About

Blood - Sweat - Glory!

The Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF), Toronto's subway film festival, reaches over 1 million daily commuters on subway platform screens across the Toronto transit system every September. 2013 Guest Judge is iconic Canadian cult filmmaker Bruce McDonald.

Each year, at the same time as TIFF, TUFF screens the best films from hundreds of submissions. In 2013 we will be showcasing truly unique and wholly creative silent one-minute film, video and animation from across Canada and around the world. TUFF films screen every 10 minutes on 300+ Pattison Onestop digital screens on subway platforms at 63 subways stations across Toronto. 

Named one of MovieMaker Magazines 'Coolest Film Festivals' for 2010, TUFF - the film festival for commuters - showcases the best film, video, and animation from professional and emerging filmmakers. We ask filmmakers to submit work that will be of interest to an urban population. 

TUFF works with professional programmers to choose our official selections, and program them over the many days of our public festival. Our Guest Judge then chooses the films to be awarded our top prizes. 

The film festival for commuters... every September in subway stations across Toronto.

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TUFF ON THE TTC

TUFF plays every on the network of over 300+ TTC subway platform screens across the city. In addition to screening every 10 minutes across the network, we have screens in 3 downtown stations which air uninterrupted TUFF content all day long for the entire run of the festival: Bloor (north and southbound platforms), St Andrew (southbound platform), and Dundas (southbound platform). 

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TUFF ONLINE

Finalists are featured on the TUFF website, where viewing and voting takes place during the festival. Films are also available year-round, which means that have an ever-growing library of TUFF films from past festivals. We encourage viewers to rate and comment on all the films in our collection throughout the year. 

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TUFF is co-produced by Pattison Onestop and Art for Commuters - CONTACT TUFF

 

About Art for Commuters (A4C) - www.art4commuters.com

Art for Commuters is a non-profit arts collective that initiates unique, thought-provoking projects in the public realm. As Pattison Onestop's arts programming partner, they bring urban art festivals and exhibitions to over 1 million people daily on their network of screens throughout the TTC subway system. Projects include: Contacting Toronto, Everyday Heroes Festival, The Toronto Urban Film Festival, and DRIFT (part of Nuit Blanche). Art for Commuters was founded in 2007 by Sharon Switzer. Art for Commuters collective members: Jean-Paul Kelly, Lori Newdick, Claire Sykes, Sharon Switzer.

 

About Pattison Onestop - www.pattisononestop.com

Pattison Outdoor Advertising is Canada's largest Out-of-Home advertising company, serving over 100 markets coast-to-coast. Pattison Onestop, a pision of Pattison Outdoor, is a world leader in the development and operation of Digital Out-of-Home Media (DOOH) for mass transit, mall, retail, hospitality, residential, office, and outdoor environments.  For information about Art in Transit, Pattison Onestop's ongoing arts and culture programme, visit www.artintransit.ca.