Global Information2015 Toronto International Film Festival information
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Demolition |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Mr. Right |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Awards | Room (People's Choice Award) |
| Festival date | 10–20 September 2015 |
| Website | web |
The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015.[1] On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts was the opening night film;[2][3] Mr. Right by Paco Cabezas was the closing night film.[4]
The year's edition included two new sections called Platform and Primetime. At Platform, twelve films will be screened in front of a jury, with the best film of the program winning the C$25,000 Platform Prize.[5][6] Film directors Claire Denis, Jia Zhangke, and Agnieszka Holland were selected as the jurors for this section.[7][8] At Primetime, six high-quality television programs will be presented at public screenings with Question and Answer sessions with show creators.[9][10] The lineups for the TIFF Docs, Vanguard, Midnight Madness, and Masters sections were announced on 11 August 2015.[11] More than 100 films were added to the festival's programme on 18 August.[12][13] The new program titled In Conversation replaced the Maverick section.[14]
The Festival reported that TIFF 2015 had a record high industry attendance, with 5,450 delegates from 80 countries, a 7% increase over 2014.[15]
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- ^ "Toronto: Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell's 'Mr. Right' to Close Festival". Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Announces Inaugural Platform Lineup". IndieWire. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "TIFF Announces Primetime: Television is Coming to the Festival". Toronto. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "'Heroes Reborn,' Keith Richards Netflix Doc, to Debut in Toronto Festival's TV Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ "Toronto Film Festival Adds 60+ Titles". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "40th Annual Toronto Film Festival Adds Over 100 More Films". comingsoon.net. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Announces In Conversation With... Program, Including Sarah Silverman and Julianne Moore". Indiewire. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "2015 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SEES INCREASED INDUSTRY ATTENDANCE AND STRONG FILM SALES" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival. 20 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2017.