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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Roy Thomson Hall and the calm before the storm

By Matthew Fox and Karon Liu

| September 10, 2010

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The pre-glitz red carpet (Image: Karon Liu) — Lights, cameras, drizzle: at TIFF, even the equipment’s rain bonnets remain on-brand (Image: Karon Liu)

Just before it became the focal point of media types, Canadian star power and TIFF madness for the premiere of Score: A Hockey Musical, Roy Thomson Hall sat in anticipation. These shots capture some rarely seen TIFF downtime.

TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Roy Thomson Hall and the calm before the storm

TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Roy Thomson Hall and the calm before the storm

TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Roy Thomson Hall and the calm before the storm

TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Roy Thomson Hall and the calm before the storm

TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Roy Thomson Hall and the calm before the storm

The pre-glitz red carpet (Image: Karon Liu)

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