1976 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmCousin Cousine[1]
Closing filmQueen of the Gypsies[2]
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films127 feature films
Festival dateOctober 18, 1976 (1976-10-18)–October 24, 1976 (1976-10-24)[2]
LanguageEnglish
Websitetiff.net

The 1st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place at Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada between October 18 and October 24, 1976.[2] Initially its name was Festival of Festivals, which remained until 1994 after which it became the Toronto International Film Festival.[3][4] It showcased 127 feature films from 30 different countries with the audience of 35,000. It featured some of the best films from film festivals around the world.[5][6][7][8] Most of the Hollywood studios later withdrew their submissions citing reason that Toronto audiences would be too parochial for their films.[9] Cousin Cousine, a French film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella was selected as the opening film and screened at Ontario Place Cinesphere[1][10][11][12] and Queen of the Gypsies was the closing film.[2] German cinema was focused upon, with films from German directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog.[6]

Producer Dino De Laurentiis, screened a 90-second preview of his then-unreleased King Kong at the festival.[13]

Programme

Gala Presentation

Canadian Cinema

The Canadian Cinema program had been slated to include Don Owen's film Partners, but it was pulled from the festival at the last minute after a dispute with the Ontario Censor Board about a brief sex scene in the film.[17]

Documentaries

References

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  9. ^ "Film Festivals — Then and Now By David Sterritt". Archived from the original on September 6, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  10. ^ TCousin Cousine at tiff. 2012-09-07. ISBN 9781468914320. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  11. ^ "36 things you didn't know about TIFF". The Star. Toronto. August 24, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  12. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (January 16, 2008). "Dusty Cohl, 79, a Toronto Film Festival Founder". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  13. ^ "In pictures: Toronto Film Festival history and highlights". BBC News. August 30, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Coverage from the Toronto International Film Festival". Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Taking a look back at TIFF". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  16. ^ "976 Toronto International Film Festival". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  17. ^ Robert Martin, "Cens(or) nonsense?" The Globe and Mail, October 30, 1976.
  18. ^ "A brief history of TIFF". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

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