TIFF As A Measure Of The Global Film Industry

“Now in its 32nd year, the [Toronto International Film Festival] has grown into an immense industrial happening, with 349 films from 55 countries… Because the Toronto is so large and functions both as a preview for the fall studio season and as an international bazaar, with goods from Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia, [TIFF] makes clear the divide between those movies that matter aesthetically and intellectually… and those movies that matter largely because of their awards potential and the presumed interest to what remains of the discriminating, adult audience.”