1993 Toronto International Film Festival
| 1993 Toronto International Film Festival | |
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| Opening film | M. Butterfly |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| Festival date | September 9, 1993–September 18, 1993 |
| Language | English |
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The 18th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 9 and September 18, 1993. M. Butterfly by David Cronenberg was selected as the opening film.[1][2][3]
Forest Whitaker won FIPRESCI International Critics' Award for Strapped.
Awards
| Award[4][5] | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Award | The Snapper | Stephen Frears |
| People's Choice Award- runner up | The Saint of Fort Washington | Tim Hunter |
| Metro Media Award | Naked | Mike Leigh |
| Best Canadian Feature Film | Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation | Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould | François Girard |
| Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation | Zero Patience | John Greyson |
| Best Canadian Short Film | Save My Lost Nigga Soul | Clement Virgo |
| Best Canadian Short Film - Special Jury Citation | Me, Mom and Mona | Mina Shum |
| FIPRESCI International Critics' Award | Strapped | Forest Whitaker |
Programme
Gala Presentation
- The Snapper by Stephen Frears
- The Saint of Fort Washington by Tim Hunter
- Naked by Mike Leigh
- Strapped by Forest Whitaker
- The Piano by Jane Campion
- A Bronx Tale by Robert De Niro
- Rudy by David Anspaugh
- Three Colors: Blue by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- The Joy Luck Club by Wayne Wang
- Farewell My Concubine by Chen Kaige
- Romeo Is Bleeding by Peter Medak
- The Baby of Mâcon by Peter Greenaway
- The Scent of Green Papaya by Tran Anh Hung
- Raining Stones by Ken Loach
- Lessons of Darkness by Werner Herzog
- L'enfant lion by Patrick Grandperret
- Kaspar Hauser by Peter Sehr
- Hadashi no pikunikku by Shinobu Yaguchi
- The Puppetmaster by Hou Hsiao-Hsien
- Friends by Elaine Proctor
- Cronos by Guillermo del Toro
- Suture by Scott McGehee & David Siegel
World Cinema
- Hélas pour moi by Jean-Luc Godard[6]
- Le journal de Lady M. by Alain Tanner[6]
Italian Section
- L'aria serena dell'ovest by Silvio Soldini[6]
- Un'anima divisa in due by Silvio Soldini[6]
The Edge
Spotlight
- Roi blanc, dame rouge by Sergei Bodrov[6]
Canadian Perspective
- Cap Tourmente by Michel Langlois
- M. Butterfly by David Cronenberg
- Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance by Alanis Obomsawin
- Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould by François Girard
- Zero Patience by John Greyson
- Save My Lost Nigga Soul by Clement Virgo
- Me, Mom and Mona by Mina Shum
Midnight Madness[7]
- Dazed and Confused by Richard Linklater
- Freaked by Alex Winter & Tom Stern
- Wicked City by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
- Trauma by Dario Argento
- Acción mutante by Álex de la Iglesia
- The Making of And God Spoke by Arthur Borman
- Jack Be Nimble by Garth Maxwell
- Frauds by Stephan Elliott
- The last border by Mika Kaurismäki
Documentaries
- The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl by Ray Müller
Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time
In 1993 a new Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time list was made, an exercise previously carried out in 1984 and later repeated in 2004.[8]
| Rank | Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon oncle Antoine | 1971 | Claude Jutra |
| 2 | Jesus of Montreal | 1989 | Denys Arcand |
| 3 | Goin' Down the Road | 1970 | Don Shebib |
| 4 | The Decline of the American Empire | 1986 | Denys Arcand |
| 5 | Les Bons Débarras | 1980 | Francis Mankiewicz |
| 6 | Les Ordres | 1974 | Michel Brault |
| 7 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz | 1974 | Ted Kotcheff |
| 8 | The Grey Fox | 1983 | Phillip Borsos |
| 9 | I've Heard the Mermaids Singing | 1987 | Patricia Rozema |
| 10 | The Adjuster | 1991 | Atom Egoyan |
References
- ↑ "TIFF: A history of opening nights". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "TIFF History". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "TIFF Awards". tiff.net, October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "History of the Toronto International Film Festival's MIDNIGHT MADNESS Programme". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time," The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2012, URL accessed 28 April 2013.
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