TIFF attendees and insiders share their most memorable festival moments

Name: Melissa Starker Age: 47 Profession: Writer “My worst TIFF moment was when we went to the Borat screening and the projector broke. I can vividly recall Michael Moore running up to the booth trying to fix it. No one got to see the movie.”

Name: Tom Teodorczuk Age: 37 Profession: Writer “I got in a mini argument with Kate Mara about soccer. She supports Arsenal, you see, which is my team’s main rival. So I asked her why she likes them, and she said, ‘I don’t have to tell you why.’”

Name: David Davidson Age: 27 Profession: Student “I’m the biggest Jean-Marc Vallée fan. My friend got me tickets to the screening for Demolition, and I got to sit right next to Jake Gyllenhaal and the whole cast. Plus, the movie was great!”

Name: Ryan MacDuff Age: 22 Profession: Freelancer “My most memorable TIFF moment? Drinking with Christopher Doyle, my favourite cinematographer. Oh, also being chastized by Claire Denis, my favourite director.”

Name: Laura Ospina Age: 24 Profession: Student “I just got here, and it’s my first TIFF. But I already saw Sarah Silverman walking down the street, which was amazing. I love her honest humour.”

Name: Loxley Francis Age: 34 Profession: Youth worker “I work with kids with mental health issues, and they love coming to TIFF. Yesterday, one of the girls got to take a selfie with Donald Sutherland, and she was so excited. She said, “President Snow just took a picture with me!'”

Name: Breanna Harvey Age: 24 Profession: Dance instructor “I loved seeing Legend yesterday. I’m really into mobster movies and gangster flicks—plus the fact that Tom Hardy played two characters seamlessly was mind-blowing.”