TORONTO – Rogers Media is promising its viewers, readers and listeners an all-access pass to the “must-see moments of the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).”
TIFF fans can wake up to Breakfast Television (BT), for the day’s first news on all of TIFF’s late-night events. And on September 7th BT will broadcast from the Ritz-Carlton Toronto and co-host Dina Pugliese reports live from TIFF central.
Citytv’s dedicated TIFF team of Mary Kitchen, Dina Pugliese, and Melanie Ng will keep viewers up-to-date on all festival happenings. Their festival coverage can be seen throughout TIFF during Entertainment City segments on CityNews. Entertainment City on CityNews will broadcast live daily throughout TIFF on CityNews Channel, CityNews at Five, CityNews at Six, and on CityNews Tonight.
New this year is the Citytv/Your World This Week Lounge at the InterContinental that will host some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Interviews will be aired on Rogers Digital Channel 1, Citytv, and online at Rogersondemand.ca.
For more celebrity interviews viewers can visit CityNews.ca/tiff2012 to see more in-depth red carpet interviews. Also new this year is TIFF After Dark on CityNews.ca, a video series highlighting evening galas, after-parties, star-spotting fans, photo galleries, an interactive map of TIFF hotspots, and the best locations for stargazing.
OMNI Television’s team of Veronica Chail, Mohit Rajhans, and Sushmitha Rao will provide exclusive access to the best and brightest of South Asian cinema, with daily reports on OMNI News: South Asian Edition at 8 p.m. ET. Bollywood Boulevard will also broadcast two special TIFF episodes on September 9 and 16 at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Toronto’s 680News will keep listeners informed throughout TIFF with reports from entertainment editor Gloria Martin and music reporter, Rudy Blair. Listeners can also visit 680news.com/tiff2012 for more TIFF scoop with celebrity interviews, photo galleries and the TIFF After Dark video series as featured on CityNews.ca.
KiSS 92.5’s Maurie Sherman of The Roz & Mocha Show will take to the streets and red carpets with his headcam. Listeners can visit KiSS925.com to see more of his candid celebrity conversations.
Readers can visit Macleans.ca for more in-depth TIFF news, movie reviews, photos, and behind-the-scenes stories. And HELLO! Canada is hosting its annual invitation-only gala at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 8. HELLO! On September 6 the first of three special Movie Star Magic film festival issues will hit newsstands.
FLARE.com will feature daily updates from the festival, a Top 10 list of must-see films, reviews of the best parties, best-dressed polls, and exclusive archival images of the greatest TIFF moments from renowned photographer George Pimentel. Chatelaine.com will be hitting up the parties across the city and reporting back from the red carpets.
iVillage.ca will present Stuff We Love at TIFF2012, with contributions from KiSS 92.5 on-air host Taylor Kaye, industry insider Derek Carkner, style expert Ingrie Williams, and iVillage.ca Entertainment Editor Brooke Wilkinson.
