The Toronto International Film Festival is prepping its first major announcement about the 2016 edition of the annual cinematic celebration.
Organizers are unveiling their first slate of films today at the festival's headquarters, TIFF Bell Lightbox, in Toronto.
For its opening night film, TIFF has chosen a high-profile Hollywood film: Antoine Fuqua's ensemble outlaw tale The Magnificent Seven, which stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke.
The closing night film will be coming-of-age drama The Edge of Seventeen, starring teen actress Hailee Steinfeld.
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Lots of star power for the Tiff opening film it's the Magnificent Seven #TIFF16 http://pic.twitter.com/o2QC9RbiPl
— @glasneronfilm
Edge of 17 is Closing Night Film #TIFF16 Great trailer
— @glasneronfilm
There may have been a few tears @disney trailer #QueenofKatwe #TIFF16 #cbcnewsarts
— @ilanabanks
The initial mass of 35,000 fans who attended TIFF's first edition (introduced as the Festival of Festivals in 1976) has grown into a huge gathering of approximate 500,000 cinephiles who descend on Toronto annually, along with movie stars, filmmakers, movie moguls and other dealmakers.
TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey is seen in 2015. Now in it's 41st year, the festival draws approximately 500,000 movie fans every year. The 2016 edition runs Sept. 8-18. (CBC)
Now in its 41st year, TIFF has become a significant player on the increasingly crowded international film festival circuit and is especially prized for its famed audience of average — but discerning — audience members.
The fest has developed a rep as a real-world testing ground, with many winners of TIFF's top prize — the People's Choice Award — catching a wave that takes them all the way to the Oscars.
TIFF 2016 runs Sept. 8-18.
Piers Handling, TIFF director and CEO, speaks in August 2015 about that year's Toronto International Film Festival. The annual cinematic celebration has gained a reputation as a real-world testing ground for new films. (Aaron Vincent Elkaim/Canadian Press)
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