2002 Toronto International Film Festival

The 27th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 5 to September 17 and screened 343 films from 50 countries. Of these 263 were feature films, of which 141 were in a language other than English. The ten-day festival opened with Atom Egoyan's Ararat and closed with Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale.^[1]^[2]

2002 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening film	Ararat
Closing film	Femme Fatale
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by	Toronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films	343 films
Festival date	September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05)–September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)
Language	English
Website	tiff.net

Awards

Award^[3]	Film	Director
People's Choice Award	Whale Rider	Niki Caro
Discovery Award	The Magdalene Sisters	Peter Mullan
Visions Award	Russian Ark	Aleksandr Sokurov
Visions Award - Special Citation	City of God	Fernando Meirelles
Visions Award - Special Citation	Gerry	Gus Van Sant
Best Canadian Feature Film	Spider	David Cronenberg
Best Canadian First Feature Film	Marion Bridge	Wiebke von Carolsfeld
Best Canadian Short Film	Blue Skies	Ann Marie Fleming
FIPRESCI International Critics' Award	Under Another Sky (Les chemins de l'oued)	Gaël Morel
FIPRESCI International Critics' Award - Special Mention	Open Hearts	Susanne Bier

Programmes

Discovery

Bellissima by Artur Urbanski
Chicken Poets by Meng Jinghui
Les Diables by Christophe Ruggia
The Exam by Nasser Refaie
Hard Goodbyes: My Father by Penny Panayotopoulou
Hukkle by Gyorgy Palfi
The Last Great Wilderness by David Mackenzie
Leo by Mehdi Norowzian
Letters in the Wind by Ali Reza Amini
The Magdalene Sisters by Peter Mullan
Try Seventeen by Jeffrey Porter
Whale Rider by Niki Caro
Woman Of Water by Hidenori Sugimori
Women's Prison by Manijeh Hekmat
Blue by Hiroshi Ando

Real to Reel

Atlantic Drift by Michel Daeron
Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary by André Heller and Othmar Schmiderer
Cuban Rafters by Carles Bosch and Josep M. Domenech
Cul De Sac: A Suburban War Story by Garrett Scott
Elsewhere by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Family by Sami Saif and Phie Ambo
Gabriel Orozco by Juan Carlos Martín
Horns and Halos by Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky
Local Angel by Udi Aloni
Lost in La Mancha by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe
My Name Was Sabina Spielrein by Elisabeth Marton
The Nazi by Rod Lurie
Neapolitan Heart by Paolo Santoni
OT: Our Town by Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Promise Land by Gili Dolev
Railroad of Hope by Ning Ying
Spellbound by Jeff Blitz
Stevie by Steve James
The Sweatbox by John-Paul Davidson and Trudie Styler
This Winter by Zhong Hua
The Trials of Henry Kissinger by Eugene Jarecki
Winged Migration by Jacques Perrin
Être et avoir by Nicolas Philibert

Midnight Madness

Alive by Ryuhei Kitamura
Bubba Ho-tep by Don Coscarelli
Cabin Fever by Eli Roth
The Eye by Oxide Pang and Danny Pang
MC5: A True Testimonial by David C. Thomas
My Little Eye by Marc Evans
Spun by Jonas Åkerlund
Volcano High by Kim Tae-Kyun

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Wavelengths

The Aperture Of Ghostings: Catherine Street; Creased Robe Smile; Elsa Kirk by Lewis Klahr
The Art of Fugue by Takashi Ishida
Bautismo by Casey Koehler
Counterfeit Film by Brett Simon
Daylight Moon by Lewis Klahr
Endless Obsession by Glen Fogel
Gestalt by Takashi Ishida
Going Back Home by Louise Bourque
Gossamer Conglomerate by Courtney Hoskins
Imaginary Light by Andrew Noren
Incense by Shiho Kano
An Injury to One by Travis Wilkerson
Looking at the Sea by Peter Hutton
The Man We Want To Hang by Kenneth Anger
Manual by Christoph Girardet and Matthias Müller
Munkphilm by Courtney Hoskins
National Archive: V.1 by Travis Wilkerson
Puce Moment by Kenneth Anger
Scratch by Christoph Girardet
Self Portrait Post Mortem by Louise Bourque
Swiss Trip by Oskar Fischinger
Time Being by Andrew Noren
Ultima Thule by Janie Geiser
Very and Night Mulch by Stan Brakhage
Wien & Mozart And Elvis by Jonas Mekas

