October 17 - October 24, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto After Dark Film Festival is a critically acclaimed week-long showcase of thrilling international cinema held annually in Toronto, Canada. The festival is a premier celebration of new horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action, animation and cult cinema from around the world, and is attended by over 6,500 enthusiastic film fans in the week before Halloween. This year's much-anticipated second annual festival, runs October 17-24, 2008.