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Watched on Sunday May 11, 2025.

I quite enjoyed this tale of a daughter who is forced to go out of her comfort zone. I wasn't a huge fan of Sophia Carlson as the lead, not because she was terrible or anything, not at all, she just didn't exude a personality. I loved Connie Britton as the mother, probably because I always confuse her with Katharine Ross - I think it is the hairline. And what can I say, I had an immediate crush on the lawyer played by Kyle Allen, who gives Anton Yelchin vibes.

Interesting connection: Connie Britton, the mother, was also in The To Do List with Aubrey Plaza. Not quite the same type of to-do list, but a to-do list nonetheless.

I liked Simone Ashley in Bridgerton, and I'm NOT saying I have thing for Hero Fiennes Tiffin cause he's way to young so not saying that at all. I need to add that I can watch rom-coms for months on end, but even I have standards. And this one was just awful. Not 1 star terrible, not exactly a Hallmark, but it just didn't come together at all. There are very few scenes with the two characters together, and because of that there is zero chemistry. Nothing is organic; everything comes about because of magic or fluke or just randomness. In my books this one is a major fail.

Gather 'round, kiddoes. Always that computers and robots are nice and just want to be your friend. They want memories of you, so take pictures and videos of everything in your life and them. And don't forget other details like s and stuff, because if they get lost you want them to find you again. That way they will be your friend forever and ever.

I was the only one of four that laughed throughout, so I guess this film isn't an instant classic. In fact I wonder now if some of those laughs were warranted.

When Colt Seavers leaves the room with the guy in the ice he's on his cell phone and he is raising his right side collar, like he's trying to hide what he's saying from the hotel wall. I thought that was brilliant. I thought he was doing that because that's what he has seen actors do in movies forever whenever they try to hide something. But later we find out that there were cameras in the hallway, and he actually was trying to hide something (his face). I thought the scene was funny when there wasn't a real purpose behind it. Now that I know there was a purpose, I'm not sure it will be funny anymore on a rewatch.

Hmmm. I can feel it sucking me in... that rabbit hole of what makes something funny. Why would the lack of purpose be funny? Well, by its very nature someone who does something they are copying, but doing it in the wrong context, is hilarious. That action of putting one's hand over one's eyes to imitate "looking for something".... in the real world it works if it is sunny, and you are trying to hide the sun. When someone does it on a cloudy day it is either just plain odd or really funny. But it isn't funny at all on a sunny day. [lost in thought].

Ok, I'm going to watch it again on the soonish side. I want to see if I laugh just a much at the same spots. I feel like it might tell me something about comedy, in particular re-watchable comedies. Or it might just tell me something about my own sense of funny and that's fine too.

Watched on Thursday November 14, 2024.

Watched on Friday November 8, 2024.

Watched on Thursday October 17, 2024.

Watched on Friday September 6, 2024.

Watched on Sunday September 8, 2024.

Watched on Friday September 6, 2024.

Feel good 'you go girl' film. It began as a big girl makes fun of and destroys the beauty pageant trope (with a little middle finger salute to her mother who organizes them), and maybe it should have stuck to that, but even though it turned into a big girl wants to give it a real go "in red shoes", it was still nice to see a "all bodies are swimsuit bodies" type of film. Sometimes you need an affirming feel-good film, especially one whose emphasis is that people come in all sorts of sizes and persuasions and the world is so much richer because of it.

Watched on Tuesday June 18, 2024.

In a couple of hours I will be going to The Dan Hill.
You've no idea how happy I am to say those words.
Goodness, not because I like his music. I'm with Terry and Simon on that one. No, it's because Lizette was over-the-moon to be going for her 35th birthday and the only person more excited for her was Cheryl-Ann. So in solidarity with Lizette-a-roonie and "how's it going, so" Cheryl-Ann, I'm going to The Dan Hill tonight.

The couple we are going with have been warned:
- do not be late
- keep the dog in the house all day
- drive here don't walk through the woods between us in case you get lost
- and do not, DO NOT wear a green number made by your mom last Christmas.

