STATS
Number of films seen: 24
Number of public screenings: 6
Time spent watching films: 2548 minutes (42 hours 28 minutes)
Cost per film: ~$8.10 (21 films/cost of student industry pass + 2 free films + 1 gifted ticket)
Number of screenings where someone yelled "arrr!" at the anti-piracy screen: 6 (guess which ones)
Number of times the godawful L'Oréal Paris ad played: 8 (twice before Berberian Sound Studio)
Number of films denied entry to: 7 (Spring Breakers, Passion, Yellow, The Master, Spring Breakers (second attempt), Wasteland, Room 237)
Number of films with incorrect projection settings: 1 (P&I for John Dies at the End)
Number of directors I accidentally scared due to a tweet: 1 (Don Coscarelli [John Dies at the End])
Number of premieres: 2 (Berberian Sound Studio, Laurence Anyways)
Number of 3D films: 2 (Dial M for Murder, Storm Surfers 3D)
Number of 35mm films: 2 (Stories We Tell, Berberian Sound Studio)
Number of films I missed the beginning of: 2 (Frances Ha, The Iceman)
Number of films I missed the end of: 1 (Storm Surfers 3D)
Number of films I fell asleep during: 2 (Much Ado About Nothing, Underground)
Category Breakdown
Special Presentation: 12
Midnight Madness: 2* (*also saw MM entry Seven Psychopaths in July)
Vanguard: 2
Gala Presentation: 2
TIFF Docs: 2
TIFF Cinematheque: 1
Contemporary World Cinema: 1
Discovery: 1
Mavericks: 1
Country Breakdown
USA: 12
Canada: 4
Australia: 2
Germany: 1
United Kingdom: 1
Canada/France: 1
France/Brazil: 1
France/Germany: 1
USA/New Zealand*: 1 (+ 11 other countries not listed online)
Other
Weight of delegate bag: ~8lbs
Oddest item in delegate bag: 1 Durex condom and 1 sample pack of Durex lube
"Parties" attended: 3
Alcoholic beverages consumed: 20+
Alcoholic beverages purchased: 2
Non-screening highlights:
- Talking to Eli Roth and Don Coscarelli about digital filmmaking and upcoming projects at the Midnight Madness cocktail party
- Hearing Deepa Mehta talk about her film Midnight's Children
- Hearing Kristen Wiig, Darren Criss and Christopher Fitzgerald talk about their film Imogene
- Hearing Xavier Dolan talk about his film Laurence Anyways (twice)
- Industry Panel on the future of independent distribution
- Industry Panel on RENGA and the future of interactive cinema
- Watching pitches at Telefilm Canada PITCH THIS! (Sol Friedman's Ivan & Evelyn was my favourite)
Films Seen
Looper
USA
Gala Presentation
118 minutes
On the Road
France/Brazil
Special Presentation
124 minutes
Antiviral
Canada
Special Presentation
108 minutes
Dial M for Murder
USA
TIFF Cinematheque
105 minutes
Stories We Tell
Canada
Special Presentation
108 minutes
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
USA
Special Presentation
103 minutes
John Dies at the End
USA
Midnight Madness
99 minutes
The Place Beyond the Pines
USA
Special Presentation
140 minutes
Frances Ha
USA
Special Presentation
86 minutes
Peaches Does Herself
Germany
Vanguard
80 minutes
Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky
Canada
TIFF Docs
96 minutes
Storm Surfers 3D
Australia
TIFF Docs
95 minutes
The Iceman
USA
Special Presentation
103 minutes
Berberian Sound Studio
United Kingdom
Vanguard
92 minutes
The ABCs of Death
USA/New Zealand (+ 11 more)
Midnight Madness
123 minutes
Much Ado About Nothing
USA
Special Presentation
107 minutes
Passion
France / Germany
Special Presentation
98 minutes
Casting By
USA
Mavericks
89 minutes
Blackbird
Canada
Discovery
103 minutes
Laurence Anyways
Canada / France
Special Presentation
161 minutes
Spring Breakers
USA
Special Presentation
92 minutes
Underground
Australia
Contemporary World Cinema
89 minutes
End of Watch
USA
Special Presentation
109 minutes
Silver Linings Playbook
USA
Gala Presentation
120 minutes
