TIFF 2016: Facts about Toronto's International Film Festival

A red carpet is put in place at Roy Thompson Hall as preparations are made for the opening of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. (Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

TORONTO -- The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off this week, running Sept. 8 to 18. Here are some facts about this year's lineup:

-- There are 397 films screening in total: 296 features, 101 shorts.

-- Of the features, 138 of them are world premieres.

-- The films come from 83 countries.

-- There are 38 Canadian features, including co-productions.

-- Of the Canadian features, 29 of them are making their world premiere, including co-productions.

-- There are also 38 Canadian shorts, including co-productions.

-- A total of 6,933 films were submitted to the fest: 5,693 of them international, 1,240 of them Canadian.

-- 28 screens are being used during the fest.

-- The longest film in the lineup is director Lav Diaz's drama "The Woman Who Left," which runs 227 minutes.

-- The longest screening at the fest is 449 minutes, for the Czech Republic mystery miniseries "Wasteland," which is in the Primetime television program.

-- The shortest films are "Anima, Silueta de Cohetes" and "Silueta Sangrienta," which are each two minutes long.