2002 Toronto International Film Festival

The 27th Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 5 to September 17 and screened 343 films from 50 countries. Of these 263 were feature films, of which 141 were in a language other than English. The ten-day festival opened with Atom Egoyan's Ararat and closed with Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale.

Gala Presentations

 * 11'9"01 September 11 by Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai, Shōhei Imamura, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, Samira Makhmalbaf, Mira Nair, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Sean Penn and Danis Tanović
 * Antwone Fisher by Denzel Washington
 * Ararat by Atom Egoyan
 * Chihwaseon by Im Kwon-taek
 * Far From Heaven by Todd Haynes
 * Femme Fatale by Brian De Palma
 * The Four Feathers by Shekhar Kapur
 * Frida by Julie Taymor
 * The Good Thief by Neil Jordan
 * The Guys by Jim Simpson
 * L'homme du train by Patrice Leconte
 * In America by Jim Sheridan
 * Jet Lag by Danièle Thompson
 * Moonlight Mile by Brad Silberling
 * The Other Side of the Bed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro
 * Phone Booth by Joel Schumacher
 * Spider by David Cronenberg
 * White Oleander by Peter Kosminsky

Masters

 * 10 by Abbas Kiarostami
 * All or Nothing by Mike Leigh
 * La Dernière Lettre by Frederick Wiseman
 * Dirty Pretty Things by Stephen Frears
 * The Man Without a Past by Aki Kaurismäki
 * My Mother's Smile by Marco Bellocchio
 * A Peck on the Cheek by Mani Ratnam
 * Sex Is Comedy by Catherine Breillat
 * Shadow Kill by Adoor Gopalakrishnan
 * Sweet Sixteen by Ken Loach
 * A Tale Of A Naughty Girl by Buddhadev Dasgupta
 * Ten Minutes Older: The Cello by Bernardo Bertolucci, Claire Denis, Mike Figgis, Jean-Luc Godard, Jiří Menzel, Michael Radford, Volker Schlöndorff and István Szabó
 * Together by Chen Kaige

Visions

 * Blissfully Yours by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
 * City Of God by Fernando Meirelles
 * Dolls by Takeshi Kitano
 * Le Fils by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne
 * Gerry by Gus Van Sant
 * Happy Here and Now by Michael Almereyda
 * Irreversible by Gaspar Noé
 * Japón by Carlos Reygadas
 * Ken Park by Larry Clark and Edward Lachman
 * Lilya 4-ever by Lukas Moodysson
 * Morvern Callar by Lynne Ramsay
 * Music for Weddings and Funerals by Unni Straume
 * Novo by Jean-Pierre Limosin
 * Personal Velocity by Rebecca Miller
 * Public Toilet by Fruit Chan
 * Russian Ark by Alexandr Sokurov
 * A Snake of June by Shinya Tsukamoto
 * Teknolust by Lynn Hershman Leeson
 * La Trilogie: Après la vie by Lucas Belvaux
 * La Trilogie: Cavale by Lucas Belvaux
 * La Trilogie: Un couple épatant by Lucas Belvaux
 * Vendredi soir by Claire Denis
 * La Vie Nouvelle by Philippe Grandrieux
 * A World Of Love by Aurelio Grimaldi

Special Presentations

 * 8 Women by François Ozon
 * 8 Mile by Curtis Hanson
 * Adolphe by Benoît Jacquot
 * Assassination Tango by Robert Duvall
 * Auto Focus by Paul Schrader
 * Between Strangers by Edoardo Ponti
 * Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore
 * Chaos and Desire by Manon Briand
 * City of Ghosts by Matt Dillon
 * Dirty Deeds by David Caesar
 * Divine Intervention by Elia Suleiman
 * The Emperor's Club by Michael Hoffman
 * Evelyn by Bruce Beresford
 * Heaven by Tom Tykwer
 * I've Heard the Mermaids Singing by Patricia Rozema
 * Laurel Canyon by Lisa Cholodenko
 * Max by Menno Meyjes
 * Miyazaki's Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki
 * Punch-Drunk Love by Paul Thomas Anderson
 * The Quiet American by Phillip Noyce
 * Rabbit-Proof Fence by Phillip Noyce
 * The Secret Lives of Dentists by Alan Rudolph
 * Shaolin Soccer by Stephen Chow
 * Standing in the Shadows of Motown by Paul Justman
 * Tso Chaplin Mutual Shorts: Easy Street; The Cure; The Adventurer by Charles Chaplin
 * Talk to Her by Pedro Almodóvar
 * Touching Wild Horses by Eleanore Lindo
 * The Wild Thornberrys Movie by Jeff McGrath and Cathy Malkasian

