1997 Toronto International Film Festival
The 1997 Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 4 to September 13, 1997. This festival was notable for the introduction of the Masters programme to TIFF.
Galas
Special Presentations
The Masters
Perspective Canada
- L'Absent directed by Celine Baril
- Across directed by Cara Morton
- Anna À La Lettre C directed by Hugo Brochu
- The Big Pickle directed by Gary Yates
- bp (pushing the boundaries) directed by Brian Nash
- Breakfast With Gus directed by Siobhan Devine
- Bury Me Happy directed by Brian McPhail
- City Of Dark directed by Bruno Lazaro Pacheco
- La Comtesse De Baton Rouge directed by André Forcier
- Cosmos directed by Manon Briand, Andre Turpin, Marie-Julie Dallaire, Denis Villeneuve, Jennifer Alleyn and Arto Paragamian
- Cotton Candy directed by Roshell Bissett
- Cube directed by Vincenzo Natali
- Dance With Me directed by Cassandra Nicolaou
- Drive, She Said directed by Mina Shum
- Drowning In Dreams directed by Tim Southam
- Erotica: A Journey Into Female Sexuality directed by Maya Gallus
- Fresh Off The Boat directed by Peter Demas
- Gerrie & Louise directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
- Grace Eternal directed by Neil Burns
- Guise directed by Wrik Mead
- Guy Maddin: Waiting For Twilight directed by Noam Gonick
- The Hanging Garden directed by Thom Fitzgerald
- Hayseed directed by Josh Levy and Andrew Hayes
- The Hazards Of Falling Glass directed by John Martins-Manteiga
- Incantation directed by Cara Morton
- Kid Nerd directed by Shereen Jerrett
- Kitchen Party directed by Gary Burns
- Linear Dreams directed by Richard Reeves
- The Mao Lounge directed by Chad Derrick
- Men with Guns directed by Kari Skogland
- Museum directed by Chris Walsh
- 1919 directed by Noam Gonick
- Permission directed by Daniel MacIvor
- Pitch directed by Spencer Rice and Kenny Hotz
- The Planet of Junior Brown directed by Clement Virgo
- Question Of Reality directed by Barry Gibson
- Shift directed by Shaun Cathcart
- Shooting Indians: A Journey With Jeffrey Thomas directed by Ali Kazimi
- Shopping For Fangs directed by Quentin Lee and Justin Lin
- Le Siege De L'Ame directed by Olivier Asselin
- The Skating Party directed by Marcia Connolly and Janet Hawkwood
- The Swimming Lesson directed by Sheri Elwood
- Tu As Crie: Let Me Go directed by Anne Claire Poirier
- Twilight of the Ice Nymphs directed by Guy Maddin
- Two Feet, One Angel directed by Ramiro Puerta
- Uncut directed by John Greyson
- La Vie Arretee directed by Martin Allard
- We Are Experiencing... directed by John Kneller
- What Goes Around directed by Lloyd Surdi
- White Cloud, Blue Mountain directed by Keith Behrman
- Zie 37 Stagen directed by Sylvain Guy
Contemporary World Cinema
Discovery
Planet Africa
Real To Reel
- Best Man: 'Best Boy' And All Of Us Twenty Years Later directed by Ira Wohl
- Chile, The Obstinate Memory (Chile, La Memoria Obstinada) directed by Patricio Guzmán
- Cinema De Notre Temps: Hou Hsiao-Hsien directed by Olivier Assayas
- Didn't Do It For Love directed by Monika Treut
- Exile In Sarajevo directed by Tahir Cambis and Alma Sahbaz
- Exile Shanghai directed by Ulrike Ottinger
- From Son To Salsa (Yo Soy Del Son A La Salsa) directed by Rigoberto Lopez
- Full Tilt Boogie directed by Sarah Kelly
- Marcello Mastroianni, I Remember, Yes, I Remember directed by Anna Maria Tato
- My House Is On Fire (La Casa De Fuego) directed by Ariel Dorfman and Rodrigo Dorfman
- Personal Memoir Of Hong Kong: As Time Goes By directed by Ann Hui
- Personal Memoir Of Hong Kong: Still Love You After All These directed by Stanley Kwan
- Robinson In Space directed by Patrick Keiller
Dialogues: Talking With Pictures
Balkan Cinema: Home Truths
Directors' Spotlight: Benoît Jacquot
Midnight Madness