1997 Toronto International Film Festival

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1997 Toronto International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening film The Sweet Hereafter[1]
Closing film Jackie Brown
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by Toronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films 279 films
Festival date September 4, 1997 (1997-09-04)–September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)
Language English
Website tiff.net

The 22nd 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.[2][3][4]

Awards

Award[5] Film Director
People's Choice Award The Hanging Garden Thom Fitzgerald
Metro Media Award Boogie Nights Paul Thomas Anderson
Metro Media Award L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson
Best Canadian Feature Film The Hanging Garden Thom Fitzgerald
Best Canadian Feature Film The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan
Best Canadian First Feature Film Cube Vincenzo Natali
Best Canadian Short Film Cotton Candy Roshell Bissett
Best Canadian Short Film - Special Mention BP (Pushing the Boundaries) Brian Nash
FIPRESCI International Critics' Award Under the Skin Carine Adler

Programmes

Galas

Special Presentations

The Masters

Perspective Canada

Contemporary World Cinema

Discovery

Planet Africa

Real To Reel

Dialogues: Talking With Pictures

Balkan Cinema: Home Truths

Directors' Spotlight: Benoît Jacquot

Midnight Madness[6]

References

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