The 11th Toronto Silent Film Festival
NEW DATES COMING UP FOR THIS FALL
UPDATE MAY 5TH 2020
Usually by this post festival date we would be gearing up for the final silent film of the season at the Fox Theatre; telling you about some of the exciting co-presentations coming up with other festivals and organizations; putting together a new season at the Fox and getting our preliminary research completed for TSFF2021.
Well, we’re definitely working on the latter two while we’re waiting, like the rest of you, to see how things play out this spring/summer so we can plan effectively for the remainder of the year—and that includes the postponed festival this fall. While there’s still a number of months before October or November, things will depend on factors of which we have no control over. We are hoping to announce new dates soon.
We were so excited to introduce the NEW Silent Film Fan Bag this spring but just picked THE WORST year to do it. So instead, we’re offering merchandise sales online with mail delivery (Canada only at the moment). This will help mitigate some of our fixed yearly expenses and unrecoverable costs due to the postponement.
Locally made from 4.5oz 100% super soft natural cotton AZO-Free, this bag is big enough (14.75"W x 16.5"H) for film swag or some groceries (or leftover cinema popcorn--that counts as groceries doesn't it?) but can fold into a nice small size when not in use.
But that's not all—This May we’re also sending you a free Button and you get to choose! (you can choose at check out). Now you'll really be silent film styling.
If you donated to the 2020 festival, we'll send you one as a Thank You. All future donors of $50 or more this year will also be sent a bag as a Thank You.
Bags were produced in mid-February and then stored untouched. All packing for mail will be done with masks & gloves.
Only $15.00 ($13.27 + $1.73 HST) + S/H
Canada: $6.00 flat rate –Canada Post
USA: $12.00 CDN flat rate –USPS
no tracking is available
Outside Canada/USA please email for shipping costs
*To minimize contact, we'll be shipping out via Canada Post on Wednesdays until further notice. Canada Post is reminding everyone not to use Post Office Flex Delivery addresses at this time due to concerns over temporary COVID-19 related issues. Postal services are currently operating at high capacity due to volume and may be slower than expected.
All Advance Passes & Tickets will be honoured at our fall dates
Refunds can be requested up to 24hrs prior to the start.
* Need a Refund? Email us torontosilentfilm@gmail.com with REFUND and your name in the subject line. Please tell us your ticket or pass title, what platform you paid from (ie. PayPal) and the approximate date you bought.
*Donate your Ticket Back to Us. Thank you, your donation is appreciated. Your ticket will be donated forward to a worthy organization for distribution
*Transfer to 2021. Transfer your pass to next year’s festival. Individual tickets can also be transferred to another film of your choosing for the 2021 TSFF (excluding Toronto Theatre Organ Society)
Fox Silent Screening Series
Dragnet Girl –will be rescheduled Date: tbd
The Last Laugh-originally scheduled for May 24 will be rescheduled Date: tbd
In the meantime here’s a great way to get your silent film fix in.
Sundays at 3pm Live from New York City it’s the Silent Comedy Watch Party with Ben Model and Steve Massa.
Every week, Ben and Steve present rare comedy shorts with live accompaniment from Ben and introductions from Steve. It’s a lot of fun and it’s the closest we’re going to get to live silent cinema events. How’s that for social distancing! Info: https://www.silentfilmmusic.com/silent-comedy-watch-party
Become a Friend Of The Festival.
As a not for profit, volunteer run Festival, we rely heavily on ticket sales for the majority of our budget.
No matter what the amount of your donation, it is important to us and 100% will go back into programming.
All donations will be matched up to $1000.00 due to a matching support by an anoymous Friend Of The Festival. All donators will be listed on our website by name (or if you wish to stay anonymous, just ask).
At present, we are not a registered charity so we cannot issue a charitable tax receipt.
The 2020 Festival Cocktail
To celebrate the new Roaring Twenties, this cocktail was developed (and extensively taste tested) just for the festival by TCM with a Twist @TCMwithaTwist aka Lee Aundra Keany
A cocktail that will whisk you back to the age of Fitzgerald, Clara Bow and hideaway Parisian bars where you suddenly run into Louise Brooks.
Sip with intentions toward beautiful women and dangerous men.
WILD, BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED
A cocktail that will whisk you back to the age of Fitzgerald and Clara Bow and hideaway Parisian bars where you suddenly run into Louise Brooks. Sip with intentions toward beautiful women and dangerous men.
2 oz Bourbon (perhaps WILD Turkey)
1 oz dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Grenadine (the BEAUTIFUL part)
1/2 barspoon Absinthe (which is of course DAMNED)
2 dashes Orange bitters
Shake with ice, pour up.1 oz dry vermouth
1⁄4 oz lemon juice
1⁄2 oz Grenadine (the BEAUTIFUL part)
1/2 barspoon Absinthe (which is of course DAMNED)
2 dashes Orange bitters
If you wish to be added to our mailing list, please email us with a request
torontosilentfilm(at)gmail.com
FOX THEATER Screenings.
Dragnet Girl Screening date: tbd
The Last Laugh : tbd
ADVANCE TICKETS: Will be avaiable from www.foxtheatre.ca when we know more
Thank you to everyone who attended last year's festival.
We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing everyone each year.
We would also like to thank all our outstanding volunteers, without whom we couldn't do this, the venues and their staff, and those businesses that help support the festival.
Friends of the Festival
Steve Teppermann Christina Stewart Nathan Moles
Alan Jay Nuttall Nancy Beiman Jon Arnold
Sharleen Rayner James Dobos Vanessa Buttino
Vintage Film Festival Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema
Patricia Nolan-Hall
OUR FUNDRAISING PARTNER
Fox Theatre
Last Year the Festival supported the following organizations with their fundraising efforts:
Wychwood Open DoorToronto’s First Post Office
Vintage Film Festival
Gatsby Garden Party
Women in Film & Television-Toronto (WIFT)
May 9/12 Toronto Jewish Film Festival screenings of Carl Laemmle & The Cohens and the Kellys
May 26/27 The Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies at York U screenings of Moon of Israel & City Without Jews with Gerhard Gruber accompanying
June 22/23 Spadina Museum Gatsby Garden Party
June 27 Movies in Old Town Toronto screening of Sherlock Jr with Fern Lindzon accompanying
August 14 Mulan International Film Festival screening of The Goddess
Supporting The annual Vintage Film Festival in Port Hope September 27/28/29
As seen in Flightnetwork's Article - North America's Best Festivals, Part 2.
