entertainment Inc. Agi & Jack Mandel Organisation - M. George & Leanne Lewis Victoria Foley & Paul Fredricks Gold, $6,000 to $7,999 Harbinger Foundation ** In honour of Maple Leaf Chapter Theo & Charlene Ling ** Susan Gerhard David Allgood The Hollywood Foreign Shirley Mendelson Anonymous** Mackenzie Financial Susan Harris & David Kassie & Helen Stevenson Press Association Rod & Lydia Phillips Anonymous (2) Corporation Daniel & Winnie Hung Peter & Brigitte Anderson Betty-Ann Mary Anne Shaw ** Maria del Mar Lorenzo Tony Ianni George & Gail Anthony & Robert Wade Heggie Shorcan Brokers Ltd. TIFF Legacy Society Agi & Jack Mandel John & Elizabeth Irving Jason Baldwin Iron Mountain Shum Vourkoutiotis Fund David G. Aziz Susan Michaels Holding Ltd. Darren Kemp Krissy Ballanger Entertainment Services at Toronto Foundation Lisa Bradburn Abby & Perry Minuk ** & Michael Rayias Libby & Ian Bandeen * Sponsors The Harold The Brian Linehan Andra Takacs * Greg W. Johns Sam Mizrahi Krista Kerr - Kerr Financial W. Geoffrey Beattie Greenberg Fund AGF Investments Inc. Charitable Foundation Carole Tanenbaum Terry Tedesco Nadir & Shabin Mohamed F Kollmar J & P Bowie HSBC Canada Air France RBC Foundation Anonymous Anonymous Adam Moryto Kololian Family Lorie Cappe JETLUX ARTO LIFEWTR Ivan Reitman Neil Nicol Anne Koyama & Linda Lewis *** Canada Goose® Lindt Parsai Immigration Services Patrick Cardarelli ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL Janis Rotman Gifts of & Scott Mackenzie ** Lorissa’s Kitchen Cineplex Entertainment Eleanor & Francis Shen $1,000 to $4,999 * Supporters of 10 years Suresh Cedrick Pereira Bill & Deborah Kurtin Doris Chan & John Whitcher Mr. X Christie® Mark & Sarah Wellings Luciene, April & Maia Bailey ** Supporters of 15 years Rod & Lydia Phillips & Family * Karen Cohl National Bank Financial Deluxe Toronto Ltd. William F. White W. Geoffrey Beattie or more POI Business Interiors Inc M.S. Lamont Chubb Insurance Pizza Nova Grolsch International Inc. Jennifer Bell *** Supporters of 20 years Raman Family & Associates Limited *** Company of Canada *** SAP IWC Schaffausen Diane Blake or more Heather Reisman Andrew & Elaine Le Feuvre Pascale Daigneault Sabra Canada McCafé® Gifts of & Stephen Smith Ivan Reitman Janice Lewis & Carl E. Fleck, Q.C. Sonos This list reflects donations Sun Life Financial $10,000 to $24,999 Aaron M. Campbell Mary & Michael Rolland & Mitchell Cohen Jayne Davis & Duff Waring A&E IndieFilms STERLING VINEYARDS received as of December 31, 2017. Heather Ross Annie & Rich English Helen Burstyn David Carey & Joel Dmitruk Sabi & Amrin Marwah Accenture Timberland® Bob Rubinoff * Max Erickson Mary & Brendan Calder *** Kerri Craddock Chetan & Clara Mathur Adobe Systems® UNIQLO Dan Rubinoff Chiara Falcone Barry Campbell & Debra Jim & Lisa de Wilde ** Lucy Medeiros Beck ​Xerox Canada Ltd. James Schmalz Margaret & Jim Fleck Grobstein Campbell ** Bill & Barbara Etherington * Michael Melanson Beforeifly Eleanor & Francis