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Toronto Film Festival Implements Pandemic-Era Layoffs, Salary Cuts

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The Toronto International Film Festival has laid off another 31 employees as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic cuts deeply into its operating revenues. "In response to the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on TIFF's regular operations, we announced today the difficult decision to reduce our full-time staff by 17 percent, which represents 31 valued employees," Toronto festival co-heads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey said in a statement.

The Bell Lightbox, the Toronto headquarters for the event-oriented festival, has been shuttered since March, and pandemic-era restrictions on travel and large gatherings are expected to greatly constrain operations for TIFF's normally star-studded event in September.

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