2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Annual Canadian film festival March 2024 2008 Toronto International Film Festival 2008 Toronto International Film Festival poster.jpg Festival poster Toronto International Film Festival Group 312 films Passchendaele Toronto, Canada English 2008 09 04–2008 09 13 https://web.archive.org/web/20080918014646/http://tiff08.ca/default2.aspx 2007 2009 The 2008 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This 33rd annual festival was from September 4 to September 13, 2008. The opening night gala was the World War I romantic epic Passchendaele from Canadian director Paul Gross.http://tiff.net/pdfs/TIFF2008AnnualReport.pdf 2008 Toronto International Film Festival Annual report October 11, 2013 May 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507164431/http://tiff.net/pdfs/TIFF2008AnnualReport.pdf liveBrendan Kelly, Variety: "Toronto unveils Canadian selection" (July 15, 2008) Retrieved July 11, 2012 About the 2008 Festival The 2008 festival was heavy on Canadian fare as well as featuring prominent indie films and worldwide as well as North American debuts including: Adoration directed by Canada's own Atom Egoyan, Appaloosa the second film from Ed Harris (who directed Pollock), Blindness from screenwriter-director, Fernando Meirelles, Iraq war thriller The Hurt Locker directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and veteran filmmaker Barbet Schroeder's Inju, la bête dans l'ombre.https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=2652&articleid=VR1117988411 "Toronto believes in Lee's 'Miracle'" Variety, by Jennie Punter, Jul. 2, 2008 April 21, 2020 September 22, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080922141511/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=2652&articleid=VR1117988411 live https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1450600220080814 "Toronto film festival finds its Destiny" Aug 14, 2008 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter June 30, 2017 November 21, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201121164314/https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1450600220080814 live http://www.cinematical.com/2008/08/13/toronto-adds-premieres-for-che-porno-bloom-synecdoche/ "Toronto Adds Premieres for 'Che', 'Porno', 'Bloom', 'Synecdoche', Others" Cinematical, by William Goss, Aug 13th 2008 August 15, 2008 August 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080814224625/http://www.cinematical.com/2008/08/13/toronto-adds-premieres-for-che-porno-bloom-synecdoche/ live Scheduled is The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (directed by Jodie Markell), based on a "rediscovered" Tennessee Williams screenplay. TIFF screened 312 films from 64 countries. These include 249 features, most of which were North American and/or world premieres.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3i11533547aab0683e3b14f1a93a107cc9 "Toronto's dance card complete Sept. 4–13 festival includes 249 features" By Etan Vlessing, Hollywood Reporter, Aug 19, 2008 April 21, 2020 September 22, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080922222025/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/world/news/e3i11533547aab0683e3b14f1a93a107cc9 dead Neil Burger (director of The Illusionist) world premiered The Lucky Ones a character study of U.S. soldiers on an unplanned road trip, starring Tim Robbins.https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/toronto-festival-unveils-full-lineup-1117990766/ Variety "Toronto Film Festival unveils lineup Event boasts 500-plus guest list", by Jennie Punter, Aug. 19, 2008 April 21, 2020 September 24, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080924023205/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990766.html?categoryId=19&cs=1 live Also featured was Me and Orson Welles helmed by American "slacker" Richard Linklater, the Spike Lee-directed World War II film, Miracle at St. Anna as well as the Jonathan Demme directed film Rachel Getting Married. Other festival highlights are screenwriter Charlie Kaufman's first film, Synecdoche, New York, a slice of experimental filmmaker James Benning's Americana RR was featured in the "Wavelengths" avant-garde showcase, the four-hour-long Steven Soderbergh epic Che (playing in two parts), as well as The Wrestler lensed by Darren Aronofsky. The Brits are also well represented with Happy-Go-Lucky directed by Mike Leigh and Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle. Despite showing fewer films than last year, among the 249 features, 116 