Situated in the heart of the theatre district at King and John Streets, the five-story Bell Lightbox will feature five state-of-the art cinemas, year-round films and programming and the staff offices of TIFF. CTV.ca offers a rare tour of this work-of-art in progress, which is set to be completed by 2010.
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The future home of the Toronto International Film Festival may not look like much more than a construction site yet, but the Bell Lightbox is set to become a worldwide hub for film and culture, according to the organization.
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View of the Bell Lightbox at King and John Streets from afar
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View of the Bell Lightbox at King and John Streets from afar
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TIFF’s artistic director Noah Cowan stands in front of the future Atrium space at the Bell Lightbox. The space, located directly off the front entrance on King Street, will be a meeting place for people to meet and discuss films over coffee or other treats.
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The open concept two-storey atrium space and Promenade Lounge and Bar will encourage movie lovers to linger over coffee, wine or other treats from Oliver & Bonacini’s two-storey café/restaurant.
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The Bell Lightbox features a vast, open concept design
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The future home of the first floor Gallery – the heart and soul of the Bell Lightbox, which will allow for visual arts presentations or other large scale showcases never available to the organization before.
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Noah Cowan leads a tour through one of the cinemas on the Palace Floor that will feature sound proof walls – no streetcar noise here – and a large proscenium stage.
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All the cinema needs is the seats...and popcorn!
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Cowan describes the Grand Palace theatre, the largest of the five cinemas that will feature 550 seats – suitable for an awards show or gala.
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The future home of the Promenade lounge
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A different look at the future home of the Promenade lounge
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Looking up to the future home of a concession
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The site of Oliver & Bonacini’s future two-storey café/restaurant
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Looking down into the atrium space
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Noah Cowan points out the Blue Lounge, which features a great view of the city below, including the view of the red carpet at Roy Thomson Hall, as well as the CN tower.
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The view of King Street from the Blue Lounge
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The view of the CN Tower from the Blue Lounge
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Future home of the Student Scholar Centre, which will feature stacks, journals and a primary study area. It will also house the Canadian Film Heritage Gallery, suitable for book launches.
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Looking up from the Student Scholar Centre
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Artist rendering of the completed Bell Lightbox
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Artist rendering of the completed lobby escalator
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Artist rendering of the completed the atrium
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