Claim: Sima Urale was the director in five films from 1996 to 2008, one of which premiered in the Toronto International Film Festival(one of the largest publicly attended film festivals).
Evidence: 1996 O Tamaiti (The Children) (short film) 1997 Velvet Dreams (documentary) 2001 Still Life (short film) 2008 Coffee and Allah (short film) 2008 Apron Strings (feature film) World Premiere 2008 Toronto International Film Festival; 2009 Qantas Film & TV Awards: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematographer, Best Production Design;2008 Women in Film & TV International: Diversity Award The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually.