Announcing the first four honourees of this year’s #TIFFTribute Awards, in partnership with rolex and supported by rbc, donjuliotequila, and fairmontroyalyork. 🏆 Academy Award–winning Mexican-born filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will receive the Ebert Director Award, presented by The Tory Family 🏆 Two-time Academy Award winner and boundary-defying artist Jodie Foster will receive the Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award, presented by Joanna Griffiths and the Women of Knix 🏆 Award-winning Japanese writer, director, and producer HIKARI will receive the Emerging Talent Award, presented by Amazon MGM Studios 🏆 Award-winning South Korean actor Lee Byung Hun will receive a Special Tribute Award. Academy Award–winning actor and 2022 Tribute Performer Award recipient Brendan Fraser will return to the Tribute Awards as the 2025 Honorary Chair. Now in its seventh year, the TIFF Tribute Awards will be held as a gala fundraiser during #TIFF50 on Sunday, September 7 at Fairmont Royal York ...