I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I've seen dozens of films that he's programmed over the years and was able to hear his thoughtful and incisive introductions to many of those.
During his tenure, we've seen many things — the maturation of the Festival into one of the key film festivals worldwide; the rebranding of "The Festival of Festivals" as TIFF; the creation of a permanent home with the Lightbox on King Street; the introduction of new programs like Midnight Madness, Discovery and Platform; and a lot of great movies selected by him or his fellow programmers. It's a legacy of which to be proud.
Yesterday I saw him introduce Paul Greengrass' "22 July" (more on that later). It was good to see him at least one more time. It will be interesting to see how his post-TIFF life plays out.
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