2016_Toronto_International_Film_Festival

2016 Toronto International Film Festival

2016 Toronto International Film Festival

Film festival

The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016.[1] The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July.[2] Almost 400 films were shown.[3][4]

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Awards

The festival's final awards were announced on 18 September.[5]

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Jury members

Platform Jury

The jury for the Platform section (in its second year) comprised Brian de Palma (American director), Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (Chadian director), and Zhang Ziyi (Chinese actress).[6][7] The Platform section (named for Jia Zhangke's film Platform) consists of "12 films of high artistic merit that demonstrate a strong directorial vision".[8] The jury awarded the $25,000 prize to Jackie.

Programmes

The following films were selected:[9][10][11]

Gala presentations

Special presentations

Midnight Madness

Masters

Next Wave

Documentaries

Contemporary World Cinema

Contemporary World Speakers

Vanguard

Discovery

Platform

TIFF Kids

Short Cuts

Festival Street

Primetime

Public Programme

Cinematheque

City to City: Lagos

Wavelengths

Canada's Top Ten

In December, TIFF programmers released their annual Canada's Top Ten list of the films selected as the ten best Canadian films of 2016.[15] The selected films received a follow-up screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as a "Canada's Top Ten" minifestival in January 2017, as well as in selected other cities including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.[15]

Features

Short films

References

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    "Toronto International Film Festival". Toronto. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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    "After a dry summer movie season, will TIFF deliver salvation?". The Globe and Mail. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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    "Toronto film festival spotlights diversity". BBC News. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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    "Birth of a Nation gets standing ovation in Toronto". BBC News. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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    "TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race". Entertainment Weekly. 18 September 2016.
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    Etan Vlessing (25 August 2016). "Toronto: Brian De Palma, Zhang Ziyi, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Join Competition Jury". The Hollywood Reporter.
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    "Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2016 Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 18 September 2016. This is the sophomore year for Platform, the Festival's juried programme that champion's director's cinema from around the world.
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    "The Toronto International Film Festival names its esteemed Platform Jury" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 25 August 2016.
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    "Toronto To Open With 'The Magnificent Seven'; 'La La Land', 'Deepwater Horizon' Among Galas & Presentations". Deadline. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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    Toronto Fest Rounds Dance Card: Terry George’s ‘The Promise,’ Liev Schreiber In ‘The Bleeder,’ Terrence Malick Docu Among Pics. Deadline, 16 August 2016.
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    "Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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    Wilner, Norman (9 September 2016). "TIFF shorts 2016: what to check out at this year's fest". Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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    Milligan, Mercedes (4 August 2016). "NFB Animations Head to TIFF". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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    King, Randall (9 September 2016). "A big short: Ten-minute TIFF debut a calling card for four local filmmakers". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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    "TIFF announces lineup for Canada's Top 10 Film Festival". CBC News, 7 December 2016.
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