Shen Ronaldo Foresti DGCOntario Inez Foley TIFF Members & Katherine Batycky Birks Media Partners Shorcan Brokers Ltd. Hedy & Ron Frisch * Dolby Laboratories Inc Honourable Jerry Russell A. Morgan Blake, Cassels Toronto Star Patrons Circle Gary Slaight Brenda Garza Sada The Audrey S. Hellyer & Carole Grafstein & Lori Brown * & Graydon LLP Allan Slaight & Fabiola Garza Sada * Charitable Foundation Janet Graham Munich Re Canada “Life” Bloomberg Industry Sponsors Carol & Irv Smokler Stephen Geer John & Elizabeth Irving Julia Grant & Bruce Batler Leadership+ Linda & Kevin O’Leary * Philanthropies A&E IndieFilms Greg & Anne Steers ** & Szelena Gray Hal Jackman Foundation ** Guru Studio $12,000 or more Gilles & Julia Ouellette * BMO Nesbitt Burns® Adobe Systems® Andra Takacs Sara Gelgor Chetan & Clara Mathur Di Hardacre Michael & Cheryl Anobile Tony Pampena HUGO BOSS Amazon Video Direct Graeme & Sara Thomson Brad & Nathalie Goldhar Nadir & Shabin Mohamed NINO HASON – Melissa & Barry Avrich ** Pathak Family Cashmere® Christie® Jennifer A. Tory Julia Grant & Bruce Batler Micki Moore Simpson with love from Wanda The Bennett Family Jane Perdue Bathroom Tissue Cineplex Entertainment Sarah Twomey Niall & Katherine Haggart & Leonard Simpson Linda Hohol Superfan Nav Bhatia & Joseph Castrilli COACH Dolby Labratories Annette Verschuren Michael & Marjorie Hale ** TIFF Staff The K. M. Hunter Diane Blake Renee & David Perlmutter *** Dairy Farmers of Canada IMDbPro & Stan Shibinsky Keith Heller Elizabeth Tory Charitable Foundation & Stephen Smith* Polar Asset Delta Air Lines Mr. X Ajay K. Virmani * Natalie Herbert John Tory Istic, Illic Pictures Alex & Angela Brisbourne Management Partners Dolby Labratories QSC®, LLC. Frank Walwyn & Ed Robertson & Barbara Hackett Miriam Kagan John Brown Dr. David and EY SHOWTIME® Robert Wappel Brian & Marianne Hiff Anonymous Sharon & Allen Karp *** & Melanie Edwards Mrs. Shanea Rakowski Fasken Martineau DOCUMENTARY FILMS Darren Kemp Michael Budman Jamie Watt Gary & Joanne Reamey Hotel Doggy Festival Style & Michael Rayias Mary & Brendan Calder *** Carla & Michael Worb Lynda Reeves and Sharon Hutton Anne-Marie Canning * Anonymous (4) Michel Zelnik, Jennifer Ivey Bannock Cargojet Airways House & Home Media Henry Jackman *

FINANCE | 68 CORPORATE SPONSORS, DONORS & SUPPORTERS | 69 Janese Kane *** La Compagnie Bronze, Manulife Lifetime Ambassador, Ken Harvey & Bruce Myers Nancy Prussky Terry Kelly Canada Tire Inc. $2,000 to $3,999 David Maples Honorary Patrons $675 to $1,199 Derek Haukenfreres & Deena Polan KPMB Architects & the Granatstein Family 8Plus & Laura Cerlon George & Gail Anthony Vanessa Alexander & Eva Saphir Nicole and Mark Rajakovic Donald Langill Sundeep Chauhan Martin Abel Rade & Zeljka Markovic Dusty & Joan Cohl Blaine Allan Dr. Don Head Ricki & Patricia Karen & Fred Leitner Glenna Chestnutt Trevor Ball & Erin Walsh Nancy McConnell William Marshall Ancaster Film Fest In memory of Samantha Rife Kevin & Lucea