 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Last Wedding |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| No. of films | 326 films |
| Festival date | September 6, 2001–September 15, 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Website | tiff |
The 26th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 6 to September 15, 2001. There were 326 films (249 feature films, 77 short films) from 54 countries scheduled to be screened during the ten-day festival. During a hastily arranged press conference on September 11, Festival director Piers Handling and managing director Michelle Maheux announced that 30 public screenings and 20 press screenings would be cancelled during the sixth day of the festival due to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C.[1] The festival resumed for the final four days though some films were cancelled because the film prints could not reach Toronto due to flight restrictions.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ Howell, Peter. "Movies win role in a traumatized world ; Toronto film festival ended with hope for better future", Toronto Star, September 17, 2001, page E2.
- ^ "26th Toronto International Film Festival Coverage". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "26th Toronto International Film Festival Coverage: List of Films". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "September 11, 2001 At The Toronto International Film Festival: A Reminiscence". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "Toronto Film Festival 2001 Before & After". The A.V. Club. 26 September 2001. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ "FilmFestivals . Com - TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Archived from the original on 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2022-02-14.