 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 |
| TIFF chronology | |
The40th annualToronto 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'sDemolition starringJake Gyllenhaal andNaomi Watts was the opening night film;[2][3]Mr. Right byPaco 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 theC$25,000Platform Prize.[5][6] Film directorsClaire Denis,Jia Zhangke, andAgnieszka 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]
The festival's final awards were announced on 20 September.[16]
Short film awards jury:[16]
Canadian awards jury:[16]
FIPRESCI jury:[16]
NETPAC jury:[16]
Platform Prize jury (inaugural year):[16]
In December, TIFF programmers released their annualCanada's Top Ten list of the films selected as the ten best Canadian films of 2015.[17] The selected films received a follow-up screening at theTIFF Bell Lightbox as a "Canada's Top Ten" minifestival in January 2016, as well as in selected other cities includingOttawa,Montreal andHalifax.[17]
