1993 Toronto International Film Festival Explained

1993 Toronto International Film Festival
Host:Toronto International Film Festival Group
Opening:M. Butterfly
Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language:English
Date:

The 18th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 9 and September 18, 1993. M. Butterfly by David Cronenberg was selected as the opening film.[1] [2] [3]

Forest Whitaker won FIPRESCI International Critics' Award for Strapped.

Awards

Award[4] [5] FilmDirector
People's Choice AwardThe SnapperStephen Frears
Metro Media AwardNakedMike Leigh
Best Canadian Feature FilmAlanis Obomsawin
Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury CitationThirty Two Short Films About Glenn GouldFrançois Girard
Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury CitationZero Patience John Greyson
Best Canadian Short FilmSave My Lost Nigga SoulClement Virgo
Best Canadian Short Film - Special Jury CitationMe, Mom and MonaMina Shum
FIPRESCI International Critics' AwardStrappedForest Whitaker

Programme

Gala presentations

Special presentations

World Cinema

Italian Section

Latin American Panorama

The Edge

Spotlight

Canadian Perspective

10 x 10

First Cinema

Midnight Madness

[7]

Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time

In 1993 a new Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time list was made, an exercise previously carried out in 1984 and later repeated in 2004.[8]

Rank Title Year Director
1 Mon oncle Antoine 1971
2 Jesus of Montreal 1989
3 Goin' Down the Road 1970
4 The Decline of the American Empire 1986
5 Good Riddance (Les Bons débarras) 1980
6 Orders (Les Ordres) 1974
7 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 1974
8 The Grey Fox 1983
9 I've Heard the Mermaids Singing 1987
10 The Adjuster 1991

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: TIFF: A history of opening nights. October 19, 2013 . CBC News.
  2. Web site: TIFF History. October 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015055839/http://tiff.net/about/tiffhistory. 2013-10-15. dead.
  3. Web site: Taking a look back at TIFF. October 19, 2013. https://archive.today/20131012155556/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Film_Festivals/Toronto/2009/about/. 2013-10-12. usurped.
  4. http://tiff.net/thefestival/festivalawards/awardsarchive "TIFF Awards"
  5. News: TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos. October 19, 2013 . CBC News.
  6. Web site: Toronto International Film Festival. October 19, 2013. October 20, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131020045944/http://www.swissfilms.ch/en/information_publications/festival_search/festivaldetails/-/id_festivaledition/3736. dead.
  7. Web site: History of the Toronto International Film Festival's MIDNIGHT MADNESS Programme. October 19, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019173241/http://www.ultra8.ca/content2/mmhistory.html. 2013-10-19. dead.
  8. "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 28 April 2013.