Canadian Open Vault

La vraie nature de Bernadette by Gilles Carle

Perspective Canada

The Baroness and the Pig by Michael Mackenzie
Blue Skies by Ann Marie Fleming
Bollywood/Hollywood by Deepa Mehta
Countdown by Nathan Morlando
Culture by Donigan Cumming
Deadend.Com by S. Wyeth Clarkson
La Dernière voix by Julien Fonfrède and Karim Hussain
Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl by Brad Peyton
FIX: The Story of an Addicted City by Nettie Wild
Flower & Garnet by Keith Behrman
Flux by Christopher Hinton
Folk by Ryan Feldman
Gambling, Gods and LSD by Peter Mettler
Heatscore by Adam Brodie and Dave Derewlany
Is the Crown at War with Us? by Alanis Obomsawin
Islands by Richard Fung
Lighthead by Daniel Sadler
Little Dickie by Anita McGee
Lonesome Joe by Mark Sawers
Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity by Mina Shum
Marion Bridge by Wiebke von Carolsfeld
The Marsh by Kim Nguyen
Moon in the Afternoon by Simon Davidson
Die Mutter by Cliff Caines
The Negro by Robert Morin
Ocean by Catherine Martin
Once Upon a Time on the Beach by Byron Lamarque
Past Perfect by Daniel MacIvor
Perfect Pie by Barbara Willis Sweete
Prom Fight: The Marc Hall Story by Larry Peloso
Punch by Guy Bennett
Rondo pour trompette by Jean-Sebastien Baillat
Les Rossy by Jennifer Alleyn
Rub & Tug by Soo Lyu
S.P.C.E. by Marc Bisaillon
Saint Monica by Terrance Odette
Saskatchewan by Brian Stockton
Shadowy Encounters by Gariné Torossian
Short Hymn, Silent War by Charles Officer
Snooze by Stéphane Lafleur
Song of the Firefly by Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof
Spring Chickens by Matthew Holm
The Stone of Folly by Jesse Rosensweet
Straight in the Face by Peter Demas
Tom by Mike Hoolboom
The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia by Jennifer Baichwal
Why Don't You Dance? by Michael Downing
The Wild Dogs by Thom Fitzgerald
Yellowknife by Rodrigue Jean

Contemporary World Cinema

24 Heures De La Vie D'Une Femme by Laurent Bouhnik
Aiki by Daisuke Tengan
Angela by Roberta Torre
Autumn Spring by Vladimír Michálek
BaadAsssss Cinema by Isaac Julien
Bear's Kiss by Sergei Bodrov
Bend It Like Beckham by Gurinder Chadha
The Best of Times by Chang Tso-Chi
Better Luck Tomorrow by Justin Lin
Big Shot's Funeral by Feng Xiaogang
Black and White by Craig Lahiff
Blue Car by Karen Moncrieff
Blue Gate Crossing by Yee Chin-yen
El Bonaerense by Pablo Trapero
The Crime of Father Amaro by Carlos Carrera
Cry Woman by Liu Bingjian
The Cuckoo by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Every Day God Kisses Us On The Mouth by Sinişa Dragin
Falcons by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Fuehrer Ex by Winfried Bonengel
Gasoline by Monica Stambrini
The Ghost Of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Charles Lyons
The Heart of Me by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
L'Idole by Samantha Lang
Intacto by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
The Intended by Kristian Levring
Julie Walking Home by Agnieszka Holland
Kedma by Amos Gitai
The Kite by Alexei Muradov
Love Liza by Todd Louiso
The Lover by Valeriy Todorovskiy
A Lucky Day by Sandra Gugliotta
Ma vraie vie à Rouen by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau
Madame Satã by Karim Aïnouz
Never Get Outta the Boat by Paul Quinn
Nothing More by Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti
Nowhere in Africa by Caroline Link
The Nugget by Bill Bennett
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands by Shane Meadows
One Night the Moon by Rachel Perkins
Open Hearts by Susanne Bier
Une part du ciel by Benedicte Lienard
Pleasant Days by Kornél Mundruczó
Poniente by Chus Gutierrez
Prayer by Jay Rosenblatt
Pure by Gillies MacKinnon
Raising Victor Vargas by Peter Sollett
Real Women Have Curves by Patricia Cardoso
Reno: Rebel Without A Pause by Nancy Savoca
Respiro by Emanuele Crialese
Roger Dodger by Dylan Kidd
Rosa La China by Valeria Sarmiento
The Sea by Baltasar Kormákur
Secretary by Steven Shainberg
Small Voices by Gil M. Portes
The Space Between by Chad Lowe
Springtime in a Small Town by Tian Zhuangzhuang
Step on It by Sabine Derflinger
Suddenly by Diego Lerman
Sur Le Bout Des Doigts by Yves Angelo
The Three Marias by Aluízio Abranches
Ticket to Jerusalem by Rashid Masharawi
A Transistor Love Story by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Tuck Everlasting by Jay Russell
Tycoon by Pavel Lounguine
Unknown Pleasures by Jia Zhang-Ke
The Voice Of The Prophet by Robert Edwards
Warriors by Daniel Calparsoro
Welcome to Collinwood by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
Wretched Lives by Joel Lamangan

