1980 Toronto International Film Festival

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1980 Toronto International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening film Loving Couples by Jack Smight
Closing film Divine Madness by Michael Ritchie
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted byToronto International Film Festival Group
Festival dateSeptember 4, 1980 (1980-09-04)–September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13)
LanguageEnglish
Website tiff.net

The 5th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 4 and September 13, 1980. That year the festival hold a retrospective in honor of Jean-Luc Godard, who himself attended the retrospective which was organized by festival programmer Peter Harcourt. [1] [2] A large crowd gathered outside University theatre to catch a glimpse of Bette Midler at the premiere of her film Divine Madness. [3] [4]

Contents

Awards

Award [5] [6] FilmDirector
People's Choice Award Bad Timing Nicolas Roeg

Programme

Galas

Special Screenings

Critic's Choice

New Music

Less Is More

Jean-Luc Godard Retrospective

Buried Treasures

French Cinema

Israeli Film

Real to Reel

Kidstuff

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