The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has revealed new additions to its programming team, renamed its Contemporary World Cinema (CWC) and announced its 2023 screening venues.

New faces on the programming team for this year’s edition include Meenakshi Shedde, senior programme advisor, South Asia, and Ivan Giroud, senior programme advisor, Latin America. The list, announced in a news release on Thursday (April 20), also includes June Kim, associate international programmer, Southeast Asia, and Jesse Cumming, associate curator, Wavelengths.

The new roles join a team that’s headed by TIFF chief programming officer Anita Lee and also includes Robyn Citizen, director of programming and Platform lead; Norm Wilner, acting lead programmer for Canada and Industry Selects; Kelly Boutsalis, international programmer (Canada); Jane Schoettle, senior programmer, Special Presentations; Andréa Picard, senior curator, Wavelengths & Classics; Thom Powers, lead programmer, TIFF Docs; and Peter Kuplowsky, international programmer, Midnight Madness.

Other team members for the festival, taking place from Sept. 7 to 17, include: Geoff Macnaughton, international programmer, Primetime; Giovanna Fulvi, senior international programmer (East Asia); Dorota Lech, international programmer and Discovery Lead (Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Caucasus Regions); and Nataleah Hunter-Young, international programmer (Africa and Arab West Asia).

The list is rounded out by Jason Anderson, international programmer and Short Cuts lead (Nordic Countries and Benelux); Diana Cadavid, international programmer (Latin America, Southern Europe, the Caribbean); Jason Ryle, international programmer, Indigenous Cinema; Jane Kim, producer of industry programming; and Christoph Straub, producer of In Conversation With.

Meanwhile, the CWC program is now called Centrepiece “to better reflect and amplify the full spectrum of programming in this section,” said the release.

“Centrepiece is a showcase for acclaimed titles from festivals around the globe, highly anticipated premieres from Canadian and international talents, and the latest work of influential filmmaking luminaries,” said Citizen in a statement.

“The name change to Centrepiece crystallises the importance of [arthouse] programming within the festival at large and a renewed spirit,” added Lee.

Films for the festival’s 48th edition will screen at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Roy Thomson Hall, the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Cineplex’s Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, Glenn Gould Studio at the Canadian Broadcast Centre, and the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

TIFF has also confirmed a fifth edition of its Tribute Awards Gala, noting it will take place on Sept. 10 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

TIFF’s Festival Street will also return with free events along the downtown King Street, which is where the Lightbox is situated.

Other changes include updates to the TIFF Members’ ticketing for the festival, with single ticket on-sales happening earlier to give audiences more time to discover the full festival program.

Ticket packages are also changing with the retirement of redemption windows. Remaining will be the Buzz List and Opening Night packages. There will also be a slate of new curated packages at a variety of price points over the summer. TIFF Members will save 20% on tickets to regular screenings when purchasing in multiples of 10 tickets or more.

The ticketing changes “have been designed in response to audience and member feedback,” said the release.

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