I think the fact that it took me nearly a week to complete my coverage of this year’s 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is a testament to how busy I was this year. All together, I ended up seeing 33 feature films, plus 7 short films, which is the most I have ever watched at the festival. I saw quite a variety at this year’s festival, while also sticking to many of my core programmes, such as Midnight Madness and Vanguard.
Without further ado, here is my wrap-up for the 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival!
Top Ten Favourite Films of TIFF 2015
- The Sleeping Giant (Discovery)
- The Idol (Special Presentations)
- The Devil’s Candy (Midnight Madness)
- Mr. Right (Gala Presentations)
- Yakuza Apocalypse (Midnight Madness)
- My Big Night (Vanguard)
- The Rainbow Kid (Discovery)
- How Heavy This Hammer (Contemporary World Cinema)
- I Smile Back (Special Presentations)
- Evolution (Vanguard)
Top Three Midnight Madness Films
- The Devil’s Candy
- Yakuza Apocalypse
- Southbound
Top Three Vanguard Films
- My Big Night
- Evolution
- The Missing Girl
Top Three Special Presentations
- The Idol
- I Smile Back
- Equals
Honourable Mentions
- The Family Fang (Special Presentations)
- Len and Company (Special Presentations)
Least Favourite Film
- London Road (City to City)
Films I Wish I Saw
- Green Room (Midnight Madness)
- Hardcore (Midnight Madness)
- The Final Girls (Midnight Madness)
- Room (Special Presentations)
Number of Films Seen
- 33 Feature Films
- 7 Short Films
Coverage
- Sean Kelly on Movies – 31
- Toronto Film Scene – 3
Programme Tally
- Vanguard – 8
- Special Presentations – 7
- Midnight Madness – 6
- Contemporary World Cinema – 3
- Discovery – 3
- Gala Presentations – 2
- TIFF Docs – 2
- Short Cuts – 1
- City to City – 1
- Wavelengths – 1
Theatre Tally
- Scotiabank Theatre – 11
- Ryerson Theatre – 7
- TIFF Bell Lightbox – 5
- Bloor Hot Docs Cinema – 4
- Winter Garden Theatre – 3
- Elgin Theatre – 1
Plus 3 films seen prior to the festival
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