Toronto International Film Festival

How Bell used its digital prowess to keep TIFF running smoothly

Without the Lightbox at the centre of the action, the telco created ads to promote its digital prowess.

How TIFF sponsors are innovating during the virtual fest

What to do when a festival goes online? Four sponsors took an alternate route this year.

ICYMI: Cossette Media scores big internationally and more

Plus, Bell Media and TIFF pair to deliver positivity through film, and Corus confirms what will fill the suddenly empty Big Brother slots.

RBC extends TIFF content program

The Share Her Journey initiative, which started as a fundraising program, is now a full-fledged video content initiative.

Directors Guild targets Hollywood with paid campaign

In alignment with TIFF, the Directors Guild of Canada launches ‘Hey, Hollywood’ its first major ad initiative to promote homegrown talent.

Twitter adds an in-person element to engage #FilmTwitter

After previously aligning with TIFF in an online capacity, the social network is going all out with experiential and OOH.

Bell adds Crave to its TIFF marketing mix

With the doc Once We Were Brothers premiering, the vertically integrated company is sprinkling the festival with nods to its SVOD.

Nutrl ups its sponsorship spend with TIFF

The global exposure will help Nutrl amidst its international launch.

ET Canada launches TIFF specials on Twitter

Festival sponsor Nespresso will promote the streams.

TIFF 2018: Nespresso makes it official, RBC adds five years

A first look at how some of Canada’s big brands are investing in activations at the country’s biggest film festival.

Spotted! Visa’s touchless TIFF installation

The credit card company, which has just entered into a new five-year agreement with TIFF, is using some motion-censored whimsy to spread the word about its product features.

Why D’Italiano brought the tenors back

The bread brand is diving into experiential after a year of experimenting with its media spend.

Nespresso goes live from the TIFF red carpet

The beverage company has expanded its involvement with the festival to include Facebook Live streams from marquee films in partnership with ET Canada.

Beforeifly flies into market with TIFF sponsorship

The Canadian travel company is using VR at the festival to attract an international crowd to its services.

The impact of being ‘unofficial’ at TIFF

Tony Chapman says the ambush strategy is a smart use of ad dollars – but MKTG’s Matthew Logue says authentic brand stories matter.