1980 Toronto International Film Festival

1980 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmLoving Couples by Jack Smight
Closing filmDivine Madness by Michael Ritchie
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
Festival dateSeptember 4, 1980 (1980-09-04)–September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13)
LanguageEnglish
Websitetiff.net

The 5th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 4 and September 13, 1980. That year the festival hold a retrospective in honor of Jean-Luc Godard, who himself attended the retrospective which was organized by festival programmer Peter Harcourt.[1][2] A large crowd gathered outside University theatre to catch a glimpse of Bette Midler at the premiere of her film Divine Madness.[3][4]

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  3. ^ Bette Midler at tiff. 7 September 2012. ISBN 9781468914320. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
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