How do I get tickets?

If you want to see films at this year's Toronto film festival, there are two main ways:

1. You can buy passes or packages now.
2. You can buy individual tickets when the festival starts.

Of the passes and packages you can buy now, if you want to select your own films, you should get one of the following:

• The 10-film package allows you to pick 10 films in the advanced lottery process, before individual tickets go on sale when the festival starts. You can buy multiple 10-film packages; I bought 3 this year, which will entitle me to select 30 films. Note the festival does not offer the 30-film package they had in previous years.
• The Festival Pass allows you to pick 50 films in the advanced lottery process. Note that you can only get one ticket per film, unlike the 10-film package, where you could get 10 tickets for a single film or 5 tickets for 2 films, etc.
• The Daytime Pass allows you to pick 25 films in the advanced lottery process, as long as each film starts before 5:01 PM. Note that like the Festival Pass, you can only get one ticket per movie.

If you don't want to have to pick your own films, then get one of the following:

• The Canadian Retrospective package gives you tickets to all films in the Canadian Retrospective series. This series typically shows works by a single Canadian filmmaker.
• The Wavelengths package gives you tickets to all films in the Wavelengths series. The Wavelengths series shows avant-garde visual art.
• The Midnight Madness package gives you tickets to all films in the Midnight Madness series. This series typically shows horror, thriller, cult, and alternative films.
• The Family Gala package gives you 2 adult and 2 child tickets to the Family Gala at Roy Thomson Hall on September 8. Note that the majority of films at the festival are only open to those 18 and older. These family films are the exception.
• The Regular Family package gives you 2 adult and 2 child tickets to 2 out of the 5 non-Gala family screenings.Note that the majority of films at the festival are only open to those 18 and older. These family films are the exception.
• The Weekend and Evenings Festival Experience package gives you tickets to 3 films pre-selected by the festival, with the films either starting after 5:30 PM if they show on a weekday, or anytime on a weekend.
• The Daytime Festival Experience package gives you tickets to 3 films pre-selected by the festival, with the films either starting between 8:30 AM and 5:01 PM on any day.
• The Weekend and Evenings Globetrotter package gives you tickets to 6 films pre-selected by the festival, with the films either starting after 5:30 PM if they show on a weekday, or anytime on a weekend.
• The Daytime Globetrotter package gives you tickets to 6 films pre-selected by the festival, with the films either starting between 8:30 AM and 5:01 PM on any day.
• The 6:00 PM Visa Screening Room package gives you tickets to each 6:00 PM film at the Visa Screening Room at the Elgin theatre.
• The 9:00 PM Visa Screening Room package gives you tickets to each 6:00 PM film at the Visa Screening Room at the Elgin theatre.
• The Gala Packages are all sold out; these packages would've given you tickets to each Gala showing at Roy Thomson Hall.

If you want to wait to buy individual tickets, then you can:

• Buy individual tickets for Gala and Visa Screening Room showings starting at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 25.
• Buy individual tickets for all other films as soon as the festival starts at 7:00 AM on Wednesday, September 5.

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