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Corporate event · TIFF · 16 September 2026

A TIFF Party for 450 Guests in Downtown Toronto

A step and repeat, a reel on both floors, and 3,600 canapes

MR. X, the visual effects studio, took both floors of Storys for their TIFF party, from eight until one on a Wednesday. They brought the step and repeat, the swag and the reel. We ran the door, the swag table, the bar and the kitchen.

16.09.26 · STORYS

The venue

Hosting a TIFF party in downtown Toronto

Storys is at 11 Duncan Street, about 200 metres from TIFF Lightbox on King Street West. In September 2026 it was where MR. X held their party: 450 guests across the second and third floors, from eight until one.

Below is how the night was put together, set out the way a production sets out a shoot. Who was called when, and which department ran what. If you are planning something similar, our corporate events page has the rooms and capacities.

The Storys Building on Duncan Street at night: a red brick warehouse with lit arched windows on every floor and trees along the sidewalk.
Storys Building, 11 Duncan Street

Call sheet

Wednesday 16 September 2026 · Day 1 of 1

Production
MR. X, TIFF party
Location
Storys Building, 11 Duncan St, Toronto
Load in
Pearl Street side
Guests
450
Floors
Second and third
Hours
8:00pm to 1:00am

Call times

5:00pmClient load inStep and repeat and swag in through the Pearl Street side
8:00pmDoorsGuest list at the front door, three on the door until close. Open bar, canapes, the reel running on both floors.
9:00pmPhotobooth opensThird floor, until one
1:00amWrap

Departments

DepartmentRun byNotes
Door and guest listStorysMR. X’s list, checked at the entrance. Three on the door from eight until one.
SwagStorysMR. X’s giveaways, packed and managed by our staff at a staffed table.
Step and repeatMR. XBrought in after five through the side door.
ProjectionStorys and MR. XProjectors in the ceiling on both floors, with our cables and adaptors. Their laptop, their reel. No screens, no sound.
PhotoboothPhotoboothTO, booked by StorysBlack sequin backdrop, prints carrying the MR. X and TIFF logos, unlimited copies by email, text and social.
KitchenStorysEight canapes, one of each per guest. 3,600 pieces.
BarStorysOpen bar, no tickets. Wine, beer, spirits and four cocktails.
MusicJust DJ ServicesMR. X’s DJ.

Catering · one of each per guest

A long boat of pide bread filled with melted cheese and cremini mushrooms, topped with dots of crème fraiche and herb leaves.
Pide
A line of round short rib croquettes on a wooden board, each topped with a disc of horseradish aioli and a sprig of herbs.
Short rib croquettes
Small Storys burgers on sesame buns, skewered and set on a round wooden board under warm light.
Storys burger

Three of the eight, from the Storys menu photography

  • Storys burger× 450Onion chili jam, American cheese, dill pickle, butter lettuce
  • Chicken satay× 450Peanut sauce, red onion, cilantro, lime
  • Shrimp tempura× 450Sriracha mayo, katsuobushi
  • Tostada× 450Smoked chicken, onion salsa, avocado crema
  • Pide× 450Cremini mushroom, mozzarella, truffle crème fraiche
  • Steamed dumpling× 450Soft tofu, shiitake, soy ginger sauce. Vegan.
  • Pakora× 450Seasonal vegetables, toum. Vegan, gluten free.
  • Short rib croquettes× 450Horseradish aioli, pickled mustard

NOTES: Open bar, no drink tickets. Moscow mule, old fashioned, negroni and manhattan on the cocktail list.

Dailies

Stills from the night

A full room of guests standing and talking around high tables, with a film still projected on the far wall.
A guest in a cream blazer posing in front of the MR. X step and repeat, with a camera on a tripod in the foreground.
Guests at high tables while a film still is projected large onto the white brick wall behind them.
Guests crowded around the bar under the timber ceiling, with an umbrella light at the side of the room.
Bartenders working behind a long bar lit by candles, with bottles on open shelving and the arched windows behind.
A quieter corner of the floor, the reel projected across the white brick wall above the herringbone floor.
A fan of photobooth print strips on a marble surface, each strip branded with the MR. X and TIFF logos.

Seven stills, taken by the Storys team · Swipe or use the arrows to see them all

End credits

MR. X at TIFF

Host
MR. X
Venue
Storys Building
Catering and bar
Storys Building
Door and guest list
The Storys team
Projection
Arranged by Storys
Photobooth
PhotoboothTO
Stills and video
The Storys team

Filmed on location at 11 Duncan Street, Toronto

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