2012 Toronto International Film Festival
37th annual film festival held in Toronto, Canada
The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF ) was held in Toronto , Ontario , Canada between September 6 and September 16, 2012. TIFF announced the films that were accepted on August 21, 2012. On its 37th edition the TIFF included a 289 feature films and 83 short films. Directed by Rian Johnson , Looper was selected as the opening film.[ 4] [ 5]
Awards
On 17 September 2012, it was announced that David O. Russell 's romantic comedy-drama film, Silver Linings Playbook , had been awarded the People's Choice Award.[ 8] The film, in which Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence appear as "neurotic lovers obsessed with their exes", is based on a novel by Matthew Quick .[ 8] [ 9] The festival director, Piers Handling, stated that the film is "a deeply emotional story."[ 10] Ben Affleck 's Argo was the runner-up for the prize.[ 11] Jared Leto 's Artifact was given the People's Choice Award for best documentary, while Martin McDonagh 's Seven Psychopaths won the Midnight Madness audience award.[ 8]
Programmes
Gala Presentations
Special Presentations
Documentaries
Midnight Madness
[ 13]
Vanguard
Contemporary World Cinema
Masters
City To City: Mumbai
TIFF Kids
TIFF Cinematheque
Discovery
Short Cuts Canada
Canada's Top Ten
Features
Cosmopolis , David Cronenberg
The End of Time , Peter Mettler
Goon , Michael Dowse
Laurence Anyways , Xavier Dolan
Midnight's Children , Deepa Mehta
My Awkward Sexual Adventure , Sean Garrity
War Witch (Rebelle) , Kim Nguyen
Still Mine , Michael McGowan
Stories We Tell , Sarah Polley
The World Before Her , Nisha Pahuja
Short films
Bydlo , Patrick Bouchard
Crackin' Down Hard , Mike Clattenburg
Herd Leader (Chef de meute) , Chloé Robichaud
Kaspar , Diane Obomsawin
Keep a Modest Head (Ne crâne pas sois modeste) , Deco Dawson
Lingo , Bahar Noorizadeh
Malody , Phillip Barker
Old Growth , Tess Girard
Reflexions , Martin Thibaudeau
Wintergreen (Paparmane) , Joëlle Desjardins Paquette
References
^ "TIFF: A history of opening nights" . CBC News . Retrieved October 19, 2013 .
^ "Song for Marion to close Toronto film festival" . Retrieved October 19, 2013 .
^ "TIFF List 2012: A Complete List of All Films at the Toronto International Film Festival" . Retrieved October 19, 2013 .
^ "Looper to launch Toronto film festival" . BBC News . July 24, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012 .
^ "2012 Toronto International Film Festival Annual report" . Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013 .
^ "Awards" . tiff.net . Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012 .
^ "2012 Toronto International Film Festival Awards Announced; SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS Among Winners" . Retrieved October 11, 2013 .
^ a b c Child, Ben (September 17, 2012). "Silver Linings Playbook wins people's choice award at Toronto film festival" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved September 18, 2012 .
^ Murphy, Mekado (September 17, 2012). " 'Silver Linings Playbook' Wins People's Choice Award in Toronto" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 18, 2012 .
^ Szklarski, Cassandra (September 17, 2012). "Silver Linings Playbook steals the show at TIFF" . The Vancouver Sun . Retrieved September 18, 2012 .
^ Gordon, Julie (September 17, 2012). " 'Silver Linings Playbook' wins top prize at Toronto festival" . The Independent . London. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012 .
^ Benzine, Adam (July 23, 2012). "Exclusive: TIFF to host Polley's "Stories," Kastner's "Disco" " . Realscreen . Retrieved September 18, 2012 .
^ "History of the Toronto International Film Festival's MIDNIGHT MADNESS Programme" . Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013 .
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