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2013 Toronto Film Festival

September 17th, 2013 |

Author: davidrwalker

2013 Toronto International Film Festival Winners

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) takes place every year in September in Toronto, 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 among others the following awards:
People’s Choice Award & Best Canadian Feature Film

Opening Night Film: The Fifth Estate directed by Bill Condon starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl, Dan Stevens, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci and Carice van Houten

People’s Choice Award: 12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, Alfre Woodard, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano and Sarah Poulson

Best Canadian Feature Film: When Jews were Funny directed by Alan Zweig (documentary) starring Howie Mandel, Shelley Berman, Norm Crosby, Shecky Greene, Jack Carter, David Steinberg

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Toronto_Film_Festival

Posted in Alan Zweig, Bill Condon, Documentary, Steve McQueen, Toronto |

Tags: Alfre Woodard, Alicia Vikander, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, Carice van Houten, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dan Stevens, Daniel Bruhl, David Thewlis, Howie Mandel, Laura Linney, Michael Fassbender, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Stanley Tucci |

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