1984 Toronto International Film Festival

1984 Toronto International Film Festival

Festival poster
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by Toronto International Film Festival Group
Number of films 225 feature films
Festival date September 6, 1984 (1984-09-06)–September 15, 1984 (1984-09-15)
Language English
Website tiff.net

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

Canadian Perspective

Documentaries

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

  1. "TIFF History". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. "Taking a look back at TIFF". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Toronto film fest spotlights early greats of Canadian cinema". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  4. "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed October 18, 2013.
  5. "TIFF Awards". tiff.net, October 16, 2013.
  6. "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

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