At the 1992 Toronto International Film Festival, a lively panel brought together an extraordinary group of first-time feature directors - many of whom would go on to shape cinema for decades. Panelists included Baz Luhrmann, Robert Rodriguez, Alison Maclean, Nick Gomez, Dominique Ladoge, Hsu Hsiao-ming, Geoffrey Wright, Quentin Tarantino, M. Night Shyamalan, Gerardo Chijona, Myra Fried, with a late appearance by Leslie Harris. | Cinneman

The Edmonton International Film Festival kicks off Thursday. Both animated and live action short film award winners from the 2016 EIFF will move forward to be considered for an Academy Award nomination. Local filmmaker Frederick Kroetsch along with Daniel Ennett joined Global News Morning to talk about the exciting prospect. | Global Edmonton

Kasi Lemmons’ EVE’S BAYOU had its World Premiere at TIFF ‘97. The film, starring Samuel L. Jackon, Lynn Whitfield, and Jurnee Smollett, returns to TIFF Lightbox with The TIFF Story in 50 Films marquee series, presented by Air France. #TIFF50 | TIFF

You can now see more than 200 FREE TIFF Cinematheque movies year-round. | TIFF