Astral Media Hosts Opening Night of the Toronto International Film Festival

Astral Media hosted its annual opening night celebration of the Toronto International Film Festival. Two hundred and fifty guests enjoyed a cocktail party at Roy Thomson Hall preceding the gala screening of Fugitive Pieces, the opening night film. Among the attendees were the film’s cast and creative team, along with the consul general of Greece, Toronto mayor David Miller and producer Atom Egoyan.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Deepa Mehta, Atom Egoyan and Arsinée Khanjian; André Bureau, Chairman of the Board, Astral Media and Wayne Clarkson, Executive Director, Telefilm Canada; Jeremy Podeswa (writer/director, Fugitive Pieces) and Rade Sherbedjia (actor, Fugitive Pieces ); John Riley (President, Astral Television Networks) Robert Lantos (Producer, Fugitive Pieces) and Ian Greenberg (President and CEO, Astral Media); Nina Dobrev (actor, Fugitive Pieces). Photos Aline Sandler, Jag / Michelle Levy Productions