Dialogues: Talking with Pictures

 * Billy Jack by Tom Laughlin
 * The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola
 * Days of Heaven by Terrence Malick
 * Modern Times by Charles Chaplin
 * Outcast of the Islands by Carol Reed
 * Pickpocket by Robert Bresson

Discovery

 * Bellissima by Artur Urbanski
 * Chicken Poets by Meng Jinghui
 * Les Diables by Christophe Ruggia
 * The Exam by Nasser Refaie
 * Hard Goodbyes: My Father by Penny Panayotopoulou
 * Hukkle by Gyorgy Palfi
 * The Last Great Wilderness by David Mackenzie
 * Leo by Mehdi Norowzian
 * Letters in the Wind by Ali Reza Amini
 * The Magdalene Sisters by Peter Mullan
 * Try Seventeen by Jeffrey Porter
 * Whale Rider by Niki Caro
 * Woman Of Water by Hidenori Sugimori
 * Women's Prison by Manijeh Hekmat
 * Blue by Hiroshi Ando

Real to Reel

 * Atlantic Drift by Michel Daeron
 * Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary by André Heller and Othmar Schmiderer
 * Cuban Rafters by Carles Bosch and Josep M. Domenech
 * Cul De Sac: A Suburban War Story by Garrett Scott
 * Elsewhere by Nikolaus Geyrhalter
 * Family by Sami Saif and Phie Ambo
 * Gabriel Orozco by Juan Carlos Martín
 * Horns and Halos by Suki Hawley and Michael Galinsky
 * Local Angel by Udi Aloni
 * Lost in La Mancha by Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe
 * My Name Was Sabina Spielrein by Elisabeth Marton
 * The Nazi by Rod Lurie
 * Neapolitan Heart by Paolo Santoni
 * OT: Our Town by Scott Hamilton Kennedy
 * Promise Land by Gili Dolev
 * Railroad of Hope by Ning Ying
 * Spellbound by Jeff Blitz
 * Stevie by Steve James
 * The Sweatbox by John-Paul Davidson and Trudie Styler
 * This Winter by Zhong Hua
 * The Trials of Henry Kissinger by Eugene Jarecki
 * Winged Migration by Jacques Perrin
 * Être et avoir by Nicolas Philibert

Midnight Madness

 * Alive by Ryuhei Kitamura
 * Bubba Ho-tep by Don Coscarelli
 * Cabin Fever by Eli Roth
 * The Eye by Oxide Pang and Danny Pang
 * MC5: A True Testimonial by David C. Thomas
 * My Little Eye by Marc Evans
 * Spun by Jonas Åkerlund
 * Volcano High by Kim Tae-Kyun

Wavelengths

 * The Aperture Of Ghostings: Catherine Street; Creased Robe Smile; Elsa Kirk by Lewis Klahr
 * The Art of Fugue by Takashi Ishida
 * Bautismo by Casey Koehler
 * Counterfeit Film by Brett Simon
 * Daylight Moon by Lewis Klahr
 * Endless Obsession by Glen Fogel
 * Gestalt by Takashi Ishida
 * Going Back Home by Louise Bourque
 * Gossamer Conglomerate by Courtney Hoskins
 * Imaginary Light by Andrew Noren
 * Incense by Shiho Kano
 * An Injury to One by Travis Wilkerson
 * Looking at the Sea by Peter Hutton
 * The Man We Want To Hang by Kenneth Anger
 * Manual by Christoph Girardet and Matthias Müller
 * Munkphilm by Courtney Hoskins
 * National Archive: V.1 by Travis Wilkerson
 * Puce Moment by Kenneth Anger
 * Scratch by Christoph Girardet
 * Self Portrait Post Mortem by Louise Bourque
 * Swiss Trip by Oskar Fischinger
 * Time Being by Andrew Noren
 * Ultima Thule by Janie Geiser
 * Very and Night Mulch by Stan Brakhage
 * Wien & Mozart And Elvis by Jonas Mekas