LMDR & Chris Robinson Anita Banicevic Edward Medeiros & Sari Ruda Marshall Arc & Company James Heffernan Tom Roberts Mike Lorimer Amanda Coolman & Stephen Montano & Vivian Kanargelidis Henk & Yanka Van der Kolk Sandra Badgley Hergott Family Gerry Rocchi The Nissan Family Gerry & Chris Couture Paul Battista Tom Nicolopoulos M. Bakker Janet & Larry Hershfield & Kathie Drummond Foundation The Craig Group Blachman-Biatch Family Eleonore Northam * David & Anthony Baldwin Andrew and Sharon Himel Pamela & Brad Ross Jean Lim-O’Brien Crawford Roofing Mary & Larry Bradley Donald O’Born Laura Ballyk Frances Hincenbergs Gerry Rowan & Mark O’Brien Corporation Heather & Peter Brenzel & Mariana Pasternak Dr. Ray Barker Sandra Hines & Tory Hines Gail & Ross Rudolph Jock MacDonald Maria Escribano Anna & Tom Calder Alanne O’Gallagher Contributors Guy Beaudin Trevor Ho-Chan Jane Ruttan & Janet Griffin & Ping Yiu Chu Amber Choudhry Marian Ollila Circle Earl Bederman Joan Hohauser William Santor Janet Maggiacomo Fabris Inc. Kevin Colero Paula Oreskovich and Ann MacPherson Ronald Holgerson Elisabeth Scarff Michèle Maheux Sandra Forbes Olga Constantopoulos & Rick Vyrostko Helen Bergenfeld Karyn Hood Cynthia Schindler & John Galway ** & Stephen Grant Paradox Pictures Inc. Benefactor, Edward Hyer Walter Schmoll & Cres Fuoco $1,200 to $1,999 Scott Blair Beth Malcolm David Foss Ricci Clive & Nancy Coombs Ray Parks Wayne Boothe Louise Imbleau Greg Seale Wendy Berger Michael Mancuso David Feldberg Dr. Lesley S. Corrin Dr. Elizabeth Paupst Peter Brandon Ian Jacobson Rita Shefsky Janet Berkman & Michelle Harrison Henry Franc Elizabeth Coulter Kerry Peacock Kathy Brewer & Pam Pastoll Jacobson Brian Shicoff Pierre A. Bois Stephen Marshall Linda Gillespie Shannon Currie Robin Peerenboom & Jon-Kristjan Nyholt Supriya James Linda Shoare & Emilie Blouin McCarthy Tetrault LLP Bruce Gillies & Helen Loi Alessandro De Zen Adriano & Tina Persi Wendy Brodkin Jelly Modern Doughnuts Katherine Shulman Paul Bowen Peter Miller George Guttman Michael B. Decter Lesley Pittman Eiko Brown Sean Joyce Mary Simone Tim (The Enchanter) & Heather Dryden C.J. & Claire Hervey * Jonathan Dekel J Prior Stan Buday Nabeel Kamel Marty Slater Bunting & Milena Gregoris Faye Minuk * Bruce and Joanne Jansen & Suzie Kotzer Glen Pye Wes Burgar George & Leanne Karalus Donna Sloan David J. Burnside Florence Minz Robynn & Scott Jolliffe Frank DeLuca Dr. Chris Ragonetti Bruce & Mary Ann Burton Charlie Keil Mairlyn Smith Jim Byrd & Carol Bagozzi Tim Murray Barry & Cathy Joslin Randall L Dobson Paul Rainsberry Canadian Institute Nifette Khaled Tristan Sones Jonathan Chiasson & Kimberly Curran Sharon & Allen Karp *** Wendy Donnan Dr. M. Rajasingham of Bookkeeping Carol Kiley Alexander G. Soteriou & Maude Galarneau Raymond D. Nishimura *** King Ritson Dental Clinic Anne Langford Dotsikas Linda E. Reid Thomas & Melanie Chanzy Kim Klein and Lisa David Spitzberg Frank Clark Brenda Norfolk Frank & Lorna Lippa & Peter