▁of ▁Queen ▁Victoria , ▁closed ▁the ▁festival ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Festival ▁T I FF ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁whose ▁goal ▁is ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁way ▁people ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁world ▁through ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁is ▁Canada ' s ▁largest ▁film ▁festival , ▁receiving ▁ 4 , 2 0 9 ▁subm issions ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Of ▁this ▁total , ▁ 3 1 2 ▁films ▁were ▁screen ed ▁coming ▁from ▁ 6 4 ▁different ▁countries . ▁ ▁T I FF ▁creates ▁an ▁annual ▁economic ▁impact ▁of ▁$ 1 3 5 ▁million ▁C AD . ▁ ▁A ided ▁by ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁volunte ers , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁full - time ▁staff ▁members ▁and ▁ 5 0 0 ▁season al ▁or ▁part - time ▁staff ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁organ izing ▁the ▁festival . ▁ ▁Two ▁screen ings ▁of ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁invited ▁films ▁are ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁screen ing ▁is ▁provided ▁for ▁press ▁and ▁industry . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁festival ▁contained ▁ 1 9 ▁different ▁Program mes , ▁or ▁categories ▁of ▁films . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ten ▁days ▁of ▁film , ▁the ▁Awards ▁reception ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Inter cont inental ▁Hotel ▁on ▁Front ▁Street ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁of ▁the ▁awards ▁was ▁best owed ▁to ▁Lee ▁Daniel s ' s ▁P reci ous : ▁based