TIFF 2013 Trend: Stars getting friendly with fans
TIFF 2013 Trend: Stars getting friendly with fans
It felt like the celebs at this year’s festival were engaged in a no-holds-barred competition to be the sweetest star at TIFF. Everywhere we looked, we saw actors obliging autograph seekers, grinning for iPhone photos and emitting powerful aw-shucks vibes. Perhaps the current crop of A-listers is just especially nice—or perhaps they heard Canadians were polite and were trying to fit in. Either way, we liked it. (We imagine the fans did too.)
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- At <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-red-carpet/2013/09/13/the-love-punch-gala/">the premiere of <em>The Love Punch,</em></a> <strong>Emma Thompson</strong> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10306813/Emma-Thompson-gives-snobby-young-actors-a-masterclass-in-red-carpet-drama.html">took her own advice</a> and delighted fans with funny faces, crazy poses and YouTube-worthy dance moves
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- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
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- Martial artist<strong> Tiger Chen</strong> risked the seams of his formalwear to show fans some flashy moves at the <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-red-carpet/2013/09/11/tiff-2013-red-carpet-man-of-tai-chi/"><em>Man of Tai Chi</em></a> premiere. (First-time director<strong> Keanu Reeves</strong> also deserves an honourable mention for signing dozens of Matrix posters at the same event)
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- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
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- <strong>Joseph Gordon-Levitt</strong> greeted fans in epic—and <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/random-tiff-stuff/2013/09/11/tiff-gif-joseph-gordon-levitt/">GIF-friendly</a>—fashion at <em>Don Jon </em>screening
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- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
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- <strong>Jessica Chastain </strong>posed for a bunch of photos with fans at the <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-red-carpet/2013/09/10/tiff-red-carpet-eleanor-rigby/">premiere of <em>The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, </em></a>and then posed for a whole bunch more <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-parties/2013/09/10/tiff-2013-party-instyle/">outside the InStyle/HFPA</a> party later that night
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- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
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- The star-studded <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-red-carpet/2013/09/10/tiff-red-carpet-august-osage-county/">cast of <em>August: Osage County </em></a>were among TIFF’s most obliging: <strong>Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Juliette Lewis</strong> and <strong>Dermot Mulroney</strong> all put in extended stints signing autographs
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- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
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- At the <a href=" http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-red-carpet/2013/09/08/tiff-2013-can-a-song-save-your-life-red-carpet/"><em>Can A Song Save Your Life? </em>premiere,</a> <strong>Keira Knightley</strong> bravely crossed the streetcar tracks in heels (hey, <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/random-tiff-stuff/2013/09/08/tiff-gif-jennifer-garner/">it’s dangerous!</a>) to shower attention on fans
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- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
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- A cheerful <strong>Amy Poehler </strong>picked up the slack when both <strong>Owen Wilson</strong> and <strong>Zach Galifiinakis </strong>had to miss the <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-red-carpet/2013/09/08/tiff-2013-you-are-here-red-carpet/">premiere of </a><em><a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-red-carpet/2013/09/08/tiff-2013-you-are-here-red-carpet/">You Are Here.</a> </em>Despite pouring rain, Poehler grabbed an umbrella and cut away from the press to meet the waiting masses. Coolest. Lady. Ever.
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- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
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- Years of <em>High School Musical</em> clearly honed <strong>Zac Efron’</strong>s affability. He <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-star-spotting/2013/09/06/spotted-zac-efron-pearson/">started his visit</a> to Toronto by signing autographs at Pearson, and he <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-parties/2013/09/07/tiff-2013-parkland-soho-house-party/">kept it up</a> <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-red-carpet/2013/09/07/tiff-2013-parkland-red-carpet/">all festival long</a>
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- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
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- On the <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/tiff-red-carpet/2013/09/07/tiff-2013-12-years-a-slave-red-carpet/"><em>12 Years a Slave </em>red carpet,</a><strong> Brad Pitt</strong> walked the full length of the block signing autographs, chatting and giving fans a close-up look at his <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/tiff/random-tiff-stuff/2013/09/13/tiff-2013-trend-men-with-lustrous-locks/">man-bun.</a> The star’s handlers eventually had to coax him inside to, you know, watch the movie
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- TIFF Trend: Getting friendly with fans
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It felt like the celebs at this year’s festival were engaged in a no-holds-barred competition to be the sweetest star at TIFF. Everywhere we looked, we saw actors obliging autograph seekers, grinning for iPhone photos and emitting powerful aw-shucks vibes. Perhaps the current crop of A-listers is just especially nice—or perhaps they heard Canadians were polite and were trying to fit in. Either way, we liked it. (We imagine the fans did too.)
See the most friendly stars at TIFF »
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