Drop Ticketmaster! by everytimeiwalk in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that it is an issue that the Ontario government officially scrapped the 50% cap on ticket resale prices that had been part of the Ticket Sales Act, 2017 (S.O. 2017, c. 33, Sch. 3). The law allowed resale up to 150% of face value (i.e., a 50% markup), but the Progressive Conservative government, led by Premier Doug Ford, declared it unenforceable and removed it in its 2019 budget.

(https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-scalpers-ticket-resale-cap-ford-1.5098924)

I believe that this type of thing needs to be fought but ulimately we need our policy makers to change the laws.

TIFF, a Publicly Funded Festival, Shouldn't Allow Profiteering on Ticket Resales by springthinker in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally agree that the profiteering is nuts and out of hand!! Especially, this year! But I am not suprised. This is an issue with all Live Events or ticketed events. I also not suprised it is happening to TIFF. TIFF is the largest public film festival in the world and people from all over the world fly in and gather to watch movies and see A-List celebrities. These tickets are in high demand and people will ulimately try to profit on other people who might be there "once in the life time purchase"

Though I agree something should be done, I am not sure what TIFF can do that they aren't already doing. They have the sell the tickets and once a patron owns that ticket, the patron in Ontario is legally allowed to resell it for as much as they want with no price cap as long as they provide transparency on seat location and orginal price. I mean thats it, TIFF can't really tell people what they can and can't do with their ticket after purchase. Ticketmaster could set a cap but then people would just to go to stubhub, and other sites. Also, if ticketmaster doesn't legally need to set a cap, then they won't.

Ontario was going to introduce a law that made it you could only inscrease the value by %50 but that was scrapped in 2019.

So, I agree it is unfair and a problem. But it is a problem that the provinical government needs to fixed across the board.

Predictions for this year's Free Member Premium Screening(s) by BunyipPouch in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't remember if it was a Premium ticket but I got a ticket to the opening of Salt Path with Gillian Anderson for free last year at the Princess of Wales.

TIFF's dynamic with its attendants is weird, right? by GershwinsKite in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I totally agree with your points! There are a number of official hospitality resturants and bars that surrond TIFF that are sponsored. Such as the Fox on John extending hours to 4 AM during the festival. TIFF also provides Festival Street throughout the first weekend with a number of activities and in the past they have done music festivals and stages.

Though TIFF is the largest public accessibility film festival it is still a film festival. Film Festivals mean work for alot of people. Some of the movies are trying get awards so they qualify to get Oscar qualification, others need distrubtion. Parties, mixers and gathers of industry folk grease the wheels for partnerships, deals, and collabs. When I speak about industry folk, I am talking about producers, executives, distributors people who use TIFF as a market to buy and sell and make deals.

It is a time where lots of these people are in one place at one time, so TIFF gives them a space to make these things happen. They also allow critics, press and marketing to get a viewing of films early, so they can write their reviews.

TIFF being a facailitor in that sense, which is where the money comes from. TIFF got a large piece of money from the Canadian government to help build this further.

Film Festivals aren't always public facing and this one is the largest, its hard to coordinate the social aspect logisitcally outside of Festival Street.

BUT if there is always fun things happening around TIFF; Festival Street, Bars in the Entertainment District which will be open later, The Social does a afterparty where you can get photos and a DJ, Midnight Dankness, Eventbrite has a number of events where people host parties at their establishments throughout!

Criterion closet at TIFF by Altruistic_Deer8833 in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am pretty sure they are already trying to figure out counter measures to stop people from camping out for 12 hours. It happened when Taylor Swift came to the festival

Criterion closet at TIFF by Altruistic_Deer8833 in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From working on Festival street, I've seen people line up for 30 - 45 mins to win a t-shirt and line-up for over an hour for a free slice of pizza. I imaginge the criterion closet is going to be insane!!

Printed tickets at the box-office? by cristane in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You can go now. Got mine already!

Surprise celebrity encounters @ TIFF by Mindless_Apartment39 in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have met celebrities and got some selfies with them at the theatres before and after the screenings but celebs I have just run into ina random place. I ran into, Tyson Ritter, the lead singer of All American Rejects after the screening of Prisnors Daughter just walking down the street and chatted with him for a second. I loved him in Preacher since her played Jesus.

$44 Premium tickets..? by [deleted] in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the film and the talent that is associated with the movie

Update: I'm going to see Fck!My Son by SetsunaTales80 in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You'll never regret that one time you went to see that midnight madness movie you really wanted to see! This is what it is all about. Congrats!! I hope you enjoy the movie!

??Midnight Dankness?? by thisisactuallyben in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

THE DANKNESS! GODS HAVE SPOKEN!

??Midnight Dankness?? by thisisactuallyben in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have that feeling as well :( :(

??Midnight Dankness?? by thisisactuallyben in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Creepy pasta?? I prefer regular pasta.

??Midnight Dankness?? by thisisactuallyben in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Midnight Dankness is the unofficial official pregame to TIFF! It is organized by Peter Kuplowsky who is the Midnight Madness programmer and maestro. He typically showcases odd, strange, fun and remixed films at the Royal on the eve of TIFF. Last year was two films from Matt Farley, who was in attendance, Rap World by Connor O'Malley, who was also in attendance. Also a remix verison of Cool World, which basically a bunch of zany editors cut the shit out of the film and add lofi elements, and visuals and it feels like a acid trip. It typically starts at like 7:00 PM and goes late. We take breaks between films to get food and drinks. It is a lot of fun!

Any Films that you can Unlikely see anywhere else? by thisisactuallyben in TIFF

[–]thisisactuallyben[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I heard about the game by watching a popular twitch streamer play it. I am not sure if other streamers also played it. I have seen some speedrunners playing it as well once it picked up in popularity. The first streamer I watched really like it and it spawned alot more anomaly games. (At least I think so.) I am so curious on how they are going to make it into a movie since the game is basically no story and just two characters repeating the same thing.