2010 Toronto International Film Festival Explained
The 35th annual Toronto International Film Festival, (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 9 and September 19, 2010.[2] The opening night gala presented , a Canadian comedy-drama musical film. Last Night closed the festival on September 19.
2010 TIFF included 258 feature films, down from 264 in 2009. However, the number of short films at the 2010 festival increased to 81 (compared to 70 in 2009), making the total number of films 339, five more than in 2009.[3] [4]
Of the feature films, TIFF claims that 112 are world premieres, 24 are international premieres (i.e. the first screening outside the film's home country), and 98 are North American premieres.[3] (In fact, some of the so-called premieres screened at the Telluride Film Festival before TIFF.[5])
Awards
Programmes
Gala Presentations
Special Presentations
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| 127 Hours | | United States |
| AMIGO | | United States |
| L'Amour fou | Pierre Thoretton | France |
| Another Year | | United Kingdom |
| Beginners | | United States |
| The Big Picture | L'Homme qui voulait vivre sa vie | | France |
| Biutiful | | Mexico, Spain |
| Blue Valentine | | United States |
| Bombay Diaries | Dhobi Ghat | | India |
| Brighton Rock | | United Kingdom |
| Buried | | Spain |
| Conviction | | United States |
| Cirkus Columbia | | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Deep in the Woods | Promenons-nous dans les bois | | France |
| Easy A | | United States |
| Everything Must Go | | United States |
| | | Canada |
| Good Neighbours | | Canada |
| Gorbaciof | | Italy |
| Heartbeats | Les Amours imaginaires | | Canada |
| Henry's Crime | | United States |
| Hereafter | | United States |
| The House by the Medlar Tree | Malavoglia | | Italy |
| I'm Still Here | | United States |
| I Saw the Devil | 악마를 보았다 | | South Korea |
| The Illusionist | L'Illusioniste | | France, United Kingdom |
| In a Better World | Hævnen | | Denmark |
| Incendies | | Canada |
| It's Kind of a Funny Story | | United States |
| Jack Goes Boating | | United States |
| Julia's Eyes | Los ojos de Julia | | Spain |
| The Last Circus | Balada triste de trompeta | | Spain, France |
| | | Hong Kong |
| Let Me In | | United Kingdom, United States |
| Lope | | Spain, Brazil |
| Love Crime | Crime d'amour | | France |
| Made in Dagenham | | United Kingdom |
| Miral | | France, India, Israel, Italy, Palestine, United States |
| Mothers | Majki | | Macedonia, France, Bulgaria |
| Never Let Me Go | | United Kingdom |
| Norwegian Wood | Noruwei no Mori | | Japan |
| Outside the Law | Hors-la-loi | | France, Algeria, Tunisia, Belgium |
| Passione | | Italy |
| Passion Play | | United States |
| The Poll Diaries | Poll | | Germany |
| Rabbit Hole | | United States |
| Repeaters | | Canada |
| Rio Sex Comedy | | France, Brazil |
| A Screaming Man | Un homme qui crie | | France, Belgium, Chad |
| Special Treatment | Sans queue ni tête | | France, Luxembourg, Belgium |
| Stone | | United States |
| Submarine | | United Kingdom |
| Tamara Drewe | | United Kingdom |
| That Girl in Yellow Boots | | India |
| Trigger | | Canada |
| The Trip | | United Kingdom |
| Trust | | United States |
| What's Wrong With Virginia | | United States |
| The Whistleblower | | Canada, Germany |
| You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | | United Kingdom, United States, Spain | |
Masters
Midnight Madness
Canada First!
City to City
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| 10 to 11 | 11'e 10 kala | | Turkey, France, Germany |
| 40 | | Turkey |
| Block-C | | Turkey |
| Dark Cloud | | Turkey |
| Distant | Uzak | | Turkey |
| Hair | | Turkey |
| The Majority | | Turkey |
| My Only Sunshine | | Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria |
| September 12 | | Turkey, Germany |
| Somersault in a Coffin | Tabutta Rövaşata | | Turkey | |
Contemporary World Cinema
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| 22nd of May | Tweeëntwintig mei | Koen Mortier | Belgium |
| Africa United | Debs Gardner-Paterson | United Kingdom |
| Aftershock | | China |
| All About Love | De xian chao fan | | Hong Kong |
| Anything You Want | Todo lo que tú quieras | | Spain |
| Bad Faith | Ond tro | Kristian Petri | Sweden |
| Behind Blue Skies | Himlen är oskyldigt blå | | Sweden |
| Black Ocean | Noir océan | | Belgium, France, Germany |
| | Glückliche Fügung | | Germany |
| Break Up Club | 分手說愛你 | | Hong Kong |
| Carancho | | Argentina, Chile, Spain, France, South Korea |
| Chico & Rita | Chico y Rita | Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal, Tono Errando | Spain, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Hungary, Philippines |
| Crying Out | À l'origine d'un cri | | Canada |
| Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | 狄仁傑之通天帝國 | | China, Hong Kong |
| The Edge | Kray | | Russia |
| Even the Rain | También la lluvia | | Spain, Mexico, France |
| The First Grader | | United Kingdom, United States, Kenya |
| The Fourth Portrait | 第四張畫 | | Taiwan |
| Home for Christmas | Hjem til jul | | Norway |
| How I Ended This Summer | Kak ya provyol etim letom | Alexei Popogrebsky | Russia |
| The Human Resources Manager | hliḥuto shel Ha'Memuneh al Mash'abey Enosh | | Israel |
| The Hunter | Shekarchi | | Iran |
| I Am Slave | | United Kingdom |
| Jucy | | Australia |
| Lapland Odyssey | Napapiirin sankarit | | Finland |
