2000 Toronto International Film Festival

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2000 Toronto International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening film Stardom[1]
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by Toronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films 330 films and 25 shorts
Festival date September 7, 2000 (2000-09-07)–September 16, 2000 (2000-09-16)
Language English
Website web.archive.org/web/20010203223900/http://e.bell.ca/filmfest/2000/index.asp

The 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, the 25th annual festival, ran from September 7 to September 16, 2000. Along with special events to commemorate the anniversary, there were a total of 330 films screened. There was a special screening of Sergei Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky featuring musical accompaniment by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Also, 25 digital video shorts were made by attending filmmakers.[2][3][4]

Awards

Award[5][6][7][8] Film Director
People's Choice Award Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee
Discovery Award (tie) George Washington David Gordon Green
Discovery Award (tie) 101 Reykjavík Baltasar Kormákur
Best Canadian Feature Film Waydowntown Gary Burns
Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation Maelström Denis Villeneuve
Best Canadian Feature Film - Special Jury Citation Ginger Snaps Karen Walton (writer)
Best Canadian First Feature Film The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge Philippe Falardeau
Best Canadian First Feature Film - Special Jury Citation Red Deer Anthony Couture
Best Canadian Short Film Le Chapeau Michèle Cournoyer
Best Canadian Short Film - Special Mention Ernest Keith Behrman
FIPRESCI International Critics' Award Bangkok Dangerous Pang Fat & Oxide Pang Chun

Programmes

Galas

25th Anniversary Special Events

The Bloomberg Tribute to Stephen Frears

Year 1

Beckett on Film

Canadian Open Vault

Contemporary World Cinema

Dialogues: Talking With Pictures

Discovery

Masters

Midnight Madness[9]

Perspective Canada

Planet Africa

Preludes

Real to Reel

Robert Beavers Spotlight

  • Amor directed by Robert Beavers
  • From the Notebook of... directed by Robert Beavers
  • The Painting directed by Robert Beavers
  • Ruskin directed by Robert Beavers
  • Sotiros directed by Robert Beavers
  • The Stoas directed by Robert Beavers
  • Wingseed directed by Robert Beavers
  • Work Done directed by Robert Beavers

Special Presentations

References

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External links

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