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TIFF: One of the biggest in the world
Glitz, glamour and a red carpet that gets longer every year. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) never fails to draw Hollywood heavyweights, stargazers and paparazzi. But for all its star power and industry panache, right from its early days as the Festival of Festivals, it was the films and wildly enthusiastic audiences which made TIFF the most widely attended film festival in the world. CBC Archives looks back at the growth of Toronto's little festival that could.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: Sept. 17, 1999
Guest(s): Danny Devito, Roger Ebert, Rex Reed, Robin Williams
Host: Peter Mansbridge
Reporter: Adrienne Arsenault
Duration: 2:53
Film footage: Onegin courtesy 7 Arts International, Felicia's Journey courtesy Alliance Atlantis Communications
Last updated: January 24, 2012
Page consulted on April 2, 2013
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