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Behind the barricade: meet eight TIFF celebrity hunters

By Stefania Yarhi
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Fans get close to Eva Mendes and Sam Worthington at Sunday's premiere of Last Night. (Image: Karon Liu)
Fans get close to Eva Mendes and Sam Worthington at Sunday’s premiere of Last Night.

Behind the barricades of the TIFF red carpets are hundreds of fans, autograph collectors and amateur photographers waiting—sometimes for hours—to see celebrities. A star’s arrival sets off a cacophony of screams and flashes. We’ve always wondered who these people are, so we chatted up a few of them to find out what gets them so riled up at the film festival. Meet eight TIFF celebrity hunters in our slide show below.

Behind the barricade: meet eight TIFF celebrity hunters
Behind the barricade: meet eight TIFF celebrity hunters
Behind the barricade: meet eight TIFF celebrity hunters
Behind the barricade: meet eight TIFF celebrity hunters
Behind the barricade: meet eight TIFF celebrity hunters
Behind the barricade: meet eight TIFF celebrity hunters
Fans get close to Eva Mendes and Sam Worthington at Sunday's premiere of Last Night. (Image: Karon Liu)

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