SUBMIT TO TUFF 2010 NOW - DEADLINE JULY 15

The Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF), unique in North America, is a 10-day public film festival that reaches 1.3 million daily commuters on the ONESTOP TTC subway platform screens. Urban-themed films from across Canada and around the world play every 10 minutes on 270 screens in 50 subways stations across Toronto.

The 4th annual TUFF will take place on the ONESTOP Network of 270 subway platforms screens throughout the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) from September 10 - 19, 2010, at the same time as TIFF. Each year TUFF screens only the best films from of hundreds of submissions. In 2010 we are raising the bar - showcasing fewer films in order to give our finalists more exposure.

TUFF is open to both Canadian and international submissions. All films screened are silent and exactly one-minute in length.

TUFF, the film festival for commuters, showcases all genres of film, video, and animation from both professional and amateur filmmakers. We ask filmmakers to consider seven themes designed to engage the imagination of an urban population.

Each year we invite a Guest Jury to select the final films and program them into our thematic categories. Our Guest Judge then chooses the films which are awarded our top prizes.

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TUFF ON THE TTC

TUFF plays every on the network of over 270 TTC subway platform screens across the city. In addition to screening every 10 minutes across the network, we now have screens in four downtown stations which air uninterrupted TUFF content all day long for the entire run of the festival.

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TUFF ONLINE

Finalists are featured on the TUFF website, where viewing and voting takes place during the festival. Films are also available year-round, which means that have an ever-growing library of TUFF films from past festivals. We encourage viewers to rate and comment on all the films in our collection throughout the year.

For more info: http://www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com.