1979 Toronto International Film Festival

The 4th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 15, 1979. Due to overcrowding in the prior year, the Gala presentations were moved from the 700-seat Towne Cinema to the 1,600-seat Elgin Theatre.[1] The People's Choice Award was awarded to Best Boy by Ira Wohl, which later won Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

1979 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
Festival dateSeptember 6, 1979 (1979-09-06)–September 15, 1979 (1979-09-15)
LanguageEnglish
Websitetiff.net

Awards
Award[2][3] Film Director
People's Choice Award Best Boy Ira Wohl

Programme

This year The American Nightmare retrospective on American horror films was organized by Canadian critic Robin Wood and Richard Lippe.[4] Brian De Palma and George A. Romero attended the retrospective as guests.[5][6] Also this year Industry programme trade forum was started by festival, which continued till 1991.[4] The festival featured a special programme of films from Sweden, with Jörn Donner, the head of the Swedish Film Institute, and nine Swedish filmmakers attending.[1]

Gala Presentations

Critics Choice

New Directions

Documentaries

Special Screenings

Buried Treasures

Swedish Cinema

German Cinema

Luce Guilbeault

A tribute program to Canadian actress and filmmaker Luce Guilbeault, featuring both films in which she performed and films she directed.

Marguerite Duras

Films directed by Marguerite Duras.

References
  1. Adilman, Sid (September 12, 1979). "Strong Opening For Toronto Festival". Variety. p. 7.
  2. "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 14, 2013.
  3. "Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award Should Set Pattern for Public Deciding Best Film at Film Festivals". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  4. "TIFF History". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  5. "A brief history of TIFF". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  6. "Taking a look back at TIFF". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  7. Jay Scott, "Festival of Festivals a film bonanza". The Globe and Mail, September 1, 1979.
  8. "1979 Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  9. "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
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