Toronto Outdoor Picture Show (TOPS) is a charitable organization (#815672589 RR0001) dedicated to bringing high quality, diverse, and engaging outdoor film programming to communities across the city of Toronto. The festival’s carefully curated programme includes a combination of popular and critically-acclaimed feature films from around the world alongside local and Canadian short and feature films that allow us to celebrate excellent homegrown talent.
TOPS’ began as Christie Pits Film Festival (CPFF) in 2011, founded by Artistic & Executive Director Emily Reid, snowballing into a cornerstone of west end Toronto’s summer calendar as it grew rapidly. In January 2015, the organization incorporated as a not-for-profit in the name of Toronto Outdoor Picture Show, and in 2020 as a charity. For the past decade it has presented programming in several communities across Toronto each summer, with an annual attendance of over 25,000.
TOPS full-time staff members (L to R): Shelby Leimert, David Osubronie, Isabella Brown, and Emily Reid.
TOPS Senior Staff
Emily Reid
Artistic & Executive Director
ereid@topictureshow.com
Isabella Brown
Manager, Programme Admin
ibrown@topictureshow.com
Shelby Leimert
Development Manager
sleimert@topictureshow.com
ERIN FLECK
Festival Production Manager
efleck@topictureshow.com
TOPS Board of Directors
Jennifer Shah, Chair & Treasurer
Andi Canales, Secretary
Byron Letourneau-Duynstee
Sarah Li-Lun MacArthur
TOPS EXTERNAL COMMITTEE Members
& VOTING MEMBERS
Emily Atherton, President
Georgia Cowan, Director Emeritus
Stacey Feero
Paul Gagnon
Felan Parker
Jonathan Petrychyn
Deanna Wong