1983 Toronto International Film Festival

1983 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmThe Big Chill
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
Festival dateSeptember 9, 1983 (1983-09-09)–September 17, 1983 (1983-09-17)
LanguageEnglish
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The 8th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 9 and September 17, 1983. This year, the festival introduced Contemporary World Cinema programme.[1] The festival also shone light on Paul Verhoeven's work.[2] The festival also held a retrospective in honor of David Cronenberg, first time for a Toronto-reared director. The censor board insisted that the censored version of Cronenberg's film The Brood, approved in 1979 be used.[3]

The Big Chill by Lawrence Kasdan was selected as the opening film. It won the People's Choice Award at the festival,[4] and later got nominated for Academy Awards, BAFTAs and the Golden Globes.[5]

  1. ^ "TIFF History". Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. 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. ^ "Censoring the Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  4. ^ Jay Scott, "Festival of Festivals: Big Chill the big winner". The Globe and Mail, September 19, 1983.
  5. ^ "TIFF: A history of opening nights". CBC News. Retrieved October 18, 2013.