are premieres and 61 are first features.https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1928499520080819 "Toronto film festival promises lighter touch" Reuters, Aug 19, 2008 June 30, 2017 November 20, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201120221152/https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1928499520080819 live Films from as many as 64 countries were screened, with more than 340,000 admissions expected. "Canadian Open Vault", which always highlights a restored Canadian film, focused on Quebec filmmaker François Girard's 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould made in 1993. Actors Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Benicio del Toro, Ethan Hawke, Laura Linney and film directors Julian Schnabel, Kathryn Bigelow and Steven Soderbergh are among the celebs the festival has invited on its 500-plus guest list, thus completing its lineup. The festival closed on September 13, 2008 with the North American premiere of Stone of Destiny written and directed by Charles Martin Smith, the true story of four Glasgow university students who try to restore the 300-pound Stone of Scone to its rightful Scottish home.https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=2652&articleid=VR1117990479 "Toronto fest adds 20 films to lineup" Variety, by Anne Thompson, Aug. 13, 2008 April 21, 2020 September 24, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080924023706/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=2652&articleid=VR1117990479 live With the film Fifty Dead Men Walking, Rose McGowan expressed support for the cause of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), with the reports of her comments being released into the media on September 11, 2008. After starring in Fifty Dead Men Walking, she was quoted as saying "I imagine had I grown up in Belfast, I would 100% have been in the IRA. My heart just broke for the cause. Violence is not to be played out daily and provide an answer to problems, but I understand it." Her comments were attacked by the original author Martin McCartlend. McCartland had general objections against the film, but approved of an out of court settlement, believed to be in the region of £20,000 (US$35,000 in summer 2008). Awards Award"Awards put the wrap on Toronto Film Festival" https://web.archive.org/web/20121017194148/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/movies/awards-put-the-wrap-on-toronto-film-festival-410334/ October 17, 2012 . post-gazette, October 10, 2013. Film Director People's Choice Award Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle People's Choice Award First Runner Up More Than a Game Kristopher Belman People's Choice Award Second Runner Up The Stoning of Soraya M. Cyrus Nowrasteh Discovery Award Hunger Steve McQueen Best Canadian Feature Film Lost Song Rodrigue Jean Best Canadian Feature Film – Special Jury Citation Adoration Atom Egoyan Best Canadian First Feature Film Before Tomorrow (Le Jour avant le lendemain) Madeline Ivalu & Marie-Hélène Cousineau Best Canadian First Feature Film – Special Jury Citation Borderline Lyne Charlebois Best Canadian Short Film Block B Chris Chong Chan Fui Best Canadian Short Film – Special Jury Citation Next Floor Denis Villeneuve FIPRESCI Discovery Lymelife Derick Martini FIPRESCI Special Presentations Disgrace Steve Jacobs Programme Gala Presentations English title Original title Director(s) Production country Burn After Reading Joel Coen, Ethan Coen United States Dean Spanley Toa Fraser United Kingdom The Duchess Saul Dibb France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States Fifty Dead Men Walking Kari Skogland Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland The Girl from Monaco La Fille de Monaco Anne Fontaine France The Good, the Bad, the Weird 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 Kim Jee-woon South Korea The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Jodie Markell United States The Lucky Ones Neil Burger United States Mesrine: Public Enemy No. One Jean-François Richet France Nothing But the Truth Rod Lurie United States One Week Michael McGowan Canada The Other Man Richard Eyre United Kingdom, United States Passchendaele Paul Gross Canada Pride and Glory Gavin O'Connor Germany, United States Rachel Getting Married Jonathan Demme United States The Secret Life of Bees Gina Prince-Bythewood United States Singh Is Kinng Anees Bazmee India Stone of Destiny Charles Martin Smith Canada, United Kingdom Who Do You Love? Jerry Zaks United States A Year Ago in Winter Im Winter ein Jahr