Guest Tim Partridge Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I am trying to arrange a visit to the festival- I just want to know WHERE the festival is held, but the website doesn't even have a map!!!: http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2006/home/default.asp Can anyone help, please?? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kar Wai Ng Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 There's no single location; it's held in various venues across the city. "The Festival runs from September 7 to September 16, 2006. Twenty-three screens in downtown Toronto, offer a broad spectrum of theatre-going experiences using venues that combine elegance with state-of-the-art facilities. The Festival is now in its 12th year at Roy Thomson Hall for Gala Presentations, including Opening Night and Closing Night. The VISA Screening Room, located at the Elgin Theatre, once again hosts Special Presentations, among other screenings. Returning cinemas in the Festival Village include: Alliance Atlantis Cumberland Cinemas; Cineplex Odeon Varsity Cinemas; Famous Players Paramount Theatre; Isabel Bader Theatre; The National Film Board Mediatheque; Royal Ontario Museum Theatre; and Ryerson Theatre." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Scott Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 D'OH!!!! Which is the most ideal area to stay in then for most effective access to all the venues? Many thanks Those venues are all in a fairly small area, bounded on the north by Bloor St., on the south by King St., on the west by Spadina Ave. and on the east by Jarvis St. Google Maps - downtown Toronto If you stay anywhere in the middle of that, you'll be fine. Lots of festival goers stay at the Sutton Place, the Four Seasons, and Le Royal Meridien King Edward. There's lots of other choices in the area as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim Partridge Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Many many thanks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 If you're coming don't forget your nose plug, Toronto has a distinct stink. Also bring plenty of change to fend off the armies of homeless people you'll be inundated with. I'll be there attending a few meetings. But not without my personal entourage of body guards, what with all the gun totting maniacs in the city now. David Miller, what a great job you've done with Toronto. Toronto does not have a single freaking police helicopter, yet city hall has money for free admission to the zoo for city councilors and a poet laureate!! R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W Scott Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 (edited) If you're coming don't forget your nose plug, Toronto has a distinct stink. Also bring plenty of change to fend off the armies of homeless people you'll be inundated with. I'll be there attending a few meetings. But not without my personal entourage of body guards, what with all the gun totting maniacs in the city now. David Miller, what a great job you've done with Toronto. Toronto does not have a single freaking police helicopter, yet city hall has money for free admission to the zoo for city councilors and a poet laureate!! R, Thanks for dissing my home, dude. Real mature. Re: crime -- get a clue. Toronto's murder rate is exactly the same as the national average, and is well below all Western Canadian cities and many more picturesque spots like Halifax or the Niagara Region. In fact, crime is around the same as it was in the 1980's. Statistics Canada - Crime Rates 2005 Helicopters don't make city streets safer. Good jobs, stable housing, accessible health care and inclusive communities do. Along with good urban design, pedestrian traffic, and support for the arts. :rolleyes: Edited August 8, 2006 by David W Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 David, It's NDP socialists like you that made me leave Toronto many years ago. Support for the arts????? Oh give me a break, what are you Jack Layton's policy advisor? What Toronto needs is a good hard scrub to get the muck off of it. And no socialist utopian thinking will get you around that. When I get out of my car at Deluxe on Adelaide St I am instantly over come by the foul stench that is Toronto. I guess if you live there you get used to the stink and it doesn't bother you any more? Toronto has gone so far downhill in the last 10 years it's not even funny. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Max Jacoby Posted August 8, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted August 8, 2006 If you're coming don't forget your nose plug, Toronto has a distinct stink. Also bring plenty of change to fend off the armies of homeless people you'll be inundated with. Huh, which Toronto are you talking about? I was there in June for a week and found it to be a very nice city. Very international. And the Liebeskind Crystal looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Whitehead Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 (edited) Can anyone recommend any good dirt cheap hostels within the area David Scott recommended? I have so far found: College hostel on Augusta Ave globalpackers corner of King St. West and Spadina Avenue Canadiana Backpackers Inn, 42 Widmer St. HI-Toronto, Toronto, 76 Church St., Toronto any others? Many thanks! I would recomend globalpackers corner of King St. West and Spadina Avenue, it is a fun part of town, and probably one of the closest to the festival. I live a few blocks north of there, and quite enjoy the area. I hope you enjoy your stay here in the city. From there you could walk to any of the venues in under 20 minutes, plus it is right near the club district, if you're into that sort of thing. Richard man, I'm sorry to hear you don't like Toronto... I mean, it's no Barrie Ontario, but it's not so bad :-) Edited August 8, 2006 by Stephen Whitehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I think Barrie is run by the commies as well :) But Horseshoe Valley....well we are 100% AOK out here. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Whitehead Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 (edited) commies... let me tell you about the Ukraine... Edited August 8, 2006 by Stephen Whitehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Yeah, I guess it's all relative isn't it? At least the commies in Canada don't have guns, if they did they'd point them at themselves when they fired any way :) And I'm sure Toronto does have some redeeming qualities. It is definately a city that many people love and many people dislike. You should hear what they say in Vancouver and Calgary about Toronto! So world come to TIFF and judge for thy self. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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