I don't normally wear jewelry because like Cheryl-Ann, I don't like my short fingers. But her mother reminded us both of the girl at the zoo, so on went the ring. I don't have a velvety thing in my hair, I have no ruffles on my shoulders, and I'm not wearing a dress. But I do have a purse to match!

There are no motorbikes in sight and no hockey game in town tonight, so the coast is clear. And when "Sometimes when we touch" plays, I'll see Terry dancing with Lizette, and Cheryl-Ann driving that piece of junk of hers down the pothole infested dirt road, singing along to the radio, on her way to Lizette's, somewhere South of Wawa.

Random thoughts that I will fit into a review form later.

Loved it. Exquisite cinematography. I could have watched those desert scenes for another two hours.

In of content, I must confess that I am somewhat unsure. I have this thing. You know how when there is an election and people look you straight in the eye and say "Go vote"? And what they mean is, "vote" for the good guy, my guy, But if both sides are saying the same thing, then nothing is being said, reallly. I got a bit of that here.

He did not want to go South and be the Messiah... but push comes to shove, he did it to win the war (or part of the war). But if people can be manipulated, they can be manipulated - for your side or the other. Either way, it's not good, even if it is in your favor.

I like to think that Chani (Zendaya) agrees with me. That no matter the result of Paul Atreides' decision to manipulate or not, the goal should always be to do what is right using the right tools. That is my ideal self talking.

But now I know different. Now I have seen how influential (read: super rich) people can spend a good 60 years creating a world which can influence a huge swatch of people to believe a bunch of crap, and to then one day have them suddenly become a vocal group with enough influence to take down what was an otherwise a contemporary modern democracy. (Here's looking at you Iran in the 70s, and the US in the 2020s).

I don't know. Loved the film, but saw the apocalypse.

Watched on Wednesday May 8, 2024.

Watched on Thursday May 2, 2024.

Watched on Saturday May 4, 2024.

Watched on Friday April 12, 2024.

Well that was a whole-lot-a fun!
A lovely little ditty whose only surprise is how long it takes to get to where it's going, and not in a bad way.

You aren't going to learn a whole lot about AI and you'll probably spend a lot of time thinking that you've seen M3GAN before (no, she's not the one in Bride of Chucky). To be fair they do all look alike, these white murderous dolls!

The ratings were interesting. Fairly low in general, but the people I follow had it in the 4+ star category. That doesn't happen too often, and I'm glad I went ahead and relied on my friends' ratings.

I'll definitely watch this again on some brain dead night in the future.

Watched on Thursday April 18, 2024.

Watched on Tuesday March 26, 2024.

I'll watch Cats of Montreal, Cats of Toronto, Cats of Istanbul, Cats of Malta, Cats of Egypt and even Cats of the world.

But at the end of the day, I still prefer my morning in bed, coffee in hand (I adore my sweetie who makes this possible) and social media cat videos. Have yet to see a film sur those. I'm not convinced anyone can make a film about cats unless it is some scientific thing.

I have all the patience in the world when it comes to romance films and romantic comedies. Since December I've watched one if not two every night because I was in that mood and it was a project of sorts. Some were great, some were alright, but this... and I watched a bunch of netflix rom-coms, but this, goodness. There are no words. I hate to criticize writers because I know how difficult it is, but this? So bad. I mean really bad. This is what gives rom-coms a bad name that they do not deserve. And performances? Well, how can you blame any actor for such a bad script. In this case, though, you can. Lohan. Whoa could she be any worse. The others were probably trying to do their best given the script, especially Ed Speleers (the photographer) who I know is excellent at his craft (just watch him in Outlanders and you'll see).

Skip this one. Even if, like me, you are in a mood and you want easy and you want a rom-com, keep looking.

Watched on Sunday March 3, 2024.

Watched on Saturday March 2, 2024.

MAW2024 #1 USA
"the dumber I behave the richer I get"

I have so much to say about this film. It triggered so many thoughts and beliefs and convictions to come out into the arena, show themselves and duke it out. I'm still dizzy watching the show.

