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FREE EVENTS IN THE HEART OF THE CITY

A street-level hub for the world’s favourite public film festival! Everyone is invited to celebrate this year’s Festival by attending our free outdoor programming, including a series of free screenings dedicated to the art of cinema, live at Yonge-Dundas Square.

All features showing at YDS will be preceded by a selection of short films from the National Film Board of Canada, the Festival’s City to City programme (Tel-Aviv University Films) and other music-themed shorts by Canadian filmmakers.

Schedule

Opening Night: Thursday, Sept. 10

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: I'm Your Man
  • Preceded by shorts: POEN, Tony Dekker at Spadina Subway Station and The Poet’s Home
•   3:00PM - TIFF Shhh! Silent Film Series: Steamboat Bill Jr.
•   7:00PM - Live satellite feed from the Roy Thomson Hall red carpet for the Opening Night Gala Presentation of Creation
•   9:00PM - TIFF YDS Spotlight: Opening Night concert by DJ Champion, hosted by Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman

Friday, Sept. 11

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: Shut Up & Sing
  • Preceded by shorts: Neighbors, Serena Ryder at the Dakota Tavern and Crickets
•   3:00PM - TIFF Shhh! Silent Film Series: 20000 Leagues Under The Sea
•   6:30PM - Suck Spotlight ft.: featuring The Burning Brides and Canadian legends Blue Peter with guest appearances from stars of the rock’n’roll vampire comedy screening as part of the 2009 Festival
•   9:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
  • Preceded by shorts: Juke – Bar, Danko Jones at Maple Leaf Gardens and Jaffawiye

Saturday, Sept. 12

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: The Harder They Come
  • Preceded by shorts: Getting Started, Divine Brown at The Rex and Bleach
•   2:00PM - tiff.kids Zone: offering fun for children of all ages, including face-painting, green-screen activities and more
•   4:00PM - Precious Showcase ft. Sapphire
•   6:00PM - Survival Of The Dead - Toronto Zombie Walk
•   7:00PM - Special Presentation: George Romero Citizen of Toronto & Canada

Sunday, Sept. 13

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: Woodstock
  • Preceded by shorts: Street Musique, Geddy Lee at Massey Hall and Washing Machine, Sewing Machine
•   5:00PM - Whip It Spotlight roller-derby exhibition featuring stars from the film and the Toronto Roller Derby League
•   9:00PM - The Topp Twins Spotlight with hosted by comedian Elvira Kurt

Monday, Sept. 14

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: Stop Making Sense
  • Preceded by shorts: Lonely Boy, Woodhands at The Brick Works and From The City To The Forest
•   3:00PM - TIFF Shhh! Silent Film Series: The Busher
•   9:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: North American Premiere - The Neil Young Trunk Show hosted by director Jonathan Demme

Tuesday, Sept. 15

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: Monterey Pop
  • Preceded by shorts: Toronto Jazz, Sarah Slean at The Rivoli and Questions Of A Dead Worker
•   3:00PM - TIFF Shhh! Silent Film Series: Robin Hood
•   7:00PM - Hipsters Spotlight: swing-dance lessons followed by a concert at 9 p.m. featuring Aelita with the Galaxy All-Star Orchestra in honour of the Russian musical screening as part of the Festival’s Vanguard programme
•   9:00PM - Hipsters Showcase: Concert: Aelita with the Galaxy All-Star Orchestra

Wednesday, Sept. 16

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: The Last Waltz
  • Preceded by shorts:Ready When You Are, Laura Barrett with Martin Tielli at the AGO and Bloomfield or a Memory Bank
•   3:00PM - TIFF Shhh! Silent Film Series: Tillie's Punctured Romance
•   9:00PM - The National Ballet of Canada’s preview presentation of the latest production from Aszure Barton in celebration of the Festival’s screening of Mao’s Last Dancer

Thursday, Sept. 17

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: U2: Rattle & Hum
  • Preceded by shorts: cNote, Lioness at the Masonic Temple and Gershon
•   3:00PM - TIFF Shhh! Silent Film Series: It
•   9:00PM - Performance, rock show, installation and film screening: BAND, by cutting-edge New York artist Adam Pendleton, refashions Sympathy for the Devil, Jean-Luc Godard’s 1968 cinematic paean to the Rolling Stones and the Black Panthers, into a contemporary art happening that places the celebrated indie art-rock/post-punk band Deerhoof at the centre of the action. This event is presented as part of Future Projections.

Friday, Sept. 18

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: Don't Look Back
  • Preceded by shorts: Glenn Gould – On The Record, Jason Collett at Kensington Market and Weitzman #10
•   3:00PM - TIFF Shhh! Silent Film Series: Grandma's Boy
•   6:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: world premiere of American Masters featuring Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound, followed by an appearance and short concert by Joan Baez herself

Closing Night: Saturday, Sept. 19

• 12:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: Truth Or Dare
  • Preceded by shorts: Meet Gisele, Care Failure at 102.1 The Edge and Killer Babe
•   7:00PM - TIFF Live In Concert Film Series: World Premiere of Copyright Criminals
•   9:00PM - Festival Wrap Party presented in Association with Future Projections and hosted by Chuck D, featuring the infectious improvised audiovisual mashups of Eclectic Method. The renowned trio will thrill film and music lovers with a video remix set incorporating clips from the films included in Essential 100, the opening show of TIFF Bell Lightbox. With special guest Clyde Stubblefield.