<img src="http://parcom.pronetworks.org/images/0727tif2.JPG" align="right" alt="toronto film festival 2008"></img><font color="maroon">by Larry Richman </font>
<font color="gray" size="1">July 27, 2008 6:34 PM</font>
I've attended 29 film festivals since the start of 2006, but none as prestigious or breathtaking in scope than the Toronto International Film Festival. At the last two festivals combined I saw over 50 films there, and many of my Top Picks from all festivals over the past couple of years (of over 300 films in total) came out of those lineups.
This year's festival runs from September 4-13 and is considered the premiere film festival in the Western Hemisphere, second in the world only to Cannes. Many films have their World or North American Premieres there.
The complete film list will be revealed on August 19. In the meantime, the following three sections have been announced in their entirety:
<a href="http://www.tiff08.ca/filmsandschedules/programmes/midnightmadness" target="_blank">Midnight Madness</a>
<a href="http://www.tiff08.ca/filmsandschedules/programmes/sprocketsfamilyzone/default.aspx" target="_blank">Sprockets Family Zone
<a href="http://www.tiff08.ca/filmsandschedules/programmes/wavelengths" target="_blank">Wavelengths</a>
Other titles have been rolled out in various press releases over the past couple of months:
<a href="http://tiffg.ca/mediacentre/viewrelease.aspx?recordId=545" target="_blank">2008 Festival To Open With World Premiere Of Paul Gross
