Cameron Bailey
{{Short description|Canadian film critic and film festival programmer}}
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| education = University of Western Ontario
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Cameron Bailey is a Canadian film critic and festival programmer, who is the CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).{{cite news |title=A day in Toronto with film-festival chief Cameron Bailey |url=https://www.ft.com/content/84f6592a-e7ed-4c90-b4c6-a4cc06144295 |work=Financial Times |date=14 September 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025195528/https://www.ft.com/content/84f6592a-e7ed-4c90-b4c6-a4cc06144295 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Vlessing |first1=Etan |title=As TIFF Returns to an In-Person Event, CEO Cameron Bailey Talks Getting Ready for Hollywood Stars and Screaming Fans |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tiff-ceo-cameron-bailey-interview-what-to-expect-1235213594/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=8 September 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025195601/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tiff-ceo-cameron-bailey-interview-what-to-expect-1235213594/ |url-status=live }}
Biography
Born in London, England to parents from Barbados,[http://canadianimmigrant.ca/entertainment/movie-mogul-cameron-bailey "Movie mogul Cameron Bailey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714035306/http://canadianimmigrant.ca/entertainment/movie-mogul-cameron-bailey |date=2014-07-14 }}. Canadian Immigrant, October 3, 2011. he spent his early childhood in St. James, Barbados, before moving to Canada with his family at the age of eight. Educated at the University of Western Ontario, he worked as a film reviewer for Now, Canada AM, CBC Radio One, Take One and other publications before joining the Toronto International Film Festival as a programmer.
He also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1997 film The Planet of Junior Brown with Clement Virgo, and wrote and directed the short film Hotel Saudade.
In 2012, Bailey was named artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival.[http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/03/14/cameron-bailey-named-artistic-director-of-toronto-international-film-festival/ "Cameron Bailey named artistic director of Toronto International Film Festival"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150121000908/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/03/14/cameron-bailey-named-artistic-director-of-toronto-international-film-festival/ |date=2015-01-21 }}. National Post, March 14, 2012.
He participated in the 2015 edition of Canada Reads, where he advocated for Kim Thúy's novel Ru.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2015/01/20/cbc-announces-canada-reads-finalists.html "CBC announces Canada Reads finalists"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150209054810/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2015/01/20/cbc-announces-canada-reads-finalists.html |date=2015-02-09 }}. Toronto Star, January 20, 2015. Ru ultimately won the competition.[http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/ru-by-montreals-kim-thuy-wins-cbcs-canada-reads-competition-296895491.html?thx=y "'Ru' by Montreal's Kim Thuy wins CBC's 'Canada Reads' competition"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503145538/http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/ru-by-montreals-kim-thuy-wins-cbcs-canada-reads-competition-296895491.html?thx=y |date=2015-05-03 }}. Brandon Sun, March 19, 2015.
In 2018, Bailey was promoted to the newly created position of artistic director and co-head of the Toronto International Film Festival.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/cameron-bailey-promoted-to-co-head-of-toronto-film-festival-1202758434/|title=Cameron Bailey Promoted to Co-Head of Toronto Film Festival|last=Lang|first=Brent|date=2018-04-19|work=Variety|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115030859/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/cameron-bailey-promoted-to-co-head-of-toronto-film-festival-1202758434/|url-status=live}} In 2021, following the resignation of co-head Joana Vicente, Bailey was named the festival's executive director.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2021/11/30/cameron-bailey-appointed-ceo-of-toronto-international-film-festival.html "Cameron Bailey appointed CEO of Toronto International Film Festival"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125141055/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2021/11/30/cameron-bailey-appointed-ceo-of-toronto-international-film-festival.html |date=2022-01-25 }}. Toronto Star, November 30, 2021.
On November 30, 2021 Bailey was appointed Chief Executive Officer of TIFF after a 25 year career with the festival.{{Cite web|title=TIFF appoints Cameron Bailey as CEO|url=https://www.tiff.net/tiff-appoints-cameron-bailey-as-ceo|access-date=2021-12-03|website=TIFF|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203181753/https://www.tiff.net/tiff-appoints-cameron-bailey-as-ceo|url-status=live}}
In 2024 he was named as a recipient of the Black Legacy Awards for distinguished cultural achievements by Black Canadians.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/tiff-ceo-cameron-bailey-among-2024-legacy-awards-honourees/article_9a852115-ab09-5723-8048-4bc94eaf1d02.html "TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey among 2024 Legacy Awards honourees"]. Toronto Star, September 19, 2024.
Selected publications
- {{cite book |author=Cameron Bailey |title=A Cinema of Duty: The Films of Jennifer Hodge de Silva |series=Gendering the Nation: Canadian Women's Cinema |editor=Kay Armatage |editor2=Kass Banning |editor3=Brenda Longfellow |editor3-link=Brenda Longfellow |editor4=Janine Marchessault |editor4-link=Janine Marchessault |location=Toronto |publisher=University of Toronto |date=1999 |pages=94–108}}
- {{cite journal |author=Cameron Bailey |title=A Cinema of Duty: The Films of Jennifer Hodge de Silva|journal=CineAction |number=23 |volume=winter |date=1990 |pages=4–12}} In this essay he honoured Jennifer Hodge de Silva.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0047172}}
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Category:Canadian film critics
Category:Film directors from Toronto
Category:Film producers from Ontario
Category:20th-century Canadian screenwriters
Category:Black Canadian screenwriters
Category:Barbadian emigrants to Canada
Category:University of Western Ontario alumni
Category:Screenwriters from Toronto
Category:Toronto International Film Festival people
Category:20th-century Canadian non-fiction writers
Category:Film festival directors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Canadian male screenwriters
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