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2002 Toronto International Film Festival

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Opening film
  
Ararat

Number of films
  
343 films

Closing film
  
Femme Fatale


Location
  
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hosted by
  
Toronto International Film Festival Group

Festival date
  
September 5, 2002 (2002-09-05)–September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17)

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.

Contents

Galas

  • 11'9"01 September 11 (France) Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai, Shōhei Imamura, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, Samira Makhmalbaf, Mira Nair, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Sean Penn, Danis Tanović
  • Antwone Fisher (USA) Denzel Washington
  • Ararat (Canada) Atom Egoyan
  • Chihwaseon (South Korea) Im Kwon-taek
  • Far From Heaven (USA) Todd Haynes
  • Femme Fatale (France/USA) Brian De Palma
  • The Four Feathers (USA) Shekhar Kapur
  • Frida (USA) Julie Taymor
  • The Good Thief (United Kingdom/France/Ireland) Neil Jordan
  • The Guys (USA) Jim Simpson
  • L'homme du train (France) Patrice Leconte
  • In America (Ireland/United Kingdom) Jim Sheridan
  • Jet Lag (France) Danièle Thompson
  • Moonlight Mile (USA) Brad Silberling
  • The Other Side of the Bed (Spain) Emilio Martínez Lázaro
  • Phone Booth (USA) Joel Schumacher
  • Spider (Canada/United Kingdom/France) David Cronenberg
  • White Oleander (USA) Peter Kosminsky

    • Masters

  • 10 (Iran/France) Abbas Kiarostami
  • All or Nothing (United Kingdom) Mike Leigh
  • La Dernière Lettre (France) Frederick Wiseman
  • Dirty Pretty Things (United Kingdom) Stephen Frears
  • The Man Without a Past (Finland/Germany/France) Aki Kaurismäki
  • My Mother's Smile (Italy) Marco Bellocchio
  • A Peck on the Cheek (India) Mani Ratnam
  • Sex Is Comedy (France) Catherine Breillat
  • Shadow Kill (India/France) Adoor Gopalakrishnan
  • Sweet Sixteen (United Kingdom/Germany/Spain) Ken Loach
  • A Tale Of A Naughty Girl (India) Buddhadev Dasgupta
  • Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (Germany) Bernardo Bertolucci, Claire Denis, Mike Figgis, Jean-Luc Godard, Jiří Menzel, Michael Radford, Volker Schlöndorff, István Szabó
  • Together (China) Chen Kaige

    • Visions

  • Blissfully Yours (Thailand/France) Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • City Of God (Brazil) Fernando Meirelles
  • Dolls (Japan/France) Takeshi Kitano
  • Le Fils (Belgium/France) Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
  • Gerry (USA) Gus Van Sant
  • Happy Here And Now (USA) Michael Almereyda
  • Irreversible (France) Gaspar Noé
  • Japon (Mexico/Spain) Carlos Reygadas
  • Ken Park (USA/The Netherlands/France) Larry Clark and Ed Lachman
  • Lilya 4-ever (Sweden) Lukas Moodysson
  • Morvern Callar (United Kingdom) Lynne Ramsay
  • Music For Weddings And Funerals (Norway) Unni Straume
  • Novo (France/Spain/Switzerland) Jean-Pierre Limosin
  • Personal Velocity (USA) Rebecca Miller
  • Public Toilet (Hong Kong/China/South Korea) Fruit Chan
  • Russian Ark (Russia/Germany) Alexandr Sokurov
  • A Snake of June (Japan) Shinya Tsukamoto
  • Teknolust (USA) Lynn Hershman Leeson
  • La Trilogie: Après la vie (France/Belgium) Lucas Belvaux
  • La Trilogie: Cavale (France/Belgium) Lucas Belvaux
  • La Trilogie: Un couple épatant (France/Belgium) Lucas Belvaux
  • Vendredi soir (France) Claire Denis
  • La Vie Nouvelle (France) Philippe Grandrieux
  • A World Of Love (Italy) Aurelio Grimaldi

    • Special Presentations

  • 8 Femmes/8 Women (France) François Ozon
  • 8 Mile (USA) Curtis Hanson
  • Adolphe (France) Benoît Jacquot
  • Assassination Tango (USA) Robert Duvall
  • Auto Focus (USA) Paul Schrader
  • Between Strangers (Canada/Italy) Edoardo Ponti
  • Bowling for Columbine (USA) Michael Moore
  • City of Ghosts (USA) Matt Dillon
  • Dirty Deeds (Australia) David Caesar
  • Divine Intervention (France/Palestine/Morocco/Germany) Elia Suleiman
  • The Emperor's Club (USA) Michael Hoffman
  • Evelyn (Ireland) Bruce Beresford
  • Heaven (France/Germany/USA) Tom Tykwer
  • I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (Canada) Patricia Rozema
  • Laurel Canyon (USA) Lisa Cholodenko
  • Max (Canada/Germany/USA) Menno Meyjes
  • Miyazaki's Spirited Away (Japan/USA) Hayao Miyazaki
  • Punch-Drunk Love (USA) Paul Thomas Anderson
  • The Quiet American (Australia/USA) Phillip Noyce
  • Rabbit-Proof Fence (Australia) Phillip Noyce
  • The Secret Lives of Dentists (USA) Alan Rudolph
  • Shaolin Soccer (Hong Kong/China) Stephen Chow
  • Standing in the Shadows of Motown (USA) Paul Justman
  • Tso Chaplin Mutual Shorts: Easy Street; The Cure; The Adventurer (USA) Charles Chaplin
  • Talk to Her (Spain) Pedro Almodóvar
  • "Touching Wild Horses" (Canada/United Kingdom/Germany) Eleanore Lindo
  • Chaos and Desire (La Turbulence des fluides) (Canada) Manon Briand
  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie (USA) Jeff McGrath and Cathy Malkasian

