## Breadcrumb 1. [Home](/index%2Ephp/) 2. [News and Stories](/index%2Ephp/news) 3. [OCAD U LiVE on the TIFF red carpet](/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/3689) September 3, 2025 # OCAD U LiVE on the TIFF red carpet ![OCAD U LiVE students](/sites/default/files/styles/1_5_1_large/public/2025-09/TIFF%20Square.png.webp?itok=DaWXrjiI) OCAD U LiVE students rgb(255,255,255) For the fourth consecutive year, OCAD University is engaged with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Students from [OCAD U LiVE](https://www.ocadu.ca/student-services/ocad-u-live), OCAD U’s experiential learning program for content creators, will be conducting interviews with filmmakers and artists on the red carpet, gaining real-world experience. **OCAD U Events at TIFF** - **From Sept. 4 to 7:** [OCAD U LiVE](https://www.ocadu.ca/student-services/ocad-u-live) has a tent at TIFF’s street festival on King St. where visitors can meet emerging filmmakers and videographers. Visitors can see work from OCAD U LiVE students and from the University’s [Experimental Animation](https://admissions.ocadu.ca/program/experimental-animation) and [Integrated Media](https://admissions.ocadu.ca/program/integrated-media) programs. Plus, there will be giveaways! - **Sept. 6:** OCAD U is hosting [a masterclass on campus](https://www.ocadu.ca/events-and-exhibitions/focus-canada-france-dialogue-between-filmmakers) for film industry professionals with two renowned and award-winning directors: Momoko Seto from France and OCAD U Associate Professor Min Sook Lee from Canada. Moderated by film critic Adam Nayman, this event is being organized by the Ambassade de France au Canada (Embassy of France to Canada), Institut français du Canada and the Directors Guild of Canada, in partnership with OCAD U, Unifrance and Rémy Cointreau. - **Sept. 4, 11, 13:** The world premiere of [*There Are No Words*](https://mediaspace.nfb.ca/epk/there-are-no-words/)*,* a National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature documentary by Associate Professor Min Sook Lee, is being presented at TIFF on Sept. 4 and 13 for the press and industry. The public film screening takes place on Sept. 11. Visitors to [TIFF's Festival Street](https://tiff.net/festival-street-2025) can experience *CORRIDOOR BY MAZIART*, a holographic, immersive installation that envelops audiences in light and wonder. Award-winning artist and OCAD U alum Maziar Ghaderi invites guests to become part of a surreal, cinematic red-carpet experience. Throughout the festival, [OCAD U LiVE](https://www.ocadu.ca/student-services/ocad-u-live) is the only post-secondary institution on the red carpet interviewing actors, directors, artists and filmmakers. Interviews will air on OCAD U LiVE and OCAD U’s social media channels throughout the festival. ## Other Recent News [### 2027 Critical Distance Centre for Curators Projections Program Call for Artists OCAD University’s RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers (CEAD) and Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) have partnered to co-create CDCC Projections Program Career Launcher. Four (4) to five (5) selected emerging artists will receive $690 to exhibit work in a single channel, projection-based screening program that will be displayed at the CDCC in March 2027. October 30, 2026 ](/news/2027-critical-distance-centre-curators-projections-program-call-artists) [### Call for Vendors: BAM! 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