#TIFF17: DAY SIX SIGHTINGS – LUKE EVANS, ANNETTE BENING, JAVIER BARDEM, CHLOË SEVIGNY, JAMIE BELL + MORE

TIFF ’17 very much continues to be alive and kicking at its halfway point. We admit it, we’re drained but we look forward to the pace calming down tomorrow.

The Birks Diamond Tribute honouring the accomplishments of Canadian Women in Film. Held on the scenic rooftop of the Spoke Club, the gathering brought to us by Maison Birks and Telefilm Canada was a who’s-who and who’s next in the industry. Diverse honourees this year include Ellen Wong, Amanda Brugel, Mina Shum, Shailyn Pierre-Dixon and Sherry White.  We are so honoured to have been one of 27 selected jurors across Canada! Hover left and right to navigate the slideshow.

(Swipe left!) #TIFF17: Lovely time celebrating the accomplishments of our Canadian sisters in Film at the #BirksTribute tonight. 💎 Carolle Brabant, Executive Director of Telefilm Canada tells us, it is important these Canadian women be “visible, recognized and that we champion them when they succeed. They need to be seen. This is a call for diversity and representation in the industry. We still have a lot to do.”. 2017 honourees are actresses Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Angry Inuk), Ashley McKenzie (Werewolf), Catherine Bainbridge (Rumble), Chloé Leriche (Before the Streets), and Mina Shum (Meditation Park); actors Amanda Brugel (The Handmaid’s Tale), Ellen Wong (GLOW), Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs (Rhymes for Young Ghouls), Mylène Mackay (Nelly), and Shailyn Pierre-Dixon (The Book of Negroes); and screenwriters Joanne Arseneau (19-2) and Sherry White (Maudie). #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #TIFF2017 #BirksTIFF17

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Annette Bening and Jamie Bell are getting praise for their performances in Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. We spotted the pair who play lovers in Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. We spotted them out earlier doing the rounds and both were gracious to stop for fans! Huge fan of Bening!

#TIFF17: With the phenomenal #AnnetteBening, at #TIFF2017 for #FilmStarsDontDieinLiverpool. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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#TIFF17: #JamieBell at #TIFF2017 for #FilmStarsDontDieinLiverpool. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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Luke Evans‘ star continues to rise especially with his fantastic work in Beauty and the Beast. He is at TIFF ’17 with Professor Marston and the Wonder Women tonight, a timely Film which comes off the recent Box Office record-setting success of the superhero on which it centers. Australian Actress Bella Heathcote also is here for the Film and looked lovely for her Premiere!

#TIFF17: #LukeEvans at #TIFF2017 with #ProfessorMarstonandtheWonderWomen. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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#TIFF17: With Australian beauty #BellaHeathcote, who is at #TIFF2017 with #ProfessorMarstonandtheWonderWomen. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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Javier Bardem continues to be amazing TIFF ’17 with starring roles in mother! and Loving Pablo, plus an In-Conversation slated.

#TIFF17: #JavierBardem at #TIFF2017 for #LovingPablo and an in-Conversation. #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #TIFF

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Lean on Pete is the one Horse Racing Film of TIFF ’17. Buzz came out of Telluride Film Festival for its star Charlie Plummer who finds himself in a quarter horse. Chloë Sevigny plays a jockey in the Drama. Both stars were kind to stop despite Sevigny joking that nobody knew who she was!

#TIFF17: #ChloeSevigny at #TIFF2017 with #HorseRacing Drama, #LeanOnPete. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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#TIFF17: #CharliePlumner getting acclaim for his performance in #HorseRacing Drama #LeanOnPete #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #TIFF

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THE ESCAPE stars a talented duo of Gemma Arterton and Dominic Cooper and premiered tonight TIFF ’17!

#TIFF17: #DominicCooper at #TIFF2017 with #TheEscape. #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival #TIFF

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#TIFF17: #GemmaArterton at #TIFF2017 with #TheEscape. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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We love the international component of TIFF in that we get to see stars who normally aren’t based stateside here. Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Colour) and Matthias Schoenaerts graced the Red Carpet at Ryerson Theatre tonight for Racer and the Jailbird and despite being late, they introduced their Film and came back out to greet fans one-by-one. Amaze!

#TIFF17: #MatthiasSchoenaerts at #TIFF2017 with #RacerandtheJailbird. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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#TIFF17: #AdeleExarchopoulos at #TIFF2017 with #RacerandtheJailbird. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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While they weren’t really ones for Selfies, Don Johnson and Vince Vaughn were at Ryerson Theatre tonight for BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99.

#TIFF17: #VinceVaughn at #TIFF2017 with #BrawlinCellBlock99. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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#TIFF17: #DonJohnson at #TIFF2017 with #BrawlinCellBlock99. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival

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