June 24-26
IIFA Film Festival
IIFA-nominated movies from 2011 as well as years past are screened at various theatres, including the Coliseum Mississauga, Cineplex Odeon Sheppard, Silvercity Brampton and Cineplex Odeon First Markham Place.
June 24
IIFA ROCKS fashion show at Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto, ON (6:30 p.m.)
Hosted by Indian movie personality Saif Ali Khan, this show features a musical performance by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and international models displaying designs from India and Canada
June 25
IIFA Workshop: Music — Bringing Cinema Alive (11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
In this professional seminar, speakers Vishal Bhardwaj and the trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy offer insights into writing music for Indian cinema. The event will culminate with an interactive jam session where the composers and audience members create a live track.
Samsara: Feel the Flow in Toronto (2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.) Taking place in the shadow of the Rogers Centre — where the IIFA gala will be held later in the day — this free arts festival will feature live music performances, including an Indo-Brazilian drum line, as well as dancing and a fashion show. The event will finish with the arrival of Indian film stars on the "green carpet" for the IIFA ceremony.
IIFA awards ceremony at the Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (8 p.m.)
This is it, the glitzy, star-studded gala where India's biggest cinema stars will be celebrated with hardware.
IIFA Film Festival
IIFA-nominated movies from 2011 as well as years past are screened at various theatres, including the Coliseum Mississauga, Cineplex Odeon Sheppard, Silvercity Brampton and Cineplex Odeon First Markham Place.
June 24
IIFA ROCKS fashion show at Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto, ON (6:30 p.m.)
Hosted by Indian movie personality Saif Ali Khan, this show features a musical performance by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and international models displaying designs from India and Canada
June 25
IIFA Workshop: Music — Bringing Cinema Alive (11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
In this professional seminar, speakers Vishal Bhardwaj and the trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy offer insights into writing music for Indian cinema. The event will culminate with an interactive jam session where the composers and audience members create a live track.
Samsara: Feel the Flow in Toronto (2 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.) Taking place in the shadow of the Rogers Centre — where the IIFA gala will be held later in the day — this free arts festival will feature live music performances, including an Indo-Brazilian drum line, as well as dancing and a fashion show. The event will finish with the arrival of Indian film stars on the "green carpet" for the IIFA ceremony.
IIFA awards ceremony at the Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (8 p.m.)
This is it, the glitzy, star-studded gala where India's biggest cinema stars will be celebrated with hardware.
