1997 Toronto International Film Festival Explained

1997 Toronto International Film Festival
Host:Toronto International Film Festival Group
Number:279 films
Opening:The Sweet Hereafter[1]
Closing:Seven Years in Tibet
Location:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Language:English
Date:

The 22nd Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 1997. This festival was notable for the introduction of the Masters programme to TIFF.[2] [3] [4]

Awards

Award[5] FilmDirector
People's Choice AwardThe Hanging Garden Thom Fitzgerald
Metro Media AwardBoogie NightsPaul Thomas Anderson
Metro Media AwardL.A. ConfidentialCurtis Hanson
Best Canadian Feature FilmThe Hanging Garden Thom Fitzgerald
Best Canadian Feature Film The Sweet HereafterAtom Egoyan
Best Canadian First Feature FilmCubeVincenzo Natali
Best Canadian Short FilmCotton CandyRoshell Bissett
Best Canadian Short Film - Special MentionBrian Nash
FIPRESCI International Critics' AwardUnder the SkinCarine Adler

Programmes

Gala Opening Night

Gala Closing Night

Gala Presentations

Special Presentations

Masters

Perspective Canada

Contemporary World Cinema

Discovery

Planet Africa

Real to Reel

Dialogues: Talking with Pictures

Balkan Cinema: Home Truths

Spotlight: Benoît Jacquot

Nathan Phillips Square Outdoor Screening

Midnight Madness

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: TIFF: A history of opening nights. October 19, 2013 . CBC News.
  2. Web site: 279 Movies and 2 Funerals-Toronto International Film Festival Report. October 11, 2013.
  3. Web site: Glimmering in the Dark – Big Fun with Toronto's Treats. October 11, 2013.
  4. Web site: TIFF History. October 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015055839/http://tiff.net/about/tiffhistory. 2013-10-15. dead.
  5. http://tiff.net/thefestival/festivalawards/awardsarchive "Awards"
  6. 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.