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Ontario Government Boosts Film Festival Centre

Ontario Government Boosts Film Festival Centre

Centre Will Provide A World-Class Home For Toronto International Film Festival

TORONTO, Aug. 2 /CNW/ - The TIFF will have a permanent home in Toronto's entertainment district thanks to a $25 million investment by the Ontario government, Minister of Culture Madeleine Meilleur said today, as she announced the Canadian films to be screened at this year's festival.

"The Toronto International Film Festival is the only major film festival in the world without a home of its own," said Meilleur. "Festival Centre will be a focal point for Ontario's $2 billion film production industry and the Ontario government is proud to be a partner of the centre."

The Festival Centre will be built in the entertainment district, in
partnership with the King John Group. It will house five cinemas, galleries, an education and conference centre, a reference library and archive, retail space, a restaurant and a year-round ticket centre.

Once operational, Festival Centre will have a projected economic impact of $200 million a year. It is expected to quadruple audiences from the half a million people that currently attend the festival, to two million visitors a year. It will be a hub of activity, open to the public seven days a week, 52 weeks a year.

"We're absolutely delighted that the government of Ontario is investing in the future of the city and the province," said Piers Handling, Director & CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival Group. "Their contribution is a clear indication that arts and culture are major priorities, and it will leverage the reputation of Toronto as a world-class urban centre for the arts, and as an international epicentre for cinema."

"Festival Centre will provide a world-class home for the Toronto
International Film Festival," said Meilleur. "Together with other cultural projects under construction in Toronto, Festival Centre will make this city a must-see destination for arts and entertainment."
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