David R. Walker

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2000 Toronto Film Festival

June 13th, 2013 |

Author: davidrwalker

2000 Toronto International Film Festival Winners

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) takes place every year in September in Canada.
Films which premiere at Toronto are often nominated for Academy Awards the following year.

TIFF does not hand out individual prizes for Best Actor or Actress but focuses on amongst others the following awards:
People’s Choice Award & Best Canadian Feature Film

Opening Night Film: Stardom directed by Denys Arcand, starring Jessica Pare and Dan Aykroyd

People Choice Award: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee, starring Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh and Ziyi Zhang

Best Canadian Feature Film: Waydowntown directed by Gary Burns, starring Don McKellar and Marya Delver

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Toronto_International_Film_Festival

Posted in Ang Lee, Denys Arcand, Gary Burns, Toronto |

Tags: Chow Yun-Fat, Dan Aykroyd, Don McKellar, Jessica Pare, Marya Delver, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang

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