David R. Walker

Film Reviews

2002 Toronto Film Festival

June 19th, 2013 |

Author: davidrwalker

2002 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: Ararat directed by Atom Egoyan, starring Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, and David Alpay

People’s Choice Award: Whale Rider directed by Niki Caro, starring Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Cliff Curtis and Vicky Haughton

Best Canadian Feature Film: Spider directed by David Cronenberg, starring Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson & Gabriel Byrne

Posted in Atom Egoyan, David Cronenberg, Niki Caro, Toronto |

Tags: Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, Cliff Curtis, David Alpay, Gabriel Byrne, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Miranda Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton

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