| Late Autumn | Manchu | | South Korea |
| Leap Year | Año bisiesto | | Mexico |
| Life, Above All | | South Africa |
| The Light Thief | Svet-Ake | | Kyrgyzstan |
| Mamma Gógó | | Iceland |
| Matariki | | New Zealand |
| The Matchmaker | פעם הייתי | | Israel |
| Meek's Cutoff | | United States |
| Modra | | Canada |
| My Joy | Счастье моё | | Germany, Netherlands, Ukraine |
| Neds | | United Kingdom, France, Italy |
| A Night for Dying Tigers | Terry Miles | Canada |
| Of Gods and Men | Des hommes et des dieux | | France |
| Oki's Movie | Ok-hi-eui Yeonghwa | | South Korea |
| Outbound | Periferic | Bogdan George Apetri | Romania |
| Route 132 | | Canada |
| Sensation | Tom Hall | Ireland |
| Silent Souls | Овся́нки | | Russia |
| Small Town Murder Songs | | Canada |
| The Solitude of Prime Numbers | La solitudine dei numeri primi | | Italy |
| State of Violence | | South Africa, France |
| | Szelíd teremtés: A Frankenstein-terv | | Hungary |
| Tracker | | United Kingdom, New Zealand |
| Three | Drei | | Germany |
| White Irish Drinkers | | United States |
| Womb | | Germany, Hungary, France | |
Vanguard
Discovery
Future Projections
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| 24 Hour Psycho Back and Forth and To and Fro | | United Kingdom |
| Angst Essen/Eat Fear | | Germany |
| HEAVENHELL | | Malaysia |
| In Love for the Mood | | Singapore |
| Jeanne | | Austria |
| Journey to the Moon | | South Africa |
| Klatsassin | | Canada |
| Man With a Movie Camera: The Global Remake | | United States |
| Nyman with a Movie Camera | | United Kingdom |
| Otolith III | The Otolith Group | United Kingdom |
| Slidelength | | Canada |
| Soft Rains#6: Suburban Horror (part 1) | | United States |
| Workers Leaving the Factory in Eleven Decades | | Germany | |
Real to Reel
Sprockets Family Zone
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| Karla and Jonas | Charlotte Sachs Bostrup | Denmark |
| Little Sister | Richard Bowen | China, United States |
| Make Believe | J. Clay Tweel | United States |
| | | Belgium | |
Visions
Wavelengths
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|
| 753 Macpherson Avenue | Kevin Jerome Everson | United States |
| Anne Truitt Working | Jem Cohen | United States |
| Atlantiques | | Senegal, France |
| Aubade | | United States |
| Bits and Pieces | EYE Film Institute Netherlands | Netherlands |
| Blow-Ups: Portrait, Tea Time, Red Curtain | Helga Fanderl | Germany |
| Blue Mantle | Rebecca Meyers | United States |
| Burning Bush | Vincent Grenier | Canada, United States |
| Cinematographie | Philipp Fleischmann | Austria |
| Color Films 1 & 2 | Madison Brookshire | United States |
| Coming Attractions | Peter Tscherkassky | Austria |
| Compline | | United States |
| The Day Was a Scorcher | Ken Jacobs | United States |
| Delphine de Oliveira | Friedl vom Gröller | Austria |
| Get Out of the Car | Thom Andersen | United States |
| Hell Roaring Creek | | United States |
| Home Movie | John Price | Canada |
| Kodachrome Days | Jonas Mekas | United States |
| Landscape, Semi-Surround | Eriko Sonoda | Japan |
| Leona Alone | Oliver Husain | Canada |
| One | Eve Heller | Austria |
| Ouverture | Christopher Becks | Canada, France |
| Pastourelle | | United States |
| Photo Finish Figures | Il finish delle figure | Paolo Gioli | Italy |
| Ruhr | James Benning | Germany, United States |
| Slaveship | T. Marie | United States |
| The Soul of Things | Dominic Angerame | United States |
| Tokyo-Ebisu | Tomonari Nishikawa | Japan |
| Victoria, George, Edward & Thatcher | Callum Cooper | United Kingdom |
| Water Lilies | T. Marie | United States | |
Short Cuts
Canada's Top Ten
TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list, its national critics and festival programmers poll of the ten best feature and short films of the year, was released on December 15, 2010.[8]
Feature films
Short films
External links
Notes and References
- News: TIFF: A history of opening nights. October 19, 2013 . CBC News.
- Web site: 2010 Toronto International Film Festival Annual report . October 11, 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021154446/http://tiff.net/pdfs/2010%20Annual%20Report.pdf . October 21, 2012 .
- Fact Sheet . 2010-09-01 . 2010-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100904144035/http://tiff.net/press/pressreleases/2010/2010factsheet . 4 September 2010 . dead. dmy-all .
- Web site: TIFF List 2010: The Complete Toronto Film Festival Lineup. 2013-10-10.
- Web site: TFF Blog: Welcome to the 37th Telluride Film Festival . And even then, most of the bigger films are hidden in TBA "Sneak Preview Screening" slots. This allows Telluride to secretly premiere films that are already set to "officially premiere" at other festivals like Venice, Toronto, New York and Fantastic Fest. . Peter Sciretta . 2010-09-03 . 2010-09-08 . /Film . https://web.archive.org/web/20100907134944/http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/09/03/tff-blog-welcome-to-the-telluride-film-festival/ . 7 September 2010 . dead.
- Web site: 2010 Toronto International Film Festival Winners. 2013-10-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123032/http://tiff.net/thefestival/about/awards/awards2010. 2014-02-02. dead.
- Web site: TIFF Wrap-Up: The Winners, Losers, And Weirdos Of Toronto 2010. 2013-10-10.
- https://nowtoronto.com/movies/canadas-top-ten-for-2010/ "Canada's Top Ten for 2010"
