The recession-era road trip drama, starring Frances McDormand, tells the story of a woman travelling the American West alone in her van.

Netflix and the Toronto International Film Festival have been an inseparable power couple for years, mastering the ways to get moviegoers talking, but during the pandemic their storied Hollywood relationship is on a break.

Under the stars of a pandemic skyline, the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off Thursday night with a sea of moviegoers inside their vehicles instead of a darkened cinema.

Broadway percussionist Jacquelene Acevedo says hunkering down for 14 days of self-isolation was worth it -- it's allowed her to appear at the world premiere of "David Byrne's American Utopia."

The Toronto International Film Festival will now require guests to wear masks or face coverings at all times at its downtown headquarters, TIFF Bell Lightbox, even when seated in a cinema.

Keeping major sponsors happy is a fundamental — if often understated — part of TIFF's business model.

When the first weeks of September roll around, nearly every inch of Yvonne Yang's Pistil Flowers shops is typically covered in orders for the Toronto International Film Festival.

At next month's Toronto International Film Festival, the red carpet will remain rolled up; there won't be any long rush lines at theatres; and any star-seekers hanging around hotels will surely be disappointed.

Staggered presales to TIFF contributors and insiders start Aug. 28, with sales to the general public opening Sept. 5. The Toronto International Film Festival runs Sept. 10 to 19.

For years, Montreal actor Erika Rosenbaum says, she was harbouring a "secret" she believed was hers to bear alone.