Ticket Exchanges and Transfers

Exchanges and Transfers

Can I exchange my tickets?

Can I transfer my tickets to friends or family?

How do I know if the tickets have been accepted?

How do I accept transferred tickets?

How do I accept my transferred tickets if I lost the email or text?

How do I cancel a ticket transfer?

Can I send a screenshot of my ticket instead of transferring?

Can I exchange my tickets?

To exchange tickets for year-round programming at TIFF Lightbox, including New Releases and TIFF Cinematheque, visit TIFF Year-Round Account Manager.

To exchange your tickets, please follow the steps below:

  1. Sign in to TIFF Account Manager.
  2. Click “My Events” and select your event by clicking "View Event Details".
  3. Click “Exchange.”
  4. Select the seat(s) to exchange.
  5. Select a new event from the list.
  6. Choose a seat from the interactive seat map and click “Add to Cart.”
  7. Review the details of your exchange.
  8. Submit your order.

Exchange can be made online up to 4 hours prior to your event.

For further help exchanging tickets on TIFF Account Manager, check out this instructional video:

Can I transfer my tickets to friends or family?

Yes, tickets can be transferred up to 15 minutes before a screening.

Year-Round: Tickets for year-round programming can be transferred through TIFF Account Manager.

To transfer your tickets, please follow the steps below:

  1. Sign in to TIFF Account Manager.
  2. Click “My Events” and select your event by clicking view event details.
  3. Click “Transfer.” You may need to authenticate your account by phone or email. You will be sent a One Time Code to input.
  4. Select the seat or seats to transfer.
  5. Select an existing recipient or add a New Recipient and fill in their information. Click “Save.”
  6. Select your recipient and click “Transfer”. You can add an optional message to your recipient. Do not add any special characters to the message, this could cause the tickets to not be delivered to the recipient.
  7. The transfer is only complete once the recipient accepts the tickets.

If your recipient does not accept your offer, then they will not be able to use your tickets. Tickets must be accepted 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the event.

Your recipient will receive an email from TIFF Customer Relations with instructions to accept the offer. Your recipient must have an account to accept the tickets. You can cancel your transfer through the link in your transfer confirmation email.

For further assistance transferring tickets from TIFF Festival Account Manager, check out this instructional video:

For assistance transferring your ticket from your mobile device, check out this instructional video:

How do I know if the tickets have been accepted?

Once the recipient has accepted them, you’ll receive an email confirming the ticket has been accepted. After a successful Ticket Transfer, the ticket in your account is no longer valid for event entry.

Once you send a ticket, you’ll see either:

  • Waiting to accept or Sent, which means your friends have not accepted the transferred tickets yet — remind them to check their email or text messages for the transfer invite.
  • Accepted by or Claimed, which means the transfer has been successful. Your transferred tickets will show in your account as sent.

If your recipient does not accept your offer, then they will not be able to use your tickets. Tickets must be accepted 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the event.

How do I accept transferred tickets?

  1. You will receive an email or text from TIFF Customer Relations with instructions to accept the offer.
  2. Sign in or create a new account — make sure you use the same email for your account and that the tickets were sent to.
  3. To view or add your tickets to your wallet, select My Events.
  4. Tickets must be accepted 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of the event.

How do I accept my transferred tickets if I lost the email or text?

  • Ask the sender to cancel the original transfer and start a new Ticket Transfer.
  • Log into your TIFF Account Manager using the email address the transfer was sent to, and you can easily accept your tickets there!

Still can’t find them? Search your email using the term transfer or the artist or event.

How do I cancel a ticket transfer?

  1. Sign in to TIFF Account Manager.
  2. Click “My Events” and select your event.
  3. Click Cancel Transfer next to the ticket you wish to cancel.
  4. A pop-up will appear—click Cancel Transfer again to confirm.
  5. You and your guest will both receive an email confirming that the ticket transfer has been cancelled.

Can I send a screenshot of my ticket instead of transferring?

No. Your ticket includes Safetix technology with fraud and counterfeit protection, so screenshots or printouts cannot be used. If you, a friend, colleague, or client arrive at a TIFF screening with a screenshot, entry will be denied.

Support can only be provided to the original purchasers or ticket holders. Government ID and the payment method for this transaction will be required for assistance.