1996 Toronto International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Fire |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| Festival date | September 5, 1996–September 14, 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Website | tiff |
The 21st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and September 14, 1996.Deepa Mehta's Fire was selected as the opening film.[1][2]
Awards[edit]
| Award[3][4] | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Award | Shine | Scott Hicks |
| Metro Media Award | Shine | Scott Hicks |
| Best Canadian Feature Film | Long Day's Journey into Night | David Wellington |
| Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation | Kissed | Lynne Stopkewich |
| Best Canadian Short Film | Letters from Home | Mike Hoolboom |
| Best Canadian Short Film - Special Jury Citation | Sin Cycle | Jack Cocker & Ben Famiglietti |
| Best Canadian Short Film - Special Jury Citation | Lodela | Philippe Baylaucq |
| FIPRESCI International Critics' Award | Life | Lawrence Johnston |
| FIPRESCI International Critics' Award - Special Mention | The Daytrippers | Greg Mottola |
Programme[edit]
Gala Presentation[edit]
- Shine by Scott Hicks
- Life by Lawrence Johnston
- The Daytrippers by Greg Mottola
- Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day by Christopher Münch
- The Watermelon Woman by Cheryl Dunye
- Trees Lounge by Steve Buscemi
- Unhook the Stars by Nick Cassavetes
- Big Night by Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci
- Breaking the Waves by Lars von Trier
- The Quiet Room by Rolf de Heer
- Ridicule by Patrice Leconte
- Beautiful Thing by Hettie MacDonald
- Prisoner of the Mountains by Sergei Bodrov
- The Funeral by Abel Ferrara
- Jude by Michael Winterbottom
- Fly Away Home by Carroll Ballard
- Swingers by Doug Liman
- That Thing You Do! by Tom Hanks
- Albino Alligator by Kevin Spacey
- Grace of My Heart by Allison Anders
- Ponette by Jacques Doillon
- A Summer's Tale by Eric Rohmer
- Goodbye South, Goodbye by Hou Hsiao-hsien
- Bound by Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski
- Mother by Albert Brooks
- Floating Life by Clara Law
- A Summer in La Goulette by Férid Boughedir
- 2 Days in the Valley by John Herzfeld
- Some Mother's Son by Terry George
- Deep Crimson by Arturo Ripstein
- Box of Moonlight by Tom DiCillo
- Vesna va veloce by Carlo Mazzacurati
- Forgotten Silver by Peter Jackson & Costa Botes
- Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love by Mira Nair
- Bastard Out of Carolina by Anjelica Huston
- American Buffalo by Michael Corrente
- La bouche de Jean-Pierre by Lucile Hadžihalilović
- Little Angel by Helke Misselwitz
- Kolya by Jan Svěrák
Canadian Perspective[edit]
- Bogus by Norman Jewison
- Can I Get a Witness? by Kris Lefcoe
- Cat Swallows Parakeet And Speaks! by Ileana Pietrobruno
- The Cockroach that Ate Cincinnati by Michael McNamara
- The Escort (L'Escorte) by Denis Langlois
- Fire by Deepa Mehta
- The Human Plant (La Plante humaine) by Pierre Hébert
- Hustler White by Bruce LaBruce
- Kissed by Lynne Stopkewich
- Letters from Home by Mike Hoolboom
- Lilies by John Greyson
- Lodela by Philippe Baylaucq
- Long Day's Journey into Night by David Wellington
- Lulu by Srinivas Krishna
- Moscow Summer by Robin Schlaht
- Not Me! (Sous-sol) by Pierre Gang
- Power by Magnus Isacsson
- Project Grizzly by Peter Lynch
- Shoemaker by Colleen Murphy
- Sin Cycle by Jack Cocker and Ben Famiglietti
- Soft Like Me by Jeffrey Erbach
- Trouble by Paul diStefano
Midnight Madness[edit]
- Curdled by Reb Braddock
- Killer Tongue by Alberto Sciamma
- Road Movie by Peter Care
- Organ by Kei Fujiwara
- The Stendhal Syndrome by Dario Argento
- All of Them Witches by Daniel Gruener
- Ratchet by John Johnson
- Screwed by Alexander Crawford
- Attack of Legion by Shusuke Kaneko
Vietnam Perspective[edit]
- When the Tenth Month Comes by Đặng Nhật Minh
- The Retired General by Nguyễn Khắc Lợi
- Gone, Gone Forever Gone by Hồ Quang Minh
- Black Cactuses by Lê Dân
- Nostalgia for Countryside by Đặng Nhật Minh
Documentaries[edit]
- Looking for Richard by Al Pacino
- Microcosmos by Marie Pérennou & Claude Nuridsany
- Mondani a mondhatatlant: Elie Wiesel üzenete by Judit Elek
- A Tickle in the Heart by Stefan Schwietert
References[edit]
- ^ "Fire". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 19, 2013.
- ^ "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ "History of the Toronto International Film Festival's MIDNIGHT MADNESS Programme". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ Mydans, Seth (September 1, 1996). "In Hanoi, an Austere Film Diet". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2013.