Cinema’s brightest stars took to the streets of Hollywood North this week during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. The red carpet star-gazing marked a triumphant return to festival form following years of disruptions due to the pandemic and then the actor and writer’s strikes.
And where there are Hollywood A-listers you’ll find Canada’s premiere celebrity portraitist and red carpet maestro George Pimentel, camera in hand, ready to photograph the stars as they arrive, glammed up for festival screenings, related events and of course, the must-see and be-seen-at parties. Below, a selection of our favourite Pimentel shots from TIFF 2024. See you next year!
The Tragically Hip, No Dress Rehearsal, Sept. 5. Photo: George Pimentel
Sarah Polley and Atom Egoyan, The Sweet Hereafter, Sept. 5. Photo: George Pimentel
Ben Stiller, Nutcrackers, Sept. 5. Photo: George Pimentel
Caitríona Balfe, The Cut, Sept. 5. Photo: George Pimentel
Zoe Saldana, Emilia Pérez, Sept. 9. Photo: George Pimentel
Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis, Sept. 9. Photo: George Pimentel
Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry, The Cut, Sept. 9. Photo: George Pimentel
Pharrell Williams, Piece by Piece, Sept. 10. Photo: George Pimentel
Denzel and Paulette Washington, The Piano, Sept. 10, Photo: George Pimentel
Diane Kruger and David Cronenberg, The Shrouds, Sept. 11, Photo: George Pimentel
Kiefer Sutherland, Takin’ Care of Business, Sept. 12, Photo: George Pimentel
Pamela Anderson, The Last Showgirl, Sept. 9. Photo: George Pimentel
Jamie Lee Curtis, The Last Showgirl, Sept. 9. Photo: George Pimentel
Jennifer Lopez, Unstoppable, Sept. 6. Photo: George Pimentel
David Furnish and Elton John, Never Too Late, Sept. 6. Photo: George Pimentel
Jude Law, Eden, Sept. 7. Photo: George Pimentel
Julianne Moore, The Room Next Door, Sept. 7. Photo: George Pimentel
Catherine O’Hara, The Wild Robot, Sept. 7. Photo: George Pimentel
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Road Diary, Sept. 8. Photo: George Pimentel
Isabella Rossellini, The Conclave, Sept. 9. Photo: George PimentelCate Blanchett, Disclaimer, Sept. 9. Photo: George Pimentel
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