1976 Toronto International Film Festival

Annual Canadian film festival 1976 Toronto International Film Festival 1976 Toronto International Film Festival poster.jpg Festival poster Toronto International Film Festival Group 127 feature films Cousin Cousine Queen of the Gypsies Toronto, Ontario, Canada English 1976 10 18–1976 10 24 tiff.net 1977 The 1st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place at Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada between October 18 and October 24, 1976.http://torontoist.com/2011/09/when-tiff-was-a-festival-of-festivals/ When TIFF Was a Festival of Festivals October 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20111018013959/http://torontoist.com/2011/09/when-tiff-was-a-festival-of-festivals/ October 18, 2011 live Initially its name was Festival of Festivals, which remained until 1994 after which it became the Toronto International Film Festival.http://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1446/35425 The TIFF 35th Anniversary Facts and Figures Economia della Cultura 2 October 13, 2013 10.1446/35425 2011https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-23898444 In pictures: Toronto Film Festival history and highlights October 13, 2013 BBC News August 30, 2013 It showcased 127 feature films from 30 countries with the audience of 35,000. It featured some of the best films from film festivals around the world.http://tiff.net/about/tiffhistory TIFF History October 12, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131015055839/http://tiff.net/about/tiffhistory October 15, 2013http://www.torontoexclusive.com/film/140-toronto-international-film-festival.html Providing captivating films for 33 years. October 12, 2013http://www.indiewire.com/festival/tiff Toronto International Film Festival October 12, 2013http://worldfilm.about.com/od/filmfestivals/a/toronto.htm The Toronto International Film Festival North America's Largest Festival - A Lauch Pad For Oscar Campaigns October 12, 2013 October 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131014194546/http://worldfilm.about.com/od/filmfestivals/a/toronto.htm dead Most of the Hollywood studios later withdrew their submissions citing the reason that Toronto audiences would be too parochial for their films.http://www.fipresci.org/undercurrent/issue_0609/sterritt_festivals.htm Film Festivals — Then and Now By David Sterritt October 12, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130906171153/http://fipresci.org/undercurrent/issue_0609/sterritt_festivals.htm September 6, 2013 Cousin Cousine, a French film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella was selected as the opening film and screened at Ontario Place Cinespherehttp://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/fun-facts-about-tiff-1.962347 Fun facts about TIFF October 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131012134942/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/fun-facts-about-tiff-1.962347 October 12, 2013 live CBC Newshttps://books.google.com/books?id=kCsHKpPd2ssC&q=Cousin+Cousine+at+tiff&pg=PT8 TCousin Cousine at tiff October 12, 2013 9781468914320 2012-09-07https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2011/08/24/36_things_you_didnt_know_about_tiff.html 36 things you didn't know about TIFF October 12, 2013 Toronto The Star August 24, 2011https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D02E4DC1E3BF935A25752C0A96E9C8B63 Dusty Cohl, 79, a Toronto Film Festival Founder October 12, 2013 The New York Times Dennis Hevesi January 16, 2008 and Queen of the Gypsies was the closing film. German cinema was focused upon, with films from German directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog. Producer Dino De Laurentiis, screened a 90-second preview of his then-unreleased King Kong at the festival.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-23898444 In pictures: Toronto Film Festival history and highlights October 12, 2013 BBC News August 30, 2013 Programme Gala Presentation English title Original title Director(s) Production country Cousin Cousine Jean-Charles Tacchella France Illustrious Corpses Cadaveri eccellenti Francesco Rosi Italy, France Death Race 2000 Paul Bartel United States Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven Табор уходит в небо Emil Loteanu Soviet Union Lumière Jeanne Moreau France, Italy Dersu Uzala Akira Kurosawa Soviet Union, Japan Adoption Örökbefogadás Márta Mészáros Hungary Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven Mutter Küsters' Fahrt zum Himmel Rainer Werner Fassbinder West Germany The Devil's Playground Fred Schepisi Australia Bernice Bobs Her Hair Joan Micklin Silver United States The Best Way to Walk La meilleure façon de marcher Claude Miller France Kings of the Road Im Lauf der Zeit Wim Wenders West Germany Heart of Glass Herz aus Glas Werner Herzog West Germany Wellspring of My World Herfra min verden går Christian Braad Thomsen Denmark Wives Hustruer Anja Breien Norway Cantata de Chile Humberto Solás Cuba Submission Scandalo Salvatore Samperi Italy Harvest: 3,000 Years ምርት ሦስት ሺህ ዓመት Haile Gerima Ethiopia Independence Day Bobby Roth United States 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.Robert Martin, "Cens(or) nonsense?" The Globe and Mail, October 30, 1976. English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Absence L'Absence Brigitte Sauriol Canada Before the Time Comes Le temps de l'avant Anne Claire Poirier Canada The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Nicolas Gessner France, Canada Love at First Sight Rex Bromfield Canada A Pacemaker and a Sidecar L'Eau chaude, l'eau frette André Forcier Canada The Supreme Kid Peter Bryant Canada Documentaries English title Original title Director(s) Production country At 99: A Portrait of Louise Tandy Murch Deepa Mehta Canada Grey Gardens Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer United States Harlan County, USA Barbara Kopple United States Hollywood on Trial David Helpern United States Not a Pretty Picture Martha Coolidge United States References External links Official site TIFF: A Reel History: 1976 - 2012 1976 Category:1976 film festivals Category:1976 in Toronto Category:1976 in Canadian cinema Category:October 1976 in Canada