The 13th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 8 and September 17, 1988. Midnight Madness programme was introduced at the festival.[1][2] The festival screened more than 300 films from all over the world.[3] Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Pedro Almodóvar won the People's Choice Award at the festival, which later nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at Academy Award.
 Festival poster by Marie-Louise Cusack | |
| Opening film | Dead Ringers |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| No. of films | 300 films |
| Festival date | September 8, 1988–September 17, 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Website | tiff |
Dead Ringers by David Cronenberg was selected as the opening film.[4]
Awards
| Award[5][6] | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Award | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Best Canadian Feature Film | The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | Allan A. Goldstein |
| International Critics' Award | Distant Voices, Still Lives | Terence Davies |
Programme
Gala Presentation
- Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Pedro Almodóvar
- Distant Voices, Still Lives by Terence Davies
- A Short Film About Killing by Krzysztof Kieślowski
- Chocolat by Claire Denis
- The Last of England by Derek Jarman
- Earth Girls Are Easy by Julien Temple
- Track 29 by Nicolas Roeg
- The Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris
- Red Sorghum by Zhang Yimou
- Wherever You Are... by Krzysztof Zanussi
- Love Is a Fat Woman by Alejandro Agresti
- The Way Things Go by Peter Fischli & David Weiss
- Hard Times by João Botelho
- Rouge by Stanley Kwan
- Story of Women by Claude Chabrol
- The Beast by Kevin Reynolds
- Três Menos Eu by João Canijo
- Madame Sousatzka by John Schlesinger
- Tango Bar by Marcos Zurinaga
- Ei by Danniel Danniel
Canadian Perspective
- The Box of Sun (La boîte à soleil) by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
- Calling the Shots by Janis Cole and Holly Dale
- Comic Book Confidential by Ron Mann
- Dead Ringers by David Cronenberg
- The Forgotten War by Richard Boutet
- Growing Up in America by Morley Markson
- The Heat Line by Hubert-Yves Rose
- I Will Make No More Boring Art by William D. MacGillivray
- Lac La Croix by Judith Doyle
- Milk and Honey by Glen Salzman and Rebecca Yates
- Name Your Poison It's a Scream Channel No. 5 by John Gagne
- The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick by Allan A. Goldstein
- Palais Royale by Martin Lavut
- Pissoir by John Greyson
- The Revolving Doors by Francis Mankiewicz
- Shadow Dancing by Lewis Furey
- Something About Love by Tom Berry
- The Squamish Five by Paul Donovan
- Strangers in a Strange Land by Bob McKeown
- Walking After Midnight by Jonathan Kay
Midnight Madness
- The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years by Penelope Spheeris
- Big Time by Chris Blum
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II by Tony Randel
- Heavy Petting by Obie Benz
- Forbidden to Forbid by Lothar Lambert
- Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em by Ray Boseley
- Brand New Day by Amos Gitai
- Brain Damage by Frank Henenlotter
References
External links
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