1985 Toronto International Film Festival

The 10th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 5 and September 14, 1985. The festival featured 460 feature films, the highest number of films in festival.

My American Cousin by Sandy Wilson was selected as the opening film.

Gala Presentation

 * When Father Was Away on Business by Emir Kusturica
 * My Beautiful Laundrette by Stephen Frears
 * The Official Story by Luis Puenzo
 * Desert Hearts by Donna Deitch
 * The Funeral by Juzo Itami
 * Singleton's Pluck by Richard Eyre
 * Lieber Karl by Maria Knilli
 * Chain Letters by Mark Rappaport
 * Seduction: The Cruel Woman by Elfi Mikesch and Monika Treut
 * Colonel Redl by István Szabó
 * Broken Mirrors (Gebroken spiegels) by Marleen Gorris
 * A Strange Love Affair by Eric de Kuyper and Paul Verstaten
 * Oriana by Fina Torres
 * Death of a Salesman by Volker Schlöndorff

Canadian Perspective

 * 90 Days by Giles Walker
 * The Alley Cat by Jean Beaudin
 * Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got by Brigitte Berman
 * Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks by Donald Brittain
 * Crime Wave by John Paizs
 * The Dame in Colour by Claude Jutra
 * Eastern Avenue by Peter Mettler
 * Jacques and November by Jean Beaudry and François Bouvier
 * The Last Glacier by Jacques Leduc and Roger Frappier
 * My American Cousin by Sandy Wilson
 * No Sad Songs by Nik Sheehan
 * On Land Over Water (Six Stories) by Richard Kerr
 * Pale Face by Claude Gagnon
 * Samuel Lount by Laurence Keane
 * Transylvania 1917 by Peter Dudar
 * A Trilogy by Barbara Sternberg