80 Films Shortlisted To Win Over $10,000 in Awards and Other Prizes

Heineken Film Zones To Feature Non-Stop Shorts, September 11 - 20, 2009

“Naish McHugh Award for Emerging Filmmakers” Features
$2500 Cash Prize for Most Inspired Ultra-Short Film, Video or Animation

Winner To Be Chosen By TUFF Guest Judge Don McKellar

Deadline for Submission is July 15, 2009

Who Will Win? Only Mark McKinney Knows for Sure

The Toronto Urban Film Festival received a remarkable 242 submissions this year, coming in from across North America, as well as from Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Spain and Japan. Finalists will be announced in early August. This year's jurors are Richard Fung (Urban Growth), Judy Gladstone (Urban Encounters), Michelle Jacques (Urban Secrets), Deirdre Logue (Urban Imaginary), Brenda Longfellow (Urban Natural), Robert Ouellette (Urban Travels) and Jason St-Laurent (Urban Fears).

Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF), The Film Festival for Commuters,
Returns to ONESTOP Screens on TTC Subway Platforms, September 5 - 12, 2008

Mark McKinney (SNL, Kids in the Hall) Named as TUFF 2008 Guest Judge

Deadline for Entries is July 1, 2008

The seven winners of the TUFF 2008 Trinity Square Video Pitch Award are: Jeremy Bailey; Anna-Lea Boeki; Rachel Conduit; Kim Derko and Su Rynard; Brendon Foster-Algoo; Nick Fox-Gieg and Nicole Stamp; and HodgsonMoffat Productions. Each is being awarded $600 of in-kind support from TSV. These films will debut at the festival in September.

BelAirTravel.com will be sponsoring the prize for TUFF's first place film again this year. The first place recipient will receive a trip for two to Aruba.