2000 Toronto International Film Festival
The 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, the 25th annual festival, ran from September 7 to September 16, 2000. Along with special events to commemorate the anniversary, there were a total of 330 films screened. There was a special screening of Sergei Eisenstein's Alexander Nevsky featuring musical accompaniment by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Also, 25 digital video shorts were made by attending filmmakers.
Programme
Gala Presentations
Almost Famous by Cameron CroweBest In Show by Christopher GuestBread and Tulips by Silvio SoldiniThe Contender by Rod LurieCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Ang LeeThe Dish by Rob SitchDr. T and the Women by Robert AltmanThe House of Mirth by Terence DaviesHow to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog by Michael KalesnikoIn the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-waiThe Luzhin Defence by Marleen GorrisMen of Honor by George Tillman Jr.Pandaemonium by Julien TempleSexy Beast by Jonathan GlazerStardom by Denys ArcandLa Veuve de Saint-Pierre by Patrice LeconteThe Weight of Water by Kathryn BigelowSpecial Presentations
Beautiful by Sally FieldBefore Night Falls by Julian SchnabelChinese Coffee by Al PacinoDancing at the Blue Iguana by Michael RadfordDuets by Bruce PaltrowFaithless by Liv UllmannGreenfingers by Joel HershmanInnocence by Paul Coxivansxtc. (To Live and Die in Hollywood) by Bernard RoseLiam by Stephen FrearsLumumba by Raoul PeckPollock by Ed HarrisPossible Worlds by Robert LepagePrinces et princesses by Michel OcelotThe Princess and the Warrior by Tom TykwerShadow of the Vampire by E. Elias MerhigeA Shot at Glory by Michael CorrenteSous le sable by François OzonState and Main by David MametTigerland by Joel SchumacherThe Yards by James GrayYou Can Count on Me by Kenneth LonerganMasters
Bread and Roses by Ken LoachBrother by Takeshi KitanoLa Captive by Chantal AkermanChunhyang by Im KwontaekCode Inconnu by Michael HanekeComédie de l'innocence by Raoul RuizGohatto by Nagisa OshimaThe Legends of Rita by Volker SchlöndorffMerci pour le chocolat by Claude ChabrolMy Generation by Barbara KoppleSuch is Life by Arturo RipsteinTurbulence by Ruy GuerraWerckmeister Harmonies by Béla TarrThe Wrestlers by Buddhadeb DasguptaYi Yi (A One and a Two) by Edward YangPerspective Canada
Abe's Manhood by Aubrey NealonAfter Eden by John PriceAtomic Saké by Louise ArchambaultThe Basement Girl by Midi OnoderaBowie: One in a Million by Janis ColeClean Rite Cowboy by Michael DowningDe l'art et la manière chez Denys Arcand by Georges DufauxDeeply by Sheri ElwoodDesire by Colleen MurphyDinky Menace by Robert KennedyErnest by Keith BehrmanFILM(lode) by Deco DawsonFoxy Lady, Wild Cherry by Ines BuchliGinger Snaps by John FawcettThe Hat by Michèle CournoyerHindsight by Susan ShiptonLandscaping by Paul CarrièreThe Law of Enclosures by John GreysonThe Left-Hand Side of the Fridge by Philippe FalardeauLike a Dream that Vanishes by Barbara SternbergThe Lost Bundefjord Expedition by Matt HolmLove Come Down by Clement VirgoLow Self-Esteem Girl by Blaine ThurierMaelström by Denis VilleneuveMarine Life by Anne WheelerMonday with the Martins by Jeffery ErbachMoon Palace by David WeaverNew Neighbours by Anita McGeeParsley Days by Andrea DorfmanPassengers by Francine ZuckermanThe Perfect Son by Leonard FarlingerPoe by Gregory NixonRed Deer by Anthony CoutureRocks at Whiskey Trench by Alanis ObomsawinSaint Jude by John L'EcuyerSea in the Blood by Richard FungSubrosa by Helen LeeSuspicious River by Lynne StopkewichTake-Out by Jean-François MonetteThree Stories from the End of Everything by Semi ChellasTraces on the Rock of Elsewhere by Majdi El-OmariTwo Thousand and None by Arto ParagamianThe Uncles by James AllodiVia Crucis by Serge DenoncourtThe Walnut Tree by Elida SchogtWaydowntown by Gary BurnsWe All Fall Down by Martin CumminsWhat About Me: The Rise of the Nihilist Spasm Band by Zev AsherWhen Morning Comes by Charles OfficerContemporary World Cinema
