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1992 Toronto International Film Festival

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1992 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmLéolo
Closing filmThe Twist
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
Festival dateSeptember 10, 1992 (1992-09-10)–September 19, 1992 (1992-09-19)
LanguageEnglish
Websitetiff.net

The 17th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 10 and September 19, 1992. Léolo was selected as the opening film.[1][2][3]

Quentin Tarantino's debut film Reservoir Dogs premiered at the festival and won FIPRESCI International Critics' Award.[4]

Awards

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Award[5][6] Film Director
People's Choice Award Strictly Ballroom Baz Luhrmann
Metro Media Award Man Bites Dog Benoît Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux & André Bonzel
Best Canadian Feature Film Requiem for a Handsome Bastard (Requiem pour un beau sans-coeur) Robert Morin
Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation Léolo Jean-Claude Lauzon
Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Peter Wintonick & Mark Achbar
Best Canadian Short Film Letters of Transit (Les sauf-conduits) Manon Briand
Best Canadian Short Film - Special Jury Citation Blue Don McKellar
Best Canadian Short Film - Special Jury Citation The Fairy Who Didn't Want to Be a Fairy Anymore Laurie Lynd
Best Canadian Short Film - Special Jury Citation Moose Jaw: There's a Future in Our Past Rick Hancox
Best Canadian Short Film - Special Jury Citation My Niagara Helen Lee
FIPRESCI International Critics' Award Reservoir Dogs Quentin Tarantino

Programme

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Gala Presentation

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Canadian Perspective

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Midnight Madness

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Documentaries

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References

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  1. ^ "TIFF: A history of opening nights". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "TIFF History". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ "TIFF 2012: Titles worth talking about". The Star. Toronto. August 23, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "History of the Toronto International Film Festival's MIDNIGHT MADNESS Programme". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
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