The 1st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF ) took place at Windsor Arms Hotel , Toronto , Ontario , Canada between October 18 and October 24, 1976.[ 2] Initially its name was Festival of Festivals , which remained until 1994 after which it became the Toronto International Film Festival .[ 3] [ 4]
It showcased 127 feature films from 30 different countries with the audience of 35,000. It featured some of the best films from film festivals around the world.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Most of the Hollywood studios later withdrew their submissions citing reason that Toronto audiences would be too parochial for their films.[ 9]
Cousin Cousine , a French film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella was selected as the opening film and screened at Ontario Place Cinesphere [ 1] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] and Queen of the Gypsies was the closing film.[ 2] German cinema was focused upon, with films from German directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder , Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog .[ 6]
Producer Dino De Laurentiis , screened a 90-second preview of his then-unreleased King Kong at the festival.[ 13]
Programme
Gala Presentation
Canadian Cinema
The Canadian Cinema program had been slated to include Don Owen 's film Partners , but it was pulled from the festival at the last minute after a dispute with the Ontario Censor Board about a brief sex scene in the film.[ 14]
Documentaries
References
^ a b "Fun facts about TIFF" . CBC News . Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ a b c d "When TIFF Was a Festival of Festivals" . Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ "The TIFF 35th Anniversary Facts and Figures" . Economia della Cultura (2). 2011. doi :10.1446/35425 . Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ "In pictures: Toronto Film Festival history and highlights" . BBC News . August 30, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013 .
^ "TIFF History" . Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ a b "Providing captivating films for 33 years" . Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ "Toronto International Film Festival" . Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ "The Toronto International Film Festival North America's Largest Festival - A Lauch Pad For Oscar Campaigns" . Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ "Film Festivals — Then and Now By David Sterritt" . Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ TCousin Cousine at tiff . 2012-09-07. ISBN 9781468914320 . Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ "36 things you didn't know about TIFF" . The Star . Toronto. August 24, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ Hevesi, Dennis (January 16, 2008). "Dusty Cohl, 79, a Toronto Film Festival Founder" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ "In pictures: Toronto Film Festival history and highlights" . BBC News . August 30, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013 .
^ Robert Martin, "Cens(or) nonsense?" The Globe and Mail , October 30, 1976.
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