Just as everyone was getting used to the thought of a TIFF without the normal, star-studded cast of A-list celebrities, a new SAG-AFTRA agreement could bring actors and actresses with movies coming out to the Toronto streets this September. Of course, a star-studded celebration means a whole new city this fall, and could kickstart fall with the perfect amount of glamour.
The deal that could bring A-listers to TIFF
SAG-AFTRA officially gave members with projects to promote this fall the green light to attend major film festivals–and, of course, that includes TIFF. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the union said in a statement Thursday that it “is encouraging members to do publicity for projects that have been granted these pacts — which require titles to agree to conditions that SAG-AFTRA is seeking in ongoing negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers — at the Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival.”
“We are proud of our members who demonstrate the various ways to bolster the strike effort,” national executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland said in a statement. “Whether it’s walking a picket line, working on approved Interim Agreement productions, or maintaining employment on one of our other permissible, non-struck contracts, our members’ support for their union is empowering and inspiring.”
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Of course, this could mean that celebrities like Jacob Elordi and Adam Driver would be able to promote their upcoming films in Toronto this year, while the union’s strike still wages on.