Caroline Link Germany Special Presentations English title Original title Director(s) Production country 35 Shots of Rum 35 Rhums Claire Denis France, Germany Adoration Atom Egoyan Canada Appaloosa Ed Harris United States Ashes of Time Redux Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong Blindness Fernando Meirelles Brazil, Canada, Japan The Brothers Bloom Rian Johnson United States The Burning Plain Guillermo Arriaga United States Che Steven Soderbergh Spain, Germany, France, United States A Christmas Tale Un conte de Noël Arnaud Desplechin France The Class Entre les murs Laurent Cantet France Disgrace Steve Jacobs Australia Il Divo Paolo Sorrentino Italy, France Easy Virtue Stephan Elliott United Kingdom Empty Nest El nido vacío Daniel Burman Argentina, France, Italy, Spain Every Little Step James Stern, Adam Del Deo United States Flash of Genius Marc Abraham United States Genova Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom Ghost Town David Koepp United States Gomorrah Matteo Garrone Italy Good Vincente Amorim United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh United Kingdom Heaven on Earth Deepa Mehta Canada, India The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow United States I've Loved You So Long Il y a longtemps que je t'aime Philippe Claudel France, Germany Inju: The Beast in the Shadow Inju, la bête dans l'ombre Barbet Schroeder France Is Anybody There? John Crowley United Kingdom It's Not Me, I Swear! C'est pas moi, je le jure! Philippe Falardeau Canada Kanchivaram Priyadarshan India Last Stop 174 Última Parada 174 Bruno Barreto Brazil Management Stephen Belber United States Me and Orson Welles Richard Linklater United States Miracle at St. Anna Spike Lee United States New York, I Love You Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Randy Balsmeyer, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Scarlett Johansson, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner, Jiang Wen, Andrey Zvyagintsev United States Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist Peter Sollett United States Paris 36 Faubourg 36 Christophe Barratier France A Perfect Day Un giorno perfetto Ferzan Özpetek Italy Plastic City Dangkou Yu Lik-wai Brazil, Hong Kong, China, Japan One Day You Will Understand Plus tard, tu comprendras Amos Gitai France, Germany Religulous Larry Charles United States RocknRolla Guy Ritchie United Kingdom, United States, France The Sea Wall Un Barrage contre le Pacifique Rithy Panh France, Cambodia, Belgium Séraphine Martin Provost France, Belgium Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle United Kingdom Still Walking Aruitemo aruitemo Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan Synecdoche, New York Charlie Kaufman United States Valentino: The Last Emperor Matt Tyrnauer United States Waltz with Bashir Vals im Bashir Ari Folman Israel With a Little Help from Myself Aide-toi et le ciel t'aidera François Dupeyron France A Woman in Berlin Anonyma – Eine Frau in Berlin Max Färberböck Germany, Poland The Wrestler Darren Aronofsky United States Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi United States Zack and Miri Make a Porno Kevin Smith United States Contemporary World Cinema English title Original title Director(s) Production country 33 Scenes from Life 33 sceny z życia Małgorzata Szumowska Poland Acne Acné Federico Veiroj Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, Spain Adela Adolfo Alix Jr. Philippines Adhen Dernier maquis Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche France, Algeria All Around Us Gururi no koto Ryōsuke Hashiguchi Japan The Blind Sunflowers Los girasoles ciegos José Luis Cuerda Spain Cloud 9 Wolke Neun Andreas Dresen Germany The Country Teacher Venkovský učitel Bohdan Sláma Czechia Country Wedding Sveitabrúðkaup Valdís Óskarsdóttir Iceland Fear Me Not Den du frygter Kristian Levring Denmark A Film with Me in It Ian Fitzgibbon Ireland Firaaq Nandita Das India Five Dollars a Day Nigel Cole United States Flame & Citron Flammen & Citronen Ole Christian Madsen Denmark The Ghost Domovoi Karen Oganesyan Russia Goodbye Solo Ramin Bahrani United States El Greco Yannis Smaragdis Greece Horn of Plenty El cuerno de la abundancia Juan Carlos Tabío Cuba, Spain In the Shadow of the Naga Nak prok Phawat Panangkasiri Thailand Jerichow Christian Petzold Germany Katia's Sister Het zusje van Katia Mijke de Jong Netherlands Khamsa Karim Dridi France, Germany, Tunisia Knitting Niú lán zhī nǔ Yin Lichuan China Laila's Birthday Eid Milad Laila Rashid Masharawi Palestine, Tunisia, Netherlands Linha de