For the past several days, I have been immersed in cinema. The movies are an obsession in certain parts of the Hispanic world. Hispanics love movies and movie stars, sometimes with a passion surpassed only by soccer. And so it is, that I find myself covering the Toronto International Film Festival for my Blog de Canadá blog. Attending the Festival is one of the best ways to enjoy Toronto. The ambience during the festival is second to none in any city in Northamerica: people strolling along Toronto's Millionaire's Mile and along Yorkville's sidestreets, buskers providing f
ree entertainment on the corners, and perhpas the occassional movie star sighting. A poll commissioned by the Toronto Star and Montréal's La Presse found that the Canadian event most covered by international media is the Toronto International Film Festival by a very long margin with 25% of the mentions. No word on whether Hipanic media was scanned, but my own research seems to point in the right direction. The TIFF gives Toronto worldwide caché and appeal so kudos and thanks should go to the orginal founders: William Marshall, Henk Van der Kolk and Dusty Cohl for their contributon to Toronto (and Canada's tourism). Cheers,
Jaime
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