I had always heard a lot of great things about Québec City before I experienced it myself over this past long weekend… It was love at first sight… Not only did I find out that it’s one of the oldest cities in North America, but I realized it was the most beautiful one among the cities I’ve visited so far… My travel companions definitely added a great deal to the quality of the whole trip: Monsieur Sabér(gh) avec la famille Sabér(gh), Professeur Naghshi and the one and only “N”…

Merci to the ones who made this trip such a lovely one!

Bisous

S

Departure: aujourd’hui à 4 heure
Destination: Montréal et Québec City
Arrival: lundi

bonjour:

I’m going away again in few hours… This time for only few days and with some cool companions! Québec City and a night in Montréal should be fun and exciting 🙂

Passe un bon week-end, a bientôt et bisous xxx

Shadan

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Festival is fast approaching and the tickets are going on sale soon… Faster and sooner than you think!

September 6, 2006 at 7am is the day. The good news is that you can get your tickets via phone by calling 416-968-FILM, or online by visiting TIFF. The bad news is that the lines will be so busy so you might want to stop by the Festival Box Office at 444 Yonge Street or the Festival HQ at 55 Bloor St. W. to pick up your tickets. How exciting is that?!

Rush Rush…

S

Sweetness:

If you hear an explosion, without a doubt it’s from the Liberty Village area!

I just had the best Chicken Pesto Flatbread and Goat Cheese Salad with Marj, at No Regrets lounge… My favorite café in the area… Thank god my break was not long enough; otherwise, I would have gone for the second order!

If you are in the area, don’t miss on them or you will regret it!

Personal regards,

Shadan

TO: The Coffee Drinkers + The Movie Lovers

As one of the main TIFF sponsors, Starbucks is giving all TIFF Globetrotter Pass holders one pound of whole bean coffee… Find a voucher with your ticket package and redeem it for a pound of coffee at any Starbucks close to you… of course while supplies last…

Enjoy…

S

“Pleasure is something that you feel that you should really enjoy, which is really virtuous, but you don’t; and sin is something that you’re quite sure you shouldn’t enjoy but you do.”

— Ralph Wightman on BBC Radio, 1961

New this year, TIFF BLOGS provide film lovers, audiences, and filmmakers a space to share thoughts and experiences with festivalgoers. Make sure to visit DOC BLOG to read entries from the Festival’s documentary filmmakers!

Join your blog by filling out this form and check out other festivalgoers’ blogs including The World According To Shadan 🙂

Enjoy…

S

For those of you who are interested, tickets to the red-carpet galas will be on sale tomorrow, August 26 at 10:00 AM!

Click HERE to find out more about the red-carpet action and the Gala Schedule…

S

Dear Movie Freaks:

I just found out that four Iranian films are going to be screened at this year’s festival:

1. A Few Days Later Directed by Niki Karimi (!!!)
2. Half Moon Directed by Bahman Ghobadi
3. Mainline Directed by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad & Mohsen Abdolvahab
4. Offside Directed by Jafar Panahi

The dates are yet to be announced… Hopefully will get to see few of them… Especially #3, from my favorite directors.

Will be sharing more soon… Till then, bon soir!

S

It’s finally here! The full list of films screening at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival is now online. Limited passes and coupons are on sale until tomorrow, Aug 25, 2006.

Will keep you posted on the list of the Iranian films…

Stay tuned…

S