Toronto Film Festival to Require COVID Vaccinations or Negative Test for Audiences and Staff

Watching the intriguing and unpredictable adult drama The Forgiven, which takes place right in the heart of the High Atlas mountains in Morocco, I couldn’t help but think that if the 2012 book on which it is based were around a few decades earlier this would be the kind of movie Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor would have made.

Watching the intriguing and unpredictable adult drama, The Forgiven, which takes place right in the heart of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco I couldn’t help but think that if the 2012 book on which it is based were around a few decades earlier this would be the kind of movie Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor would have made.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Kodi Smit-McPhee step out in sharp suits for the premiere of their new movie, The Power of the Dog, during the 2021 Toronto Film Festival in Canada on Friday (September 10).

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe Toronto International Film Festival marked a poignant in-person return on Thursday evening, with the opening night title “Dear Evan Hansen.”Before a single frame of the cathartic tearjerker starring Ben Platt was screened, festival co-heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente primed the room at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall.

Christopher Vourlias Russian production and distribution powerhouse Central Partnership has unveiled a slate of upcoming releases at the Toronto International Film Festival, which Variety can reveal exclusively.Among the films they’ll be introducing to foreign buyers are the latest blockbuster from Sergey Mokritskiy, whose 2015 WWII epic “Battle of Sevastopol” sold worldwide after conquering the Russian box office; an actioner based on a true story of heroism during the Syrian War; and a

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday night Netflix’s pulsating and riveting new thriller, The Guilty will have its World Premiere showing at the Princess Of Wales Visa Screening Room at the Toronto International Film Festival.

William Earl President Biden is set to announce massive COVID requirements for companies with over 100 employees, which will require workers must be vaccinated or get tested weekly, the Associated Press reports. This new mandate will affect over 80 million American workers.

Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Thursday and promises to be more sparsely attended than previous iterations which packed the Canadian city with leading lights of Hollywood, power-players and star-gazers.

EXCLUSIVE: Among the world premieres being offered at the Toronto Film Festival this week is the latest from director Ted Melfi, The Starling, which reteams him with Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd. Both also appeared in Melfi’s much acclaimed St. Vincent that starred Bill Murray and which also had its world premiere at TIFF in 2014. Kevin Kline also joins them in a major role here.

Film festivals like those in Cannes and Venice are hard to compete with in terms of glamour. But the power of the Toronto International Film Festival is in its audiences.TIFF, a sprawling showcase of fall movies, generates enormous amounts of buzz not from formal red carpets but packed theaters filled with industry people, media and — this is key — regular filmgoers.

A film festival is about more than just the films and the festival center. It is about the location, the journey, the experience. Here on Deadline, we’ll be bringing you updates on what it’s like to be on the ground at the Venice Film Festival, which continues on schedule for a second year in a row despite the pandemic disrupting other events.

do not have to show proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test to attend his album listening party in Chicago on Thursday, but they will have the chance to get inoculated on site.A spokesperson for Soldier Field, the football stadium at which the Chicago native’s event will be held, told TMZ Wednesday that there will be more than 1,500 doses of the Johnson & Johnson and recently-FDA-approved Pfizer vaccines on hand at the venue for any fans who choose to roll up their sleeves.This is

Less that a month before the Toronto International Film Festival is set to take place, organizers announced new Covid-19 prevention measures on Twitter. The requirements apply to attendees, staff and visitors.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe Toronto International Film Festival will require attendees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or proof of a negative test within two days of entering any venue, the event’s organizers announced on Monday.“Festival staff, audience members and visitors entering #TIFF21 venues from September 9–18 will be required to show either proof they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or proof that they have tested negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours prior to

The Emmys are taking precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus at this year's ceremony. A rep for the Television Academy confirmed to Fox News that attendees will have to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 as well as a recent negative test to enter the ceremonies in mid-September.

The Los Angeles City Council voted today to require Covid-19 vaccinations for all city employees except for those who have medical or religious exemptions. It’s the second Covid-related mandate the council has passed in the past week.

Governors Ball and Louder Than Life are the latest US festivals to announce new COVID-19-related entry requirements for their upcoming events.The measures have been put in place as cases of the Delta variant continue to rise across the States.

Foo Fighters have confirmed that fans coming to their first ever Alaskan shows will need to present proof of a COVID vaccine or negative test.The band play their first shows in the state later this month, heading first to Anchorage for two shows on August 17 and 19 at the Dena’ina Center and in Fairbanks on Aug.