1980 Toronto International Film Festival

1980 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmLoving Couples by Jack Smight
Closing filmDivine Madness by Michael Ritchie
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
Festival dateSeptember 4, 1980 (1980-09-04)–September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13)
LanguageEnglish
Websitetiff.net

The 5th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 4 and September 13, 1980. That year the festival hold a retrospective in honor of Jean-Luc Godard, who himself attended the retrospective which was organized by festival programmer Peter Harcourt.[1][2] A large crowd gathered outside University theatre to catch a glimpse of Bette Midler at the premiere of her film Divine Madness.[3][4]

Awards

Award[5][6] Film Director
People's Choice Award Bad Timing Nicolas Roeg

Programme

Galas

Special Screenings

Critic's Choice

New Music

Less Is More

Jean-Luc Godard Retrospective

Buried Treasures

French Cinema

Israeli Film

Real to Reel

Kidstuff

References

  1. ^ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved October 14, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Fun facts about TIFF". CBC News. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Bette Midler at tiff. 7 September 2012. ISBN 9781468914320. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "From the Archives: a look back on TIFF's most memorable moments". Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 14, 2013.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl "Where to see Art raping and Bette telling dirty jokes". The Globe and Mail, August 30, 1980.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jay Scott, "Less is More, and festival film series proves it". The Globe and Mail, August 1, 1980.