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American film - makers ____________________ ( make ) hundreds of films and TV series in Toronto over the years , and it continues to be a major centre of film production . Since 1957 , when a Hollywood TV company ____________________ ( film ) a TV series there , the Canadian city ____________________ ( be ) the set for some of the best - known films in the world , including Twilight ( 2008 ) and X - Men ( 2000 ) . There are two major reasons why Toronto ____________________ ( become ) such an important filmmaking centre . The first is that it is cheaper to make films there than it is in major US cities . and the second is that Toronto has similar buildings to New York and Chicago . Over the last fifty years , many directors ____________________ ( go ) to Toronto to film action scenes when they ____________________ ( need ) tall skyscrapers in the background . In 2008 , for example , Edward Norton ____________________ ( star ) in The Incredible Hulk , performing action scenes on the streets of Toronto but pretending he was in New York .
Toronto is also home to an important film festival . Since it began in 1976 , many actors and directors ____________________ ( visit ) the city to promote their films .