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What's on here
CLUB KID: Toronto AFTER HOURS Screening!
11 Nov – 12 NovFree
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Friday, 19:00Free
Why go
- Five cinemas screen curated programs and new releases, including films linked to exhibitions and retrospectives.
- The fourth-floor gallery offers free entry to displays of current and historical film materials.
- A three-storey public atrium forms part of the centre’s podium.
Opening hours
Today09:00 – 23:30Show all
Interesting facts3
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The centre occupies Festival Tower’s first five floors at the northwest corner of King and John streets.
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KPMB Architects designed the building, with Kirkor as architect of record.
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The venue has hosted Inside Out, TIFF Next Wave and imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.
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History
Construction uncovered artifacts from the former York General Hospital. The festival’s permanent move from Yorkville established its home in King West, and the Lightbox replaced Jackman Hall as Cinematheque Ontario’s primary screening venue. Its first exhibition was a Museum of Modern Art monograph on Tim Burton. Later exhibitions featured Federico Fellini, Grace Kelly, James Bond, David Cronenberg and Stanley Kubrick.
- 1829York General Hospital occupied the site.
- 2010The complex opened with a block party on September 12. Bruce McDonald’s Trigger was its first screening.
- 2016A ground-floor gallery space closed.
- 2023Bell Canada’s corporate sponsorship ended, and the venue became known as TIFF Lightbox.
How to get there
- TramTake the 504 streetcar to John Street.
Sources: TIFF Lightbox - Wikipedia · Toronto/Entertainment and Financial Districts -… · TIFF Bell Lightbox & Festival Tower - Wikipedia · TIFF Lightbox - Wikipedia · checked 11 Oct 2026
- Website
- tiff.net/
- Phone
- +1 416-599-2033
Questions and answers
Can I eat or shop at TIFF Lightbox?
The complex includes cafés, restaurants, a lounge and a gift shop.
What other facilities does TIFF Lightbox contain?
It includes three learning studios and a rooftop terrace.
What are TIFF Lightbox’s opening hours?
It is open daily from 09:00 to 23:30.
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