TIFF Live from Yonge-Dundas Square 2009 Schedule

Daily – lunchtimes and some evenings
TIFF In Concert – concert and musical films, including, Woodstock, Stop Making Sense, Rattle and Hum, The Last Waltz, Don’t Look Back, Ziggy Stardust, Shut Up & Sing, Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man and The Harder They Come.

Weekdays
TIFF Shhh! – silent films including Tillie’s Punctured Romance, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, It, Steamboat Bill Jr. and The Busher. All features showing at YDS will be preceded by a selection of short films from the National Film Board of Canada, the Festival’s City to City programme, and other music-themed shorts by Canadian filmmakers.

TIFF YDS Spotlight
Opening Night: Thursday, September 10 starting at 7 p.m.
A live satellite feed from the Opening Night Gala at Roy Thomson Hall, followed by our headline live set with DJ Champion.

Friday, September 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Spotlight concert featuring the stars of the Canadian rock’n’roll vampire comedy Suck; performers TBA.

Saturday, September 12 at 2 p.m.
The TIFF Kids Zone – offering fun for children of all ages, including face-painting, green-screen activity and more.

Saturday, September 12 at 3 p.m.
To celebrate the premiere of George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead in Midnight Madness, The Toronto Zombie Walk: Special Director's Cut Edition arrives at YDS with a special appearance by legendary director George A. Romero. This event will conclude with a free screening of his 1968 classic, Night of the Living Dead.

Saturday, September 12 at 4 p.m.
To showcase the Gala Presentation Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire, noted poet and author Sapphire reads from her body of work in an event hosted by director Lee Daniels.

Sunday, September 13 at 4 p.m.
Fans can catch a roller derby exhibition featuring the Toronto Roller Derby League and stars from the film Whip It.

Sunday, September 13 at 9 p.m.
Spotlighting The Topp Twins, the Festival presents a concert by New Zealand’s top yodelling comedy duo with host Elvira Kurt.

Monday, September 14 at 8 p.m.
Director Jonathan Demme hosts the North American premiere of The Neil Young Trunk Show, featuring an appearance by Neil Young himself.

Tuesday, September 15 starting at 7 p.m.
Swing lessons and a live concert by Aelita with the Galaxy All-Star Orchestra in honour of the Russian musical Hipsters.

Thursday, September 17 at 8 p.m.
Performance, rock show, installation and film screening: cutting edge New York artist Adam Pendleton’s BAND refashions Sympathy for the Devil, Jean-Luc Godard’s 1968 film paean to the Rolling Stones and the Black Panthers, into a contemporary art happening that places the celebrated indie art-rock/post-punk band Deerhoof at the centre of the action. This event is presented as part of Future Projections.

Friday, September 18 at 6 p.m.
The world premiere of American Masters – Joan Baez, featuring a short concert by Joan Baez.

Saturday, September 19 starting at 7 p.m.
The world premiere of Copyright Criminals followed by the Festival Wrap Party. The Festival Wrap Party, presented as part of Future Projections, will feature the infectious live, improvised audio visual mash-ups of Eclectic Method. The renowned trio will thrill film and music lovers with a live video remix set incorporating clips from the films included in The Essential 100, the opening show of TIFF Bell Lightbox. Special guests include Clyde Stubblefield and others.

TIFF Live from Yonge-Dundas Square is supported by the Government of Canada, the Ministry of Tourism, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund, and the City of Toronto.

About TIFF: TIFF is a charitable, not-for-profit, cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world. Its vision is to lead the world in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image. TIFF generates an annual economic impact of $135 million CAD and currently employs more than 100 full-time staff, 500 part-time and seasonal staff, and counts upon the largesse of over 2,000 volunteers year-round.

About TIFF Bell Lightbox: Currently under construction, TIFF Bell Lightbox, a breathtaking five-storey complex located in downtown Toronto, will provide a permanent home for film lovers to celebrate cinema from around the world and will propel TIFF forward as an international leader in film culture. Designed by innovative architecture firm KPMB, TIFF Bell Lightbox’s fluid structure encourages exploration, movement and play. The campaign to build TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported by founding sponsor Bell, the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario, the King and John Festival Corporation – consisting of the Reitman family and the Daniels Corporation – RBC as major sponsor and official bank, Visa†, the Copyright Collective of Canada, NBC Universal Canada, the Allan Slaight Family, the Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and CIBC. The Board of Directors, staff and many generous individuals and corporations have also contributed to the campaign. For more information on the TIFF Bell Lightbox campaign, visit belllightbox.ca.


For further information contact Daniela Syrovy at 416-319-3511 or by email at daniela@clutchpr.com, or contact the Communications Department at 416-934-3200 or email proffice@tiff.net.