2012 Toronto International Film Festival

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The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 16, 2012. TIFF announced the films that were accepted on August 21, 2012. Looper directed by Rian Johnson was selected as the opening film.[1][2]

Awards

Award[3][4] Film Director
People's Choice Award Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell
People's Choice Award (Documentary) Artifact Jared Leto
People's Choice Award (Midnight Madness) Seven Psychopaths Martin McDonagh
Best Canadian Feature Film Laurence Anyways Xavier Dolan
Best Canadian Short Film Keep a Modest Head Deco Dawson
Best Canadian First Feature Film Antiviral Brandon Cronenberg
Blackbird Jason Buxton
FIPRESCI Discovery Call Girl Mikael Marcimain
FIPRESCI Special Presentations In the House François Ozon

On 17 September 2012, it was announced that David O. Russell's comedy film, Silver Linings Playbook, had been awarded the People's Choice Award.[5] The film, in which Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence appear as "neurotic lovers obsessed with their exes", is based on a novel by Matthew Quick.[5][6] The festival director, Piers Handling, stated that the film is "a deeply emotional story."[7] Ben Affleck's Argo was the runner-up for the prize.[8] Jared Leto's Artifact was given the People's Choice Award for best documentary, while Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths won the Midnight Madness audience award.[5]

Programmes

Gala Presentations

Special Presentations

Documentaries

Midnight Madness[10]

Vanguard

Contemporary World Cinema

Masters

City To City: Mumbai

TIFF Kids

TIFF Cinematheque

Discovery

References

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External links

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