1985 Toronto International Film Festival

Festival poster

Opening film| My American Cousin
Location| Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by| Toronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films| 460 feature films
Festival date| September 5, 1985 (1985-09-05)–September 14, 1985 (1985-09-14)
Language| English
Website| tiff.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]

My American Cousin by Sandy Wilson was selected as the opening film.[2]

## Awards

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Award[3][4] | Film  | Director

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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 Presentation

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* When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica
* My Beautiful Laundrette by Stephen Frears
* The Official Story by Luis Puenzo
* Desert Hearts by Donna Deitch
* The Funeral by Juzo Itami
* Singleton's Pluck by Richard Eyre
* Lieber Karl by Maria Knilli
* Chain Letters by Mark Rappaport
* Seduction: The Cruel Woman by Elfi Mikesch and Monika Treut
* Colonel Redl by István Szabó
* Broken Mirrors (Gebroken spiegels) by Marleen Gorris
* A Strange Love Affair by Eric de Kuyper and Paul Verstaten
* Oriana by Fina Torres
* Death of a Salesman by Volker Schlöndorff

### Canadian Perspective

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* 90 Days by Giles Walker
* The Alley Cat by Jean Beaudin
* Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got by Brigitte Berman
* Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks by Donald Brittain
* Crime Wave by John Paizs
* The Dame in Colour by Claude Jutra
* Eastern Avenue by Peter Mettler
* Jacques and November by Jean Beaudry and François Bouvier
* The Last Glacier by Jacques Leduc and Roger Frappier
* My American Cousin by Sandy Wilson
* No Sad Songs by Nik Sheehan
* On Land Over Water (Six Stories) by Richard Kerr
* Pale Face by Claude Gagnon
* Samuel Lount by Laurence Keane
* Transylvania 1917 by Peter Dudar
* A Trilogy by Barbara Sternberg

## 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. ^ "Taking a look back at TIFF". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved October 18, 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. ^ "TIFF Awards" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 16, 2013.
4. ^ "TIFF People's Choice prize heralds film industry kudos". CBC News. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

## External links

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* Official site
* TIFF: A Reel History: 1976 - 2012
* 1985 Toronto International Film Festival at IMDb

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