Since its humble beginnings in 1978, the Toronto International Film Festival, or TIFF, has grown into the most widely-attended and one of the most important film festivals in the world. TIFF marks the unofficial start of the Oscar race, the start of “grown-up movie season” and has introduced the public to a disproportionate number crowd-pleasers, award winners and foreign language films. Sometimes all three in one film.
Rather than the traditional “judges panel”, TIFF traditionally announces a “People’s Choice” award, selected by attendees including movie industry bigwigs, international critics, but mostly the general public who attend in numbers unmatched by any other festival.
Sometimes TIFF People’s Choice winners have gone on to win Best Picture or Foreign Language Oscars. Sometimes, they’ve introduced the world to talent that went on to bigger and better things. Sometime they’ve disappeared into the gigantic black hole of forgotten films. But overall TIFF has a better-than-most-studios batting average. And all the movies are worth at least one viewing. |
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