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The Toronto International Film Festival is reducing the overall number of films it will screen for this year’s edition by 20 per cent and getting rid of two programs. (Photo: TIFF\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORONTO\u2014The Toronto International Film Festival is reducing the overall number of films it will screen for this year’s edition by 20 per cent and getting rid of two programs.<\/p>\n

Organizers say the fest is scrapping the Vanguard and City to City sections.<\/p>\n

That leaves 14 programs for the 2017 edition, which will run Sept. 7 to 17.<\/p>\n

TIFF says it has \u201ca renewed commitment to bold, discerning curation.\u201d<\/p>\n

And it promises \u201ca more tightly curated\u201d festival this year.<\/p>\n

Last year’s festival had nearly 400 films from 83 countries.<\/p>\n

The Vanguard program featured \u201cdark and edgy films that twist genre and art house conventions together in a new way.\u201d<\/p>\n

City to City showcased filmmakers living and working in a selected city, regardless of where their films are set.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, TIFF announced veteran Midnight Madness programmer Colin Geddes was leaving to pursue new opportunities. He’ll be replaced by Peter Kuplowsky.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we look forward to this year’s festival, we’re finding new ways to select the best of the year for our audiences and enhance the experience for our industry and media delegates,\u201d Piers Handling, director and CEO of TIFF, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we build on the success of the festival’s past four decades, we’re challenged to balance providing a generous choice of movies for over 400,000 festival-goers with maintaining strong curatorial focus,\u201d added Cameron Bailey, artistic director of TIFF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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