Organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival have announced they are laying off 31 employees, a 17 per cent cut of the organization's full-time staff, due to the coronavirus pandemic. "All TIFF employees are respected team members and this is a heartbreaking decision." The company, which hosts a prestigious annual film festival every September and screens movies and offers other programming year-round, has forecasted its 2020 revenue will be 50 per cent less than 2019. Mahershala Ali greets fans at the Toronto International Film Festival in Sept. 2018. —@TOFilmReviewNo guarantee of 2020 red carpet returnDuring the pandemic, TIFF has been directing its patrons to screen titles virtually as part of their Stay-At-Home cinema series with online streamer Crave.

Source: CBC News June 23, 2020 18:18 UTC