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1985 Toronto International Film Festival

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1985 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmJoshua Then and Now
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films460 feature films
Festival dateSeptember 5, 1985 (1985-09-05)–September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14)
LanguageEnglish
Websitetiff.net

The 10th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and September 14, 1985. The festival featured 460 feature films, the highest number of films in festival.[1]

Joshua Then and Now by Ted Kotcheff was selected as the opening film.

Awards

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Award[2][3] Film Director
People's Choice Award The Official Story Luis Puenzo
Best Canadian Feature Film Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks Donald Brittain
International Critics' Award My American Cousin Sandy Wilson
No Surrender Alan Bleasdale

Programme

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Gala Presentations

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Colonel RedlOberst RedlIstván SzabóHungary, West Germany, Austria
Death of a SalesmanVolker SchlöndorffUnited States
Joshua Then and NowTed KotcheffCanada
The Journey of Natty GannJeremy Paul KaganUnited States
Jagged EdgeRichard MarquandUnited States
Kiss of the Spider WomanHéctor BabencoBrazil, United States
MaxiePaul AaronUnited States
Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersPaul SchraderUnited States, Japan
The Official StoryLa Historia oficialLuis PuenzoArgentina
PlentyFred SchepisiUnited States
Twice in a LifetimeBud YorkinUnited States

Perspective Canada

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
90 DaysGiles WalkerCanada
The Alley CatLe MatouJean Beaudin
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've GotBrigitte Berman
Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. BanksDonald Brittain
Crime WaveJohn Paizs
The Dame in ColourLa Dame en couleursClaude Jutra
Eastern AvenuePeter Mettler
Jacques and NovemberJacques et novembreJean Beaudry, François Bouvier
The Last GlacierLe dernier glacierJacques Leduc, Roger Frappier
My American CousinSandy Wilson
No Sad SongsNik Sheehan
On Land Over Water (Six Stories)Richard Kerr
Pale FaceVisage pâleClaude Gagnon
Samuel LountLaurence Keane
Transylvania 1917Peter Dudar
A TrilogyBarbara Sternberg

Contemporary World Cinema

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Open Vault

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Back to God's CountryDavid HartfordCanada
Becky SharpRouben MamoulianUnited States
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangMervyn LeRoyUnited States
Way Down EastD. W. GriffithUnited States

Unconfirmed program

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References

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  1. ↑ "The TIFF 35th Anniversary Facts and Figures". Economia della Cultura (2). 2011. doi:10.1446/35425. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
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