Dotsikas Jason Reitman Albert Chaves Braverman John & Sandra Srigley Tracy M. J. Colden Elisa Nuyten & David Dime & Family Dr. Heather Drummond Larry Richman & Lora Spain Punita Chawla Stacey Kluck Kristi Stangeland Sarosh Contractor Gayle & Phil Olsson Tina Lubman and Family Grant Robson Dave Constable * Cassandra Koenen & Peter Hinman Denis Perry Orestes Poppy Mackenzie Anna Ferguson Sandra Rosset Allen Cooper George Kozera Stephen & Mary Stewart Paul Durigon & Timothy Giguere * Sarah McDonald Jim Fitzpatrick Carmelanna Stephanie Copp Jean Lam & Paul Ostrander Robert Stirling Michael Elliott Frank J.D. Parks Mary-Ann Metrick Hue & Jonathan Foo & George N. Ruggiero The Cross Newman Family Catherine Lawrence Chris & Stella Stride Trudy Fahie Carol A. Penhale Seema Mital Bill Fung & Dora Collia-Moye John Ruhl Margaret Czaus Pam Laycock Studio 67 Marc Goldberg Lee Anne & Tim Piggott Maureen Monaghan ** In loving memory Nancy & Peter Sahagian Gerarda Darlington Michael Lehto Monica Sulz Karen Gordon Michael Robinson Iva & Glenn Page of Scott Magee Glenn Saxby Zanne Devine & Jordan Lehto Mr. Vaclav Taborsky Honourable Jerry Sandra Rotman ** Jacqui Elliott & Bob Peake Amanda Galbraith Marilyn & Wes Scott and Kirk D’Amico Rhona & Mark Leith Michael & Robin Tamburro & Carole Grafstein Sari Ruda Nancy Pierce Michelle & Jae Gold Joydeep Sengupta P. DeZwirek, N. Kraft Shirley Lewchuk * Joyce Tanner Nancy Greenley Kamlesh Shah & Dave Duncan* Hilary Goldstein Susan Shaw & M. Litwin Jane Long Nicole Tellier Harvey & Sue Griggs Mary Anne Shaw ** Hanna Raschl-McRonald Stephanie Gorin Casting Matthew Shoychet Britanny Di Franco Marion Lush Marianne Teminski Jacqueline Hodgson & Barry Yaverbaum Kara Reed Peter Goring Freddie V. Sizemore John W. Dow Colin & Cathy Mackel Dennis Thiessen Dr. Nisar Huq Bart Simpson Michael Ricci John & Judith Grant * Robyn Small & Neil Chander David & Donna DuPree Carla Mancini & Carmela G. Mark Towhey

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 REPORT ANNUAL Amy Ito * David Smith Leslie & Darren Richmond Brian H. Greenspan Clive Smith Leonard & Judy DuPree Murdocca Joseph Troppmann Bo Kalil Pamela & Lawrence Ruth Roach Pierson & Marla Berger & Melleny Melody Dr. Vlad Dzavik Dr. Savalai & Prethima Robert Turnbull Heather Kirk Stevenson Hazel Romain Rosemary Hall Margaret Smith & Dr. Nan Okun Manohar Ken Ventry & Carl Martel Stikeman Elliott LLP Michael Rumball & Ken Sloane Tammy Starr John Pierre Edde Deborah A. Massa & Thomas T Murphy Robert Kohnle Philip Terranova Julie Sandwell Eden Hall Daniel Staseff Jeanne Edmonds Heather McAdam John Vlchak Dywitt J. Landers & Audrey Allen Sandy, Rosanna, Susan Stephen & Andrea Halperin Leslie Steiner Kathryn Elder Daryl McEachern Chetna Wadhwa Lolade Leigh-Thompson Laurie Thomson Robert Savlov Tom Harward Jermaine Stennett Susan Ellis & Russ Lavoie Norman McGlashan John-Paul & Mariko Warren Martin & Raja Leistner & Andy Chisholm Sandra L. Secord Vic & Marion Hepburn Dr. Julio