1976 Toronto International Film Festival
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Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Cousin Cousine[1] |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Queen of the Gypsies[2] |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| Number of films | 127 feature films |
| Festival date | October 18, 1976–October 24, 1976[2] |
| Language | English |
| Website |
tiff |
The 1st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place at Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada between October 18 and October 24, 1976.[2] Initially its name was Festival of Festivals, which remained until 1994 after which it become Toronto International Film Festival.[3][4] It showcased 127 feature films from 30 different countries with the audience of 35,000. It featured some of the best films from film festivals around the world.[5][6][7][8] Most of the Hollywood studios later withdrew their submissions citing reason that Toronto audiences would be too parochial for their films.[9] Cousin Cousine, a French film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella was selected as the opening film and screened at Ontario Place Cinesphere[1][10][11][12] and Queen of the Gypsies was the closing film.[2] German cinema was focused upon, with films from German directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog.[6]
Producer Dino De Laurentiis, screened 90 seconds preview from his then unreleased film King Kong at the festival.[13]
Programme
Gala Presentation
- Cousin Cousine by Jean-Charles Tacchella[14][15]
- Illustrious Corpses by Francesco Rosi[14][15]
- Death Race 2000 by Paul Bartel[14][15]
- Queen of the Gypsies by Emil Loteanu[14][15]
- Lumière by Jeanne Moreau[14][15]
- Dersu Uzala by Akira Kurosawa[14][15]
- Adoption by Márta Mészáros[16]
- Mother Küsters' Trip to Heaven by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- The Devil's Playground by Fred Schepisi
- Bernice Bobs Her Hair by Joan Micklin Silver
- The Best Way to Walk by Claude Miller
- Kings of the Road by Wim Wenders
- Heart of Glass by Werner Herzog
- Herfra min verden går by Christian Braad Thomsen
- Hustruer by Anja Breien
- Cantata de Chile by Humberto Solás
- Scandalo by Salvatore Samperi
- Harvest: 3,000 Years by Haile Gerima
- Independence Day by Bobby Roth
Canadian Cinema
- L'eau chaude, l'eau frette by André Forcier
- The Supreme Kid by Peter Bryant
- L'absence by Brigitte Sauriol
Documentaries
- Grey Gardens by Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer[2]
- Harlan County, USA by Barbara Kopple[2]
- Small Change by François Truffaut[2]
- Hollywood on Trial by David Helpern[2]
- Not a Pretty Picture by Martha Coolidge[17]
References
- 1 2 "Fun facts about TIFF". CBC News. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "When TIFF Was a Festival of Festivals". Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ "The TIFF 35th Anniversary Facts and Figures". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ↑ "In pictures: Toronto Film Festival history and highlights". BBC News. August 30, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
- ↑ "TIFF History". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- 1 2 "Providing captivating films for 33 years.". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ "The Toronto International Film Festival North America's Largest Festival - A Lauch Pad For Oscar Campaigns". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ "Film Festivals — Then and Now By David Sterritt". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ TCousin Cousine at tiff. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ "36 things you didn't know about TIFF". The Star. Toronto. August 24, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ Hevesi, Dennis (January 16, 2008). "Dusty Cohl, 79, a Toronto Film Festival Founder". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ "In pictures: Toronto Film Festival history and highlights". BBC News. August 30, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Coverage from the Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Taking a look back at TIFF". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ "976 Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ↑ "A brief history of TIFF". Retrieved October 12, 2013.