Passe Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas Brazil Lion's Den Leonera Pablo Trapero Argentina, South Korea, Brazil, Spain Lost Song Rodrigue Jean Canada Machan Uberto Pasolini Italy, Sri Lanka Mark of an Angel L'Empreinte de l'ange Safy Nebbou France Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's Maman est chez le coiffeur Léa Pool Canada Middle of Nowhere John Stockwell United States Mothers & Daughters Carl Bessai Canada My Mother, My Bride and I Die zweite Frau Hans Steinbichler Germany The Narrows François Velle United States Native Dancer Baksy Gulshat Omarova Kazakhstan, Russia, France, Germany A No-Hit No-Run Summer Un été sans point ni coup sûr Francis Leclerc Canada O' Horten Bent Hamer Norway, France, Germany, Denmark Once Upon a Time in Rio Era uma Vez... Breno Silveira Brazil Pandora's Box Pandora'nın Kutusu Yeşim Ustaoğlu Turkey Patrik, Age 1.5 Patrik 1,5 Ella Lemhagen Sweden Pedro Nicholas Oceano United States Radio Love Leonardo de Armas Spain The Rest of the Night Il Resto della notte Francesco Munzi Italy Restless Amos Kollek Israel, France, Canada, Germany, Belgium Return to Hansala Retorno a Hansala Chus Gutiérrez Spain Revanche Götz Spielmann Austria Skin Anthony Fabian South Africa, United Kingdom Summer Hours L'Heure d'été Olivier Assayas France Sugar Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck United States Teza Haile Gerima Ethiopia Three Wise Men Kolme viisasta miestä Mika Kaurismäki Finland Toronto Stories David Weaver, Sudz Sutherland, Aaron Woodley, Sook-Yin Lee Canada Treeless Mountain Namueopneun San So Yong Kim South Korea Two-legged Horse Asbe du-pa Samira Makhmalbaf Iran Under the Tree Di Bawah Pohon Garin Nugroho Indonesia Wendy and Lucy Kelly Reichardt United States White Night Wedding Brúðguminn Baltasar Kormákur Iceland The Window La Ventana Carlos Sorin Argentina, Spain Discovery English title Original title Director(s) Production country $9.99 Tatia Rosenthal Australia Apron Strings Sima Urale New Zealand Better Things Duane Hopkins United Kingdom Cold Lunch Lønsj Eva Sørhaug Norway Daytime Drinking Najsul Young-seok Noh South Korea Delta Kornél Mundruczó Hungary Gigantic Matt Aselton United States Hooked Adrian Sitaru Romania Hunger Steve McQueen Ireland, United Kingdom Kabuli Kid Barmak Akram France, Afghanistan Lovely, Still Nik Fackler United States Lymelife Derick Martini, Steve Martini United States Medicine for Melancholy Barry Jenkins United States The Paranoids Los paranoicos Gabriel Medina Argentina Parc Arnaud des Pallières France Rain Maria Govan Bahamas Snow Snijeg Aida Begić Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, France, Iran The Stoning of Soraya M. Sangsār-e Sorayā M. Cyrus Nowrasteh United States Tale 52 Istoria 52 Alexis Alexiou Greece Three Blind Mice Matthew Newton Australia Tony Manero Pablo Larraín Chile Tulpan Sergey Dvortsevoy Kazakhstan, Germany Vacation Kyuka Hajime Kadoi Japan What Doesn't Kill You Brian Goodman United States Winds of September 九降風 Tom Lin Shu-yu Taiwan Zift Dzift Javor Gardev Bulgaria Canada First English title Original title Director(s) Production country Before Tomorrow Le jour avant le lendemain Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu Canada Borderline Lyne Charlebois Control Alt Delete Cameron Labine Coopers' Camera Warren P. Sonoda Down to the Dirt Justin Simms Edison and Leo Neil Burns Nurse.Fighter.Boy Charles Officer Only Ingrid Veninger, Simon Reynolds Real Time Randall Cole When Life Was Good Terry Miles Real to Reel English title Original title Director(s) Production country 7915 KM Nikolaus Geyrhalter Austria American Swing Mathew Kaufman United States At the Edge of the World Dan Stone United States The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World Weijun Chen United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands Blind Loves Slepe lásky Juraj Lehotsky Slovakia Citizen Juling Polamuang Juling Kraisak Choonhavan, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Ing K Thailand The Dungeon Masters Keven McAlester United States Examined Life Astra Taylor Canada Food, Inc. Robert Kenner United States From Mother to Daughter Di madre in figlia Andrea Zambelli Italy Harvard Beats Yale 29–29 Kevin Rafferty United States The Heart of Jenin Das Herz von Jenin Leon Geller, Marcus Vetter Germany It Might Get Loud Davis Guggenheim United States Killing Kasztner Gaylen Ross United States The Memories of Angels La mémoire des anges Luc Bourdon Canada More Than a Game Kristopher Belman United States Paris, Not France Adria Petty United States Peace