1999 Toronto International Film Festival

Summary

The 24th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 9 to September 18, 1999. The festival opened with Atom Egoyan's Felicia's Journey and closed with Onegin by Martha Fiennes. A total of 318 films were screened in the 13 programmes.[1][2][3]

1999 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmFelicia's Journey
Closing filmOnegin
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films318 films
Festival dateSeptember 9, 1999 (1999-09-09)–September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
LanguageEnglish
Websitetiff.net

Awards edit

Award[4] Film Recipient
People's Choice Award American Beauty Sam Mendes
Discovery Award Goat on Fire and Smiling Fish Kevin Jordan
Best Canadian Feature Film The Five Senses Jeremy Podeswa
Best Canadian Feature Film – Special Jury Citation Set Me Free (Emporte-moi) Léa Pool
Best Canadian First Feature Film Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the '70s Generation Catherine Annau
Best Canadian First Feature Film – Special Jury Citation Full Blast Rodrigue Jean
Canadian Film Jury Special Citations for Acting Johnny Chris Martin
New Waterford Girl Liane Balaban
Set Me Free (Emporte-moi) Karine Vanasse
Best Canadian Short Film Discharge (Décharge) Patrick Demers
Best Canadian Short Film – Special Mention Karaoke Stéphane Lafleur
FIPRESCI International Critics' Award Shower Zhang Yang

Programmes edit

Gala Opening Night edit

Gala Closing Night edit

Gala Presentations edit

Special Presentations edit

Masters edit

Perspective Canada edit

Contemporary World Cinema edit

Discovery edit

Planet Africa edit

Real to Reel edit

Dialogues: Talking with Pictures edit

Indiscreet Charms: New Spanish Cinema edit

Spotlight: Kiyoshi Kurosawa edit

Tribute: The Story of David Overbey edit

Midnight Madness edit

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References edit

  1. ^ "24th Toronto International Film Festival Coverage: List of Films". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "24th Toronto International Film Festival Coverage". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "indieWIRE - Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "Awards" Archived 2016-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "History of the Toronto International Film Festival's MIDNIGHT MADNESS Programme". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved October 19, 2013.

External links edit

  • Official site
  • 1999 Toronto International Film Festival at IMDb