The Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) returns for a sixth year to digital platform screens across the Toronto subway system. Always the strong and silent type, TUFF takes place September 7 - 17, 2012, concurrent with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Named one of MovieMaker Magazine's "20 Coolest Film Festivals" (2010), TUFF is a 10-day long celebration of the art of the urban silent screen. TUFF films screen on the Pattison Onestop network of digital platform screens to over 1.3 million daily commuters.
Filmmakers, video artists and animators are invited to submit their work to TUFF now at http://www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com
The festival accepts all genres of silent, one-minute film, video and animation that are of interest to a cosmopolitan audience.
Submission deadline is July 15, 2012. Submit free before May 31, 2012. After June 1, 2012 a $20 fee will apply.
TUFF is open to Canadian and international artists, and awards thousands of dollars in cash and prizes.
Guest judge for the 6th annual Toronto Urban Film Festival is acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal ("Payback", "Manufactured Landscapes" "Let It Come Down: The Live of Paul Bowles")
TUFF is co-produced by Pattison Onestop and Art for Commuters.
Deadline: July 15, 2012
Free Submission: Before May 31, 2012
Paid Submission: $20 CAD. After June 1, 2012
Films can be submitted online through the TUFF Website or visit http://www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com for more details.
