MPI partnered with Business Events Toronto to hold an experiential event series at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival. Over the 11 day festival, 397 movies from 83 countries were screened at 11 theaters and venues. The film festival is about more than just screenings - it's a place where excitement over films is shared, critical buzz spreads, and Hollywood deals are made. The event series was a success thanks to the support of over 3,000 volunteers and 141 corporate, hospitality, government, and foundation supporters.

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The red carpet was rolled out for MPI’s Experiential
Event Series at the 41st Toronto International Film
Festival, in partnership with Business Events Toronto.
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You’d be forgiven
A Àlm festival
is more than
a collection
of movie
screenings;
it’s a series
of events.
These events
are where the
excitement
of a freshly
viewed Àlm
is shared,
where critical
buzz spreads
and where
Hollywood
deals are
made.
“Look at the size of that thing”
Festival-goers line up at TIFF
Bell Lightbox’s box office.

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397 movies screened
83 countries represented
16 speciÀc Àlm programs
11 days long
11 theaters and venues screening Àlms
7 full-time event staff
3,196 volunteers
141 corporate partners, hospitality partners
and government foundation supporters
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It’s 3 p.m. and my feet are starting to protest.
A very special thanks
to Business Events Toronto
for making MPI’s Experien-
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rousing success.
The festival’s opening nIght
party at TIFF Bell Lightbox