2011 Toronto International Film Festival

2011 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmFrom the Sky Down[1]
Closing filmPage Eight[2]
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
AwardsWhere Do We Go Now? (People's Choice Award)
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
No. of filmsOver 200 feature films[3]
Festival dateSeptember 8, 2011 (2011-09-08)–September 18, 2011 (2011-09-18)
LanguageEnglish
Websitetiff.net

The 36th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, between September 8 and September 18, 2011.[4][5] Buenos Aires, Argentina was selected to be showcased for the 2011 City to City programme.[6] The opening film was From the Sky Down, a documentary film about the band U2, directed by Davis Guggenheim.[7] Considerable media attention at the time focused on Madonna's behaviour during the festival.

  1. ^ "TIFF: A history of opening nights". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "TIFF 2011 announces closing night film and final lineup of Galas and Special Presentations". Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "TIFF List 2011: A Complete Guide To The Toronto International Film Festival". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "2011 Toronto International Film Festival Annual report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  5. ^ "The Festival" (Press release). 2011-03-01. Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  6. ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Selects Buenos Aires As 2011 City To City Selection" (Press release). 2011-02-08. Archived from the original on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  7. ^ "U2 documentary to open Toronto Film Festival". BBC News. 2011-07-27. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.