Flying carpet-psycho babble-Oprahesque victim-glorifying self help crap confused with philosophy and thinking and self-awareness.
Stories being sold as "from x perspective" as though to warn the standard white male that he can skip.
Visuals of suits everywhere with briefcases and titles with additional Letters attached and sunny backgrounds of big buildings presented as authority figures.

So much going on.
I'm going to sort out some of these ideas and rewatch the film, and giv'er a second review because that's how much I loved this film and how much I loved that it got me thinking so hard.

Oh, and that poster of the young black boy staring at the white baby doll. phuck.

MAW2024 #2 Greece

Not my favourite Angelopoulos but it was oddly compelling in some ways. I kept having to guess at what was going on, and who was who, and why they wanted someone dead and who exactly it was they wanted dead... Basically it was a guessing game. Not knowing much about what was going on gave me the time to focus on the scenes, the blocking, and the camera.

What I found interesting is that Angelopoulos really fills up a scene with movement when the camera is still. One still scene on the front of a building might have 2 horse carriages go by along with one car while another car parks and four different sets of people walk by. All of this to show a character come out of a large official building. It's like he's adding pomp and circumstance to "official" or "government" buildings. Whereas the decrepit falling down buildings and homes in the older neighbourhoods get no such attention. The camera there wants no adornments. I found that interesting.

Also, he seems to love long hallways or just depth really. He shows patience with characters walking down a long hallway. And he pokes fun at a pose of officials all squished together in a narrow hallway by a prisoner's door. The one shot I will take with me is at the prison. It is a very long stone hallway where about 5 door openings all line up. The openings are all shorter than those coming through them. The shot is of multiple prison guards quickly making their way towards the camera, one at a time. It's just brilliant.

Oh, and the best shot ever. Context (I figured out most of the plot by this point): A prisoner is holding an MP hostage in his cell. The prisoner has a gun. This has been going on for the entire film, and everyone is trying to figure out what to do. Five or six officials are standing around in an office. A guard comes through the door and says: "He wants music". ('he' being the prisoner). The room goes completely silent. No one moves. No one breathes. It lasts what feels like 5 minutes, and I laughed so loud! You would think they were told the bomb just fell on them. It was hilarious!

And that's when I realized that Angelopoulos really enjoys taking the piss at officials, and I love him for that. Armed with this knowledge, I'm am SO looking forward to rewatching this and any other of his films. I'm also quite certain that a rewatch will seriously increase my rating of this film.

Watched on Saturday November 4, 2023.

annual Thanksgiving movie.
I know it by heart and it still gets me every time.
Fantastic soundtrack.

Watched on Saturday December 2, 2023.

Watched on Thursday December 14, 2023.

The best Christmas movie for people who hate Christmas movies.

This year we had a drink every time Vera-Ellen looked at the camera. We had to stop the game about 40 minutes in otherwise we would not make it up the stairs at the end of the movie.

Watched on Wednesday December 27, 2023.

Watched on Thursday December 28, 2023.

Watched on Friday December 29, 2023.

There's just no other like it. Everyone was on their A Game when they made this one.

I'll be spending the few months catching up on rom-coms to see what the genre has to offer in of new films, especially the ones made for streaming. I'll throw it the usual oldies as well, to mix things up.

Watched on Thursday January 25, 2024.

Watched on Thursday February 1, 2024.

Loved this, thanks Rick!. When the artsy brooding short played well I can't the last time I laughed that loud.

Second viewing and this may very well be my favourite film of the past few years. There is something so comforting about this film. It's so honest and brave. It's so adult and mature. It is so low-key and modern, tidy and neat.

A crisp and trim "In the Mood for Love", KonMari'd for the modern age.

I could not do it. I couldn't last more than 1 hour or so. I had it in my head that it was going to be a story told from the perspective of the indigenous people. I thought I read that Scorsese and Leo decided against telling it from the white man's angle.