Planet Africa

Abouna by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Ataklan -- Naked Walk by Walt Lovelace
Black Attack by Walt Lovelace
Les Chemins de l'Oued by Gaël Morel
G by Christopher Scott Cherot
George and the Bicycle Pump by Asha Lovelace
I Have a Dream by Zak Ove
Khorma, Enfant Du Cimetiere by Jilani Saadi
Mud Madness by Walt Lovelace
Now Jimmy! by Mary Wells
Promised Land by Jason Xenopoulos
Rendez-Vous by Mariette Monpierre
Royal Bonbon by Charles Najman
Shottas by Cess Silvera
A String of Pearls by Camille Billops and James V. Hatch
Ubuntu's Wounds by Sechaba Morojele
Waiting for Happiness by Abderrahmane Sissako
Alexei and the Spring by Seiichi Motohashi

National Cinema Lineup - Harvest: South Korean Renaissance

Bad Guy by Kim Ki-duk
Camel(s) by Park Ki-yong
Champion by Kwak Kyung-taek
Desire by Kim Eung-su
Oasis by Lee Chang-dong
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance by Park Chan-wook
Take Care of My Cat by Jeong Jae-eun
Too Young to Die by Park Jin-pyo
Turning Gate by Hong Sang-soo
The Way Home by Lee Jeong-hyang

Canadian Retrospective: Allan King

Children In Conflict Episode: A Talk With Irene by Allan King
Come On Children by Allan King
The Dragon's Egg by Allan King
Dreams by Allan King
Epilogue by Allan King
The Field Day by Allan King
Interview with Orson Welles by Allan King
Joshua, A Nigerian Portrait by Allan King
Maria by Allan King
A Married Couple by Allan King
A Matter of Pride by Allan King
Red Emma by Allan King and Martin Kinch
Rickshaw by Allan King
Running Away Backwards by Allan King
Skidrow by Allan King
Warrendale by Allan King
Who Has Seen the Wind by Allan King
Who's in Charge? by Sig Gerber

Spotlight: Robert Guédiguian

Dernier Été by Robert Guédiguian and Frank Le Wita
Dieu vomit les tièdes by Robert Guédiguian
Marie-Jo et ses 2 amours by Robert Guédiguian
Marius et Jeannette by Robert Guédiguian
La ville est tranquille by Robert Guédiguian
À l'attaque! by Robert Guédiguian
À la Place du Coeur by Robert Guédiguian
À la vie, à la mort! by Robert Guédiguian

Two Feet, One Angel: A Tribute to Ramiro Puerta

Contradanza No. 2 by Ramiro Puerta
Crucero/Crossroads by Ramiro Puerta
The Lovers of the Arctic Circle by Julio Médem
Strawberry and Chocolate by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío
The Topic of Cancer by Ramiro Puerta
Two Feet, One Angel by Ramiro Puerta
Exxxorcisms by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Canada's Top Ten

TIFF named its annual Canada's Top Ten list in early 2003.^[5]

Ararat by Atom Egoyan
Chaos and Desire by Manon Briand
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary by Guy Maddin
Flower & Garnet by Keith Behrman
Gambling, Gods and LSD by Peter Mettler
Marion Bridge by Wiebke von Carolsfeld
The Negro by Robert Morin
Ocean by Catherine Martin
Spider by David Cronenberg
Tom by Mike Hoolboom

References

^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-07. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "27th Toronto International Film Festival Coverage: List of Films". Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "Awards" 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 11, 2013.
^ . Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
^ "Lots to love in Canada's films: Judges select country's top 10". Vancouver Sun, January 22, 2003.

External links

Official site
2002 Toronto International Film Festival at IMDb

[1] (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-07. Retrieved October 11, 2013.

[2] "27th Toronto International Film Festival Coverage: List of Films". Retrieved October 11, 2013.

[3] "Awards" 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. tiff.net, October 11, 2013.

[4] . Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved October 19, 2013.

[5] "Lots to love in Canada's films: Judges select country's top 10". Vancouver Sun, January 22, 2003.

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