 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Borg McEnroe by Janus Metz Pedersen |
|---|---|
| Closing film | C'est la vie! by Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache |
| Location | Toronto, Canada |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Awards | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (People's Choice Award) |
| Festival date | September 7 – 17, 2017 |
| Website | www |
The 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from September 7 to 17, 2017. There were fourteen programs, with the Vanguard and City to City programs both being retired from previous years, with the total number of films down by 20% from the 2016 edition.[1][2] Borg/McEnroe directed by Janus Metz Pedersen opened the festival.[3]
According to a "fact sheet" released by the Festival before it began, this edition included 255 feature-length films[4] and 84 short films. Of the feature films, 147 are claimed to be world premieres.
The number of Canadian films at the festival (including co-productions) was listed as 28 features and 29 shorts.[5] Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk received a special IMAX 70mm screening at the Cinesphere as part of the main film slate and the 50th anniversary of IMAX, making it the first Nolan film to appear at the festival since Following, nineteen years earlier.[6]
- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival's 2017 Lineup Will Be 'More Tightly Curated,' Programmers Say". IndieWire. February 23, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "TIFF Unveils 2017 Programmes & Programmers" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival. February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Toronto: Shia LaBeouf's 'Borg/McEnroe' to Open 2017 Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ "Hollywood descends on Toronto for film festival". BBC News. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Toronto International Film Festival Fact Sheet" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival Inc. August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "'Dunkirk' Receives a Special IMAX Screening at TIFF". August 29, 2017.