TIFF

[Tom Mes]

Here is the link to Aaron's highly intriguing essay, which appeared today on 
Midnight Eye:
http://www.midnighteye.com/features/recent-film-policy.shtml

>Calling the new TIFF the "International Content Carnival" just really 
>stinks of some bureaucrats >wanting to turn the film festival into a sales 
>convention.

Didn't TIFF start a market section a year or two ago, where this is already 
happening? So what in essence they are suggesting now is to cancel the 
festival and make the market the main focus - no doubt with one of those 
cherry blossom-covered opening galas to give it some extra luster.

Tom