2012_Toronto_International_Film_Festival

2012 Toronto International Film Festival

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]

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Awards

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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

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Vanguard

Contemporary World Cinema

Masters

City To City: Mumbai

TIFF Kids

TIFF Cinematheque

Discovery

Short Cuts Canada

Canada's Top Ten

Features

Short films

References

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    "Looper to launch Toronto film festival". BBC News. July 24, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
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    "2012 Toronto International Film Festival Annual report". Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
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    "Awards". tiff.net. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
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    "2012 Toronto International Film Festival Awards Announced; SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS Among Winners". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
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    Child, Ben (September 17, 2012). "Silver Linings Playbook wins people's choice award at Toronto film festival". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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    Murphy, Mekado (September 17, 2012). "'Silver Linings Playbook' Wins People's Choice Award in Toronto". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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    Szklarski, Cassandra (September 17, 2012). "Silver Linings Playbook steals the show at TIFF". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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    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.
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    Benzine, Adam (July 23, 2012). "Exclusive: TIFF to host Polley's "Stories," Kastner's "Disco"". Realscreen. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
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    "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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