Thirty short films about the Toronto film festival

With video camera in hand, our Associate Photo Editor sets out to chronicle the culture and people attending the 30th annual festival

VIDEOS BY JEFF HARRIS | Sep 23, 2005


1. The Autograph Hound
On the lookout for celebrities outside the Intercontinental Hotel, Bloor St.
(1:04 min)

2. A few words from David Cronenberg
Director of the critically acclaimed A History of Violence reminisces on his personal history with the festival
(1 min)

3. Sarala speaks
The 9-year-old Sri Lankan co-star of Deepa Mehta's film Water talks about shaving her head for the film and visiting Niagara Falls
(0:35 min, Sinhalese with English subtitles)

4. At the Canadian Film Center barbeque
Celebrity chef Michael P. Clive dishes out salad for other celebrities
(0:52 min)

5. Press conference: Corpse Bride
Johnny Depp and fellow cast members pose for the phalanx of photographers
(0:43 min)

6. The Autograph Hound(part 2)
Offers tips on where to find the rock band U2 around the city
(0:54 min)

7. Bono at the movies
U2's lead singer attends the premiere of Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
(0:45 min)

8. Trailer Park Boys
Ricky, Julian and Bubbles(having just wrapped their first feature film with director Ivan Reitman)relax at the festival
(0:38 min)

9. Ron Sexsmith's blues
The Canadian singer-songwriter has had "nothing but bad luck with Hollywood"
(1:07 min)

10. Beowulf And Grendel premiere
Sarah Polley offers her movie picks while rushing past on the red carpet
(0:21 min)

11. The Autograph Hound(part 3)
Report from Roy Thompson Hall, the "big kahuna" venue of the festival
(1:02 min)

12. Impeccable taste in hats
Margaret Cho and Bruce Daniels, stars of Bam Bam and Celeste, on being noticed by Gwyneth Paltrow
(0:49 min)

13. Hockey night in Canada
Viggo Mortensen discovers the little C logo pin he's wearing belongs to the Montreal Canadiens
(0:23 min)

14. The dusty foot philosopher
Rapper K'naan "spits a rhyme" in Yorkville
(0:51 min)

15. Souvenir Of Canada
Douglas Coupland describes to director Robin Neinstein what it's like to be the subject of a documentary
(0:31 min)

16. The Autograph Hound(part 4)
In which our man meets actor Greg Kinnear leaving the hotel, but comes away empty-handed
(1:22 min)

17. Fashion tips
Rapper and actor LL Cool J on how to dress with style
(0:20 min)

18. Perks
Carol Schulte explains why she volunteers her time for the festival
(0:49 min)

19. The money shot
Celebrity photographer George Pimentel talks about his prize shot at this year's festival
(0:20 min)

20. Angel
A movie pick from film producer and R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe
(0:28 min)

21. The Autograph Hound(part 5)
Drawing the line between hunters and collectors
(1:19 min)

22. I Wanna Rock
Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, the co-directors of Metal: A Headbangers Journey with friends on Yonge Street
(0:47 min)

23. It's not just about the movies...
Sook Yin Lee explains what goes down on the 24th floor of the Sutton Place Hotel
(1:04 min)

24. The judges
Rachel McAdams, Lois Vossen and Rob Stefaniuk talk about the stamina required to be on the Short Cuts film jury
(0:40 min)

25. The photo shoot
Behind-the-scenes at the Wire Image studios for a photo shoot with Nick Nolte
(0:49 min)

26. The Autograph Hound(part 6)
Hunting down the closing gala party on the last night of the festival
(0:58 min)

27. Le gagnant
Director Jean-Marc Vallee wins the $30,000 prize for best Canadian feature film, C.R.A.Z.Y.
(0:35 min, French with English subtitles)

28. Curse of the Were-Rabbit premiere
Young critics offer their review of the new Wallace & Gromit feature film
(0:52 min)

29. Phone Call From Don McKellar
The Canadian director talks about his two mini-films, created on his cell phone, featured at this year's festival
(0:55 min)

30. Bye, bye, bye
Justin Timberlake, co-star of Edison, at the film's closing gala premiere
(1:01 min)

See more videos by Jeff Harris:
>> Twenty short films about the Toronto Film Fest 2006
>> Thirty short films about the South by Southwest music fest 2006
>> Sixteen short films about the MuchMusic Video Awards 2006
>> Fifteen short films about the Maclean's 100 Gala

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