Canadian Open Vault

 * La vraie nature de Bernadette by Gilles Carle

Perspective Canada

 * The Baroness and the Pig by Michael Mackenzie
 * Blue Skies by Ann Marie Fleming
 * Bollywood/Hollywood by Deepa Mehta
 * Countdown by Nathan Morlando
 * Culture by Donigan Cumming
 * Deadend.Com by S. Wyeth Clarkson
 * La Dernière voix by Julien Fonfrède and Karim Hussain
 * Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl by Brad Peyton
 * FIX: The Story of an Addicted City by Nettie Wild
 * Flower & Garnet by Keith Behrman
 * Flux by Christopher Hinton
 * Folk by Ryan Feldman
 * Gambling, Gods and LSD by Peter Mettler
 * Heatscore by Adam Brodie and Dave Derewlany
 * Is the Crown at War with Us? by Alanis Obomsawin
 * Islands by Richard Fung
 * Lighthead by Daniel Sadler
 * Little Dickie by Anita McGee
 * Lonesome Joe by Mark Sawers
 * Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity by Mina Shum
 * Marion Bridge by Wiebke von Carolsfeld
 * The Marsh by Kim Nguyen
 * Moon in the Afternoon by Simon Davidson
 * Die Mutter by Cliff Caines
 * The Negro by Robert Morin
 * Ocean by Catherine Martin
 * Once Upon a Time on the Beach by Byron Lamarque
 * Past Perfect by Daniel MacIvor
 * Perfect Pie by Barbara Willis Sweete
 * Prom Fight: The Marc Hall Story by Larry Peloso
 * Punch by Guy Bennett
 * Rondo pour trompette by Jean-Sebastien Baillat
 * Les Rossy by Jennifer Alleyn
 * Rub & Tug by Soo Lyu
 * S.P.C.E. by Marc Bisaillon
 * Saint Monica by Terrance Odette
 * Saskatchewan by Brian Stockton
 * Shadowy Encounters by Gariné Torossian
 * Short Hymn, Silent War by Charles Officer
 * Snooze by Stéphane Lafleur
 * Song of the Firefly by Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof
 * Spring Chickens by Matthew Holm
 * The Stone of Folly by Jesse Rosensweet
 * Straight in the Face by Peter Demas
 * Tom by Mike Hoolboom
 * The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia by Jennifer Baichwal
 * Why Don't You Dance? by Michael Downing
 * The Wild Dogs by Thom Fitzgerald
 * Yellowknife by Rodrigue Jean

Contemporary World Cinema

 * 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman by Laurent Bouhnik
 * Aiki by Daisuke Tengan
 * Angela by Roberta Torre
 * Autumn Spring by Vladimír Michálek
 * BaadAsssss Cinema by Isaac Julien
 * Bear's Kiss by Sergei Bodrov
 * Bend It Like Beckham by Gurinder Chadha
 * The Best of Times by Chang Tso-Chi
 * Better Luck Tomorrow by Justin Lin
 * Big Shot's Funeral by Feng Xiaogang
 * Black and White by Craig Lahiff
 * Blue Car by Karen Moncrieff
 * Blue Gate Crossing by Yee Chin-yen
 * El Bonaerense by Pablo Trapero
 * The Crime of Father Amaro by Carlos Carrera
 * Cry Woman by Liu Bingjian
 * The Cuckoo by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
 * Everyday God Kisses Us On The Mouth by Sinişa Dragin
 * Falcons by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
 * Fuehrer Ex by Winfried Bonengel
 * Gasoline by Monica Stambrini
 * The Ghost Of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Charles Lyons
 * The Heart of Me by Thaddeus O'Sullivan
 * L'Idole by Samantha Lang
 * Intacto by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
 * The Intended by Kristian Levring
 * Julie Walking Home by Agnieszka Holland
 * Kedma by Amos Gitai
 * The Kite by Alexei Muradov
 * Love Liza by Todd Louiso
 * The Lover by Valeriy Todorovskiy
 * A Lucky Day by Sandra Gugliotta
 * Ma vraie vie à Rouen by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau
 * Madame Satã by Karim Aïnouz
 * Never Get Outta the Boat by Paul Quinn
 * Nothing More by Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti
 * Nowhere in Africa by Caroline Link
 * The Nugget by Bill Bennett
 * Once Upon a Time in the Midlands by Shane Meadows
 * One Night the Moon by Rachel Perkins
 * Open Hearts by Susanne Bier
 * Une part du ciel by Benedicte Lienard
 * Pleasant Days by Kornél Mundruczó
 * Poniente by Chus Gutierrez
 * Prayer by Jay Rosenblatt
 * Pure by Gillies MacKinnon
 * Raising Victor Vargas by Peter Sollett
 * Real Women Have Curves by Patricia Cardoso
 * Reno: Rebel Without A Pause by Nancy Savoca
 * Respiro by Emanuele Crialese
 * Roger Dodger by Dylan Kidd
 * Rosa La China by Valeria Sarmiento
 * The Sea by Baltasar Kormákur
 * Secretary by Steven Shainberg
 * Small Voices by Gil M. Portes
 * The Space Between by Chad Lowe
 * Springtime in a Small Town by Tian Zhuangzhuang
 * Step on It by Sabine Derflinger
 * Suddenly by Diego Lerman
 * Sur Le Bout Des Doigts by Yves Angelo
 * The Three Marias by Aluízio Abranches
 * Ticket to Jerusalem by Rashid Masharawi
 * A Transistor Love Story by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
 * Tuck Everlasting by Jay Russell
 * Tycoon by Pavel Lounguine
 * Unknown Pleasures by Jia Zhang-Ke
 * The Voice Of The Prophet by Robert Edwards
 * Warriors by Daniel Calparsoro
 * Welcome to Collinwood by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
 * Wretched Lives by Joel Lamangan

