Where to sit in the festival theaters
Paramount & Varsity
These theaters have the screen, 3-5 rows, then an asile parallel to the screen, then the rest of the seats. You want to sit in the centre of the row on the asile. There's leg room, and it's just about the right distance from the screen. These theaters have the most comfortable seats in the festival
Cumberland
There are no better or worse seats in these theaters. Go for an asile so you can at least stretch one leg out.
Isabel Bader Theater
This is actually a lecture hall as well as a theater and as we know, universities hate their students (more on this when we get to the Ryerson). Go for the front row of the balcony, or something in the middle of rows 4 - 10
The Elgin
You would want the front row of the first balcony, but the *entire* first balcony in this theater is always reserved for hoity-toity special Visa card holders. Sit nearish the front.
The Ryerson Theater
This theater has a good screen and good sound but the seats are torture. We have scientifically proven (by doing it) that it is more comfortable to sit on a stone stoop for two hours than the seats in the Ryerson. The padding in the seats is totally shot, they're at this weird angle, and there's no legroom. If you're really early in line, go for the front row of the balcony. Otherwise, go for the floor, near the front. Maybe bring your own stone stoop.