1979 Toronto International Film Festival

1979 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by Toronto International Film Festival Group
Festival date September 6, 1979 (1979-09-06)–September 15, 1979 (1979-09-15)
Language English
Website tiff.net

The 4th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 15, 1979. This year The American Nightmare retrospective on American horror films was organized by Canadian critic Robin Wood and Richard Lippe.[1] Brian De Palma and George A. Romero attended the retrospective as guests.[2][3] Also this year Industry programme trade forum was started by festival, which continued till 1991.[1] The People's Choice Award was awarded to Best Boy by Ira Wohl, which later won Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.

Awards

Award[4][5] Film Director
People's Choice Award Best Boy Ira Wohl

Programme

Gala Presentation

Canadian Cinema

Documentaries

References

  1. 1 2 "TIFF History". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "A brief history of TIFF". Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.. tiff.net, October 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award Should Set Pattern for Public Deciding Best Film at Film Festivals". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ "1979 Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
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