Aberdeen by Hans Petter MolandAmores Perros by Alejandro González IñárrituAngels of the Universe by Fridrik Thór FridrikssonApril Captains by Maria de MedeirosAttraction by Russell DeGrazierBetter Than Sex by Jonathan TeplitzkyBilly Elliot by Stephen DaldryBlackboards by Samira MakhmalbafBorn Romantic by David KaneBrave New Land by Lúcia MuratBurnt Money by Marcelo PiñeyroChasing Sleep by Michael WalkerThe Circle by Jafar PanahiClouds of May by Nuri Bilge CeylanCollision Course by Roberval DuarteDaily Bread by Ane Muñoz MitxelenaThe Debt by Krzysztof KrauzeLes Destinées Sentimentales by Olivier AssayasDjomeh by Hassan YektapanahDog Food by Carlos Siguion-ReynaDurian Durian by Fruit ChanEistenstein by Renny BartlettEureka by Shinji AoyamaFace by Junji SakamotoFarewell by Jan SchütteFast Food, Fast Women by Amos KollekThe Film Biker by Mel ChiongloFlower of Manila by Joel LamanganFreedom by Sharunas BartasFriends Have Reasons by Gerardo HerreroGirlfight by Karyn KusamaThe Goddess of 1967 by Clara LawGojoe by Sogo IshiiHarry, un ami qui vous veut du bien by Dominik MollHey Ram by Kamal HaasanHoldup by Florian Flicker' by The Isle by Kim Ki-dukJuliet in Love by Wilson YipKaza-hana by Shinji SomaiKimono by Hal HartleyThe King is Alive by Kristian LevringKippur by Amos GitaïKrámpack by Cesc GayÀ la verticale de l'été by Tran Anh HungLandscape by Martin SulíkThe Last Resort by Paul PawlikowskiLittle Cheung by Fruit ChanLockdown by John Luessenhop- '
Discovery
10 Minutes by Juan Carlos Rulfo101 Reykjavík by Baltasar Kormákur19 by Kazushi WatanabeAïe by Sophie Fillièresalaska.de by Esther GronenbornBaise-moi by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh ThiBangkok Dangerous by Oxide Pang and Danny PangBunny by Mia TrachingerChill Out by Andreas StruckChopper by Andrew DominikCity Loop by Belinda ChaykoCompassionate Sex by Laura MañáThe Day I Became A Woman by Marziyeh MeshkiniDust to Dust by Juan Carlos de LlacaLes filles ne savent pas nager by Anne-Sophie BirotGeorge Washington by David Gordon GreenThe Girl by Sande ZeigIn God We Trust by Jason ReitmanInterstate 84 by Ross PartridgeThe Iron Ladies by Yongyoot ThongkongtoonLoners by David OndrícekThe Low Down by Jamie ThravesThe Most Fertile Man in Ireland by Dudi AppletonNight Kiss by Boris Rodriguez ArroyoThe Red One: Triumph by Oleg Pogodin and Vladimir AlenikovScarlet Diva by Asia ArgentoScoutman by Masato IshiokaVulgar by Bryan JohnsonThe Young Unknowns by Catherine JelskiPlanet Africa
Adanggaman by Roger Gnoan M'BalaAli Zaoua by Nabil AyouchAre You Cinderella? by Charles HallAuguy by Munga Tunda DjoBàttu by Cheick Oumar SissokoBye Bye Africa by Mahamat Saleh HarounChristmas With Granny by Dumisani PhakathiThe Elevator by Alrick RileyEn Face by Zina Modiano and Mehdi Ben AttiaHijack Stories by Oliver SchmitzEl Medina by Yousry NasrallahOne Week by Carl SeatonPassage du milieu by Guy DeslauriersLa saison des hommes by Moufida TlatliLa Squale by Fabrice GenestalThe Station by Aaron WoolfolkTourbillons by Alain GomisVacances Au Pays by Jean-Marie TenoReal to Reel
Asylum by Chris Petit and Iain SinclairBreathe In/Breathe Out by Beth BillingslyCalle 54 by Fernando TruebaCrazy by Heddy HonigmannErik Bruhn: I'm the Same- Only More by Lennart PasborgFighter by Amir Bar-LevThe First and the Last... by Momir MatovicGaea Girls by Kim Longinotto and Jano WilliamsLes glaneurs et la glaneuse by Agnès VardaInto the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport by Mark Jonathan HarrisJour de nuit by Dieter Fahrer and Bernhard NickOne Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich by Chris MarkerKalamandalam Gopi by Adoor GopalakrishnanKeep the River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale by Laurie Gwen Shapiro and David ShapiroThe Long Holiday by Johan van der KeukenThe Man Who Bought Mustique by Joseph BullmanThe Natural History of the Chicken by Mark LewisParagraph 175 by Rob Epstein and Jeffery FriedmanThe Prince is Back by Marina GoldovskayaLa règle du je by Françoise RomandSoldiers in the Army of God by Marc Levin and Daphne PinkersonThe Turandot Project by Allan MillerUnchain by Toyoda ToshiakiDialogues: Talking with Pictures
The Bicycle Thief by Vittorio de SicaBlue Velvet by David LynchDo The Right Thing by Spike LeePerformance by Nicolas Roeg and Donald CammellRaven's End by Bo WiderbergThe Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky25th Anniversary Special Events
25 x 25 Alexander Nevsky by Sergei EisensteinThe Bloomberg Tribute to Stephen FrearsDangerous Liaisons by Stephen FrearsThe Grifters by Stephen FrearsThe Hit by Stephen FrearsMy Beautiful Laundrette by Stephen FrearsPrick Up Your Ears by Stephen FrearsSammy and Rosie Get Laid by Stephen Frears