It's often joked (admittedly,
by us) that
Shawn Mendes is Toronto's boyfriend, and he's doing nothing to dissuade that with his latest announcement. The Pickering, Ont., native will perform as part of the upcoming
2020 TIFF Tribute Awards which, for the first time ever, will be televised everywhere
CTV content is available. The ceremony, hosted by
eTalk's own
Chloe Wilde and
Tyrone Edwards, kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Tuesday, September 15 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival.And that's not all Shawn's signed up for at TIFF: The festival also announced a brand new award in connection with his own charity organization,
The Shawn Mendes Foundation. The "Changemaker Award" will be awarded to a festival film that tackles issues of social change and includes a $10,000 monetary prize. The winner will be chosen by
TIFF’s Next Wave Committee, a group of young student filmmakers from Toronto and the GTA who "recognize cinema’s power to transform the world." The Shawn Mendes Foundation is also committed to making annual contributions to the program.[video_embed id='1892356']MORE TIFF: Cameron Bailey reveals how he picks films for the Toronto International Film Festival [/video_embed]Mendes joins the likes of
Regina King,
Ava DuVernay,
Olivia Colman,
Colin Farrell,
Jodie Foster,
Delroy Lindo and Bollywood star
Tabu, who will all be presenting at Tuesday's awards. King is also notably premiering her directorial debut,
One Night in Miami, at the festival, while Ava DuVernay will participate in an "In Conversation with..." discussion hosted by TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey.It was
previously announced that
Kate Winslet (
Ammonite) and
Anthony Hopkins (
The Father) would receive the prestigious TIFF Tribute Actor Awards this year.
Nomadland director
Chloé Zhao will take home the TIFF Ebert Director Award;
A Suitable Boy director
Mira Nair will be honoured with the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media; composer and jazz musician
Terence Blanchard will receive the TIFF
Variety Artisan Award; and
Beans writer-director
Tracey Deer will take home the TIFF Emerging Talent Award.The 45th Toronto International Film Festival will take place from September 10 to 19, and you can catch the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards TV broadcast Tuesday, September 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV and all other CTV platforms.[video_embed id='-1']BEFORE YOU GO: The stars of TIFF '19 share the movies that changed their lives [/video_embed]