Szmuilowicz Frank and Jean Emerling David Missillier Madeleine Williams Patricia May Carmine Turco Dr. Grant & Mrs. Shelley C. Higgs & J. Beauchamp & Jennifer Wagman Karen Feenberg Micki Moore Simpson Lorrie Willson Joanne Mazza & Erin Keyes Henk & Yanka Van der Kolk Shechtman Tim & Linda Hodgson Szmuilowicz Greg Ferris & Lindsay Gold Weiner Randy Woods Alison & Bruce McDonald Martyn Vanderlugt Bob & Carolyn Singleton Lee & Patrick Howe Raffaele Tassone Karen & Victor Figueiredo Lisa & Natalie Morgan Leslie & Kevin Wugalter Pauline Menkes Anju Virmani Dr. Andrew & Karen Steele Isabelle Huppert & Friends Thrillworks Patty Fleming Marvin Moses & Peggy Lung Melanie Xuereb David & Julie Newton David Zitzerman, Tara Parker Katharine E. Stoner Jan Innes ** Beverly Topping Allison Freedman Steve Munro * Bonnie-Sue Young Lisa Osak - Goodmans LLP *** Jennifer Sutherland Tamara Jordan Torys LLP Dorothy Friedlander Petula Neale & Van LaPointe Bruce Pearce Anonymous (3) Carole Tanenbaum Stephen & Ashley Joyce Bettie & Mark Tullis Anne Gallagher Elaine Newton Richard & Debra Young & Rahna Moreau Steven Traboulay David & Marsha Kennedy Elizabeth & Kas Tuters * Timothy Giguere Keith & Marjorie O’Brien Leeling Yuen Judith Perry John Travis Zoe Kiousis Sydney Urbanek Gordon P. Gingras Konstantin Podluzski Nahid Zamir Robert Raben Silver, Cathy Villegas Linda Koch John VanderZwaag Paul Girolametto Kathryn Peck Nazmin Zaver Jaspreet Sandhu $4,000 to $5,999 David Vella Tarwin Elizabeth Kosmidis Alexandra von Schroeter & Mary-Louise Prosen Lucian Pera Francis Zih James Sellers Laurel-Ann Baker Holdings Ltd Debra & Joel Kwinter Miss V. Michael Glover & Jane Van Deren Pauline Zvejnieks Dr. Soul & Mehrsima Simaie Judy Banks Brian Ward David Lahey Allison Whiteside Dr. Michael Nasreen Pervaiz & Munir Anonymous (7) Mark Steinfeld Carol Beaven * Kevin Sean Williams Grace Lam David Whitten & Heather Goldberg Pervaiz Rory Taylor Graham R Bird & Family Donald Lang Lori Willcox * Maria Gorski Henry & Hinda Petroff * Supporters of 10 years Christine Thompson Helen Blanaru Katerina Zaravinos-Tsiolis Arlette Lefebvre-Bedard Hubert Wisebrod Howell Gotlieb Karena Phidd ** Supporters of 15 years Ed & Sylvia Vanhaverbeke Jules B. Bloch Mediation/ Anonymous (5) Alexander & Anna Leggatt WME & Liane Sharkey Mary Pigott or more Donna & Gary Waxman Arbitration Inc. Thom Lewis Vicky Zaltsman Paul Green Arthur Poon *** Supporters of 20 years Mark & Sharon Weiner Mary Blue Noel Lim Thomas Zimmermann Jonathan Guss Miles Posner or more Catherine & Gordon Wells Andrew Brethour L.M.A. * Vedran Zoric James Haggarty Deborah Price Anonymous * Fiona Campbell David Lovell Andree & Thomas Zverina Sandra, Mike, & Ruby Harris Sharon Prince Anonymous & Alan Moody Michael MacMillan * Anonymous (12) & Linda Stanley Arden & Marla Majewski

FINANCE | 70 CORPORATE SPONSORS, DONORS & SUPPORTERS | 71 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Faces Places (2017), dir. (2017), Agnès Varda