    • Dialogues: Talking With Pictures

  • Billy Jack (USA) Tom Laughlin
  • The Conversation (USA) Francis Ford Coppola
  • Days of Heaven (USA) Terrence Malick
  • Modern Times (USA) Charles Chaplin
  • Outcast of the Islands (United Kingdom) Carol Reed
  • Pickpocket (France) Robert Bresson

    • Discovery

  • Bellissima (Poland) Artur Urbanski
  • Chicken Poets (China) Meng Jinghui
  • Les Diables (France/Spain) Christophe Ruggia
  • The Exam (Iran) Nasser Refaie
  • Hard Goodbyes: My Father (Greece/Germany) Penny Panayotopoulou
  • Hukkle (Hungary) Gyorgy Palfi
  • The Last Great Wilderness (United Kingdom) David Mackenzie
  • Leo (USA/United Kingdom) Mehdi Norowzian
  • Letters in the Wind (Iran) Ali Reza Amini
  • The Magdalene Sisters (United Kingdom/Ireland) Peter Mullan
  • Try Seventeen (USA) Jeffrey Porter
  • Whale Rider (New Zealand/Germany) Niki Caro
  • Woman Of Water (Japan) Hidenori Sugimori
  • Women's Prison (Iran) Manijeh Hekmat
  • Blue (Japan) Hiroshi Ando

    • Real To Reel

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

    • Midnight Madness

  • Alive (Japan) Ryuhei Kitamura
  • Bubba Ho-tep (USA) Don Coscarelli
  • Cabin Fever (USA) Eli Roth
  • The Eye (Hong Kong/Thailand/United Kingdom) Oxide Pang and Danny Pang
  • MC5: A True Testimonial (USA) David C. Thomas
  • My Little Eye (United Kingdom) Marc Evans
  • Spun (USA) Jonas Åkerlund
  • Volcano High (South Korea) Kim Tae-Kyun

    • Wavelengths

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

    • Canadian Open Vault

  • La vraie nature de Bernadette (Canada) Gilles Carle

    • Perspective Canada

  • The Baroness And The Pig (Canada) Michael Mackenzie
  • Blue Skies (Canada) Ann Marie Fleming
  • Bollywood/Hollywood (Canada) Deepa Mehta
  • Countdown (Canada) Nathan Morlando
  • Culture (Canada) Donigan Cumming
  • La Derniere Voix (Canada) Julien Fonfrède and Karim Hussain
  • Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl (Canada) Brad Peyton
  • Fix: The Story Of An Addicted City (Canada) Nettie Wild
  • Flower & Garnet (Canada) Keith Behrman
  • Flux (Canada) Chris Hinton
  • Folk (Canada) Ryan Feldman
  • Gambling, Gods and LSD (Canada/Switzerland) Peter Mettler
  • Heatscore (Canada) Adam Brodie and Dave Derewlany
  • Is The Crown At War With Us? (Canada) Alanis Obomsawin
  • Islands (Canada) Richard Fung
  • Lighthead (Canada) Daniel Sadler
  • Little Dickie (Canada) Anita McGee
  • Lonesome Joe (Canada) Mark Sawers
  • Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (Canada) Mina Shum
  • Le Marais (Canada) Kim Nguyen
  • Marion Bridge (Canada) Wiebke von Carolsfeld
  • Moon In The Afternoon (Canada) Simon Davidson
  • Die Mutter (Canada) Cliff Caines
  • Le Neg' (Canada) Robert Morin
  • Ocean (Canada) Catherine Martin
  • Once Upon A Time On The Beach (Canada) Byron Lamarque
  • Past Perfect (Canada) Daniel MacIvor
  • Perfect Pie (Canada) Barbara Willis Sweete
  • Prom Fight: The Marc Hall Story (Canada) Larry Peloso
  • Punch (Canada) Guy Bennett
  • Rondo Pour Trompette (Canada) Jean-Sebastien Baillat
  • Les Rossy (Canada) Jennifer Alleyn
  • Rub & Tug (Canada) Soo Lyu
  • S.P.C.E. (Canada) Marc Bisaillon
  • Saint Monica (Canada) Terrance Odette
  • Saskatchewan (Canada) Brian Stockton
  • Shadowy Encounters (Canada) Gariné Torossian
  • Short Hymn_Silent War 03 (Canada) Charles Officer
  • Song Of The Firefly (Canada) Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof
  • Spring Chickens (Canada) Matthew Holm
  • The Stone of Folly (Canada) Jesse Rosensweet
  • Straight in the Face (Canada) Peter Demas
  • Tom (Canada) Mike Hoolboom
  • The True Meaning Of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia (Canada) Jennifer Baichwal
  • Why Don't You Dance? (Canada) Michael Downing
  • The Wild Dogs (Canada) Thom Fitzgerald
  • Yellowknife (Canada) Rodrigue Jean
  • Deadend.Com (Canada) S. Wyeth Clarkson
  • Snooze (Canada) Stéphane Lafleur

    • Contemporary World Cinema

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

    • Planet Africa

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

    • National Cinema Lineup -- Harvest: South Korean Renaissance

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

    • Canadian Retrospective -- Allan King

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

    • Director's Spotlight -- Robert Guédiguian

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

    • Two Feet, One Angel: A Tribute To Ramiro Puerta

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

    • References

    2002 Toronto International Film Festival Wikipedia
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