When Sandi Leung visited a Toronto International Film Festival red carpet for the first time in 2015, she realized she could walk up to almost any part of the red carpet and — if she spent a few hours waiting — finagle a selfie with the likes of Eddie Redmayne or Kevin Bacon.

Lately, that feat has become increasingly difficult. Each year, Leung notices more of the once-open space surrounding the annual film festival's red carpets is taken up by fan zones and corporate watch areas that are competitive to access or require you to be a customer of sponsor brands.

"It's a lot of obstacles and variables nowadays compared to where it used to be," said Leung, who commutes daily during the festival to the red carpets from Markham, Ont., in hopes of snagging snaps with the stars.

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