Toronto Film Festival’s $16M Content Market Takes Shape As Industry Figures Sign On
deadline.comA seven-strong group of industry names has signed on to help steer the Toronto International Film Festival’s content market into being.
Niv Fichman, Vincent Maraval, Jérôme Paillard, Noah Segal, Monique Simard, Roeg Sutherland and Kerry Swanson are the inaugural members of an advisory committee convened by TIFF ahead of the market launch in 2026.
Speaking to Deadline during the Berlin Film Festival, Anita Lee, Chief Programming Officer, TIFF, said that committee will ultimately comprise about 12 members.
Having set its North American and European members, it will now add some more international firepower. A noteworthy wrinkle is that execs with TV experience are expected to join the advisory group – with the new market spanning more than just film and covering series as well.
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