I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Adam Lopez this week. All of us in the Toronto film community knew he had been battling terminal cancer since 2021, but he was a fighter, outliving his initial six-month diagnosis by several years. It was a period of time he put to good use, travelling the world, spending time with family and, perhaps most importantly, saying his goodbyes.
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| Adam Lopez 1972-2025. |
Adam was a lover of genre film and pop culture, a total Star Wars geek who loved people. He founded the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in 2006, not only to show cool films, but also to create a place that cinephiles could gather and talk about the movies they love so much. I met some of my closest friends at this festival. Adam, and his programming team (Peter, Shelagh, Shannon et al), screened four of my shorts over the years and it was always a place I felt at home. Adam's contribution to the Toronto horror scene is immeasurable and his enthusiastic presence will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, Adam and revel in that big IMAX theater in the sky.
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