The TIFF Melissa Chung Studio





Where the worldʼs best stories are told






A creative studio in the heart of Toronto.

Host to visionaries from Viola Davis to Guillermo del Toro, our studio inside TIFF Lightbox is now open for creators and businesses. Tell your story in a polished, state-of-the-art production space through interviews, podcasts, social media videos, and beyond.

Want to book us? Get in touch.

Packages

Production services

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Studio
  • Access to TIFF Studio building support staff
  • Bring your own crew, lighting, and cameras
  • Ideal for production companies or agencies needing a downtown shoot location
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Studio+
  • Full camera and lighting package available
  • Camera operators available
  • Includes Canon C70 cinema cameras and professional audio capture
  • Perfect for corporate interviews and creator content
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Studio VIP
  • End-to-end production from filming to editing to final delivery
  • Platform-optimized output (vertical, square, or widescreen)
  • Add-ons: motion graphics, captions, sound mix, thumbnail design
  • Deliverables ready for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn

Layout

Look inside

  • A man in a checkered brown outfit and a tall black hat sits in a white chair against a beige background.
    Boots Riley
  • Empty photography studio with a white seamless backdrop, ceiling-mounted lights, and a black curtain.
  • Three men sit in chairs on a studio set with bright lights, laughing and conversing together.
    Jay McCarrol, Matt Johnson, and Peter Kuplowsky
  • A professional photo studio with multiple Godox and Aputure lights, softboxes, and a white chair on a backdrop.
  • A person in a green shirt and jeans sits in a white chair, gesturing while speaking against a pink background.
    Robby Hoffman
  • Two people sit in white chairs facing each other in conversation against a light background.
    Coach Carey and Tiffany Cameron
  • Empty photography studio with white backdrop, overhead lights, black curtains, and concrete columns.
  • Three women are seated in a studio setting with plants, microphones, and a small lamp nearby.
    Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday, and Ann Dowd

Equipment

Studio Gear

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Camera
  • 3x Canon C70 camera
  • 1x 28-70 Canon RF F2
  • 1x 15-35 Canon RF F2.8
  • 1x Canon control ring mount adapter EF-eos R
  • 1x Canon control ring mount adapter EF-eos R 0.71x
  • 1x 70-200 Canon EF F2.8
  • 1x 50-100 Sigma EF F1.8
  • 1x 24-105 Canon EF F4
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Lights & modifications
  • 4x Amaran 200d
  • 1x Aputure Light Storm C120d
  • 2x Amaran P60c (RGB)
  • 1x Octogonal Softbox 60ˮ
  • 2x Octogonal Softbox 47ˮ
  • 2x Rectangular Softbox 14ˮx63ˮ
  • 2x Lantern Softbox 26ˮ
  • 12x DMX controlled SkyPanel S60-C with chimera
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Sound
  • 2x shotgun mics on boom boys
  • 4x Sennheiser AVX lav packs
  • Zoom H4n
  • Zoom H5
  • Zoom H6
  • TASCAM DR-70d

About

Made possible by the Ibrahim Family Foundation

“We chose to make this gift because we believe in the power of storytelling and the importance of creating space for emerging voices to be seen and celebrated.” —Sam Ibrahim and Melissa Chung

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Contact

Ready to create?

Contact studio@tiff.net for pricing and booking.

See who’s come through the Studio

  • Signed Polaroid photo of a woman in a black deep-V outfit, smiling, against a blue-gray background.
    Priyanka Chopra Jonas
    Soiree, TIFF ’17
  • Guillermo del Toro
    Visionaries, TIFF ’23
  • Colman Domingo
    Sing Sing, TIFF ’23
  • Idris Elba & Kate Winslet
    The Mountain Between Us, TIFF ’17
  • Signed Polaroid photo of a young blonde woman in profile, wearing a black floral-collar top, dark blue background.
    Sarah Gadon
    Alias Grace, TIFF ’17
  • Polaroid photo of an elderly man in a black sweater with a signature at the bottom.
    Werner Herzog
    Theatre of Thought, TIFF ’22
  • Polaroid photo of a young woman with long dark hair in a denim jacket, text reads "Remembering Kebo KS1"
    Deverey Jacobs
    Rhymes for Young Ghouls, TIFF ’22
  • Barry Jenkins
    If Beale Street Could Talk, TIFF ’18
  • Norman Jewison
    Canadian Film Centre, TIFF ’18
  • Bong Joon Ho
    Parasite, TIFF ’19
  • Regina King
    If Beale Street Could Talk, TIFF ’18
  • Spike Lee
    Visionaries, TIFF ’23
  • Deepa Mehta
    Water, The TIFF Story in 50 Films
  • Alanis Obomsawin
    Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, The TIFF Story in 50 Films
  • Charles Officer
    The Skin We’re In, 2017
  • Elliot Page
    Close to You, TIFF ’23
  • Sarah Polley
    The Sweet Hereafter (4K), TIFF ’24
  • Celine Sciamma
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire, TIFF ’19
  • Celine Song
    Past Lives, 2023
  • Chloé Zhao
    The Rider, TIFF ’23