Film festivals around the world are coming off a few tough years, including covid and the Hollywood strikes. But it’s the festivals—Cannes, Venice, Toronto and others—that will determine and shape the race for Oscars.

In the glistening CN Tower, cinema lovers flocked to King Street once again for the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Highly-anticipated titles such as Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” and Ron Howard’s “Eden” brought the stars to the red carpet and were the talks of the festival.