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Getty Images named as Official Photographer of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival

Getty Images renews its role as Official Photographer for 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, enhancing its entertainment content offerings and supporting diversity initiatives.

By Priya Menon
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Getty Images has been named again as the Official Photographer for the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The company will provide exclusive, high-quality visual content from the festival's key events, distributed solely through its platform. Getty Images also continues its support for TIFF's Every Story fund, promoting inclusivity in film. This partnership reinforces Getty Images' position in entertainment media and its commitment to diversity and rights-cleared content.

Getty Images named as Official Photographer of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival
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Key Points

  • Getty Images renews partnership as Official Photographer for TIFF 2026, strengthening presence in entertainment media sector.
  • Exclusive distribution of festival images via gettyimages.com enhances Getty's marketplace offerings and real-time content delivery.
  • Ongoing support for TIFF's Every Story fund aligns Getty Images with diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the film industry.

A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link.

NEW YORK, Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, has once again been named the Official Photographer of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), taking place from September 10 to September 20, renewing a longstanding partnership with one of the world’s leading film festivals.

As the Official Photographer of TIFF, Getty Images’ award-winning entertainment photographers will deliver high-quality, trusted imagery from the festival’s red carpet premieres, screenings, parties, the Tribute Gala and “In Conversations With” programming, capturing key moments from exclusive vantage points throughout the festival. All images will be distributed exclusively through gettyimages.com, providing media organizations, brands and talent with immediate access to trusted, rights-cleared visuals from the festival.

Getty Images is also continuing its support of TIFF’s Every Story fund, an initiative to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in film, by donating a portion of the proceeds generated from pre-selected red carpet premieres. Every Story aims to challenge the status quo, celebrate diverse storytellers, build inclusive audiences, and create opportunities for creators through TIFF’s year-round programming.

“We’re proud to build on our longstanding partnership with TIFF and support its commitment to champion diverse voices and creators in front of and behind the camera,” said Ken Mainardis, Global Head of Editorial at Getty Images. “At a time when accuracy, attribution and transparency are increasingly important, we are committed to providing media, brands and talent with trusted visual content that fuels editorial and commercial storytelling around the festival via the creativity and expertise of our world-renowned creators.”

Getty Images holds an extensive TIFF archive dating back to 1985 including imagery from The Toronto Star collection. In addition to the partnership with TIFF, Getty Images provides unmatched scale in capturing and distributing rights-cleared visual content across 70,000 entertainment events each year, spanning awards, fashion, film and global cultural moments, while partnering with major brands on creative content strategy.

Throughout TIFF, talent, producers, directors and creators can also access festival visuals in real time via Access by Getty Images for personal social media needs. This unique platform enables users to quickly browse, license and share high-quality, accurate, rights-cleared content instantly, giving talent and industry professionals greater control over how they appear on social media in real time. Visit https://access.greenfly.site/ for more. 

For more information about Every Story and to get involved, go to https://tiff.net/everystory.

Media contact:
Gill Jones
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Risks

  • Reliance on high-profile event partnerships creates exposure to potential cancellations or shifts in festival dynamics, impacting content supply and revenues.
  • Competition from other visual content providers and changing media consumption habits could affect Getty Images' market share in entertainment photography.
  • Economic downturns or declines in advertising spend may reduce demand for premium event imagery and related commercial content.

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