Mission Dorothee Wenner Germany The Real Shaolin Alexander Sebastien Lee United States, China Sea Point Days François Verster South Africa Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies Intimidades de Shakespeare y Víctor Hugo Yulene Olaizola Mexico Shooting Robert King Richard Parry United Kingdom Soul Power Jeff Levy-Hinte United States Sounds Like Teen Spirit Jamie Jay Johnson United Kingdom Under Rich Earth Bajo Suelos Ricos Malcolm Rogge Canada Unmistaken Child Nati Baratz Israel Unwanted Witness Sin Tregua Juan José Lozano Switzerland, France Upstream Battle Ben Kempas Germany Witch Hunt Dana Nachman, Don Hardy United States Yes Madam, Sir Megan Doneman Australia, India Masters English title Original title Director(s) Production country Achilles and the Tortoise Akiresu to Kame Takeshi Kitano Japan Adam Resurrected Adam Ben Kelev Paul Schrader Germany, Israel, United States The Beaches of Agnès Les Plages d'Agnès Agnès Varda France Everlasting Moments Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick Jan Troell Sweden Four Nights with Anna Cztery noce z Anną Jerzy Skolimowski Poland, France Lorna's Silence Le Silence de Lorna Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne Belgium, Italy, Germany Of Time and the City Terence Davies United Kingdom This Night Nuit de chien Werner Schroeter Portugal, Germany, France Three Monkeys Üç Maymun Nuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey Tokyo Sonata Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan Mavericks English title Original title Director(s) Production country The People Speak Howard Zinn, Chris Moore, Anthony Arnove United States Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies Arne Glimcher United States A Time to Stir Paul Cronin United Kingdom, United States Canadian Open Vault English title Original title Director(s) Production country Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould François Girard Canada Vanguard English title Original title Director(s) Production country Afterwards Et après Gilles Bourdos Canada, France Behind Me Derrière moi Rafaël Ouellet Canada Gods Dioses Josué Méndez Peru I'm Gonna Explode Voy a Explotar Gerardo Naranjo Mexico Kisses Lance Daly Ireland Ocean Flame Yíbàn Haǐshuǐ, Yíbàn Huǒyàn Liu Fendou Hong Kong Pa-ra-da Marco Pontecorvo Italy, France, Romania Pontypool Bruce McDonald Canada Sauna Antti-Jussi Annila Finland Service Serbis Brillante Mendoza Philippines Tears for Sale Čarlston za Ognjenku Uroš Stojanović Serbia Universalove Thomas Woschitz Austria Visions English title Original title Director(s) Production country 24 City 二十四城记 Jia Zhangke China Birdsong El cant dels ocells Albert Serra Spain I Want to See Je veux voir Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige France, Lebanon Liverpool Lisandro Alonso Argentina, France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain Milk Süt Semih Kaplanoğlu Turkey Salamander Salamandra Pablo Agüero France, Germany The Sky Crawlers Sukai Kurora Mamoru Oshii Japan Uncertainty Scott McGehee, David Siegel United States Unspoken Non-dit Fien Troch Belgium Vinyan Fabrice du Welz France, Australia, Belgium, United Kingdom Midnight Madness English title Original title Director(s) Production country Acolytes Jon Hewitt Australia The Burrowers J. T. Petty United States Chocolate Prachya Pinkaew Thailand Deadgirl Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel United States Detroit Metal City Detoroito Metaru Shiti Toshio Lee Japan Eden Log Franck Vestiel France JCVD Mabrouk El Mechri Belgium, France, Luxembourg Martyrs Pascal Laugier France, Canada Not Quite Hollywood Mark Hartley Australia, United States Sexykiller Sexykiller, morirás por ella Miguel Martí Spain Short Cuts Canada English title Original title Director(s) Production country 106 Candice Day Canada The Amendment Kevin Papatie Baghdad Twist Joe Balass Bedroom Jordan Canning Belonging Elizabeth Lazebnik Beyond the Walls La Battue Guy Édoin The Catsitter Tim Hamilton Cattle Call Matthew Rankin, Mike Maryniuk The Earring Nicholas Pye, Sheila Pye Forty Men for the Yukon Tony Massil Gilles Constant Mentzas Green Door Semi Chellas Hers at Last Helen Lee How Are You? Susan Coyne, Martha Burns Hungu Nicolas Brault Lobotomobile Sara St. Onge Machine with Wishbone Randall Okita My Name Is Victor Gazon Mon nom est Victor Gazon Patrick Gazé Next Floor Denis Villeneuve Night Vision Philip Barker Noon Midi Dan Popa Passage Karl Lemieux Passages Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre Pat's First Kiss Pat Mills Pierce, Crush, Escape: Notes