1989 Toronto International Film Festival

Festival poster

Opening film| In Country
Location| Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by| Toronto International Film Festival Group
Festival date| September 7, 1989 (1989-09-07)–September 16, 1989 (1989-09-16)
Language| English
Website| tiff.net

The 14th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 7 and September 16, 1989. In Country by Norman Jewison was selected as the opening film.[1]

## Awards[edit]

Award[2][3] | Film  | Director

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People's Choice Award  | Roger & Me | Michael Moore
Best Canadian Feature Film  | Roadkill | Bruce McDonald
Best Canadian Short Film  | Stealing Images | Alan Zweig
Best Canadian Short Film, Honorable Mention  | Justine's Film | Jeanne Crépeau
International Critics' Award  | Jesus of Montreal | Denys Arcand

## Programme[edit]

### Gala Presentation[edit]

* In Country by Norman Jewison
* Drugstore Cowboy by Gus Van Sant
* Life and Nothing But by Bertrand Tavernier
* Mystery Train by Jim Jarmusch
* The Killer by John Woo
* The Seventh Continent by Michael Haneke
* My Left Foot by Jim Sheridan
* Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore
* The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover by Peter Greenaway
* Sweetie by Jane Campion
* Apartment Zero by Martin Donovan
* Under the Glacier by Guðný Halldórsdóttir
* Monsieur Hire by Patrice Leconte
* Aviya's Summer by Eli Cohen
* A Dry White Season by Euzhan Palcy
* Needle by Rashid Nugmanov
* Chattahoochee by Mick Jackson

### Canadian Perspectives[edit]

* American Boyfriends by Sandy Wilson
* Black Mother, Black Daughter by Sylvia Hamilton and Claire Prieto
* Brown Bread Sandwiches by Carlo Liconti
* Bye Bye Blues by Anne Wheeler
* Cold Comfort by Vic Sarin
* Foreign Nights by Izidore K. Musallam
* In the Belly of the Dragon by Yves Simoneau
* Jesus of Montreal by Denys Arcand
* Justice Denied by Paul Cowan
* Lessons on Life by Jacques Leduc
* Roadkill by Bruce McDonald
* Sous les draps, les étoiles by Jean-Pierre Gariépy
* Speaking Parts by Atom Egoyan
* Stealing Images by Alan Zweig
* Strand: Under the Dark Cloth by John Walker
* Tending Towards the Horizontal by Barbara Sternberg
* Termini Station by Allan King
* The Top of His Head by Peter Mettler
* The Traveller by Bruno Lazaro
* Unfaithful Mornings by François Bouvier and Jean Beaudry
* The Vacant Lot by William D. MacGillivray
* Welcome to Canada by John N. Smith
* Where the Spirit Lives by Bruce Pittman

### Midnight Madness[edit]

* Dr. Caligari by Stephen Sayadian
* Lenny Live and Unleashed by Andy Harries
* Opera by Dario Argento
* Carnival of Souls by Herk Harvey
* Alien Space Avenger by Richard W. Haines
* Funny by Bran Ferren
* Over Easy by Ignacio Valero
* Shimmelsteen by Michael Wolfe
* No Such Thing As Gravity by Alyce Wittenstein
* Whoregasm by Nick Zedd
* Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Over-Fiend by Hideki Takayama
* Heavy Petting by Obie Benz

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### Documentaries[edit]

* The Big Bang by James Toback
* Eat the Kimono by Kim Longinotto and Jano Williams
* Roger & Me by Michael Moore
* White Lake by Colin Browne

## References[edit]

1. ^ "No Cancon on TIFF's opening night". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. August 23, 2012. 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.
4. ^ "History of the Toronto International Film Festival's MIDNIGHT MADNESS Programme". Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved October 18, 2013.

## External links[edit]

* Official site
* TIFF: A Reel History: 1976 - 2012
* 1989 Toronto International Film Festival at IMDb

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