TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
(which includes TIFF Bell Light Box, TIFF Film Circuit, TIFF Kids Festival, etc.)


| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |


FOR FILMMAKERS
(as of 2020)

ONLINE SUBMISSIONS

Short Film Submissions:
$25-$74 (Canadian)
$46-$74 (International)

Feature Film Submissions:
$49-$113 (Canadian)
$70-$113 (International)

TIFF Wavelengths submission:
Shorts: $25
Features: $49
OR
FREE (if you have the private invite email - ask around or email Inverted Pyramid)

Fees Paid to Short Filmmakers: $0
**TIFF pays no artist fees, but will provide an honourarium ($500 according to our sources) for the filmmakers to travel to attend the festival.


OPERATIONS

Governance Model: Charitable Not-for-Profit Incorporation

# of Paid Employees: 232 Full-Time, 905 Part-Time

Ten highest compensated full-time positions:
$350,000 and over = 2
$250,000 - $299,999 = 1
$200,000 - $249,999 = 1
$160,000 - $199,999 = 2
$120,000 - $159,999 = 4

Amount of Government Funding: $4,155,035 (9%)

Total Revenue: $45,255,429


BOTTOM LINE

Total $$$ Paid to Short Filmmakers: $0
*it is possible that TIFF is paying some short filmmakers to screen their work on a case by case basis, but to our knowledge short filmmakers are not paid screening fees at TIFF.
**TIFF pays no artist fees, but will provide an honourarium ($500 according to our sources) for the filmmakers to travel to attend the festival.

Total $$$ Paid to Employees: $24,742,153

Total $$$ in Additional Consulting Fees: $1,242,431

Total $$$ spent on Advertising: $677,067

Total Expenses of Festival: $49,801,402

2018 DEFICIT = $4,545,973


REFERENCES:

CRA Report 2018