Planet Africa

 * Abouna by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
 * Alexei and the Spring by Seiichi Motohashi
 * Ataklan -- Naked Walk by Walt Lovelace
 * Black Attack by Walt Lovelace
 * G by Christopher Scott Cherot
 * George and the Bicycle Pump by Asha Lovelace
 * I Have a Dream by Zak Ove
 * Khorma, Enfant Du Cimetiere by Jilani Saadi
 * Mud Madness by Walt Lovelace
 * Now Jimmy! by Mary Wells
 * Promised Land by Jason Xenopoulos
 * Rendez-Vous by Mariette Monpierre
 * Royal Bonbon by Charles Najman
 * Shottas by Cess Silvera
 * A String of Pearls by Camille Billops and James V. Hatch
 * Ubuntu's Wounds by Sechaba Morojele
 * Under Another Sky (Les Chemins de l'oued) by Gaël Morel
 * Waiting for Happiness by Abderrahmane Sissako

National Cinema Lineup - Harvest: South Korean Renaissance

 * Bad Guy by Kim Ki-duk
 * Camel(s) by Park Ki-yong
 * Champion by Kwak Kyung-taek
 * Desire by Kim Eung-su
 * Oasis by Lee Chang-dong
 * Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance by Park Chan-wook
 * Take Care of My Cat by Jeong Jae-eun
 * Too Young to Die by Park Jin-pyo
 * Turning Gate by Hong Sang-soo
 * The Way Home by Lee Jeong-hyang

Canadian Retrospective: Allan King

 * Children In Conflict Episode: A Talk With Irene by Allan King
 * Come On Children by Allan King
 * The Dragon's Egg by Allan King
 * Dreams by Allan King
 * Epilogue by Allan King
 * The Field Day by Allan King
 * Interview with Orson Welles by Allan King
 * Joshua, A Nigerian Portrait by Allan King
 * Maria by Allan King
 * A Married Couple by Allan King
 * A Matter of Pride by Allan King
 * Red Emma by Allan King and Martin Kinch
 * Rickshaw by Allan King
 * Running Away Backwards by Allan King
 * Skidrow by Allan King
 * Warrendale by Allan King
 * Who Has Seen the Wind by Allan King
 * Who's in Charge? by Sig Gerber

Spotlight: Robert Guédiguian

 * Dernier Été by Robert Guédiguian and Frank Le Wita
 * Dieu vomit les tièdes by Robert Guédiguian
 * Marie-Jo et ses 2 amours by Robert Guédiguian
 * Marius et Jeannette by Robert Guédiguian
 * La ville est tranquille by Robert Guédiguian
 * À l'attaque! by Robert Guédiguian
 * À la Place du Coeur by Robert Guédiguian
 * À la vie, à la mort! by Robert Guédiguian

Two Feet, One Angel: A Tribute to Ramiro Puerta

 * Contradanza No. 2 by Ramiro Puerta
 * Crucero/Crossroads by Ramiro Puerta
 * The Lovers of the Arctic Circle by Julio Médem
 * Strawberry and Chocolate by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío
 * The Topic of Cancer by Ramiro Puerta
 * Two Feet, One Angel by Ramiro Puerta
 * Exxxorcisms by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Canada's Top Ten
TIFF named its annual Canada's Top Ten list in early 2003.


 * Ararat by Atom Egoyan
 * Chaos and Desire by Manon Briand
 * Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary by Guy Maddin
 * Flower & Garnet by Keith Behrman
 * Gambling, Gods and LSD by Peter Mettler
 * Marion Bridge by Wiebke von Carolsfeld
 * The Negro by Robert Morin
 * Ocean by Catherine Martin
 * Spider by David Cronenberg
 * Tom by Mike Hoolboom