Architecture+Design Film Festival returns to Toronto
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) is returning to the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto next month to deliver three days of global contemporary cinema.
The Canadian festival in Toronto, presented by Eventscape, will take place from October 23 to 26, 2024, and will be showing documentaries about architecture and design from around the world.
“Each year we screen over 350 films to uncover the most compelling and beautiful stories. Our goal is to entertain, educate, and foster community around the love of architecture and design. This year many of the films shed light on the singular genius of people who were challenged to fight the status quo and stay true to their vision to leave a lasting impact,” said ADFF founder and director Kyle Bergman, AIA.
ADFF: TORONTO will kick off with the world premiere of Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines, a documentary that follows the rise and fall of architect, Arthur Erickson. The film showcases his innovative structures and includes revelations of the man behind the story, as well as the relationships that shaped his life.
Another highlight of this year’s edition of ADFF is Stardust – The Story of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, which is a portrait of two influential architects of the last century. Filmed by their son, Stardust, over the span of two decades, the film follows ‘Bob and Denise’ as they look back to the events and buildings that inspired a partnership and love affair of more than half a century.
Other films include E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea, which features a love triangle of jealousy in the Parisian art scene of the 1930s. This is brought to life in a docufiction about artist and architect Eileen Gray, who built her modernist dream house on the Riviera, only to be upstaged by Le Corbusier.
Schindler Space Architect showcases the life of architect R.M. Schindler whose mid-century career blends the influences of early 20th Century Vienna, the early work of Frank Lloyd Wright, the pueblos of Taos and the realities of postwar Southern California.
Several films will be followed by panel discussions with high-profile speakers and special guests organized in collaboration with the Toronto Society of Architects (TSA).
After Toronto, the Festival will continue with ADFF: Vancouver from November 6 to 10, 2024, ADFF: LA from November 19 to 23, Mumbai from January 9 to 12, 2025, and ADFF: Chicago from January 29 to February 2, 2025.
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