Important update on thE future of tops
Tops needs your support now to Ensure the future of free programming
This summer, we’ve broken our own attendance records, first at Fort York in June and then at Corktown Common in July, then at Christie Pits in August. Recent screenings have been a sight to behold, and your presence and enthusiasm has warmed our hearts even more than usual.
Despite these incredible movie nights we've spent together recently, Toronto Outdoor Picture Show's future is uncertain. We have a $70,000 funding shortfall from traditional funding sources this year, and we must close it in order to remain operational.
The impact of our free public programming has never been more essential than it is now, amid a cost-of-living crisis, as festivals around the city announce their closures due to funding shortfalls. We want to be here next year, but we urgently need your help.
If this festival is meaningful to you, please make a charitable donation or purchase a special Commemorative Audience Poster. Thank you, thank you, from all of us at TOPS. We appreciate you.
Media, sponsorship and major gift inquiries can be directed to Emily Reid at ereid@topictureshow.com.
July 2024
You can also show support to TOPS by purchasing a beautiful Commemorative Audience Poster, taken from drone photography at our record-breaking events this summer. A special keepsake item, it makes a great game of Where's Waldo!
Available in two sizes:
11"x17" poster - $25
Limited edition 18”x24”on vellum archival paper - $60
Both versions available by pre-order & at all TOPS screenings this summer
We hope that we can count on your support today, so that we can continue building summertime memories at the picture show together for a long time to come.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Read more about Toronto Outdoor Picture Show’s important update in the media pieces below.
