1984 Toronto International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| Number of films | 225 feature films |
| Festival date | September 6, 1984–September 15, 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Website |
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The 9th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 15, 1984. The festival introduced Perspective Canada programme, devoted to Canadian films.[1][2] The festival screened 225 feature films and more than half of them were Canadian films.[3]
In 1984 Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time list was released. It was created by the votes of film critics, professors, fans and festival staff.[3][4]
Awards
| Award[5][6] | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Award | Places in the Heart | Robert Benton |
| Best Canadian Feature Film | La Femme de l'hôtel | Léa Pool |
| International Critics' Award | Choose Me | Alan Rudolph |
Programme
Gala Presentation
- Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders
- Places in the Heart by Robert Benton
- Stranger Than Paradise by Jim Jarmusch
- Blood Simple by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
- Where the Green Ants Dream by Werner Herzog
- Boy Meets Girl by Leos Carax
- Another Country by Marek Kanievska
- Funny Dirty Little War by Héctor Olivera
- Diary for My Children by Márta Mészáros
- The Gold Diggers by Sally Potter
- Wildrose by John Hanson
- Choose Me by Alan Rudolph
- The Company of Wolves by Neil Jordan
Canadian Perspective
Documentaries
- In Heaven There Is No Beer? by Les Blank
- Before Stonewall by Robert Rosenberg, Greta Schiller and John Scagliotti
Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time
| Rank | Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon oncle Antoine | 1971 | Claude Jutra |
| 2 | Goin' Down the Road | 1970 | Don Shebib |
| 3 | Les Bons Débarras | 1980 | Francis Mankiewicz |
| 4 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | 1974 | Ted Kotcheff |
| 5 | The Grey Fox | 1983 | Phillip Borsos |
| 6 | Les Ordres | 1974 | Michel Brault |
| 7 | J.A. Martin Photographer | 1977 | Jean Beaudin |
| 8 | Pour la suite du monde | 1963 | Pierre Perrault |
| 9 | Nobody Waved Goodbye | 1964 | Don Owen |
| 10 | The True Nature of Bernadette | 1972 | Gilles Carle |
References
- ↑ "TIFF History". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- 1 2 "Toronto film fest spotlights early greats of Canadian cinema". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 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.
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