on the Boreal Susan Turcot Princess Margaret Blvd. Kazik Radwanski Pudge Annie Bradley Rosa Rosa Félix Dufour-Laperrière Running (Heart, Body, Mind, Spirit) Ann Marie Fleming A Small Thing Adam Garnet Jones Spoiled Sherry White Sunday Jamie M. Dagg Synthesizer Synthétiseur Sarah Fortin Uniform Material Chris McCarroll Us Chickens Mark Van de Ven What I've Lost Duraid Munajim Whitmore Park Brian Stockton The Workout Sami Khan Sprockets Family Zone English title Original title Director(s) Production country Krabat Marco Kreuzpaintner Germany Mia and the Migoo Mia et le Migou Jacques-Rémy Girerd France, Italy The Secret of Moonacre Gábor Csupó France, Australia, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States Sunshine Barry & The Disco Worms Disco ormene Thomas Borch Nielsen Denmark, Germany Wavelengths English title Original title Director(s) Production country Artemis's Knee Le Genou d'Artemide Jean-Marie Straub Italy, France L'Atelier Hannes Schüpbach Switzerland Black and White Trypps Number Three Ben Russell United States Block B Chris Chong Chan Fui Canada, Malaysia Dig Robert Todd United States Encyclopaedia Britannica John Latham United Kingdom Flash in the Metropolitan Rosalind Nashashibi, Lucy Skaer United Kingdom Garden/ing Eriko Sonoda Japan Horizontal Boundaries Pat O'Neill United States How to Conduct a Love Affair David Gatten United States Lossless #2 Rebecca Baron, Douglas Goodwin United States Mosaik Mécanique Norbert Pfaffenbichler Austria Optra Field III-VI T. Marie United States The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly Charlotte Pryce United States Paricutin Erika Loic Canada Public Domain Jim Jennings United States Refraction Series Chris Gehman Canada Rodakis Olaf Nikolai Germany RR James Benning United States Sarabande Nathaniel Dorsky United States The Secret History of the Dividing Line David Gatten United States Suspension Vanessa O'Neill United States Tell Me On Tuesday Sag es mir Dienstag Astrid Ofner Austria Trypps #5 (Dubai) Ben Russell United States Tziporah Abraham Ravett United States When It Was Blue Jennifer Reeves United States, Iceland Winter Nathaniel Dorsky United States Future Projections English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Butcher's Shop Philip Haas United States Cathedral Marco Brambilla Canada The Death of Tom Glenn Ligon United States I'm Feeling Lucky Samuel Chow Canada Teenager Hamlet 2006 Margaux Williamson Canada Utopia Suite Clive Holden Canada When the Gods Came Down to Earth Srinivas Krishna Canada Yonge-Dundas Square Free public events at Yonge-Dundas Square (now Sankofa Square), including outdoor film screenings and promotional tie-in concerts. Terence Blanchard The Celluloid Closet Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock ’n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood EdgeCodes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing Great Lake Swimmers Emm Gryner Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse Keb' Mo' Youssou N'Dour That's Entertainment! Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography Canada's Top Ten TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list, its national critics and festival programmers poll of the ten best feature and short films of the year, was released in December 2008."TIFF's Top Ten". Vancouver Sun, December 17, 2008. Feature films Adoration — Atom Egoyan Before Tomorrow (Le jour avant le lendemain) — Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu Fifty Dead Men Walking — Kari Skogland Heaven on Earth — Deepa Mehta It's Not Me, I Swear! (C'est pas moi, je le jure) — Philippe Falardeau Lost Song — Rodrigue Jean Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur) — Léa Pool The Memories of Angels (La Memoire des anges) — Luc Bourdon The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) — Benoît Pilon Pontypool — Bruce McDonald Short films Beyond the Walls (La Battue) — Guy Édoin Block B — Chris Chong Chan Fui Drux Flux — Theodore Ushev Ghosts and Gravel Roads — Mike Rollo Green Door — Semi Chellas My Name Is Victor Gazon (Mon nom est Victor Gazon) — Patrick Gazé Next Floor — Denis Villeneuve Nikamowin (Song) — Kevin Lee Burton Passages — Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre Princess Margaret Blvd. — Kazik Radwanski References 2 External links 2008 Toronto International Film Festival 2008 Toronto International Film Festival at IMDb Category:2008 in Canadian cinema 2008 Category:2008 film festivals Category:2008 in Toronto Category:2008 festivals in North America Category:September 2008 in Canada