10 new films play each day of the festival, looping through the programme, one film screening every 10 minutes on the entire Onestop network. Each day, the entire programme of 10 films also screen non-stop at designated TUFF 'Film Zone' screens at Bloor (north & southbound), Dundas (southbound DWA) and St. Andrew (southbound) stations.
Check the screening schedule on our TUFF on the TTC page: http://www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com/tuff-ttc
Yes. If you aren't planning on being obtrusive, and don't need to set up a shoot, with lights, stands etc, then you can probably get away with not obtaining a permit.
The TTC has this posted on their site: â€Tourists, families and individuals filming or photographing within the public areas of the transit system for non-commercial purposes, are not expected to contact the TTC to obtain permission or a permit so long as such filming/photographing does not interfere with the safe and orderly operation of the transit system and/or our customers.â€
If you do want to set up equipment for your shoot, then follow the link below and request a permit. Tell the TTC that you are shooting for TUFF and they won't charge you anything.
For more information see their site: http://www3.ttc.ca/TTC_Business/Filming_on_ttc_property/index.jsp
Yes! If your film is off by a few seconds, we can either trim it or change the speed to make it 60 seconds. If it is off by more that that we will not be able to accept it.
Our jury will make their decisions in mid to late July and you'll be hearing from us by early August.
Only submissions that our jury selects as our finalists will get added to the TUFF website. These selections will be added to our site in time for the first day of the festival each year. In 2010 TUFF plays on the TTC from September 10 -19.
You can go to this page to see mockups of the frameworks which house the films on the TTC screens. These frameworks take up all but the very top and bottom band of the screens.
The Onestop screens on the TTC do not have audio output capabilities. In the future, when there is sufficient wifi service in the subway stations, we may include audio tracks that can be listened to on a smart-phone. The films we show online represent what we screen on the TTC, so they are also silent.
Yes! Subtitles can be used for dialogue and non-diagetic content (like a voice-over, but in text). Another option is intertitles (the screens that come up between scenes in silent films). We suggest that a minimum text size of 30 pixels, which equals about 22 or 23 points.
Formats accepted are Quicktime H.264 or Sorenson 3; Windows Media 8 or 9; divx; xvid. We also accept SWF files. More information can be found on our Submit page: http://www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com/submit
No. You may submit your video in HD, but it will be reformatted to NTSC widescreen.
Yes, but you must pay a submission fee for each film you enter, once fees are in place.
We don’t mind what year your film was made.
Sure.
No - we welcome experimental film, video and animation, as well as traditional narrative.
On average 1.3 million people ride the subway every day. TUFF screens on the Onestop Network of 270 digital displays that serve these commuters.
Each year a different set of jurors are chosen. Every juror is assigned a thematic category and creates a program of the best films that address their theme. Jurors are free to interpret the themes as they wish, and to select films that have many types of connection to the theme. For information on this year's jurors go to this page: http://www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com/jury
No. We are using our seven categories as programming themes this year, but our jurors interpret the themes as they wish, and are free to select films that have only a remote connection to the theme.
The films are screened as video files formatted for the Onestop network of 40†digital displays within the TTC. Official selections are also screened on our website.
Yes. This year we are paying $50 CAD for screening on the TTC and $50 for inclusion on our website.
Submission fees are being used to pay artist fees not covered by government grants, which can only be used to fund work by professional Canadian media artists (not students, first-time filmmakers or international submissions).
No. You can pay online with your credit card, or PayPal account.
You can send Canadian cash or a check made out to ‘Art for Commuters’. ($10 postmarked before July 1st; $15 postmarked between July 1st and July 15th).
