Cameron Bailey

Cameron Bailey is the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the world’s largest public film festival and one of Canada’s leading cultural brands.

Born in London, Bailey grew up in England and Barbados before migrating to Canada. He began his career as a film critic before joining TIFF as a programmer, where he curated Canadian, African, and South Asian cinema.

Bailey has taught film curation at the University of Toronto and holds an honorary Doctor of Laws from Western University. He is a voting member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and is also a Chevalier in France’s Order of Arts and Letters. In April 2025, he was awarded the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of his outstanding achievements and significant contributions to Canada. In 2026, he was appointed to the Order of Ontario and was also selected as a member of the inaugural cohort of the Michael D. Eisner Arts and Culture Fellowship at the Aspen Institute.

For 14 consecutive years (2012–2025), Toronto Life magazine has named him one of Toronto’s 50 Most Influential People.