Professional Motion Picture Production and Distribution NEWS
TIFF Programmer Colin Geddes donates more than 400 films and trailers from Hong Kong and Taiwan (Toronto) The Special Collections Archive of the Media Commons at the University
of Toronto has received a substantial collection of over 400 35mm Hong Kong
and Taiwanese films and trailers from Colin Geddes, a film archivist, curator,
and international film programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival®.
About Media Commons at the University of Toronto Media Commons is the repository of audiovisual scholarly resources. Established in 2003, it contains both published and unpublished, primary and secondary materials, and is the largest repository for these resources in a Canadian educational institution. It consists of three basic components: a film/video/DVD lending library with over 12,000 titles, microform holdings of over 1.6 million newspaper, periodical, rare book and manuscript materials, and an expanding holding of archival and special collections related to Canadian film, broadcasting, television and new media. The mandate of Media Commons is to support the curriculum and research possibilities in all the disciplines taught at the University of Toronto through the use of and study of these audiovisual resources. It serves primarily the faculty, staff, students and alumni, as well as the general public. Students in the sciences, literature, sociology, psychology, business, law, musicology, cinema studies and many other disciplines use these primary research resources. Media Commons is located in Robarts Library on the St. George campus in downtown
Toronto. Robarts Library is also home to the premier humanities and social sciences
textual collection at the University of Toronto – one of the finest in
the world. The synergies between the many types of collections are opening up
new areas of research. U of T’s Media Commons also houses film donations
by Alliance Atlantis, Robert Lantos-Serendipity Point Films, and Lionsgate.
www.library.utoronto.ca/mediacommons Colin Geddes is a Toronto-based film archivist, curator, and consultant, well known for his role as one of the international programmers at the Toronto International Film Festival. At TIFF he has introduced new talent and hosted the premieres of films including Miike Takashi’s Ichi The Killer; Johnnie To’s Full Time Killer; and Pratchya Pinkaew’s Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior. In addition, Geddes has one of North America's largest collections of Hong Kong cinema promotional materials, posters, and lobby cards and in July 2008, held an exhibit of fifty posters from the collection at the Cinémathèque Québécoise. About TIFF TIFF is a not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to transform the way people see the world through film. Its vision is to lead the world in creative and cultural discovery through the moving image. TIFF generates an annual economic impact of $135 million CAD and currently employs more than 100 full-time staff and 500 part-time and seasonal staff, and counts upon the largesse of over 2,000 volunteers year-round. www.tiff.net About TIFF Bell Lightbox Currently under construction, TIFF Bell Lightbox, a breathtaking five-storey
complex located in downtown Toronto, will provide a permanent home for film
lovers to celebrate cinema from around the world and will propel TIFF forward
as an international leader in film culture. Designed by innovative architecture
firm KPMB, TIFF Bell Lightbox’s fluid structure encourages exploration,
movement and play. The campaign to build TIFF Bell Lightbox is generously supported
by founding sponsor Bell, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada,
the King and John Festival Corporation – consisting of the Reitman family
and the Daniels Corporation – RBC as major sponsor and official bank,
Visa†, the Copyright Collective of Canada, the Slaight Family Foundation,
NBC Universal Canada, the Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation, the Harbinger
Foundation, CIBC and BMO. The Board of Directors, staff and many generous individuals
and corporations have also contributed to the campaign. For more information
on the TIFF Bell Lightbox campaign, visit belllightbox.ca.
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