Press Conference: TIFF Tribute Awards, TIFF 2021

Honourees Jessica Chastain, Benedict Cumberbatch, Denis Villeneuve, Alanis Obomsawin, Ari Wegner, Danis Goulet, and Dionne Warwick join TIFF CoHeads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey at the press conference for the 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards. For the second straight year, the TIFF Tribute Awards are coproduced by Bell Media Studios. The Awards will air Saturday, September 18 at 7pm ET, 8pm AT on CTV, and the CTV app on the final day of the 46th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival and will be streamed to a global audience by Variety, the exclusive trade media partner of the event. The TIFF Tribute Awards honour the film industrys outstanding contributors and their achievements, recognizing leading industry members, acting talent, directorial expertise, new talent, and a belowtheline artist and creator. The Awards also serve as TIFFs largest annual fundraiser to support TIFFs yearround programmes and core mission to transform the way people see the world through film. Th