1976 Toronto International Film Festival information
1976 Toronto International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening film
Cousin Cousine[1]
Closing film
Queen of the Gypsies[2]
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by
Toronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films
127 feature films
Festival date
October 18, 1976 (1976-10-18)–October 24, 1976 (1976-10-24)[2]
Language
English
Website
tiff.net
The 1st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place at Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada between October 18 and October 24, 1976.[2] Initially its name was Festival of Festivals, which remained until 1994 after which it became the Toronto International Film Festival.[3][4] It showcased 127 feature films from 30 different countries with the audience of 35,000. It featured some of the best films from film festivals around the world.[5][6][7][8] Most of the Hollywood studios later withdrew their submissions citing reason that Toronto audiences would be too parochial for their films.[9]Cousin Cousine, a French film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella was selected as the opening film and screened at Ontario Place Cinesphere[1][10][11][12] and Queen of the Gypsies was the closing film.[2] German cinema was focused upon, with films from German directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Wim Wenders and Werner Herzog.[6]
Producer Dino De Laurentiis, screened a 90-second preview of his then-unreleased King Kong at the festival.[13]
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