TIFF 2015: How much does TIFF really cost moviegoers?
Valerie Ouellet | CBC News | Posted: September 15, 2015 3:36 PM | Last Updated: September 15, 2015
2015 festival attendees show us their receipts
From $2 in 1976 to $25 today, the cost of an average Toronto International Film Festival movie screening has skyrocketed since the days of the first Festival of Festivals. Still, that doesn't discourage the thousands of movie fans who support the industry, nor the stargazers gathered on the red carpet year after year. We asked some of them to share their TIFF 2015 bill with us.
Alina Falls and Leah Howe, from Trenton, Ont.
Tickets: Free since the pair are TIFF volunteers this year
Transportation: $27 (day rate for parking)
Food: $22
Transportation: $27 (day rate for parking)
Food: $22
Total bill: $49
Megan Hamilton, from Niagara Falls, Ont.
Tickets: $54 to watch three movies at the student rate
Transportation: $20 (GO train ride)
Food: $0 (brought snacks from home)
Total bill: $74
Transportation: $20 (GO train ride)
Food: $0 (brought snacks from home)
Total bill: $74
Célina Fenster from Toronto
Tickets: $350 to watch 14 movies at the adult rate over eight days
Transportation: $160 ($20/day for parking)
Food: $64 ($8/day for a light meal)
Total bill: $574
Transportation: $160 ($20/day for parking)
Food: $64 ($8/day for a light meal)
Total bill: $574
Angie from Michigan
Tickets: $50 to watch two movies at the adult rate
Food: $150 (light meals and snacks)
Food: $150 (light meals and snacks)
Housing: $800 (three nights in a downtown hotel)
Total bill: $1000
Total bill: $1000
TIFF in numbers
$2 - Cost of an average screening ticket in 1976
$24 - Cost of an average screening ticket in 2015
$4.8 million - Amount of public funding received by TIFF
$189 million - Estimated economic impact of TIFF
$2 - Cost of an average screening ticket in 1976
$24 - Cost of an average screening ticket in 2015
$4.8 million - Amount of public funding received by TIFF
$189 million - Estimated economic impact of TIFF
(Source: TIFF Annual Report 2014)