1988 Toronto International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Dead Ringers |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| Number of films | 300 films |
| Festival date | September 8, 1988–September 17, 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Website |
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The 13th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 8 and September 17, 1988. Midnight Madness programme was introduced at the festival.[1][2] The festival screened more than 300 films from all over the world.[3] Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Pedro Almodóvar won the People's Choice Award at the festival, which later nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at Academy Award.
Dead Ringers by David Cronenberg was selected as the opening film.[4]
Awards
| Award[5][6] | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Award | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Best Canadian Feature Film | The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | Allan A. Goldstein |
| International Critics' Award | Distant Voices, Still Lives | Terence Davies |
Programme
Gala Presentation
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Pedro Almodóvar
- Distant Voices, Still Lives by Terence Davies
- A Short Film About Killing by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Chocolat by Claire Denis
- The Last of England by Derek Jarman
- Earth Girls Are Easy by Julien Temple
- Track 29 by Nicolas Roeg
- The Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris
- Red Sorghum by Zhang Yimou
- Wherever You Are by Krzysztof Zanussi
- Love Is a Fat Woman by Alejandro Agresti
- The Way Things Go by Peter Fischli & David Weiss
- Tempos Difíceis by João Botelho
- Rouge by Stanley Kwan
- Story of Women by Claude Chabrol
- The Beast by Kevin Reynolds
- Três Menos Eu by João Canijo
- Madame Sousatzka by John Schlesinger
- Tango Bar by Marcos Zurinaga
- Ei by Danniel Danniel
Canadian Perspective
- The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick by Allan A. Goldstein
- Dead Ringers by David Cronenberg
- Milk and Honey by Glen Salzman and Rebecca Yates
Midnight Madness[7]
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years by Penelope Spheeris
- Big Time by Chris Blum
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II by Tony Randel
- Heavy Petting by Obie Benz
- Forbidden to Forbid by Lothar Lambert
- Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em by Ray Boseley
- Brand New Day by Amos Gitai
- Brain Damage by Frank Henenlotter
References
- ↑ "TIFF History". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Lineups for the lineups at Toronto's film festival". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "TIFF: A history of opening nights". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "TIFF Awards". tiff.net, October 16, 2013.
- ↑ "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
- ↑ "History of the Toronto International Film Festival's MIDNIGHT MADNESS Programme". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
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