Anyway, I probably say this all the time but I think I'm done with Scorsese. I ire his body of work, I most ire his work in preserving film, and I will continue to purchase each of his Criterion Box Sets where he selects a few world cinema independent films. But I'm done with his movies about controlling tough guys. I've seen the canon, and I'm good. Onto other things and other perspectives.

Was too tired and kept falling asleep. Watch again soon.

Watched on Sunday February 18, 2024.

Watched on Sunday February 18, 2024.

Watched on Sunday February 11, 2024.

Watched on Saturday February 10, 2024.

Watched on Tuesday February 13, 2024.

Watched on Tuesday February 13, 2024.

All new films that played at TIFF 1979. Older films listed here in the note instead of in the list.

## Buried Treasures Programme
The Confessions of Amans by Gregory Nava
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! by Russ Meyer
The Friends of Eddie Coyle by Peter Yates
The Green Wall by Armando Robles Godoy
Night Moves by Arthur Penn
Ruby by Dick Bartlett
The Scenic Route by Mark Rappaport
The Super Inframan by Hua Shan
Who's That Knocking at My Door by Martin Scorsese

films not in Letterboxd:
- Linus and the Mysterious Red Brick House (Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet) by Vilgot Sjöman (Gala)
- America's Sweetheart: The Mary Pickford Story by John Edwards (New Directions)
- The Drugstore by Joris Ivens (Documentaries)
- This Will Do for Today by Martin Lavut (Documentaries)
- Tierra y libertad by Maurice Bulbulian (Special Screenings)
- Denyse Benoît, comedienne by Luce Guilbeault and
- D'abord ménagères by Luce Guilbeault

• Quadrophenia
• ...And Justice for All

  Gala Presentations

• Black Jack

  Gala Presentations

• Fish Hawk

  Gala Presentations

• The Heritage

  Gala Presentations

• Legend of the Mountain

  Gala Presentations

• Those Wonderful Movie Cranks

  Gala Presentations

• The Magician of Lublin

  Gala Presentations

• A Man, a Woman and a Bank

  Gala Presentations

• The Marriage of Maria Braun

  Gala Presentations

...plus 58 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All feature films that played at TIFF 1978.

• Bloodbrothers

  Gala Presentations

• The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

  Gala Presentations

• The Chess Players

  Gala Presentations

• The Getting of Wisdom

  Gala Presentations

• Girlfriends

  Gala Presentations

• The Glass Cell

  Gala Presentations

• In Praise of Older Women

  Gala Presentations

• Midnight Express

  Gala Presentations

• Nunzio

  Gala Presentations

• Peppermint Soda

  Gala Presentations

...plus 32 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All Films that played at TIFF 1977, excluding retrospectives and older films, which are listed here in this note instead.
(There are still some older films in the list that I need to remove and add here in the note. It is an on-going project!)

Max Ophüls Retrospective
Caught
The Earrings of Madame de...
The Exile
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Liebelei
Lola Montès
Le Plaisir
The Reckless Moment
La Ronde

Frank Capra Retrospective
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
It Happened One Night
It's a Wonderful Life
The Miracle Woman
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Quebec Retrospective
15 novembre by Michel Brault
À tout prendre by Claude Jutra
Bar Salon by André Forcier
The Cat in the Bag by Gilles Groulx
Don't Let It Kill You by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
The Last Betrothal by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Little Tougas by Jean-Guy Noël
Manouane River Lumberjacks by Arthur Lamothe
Ordinary Tenderness by Jacques Leduc
Pour la suite du monde by Michel Brault, Marcel Carrière, Pierre Perrault
The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl by Gilles Carle
Réjeanne Padovani by Denys Arcand
The River Schooners by Pierre Perrault
The True Nature of Bernadette by Gilles Carle
The Vultures by Jean-Claude Labrecque
Whispering City by Fedor Ozep

Buried Treasures
O.K. ... Laliberté by Marcel Carrière

• The Ascent

  Gala Presentations

• Bobby Deerfield

  Gala Presentations

• The Innocent

  Gala Presentations

• J.A. Martin Photographer

  Gala Presentations

• Jacob the Liar

  Gala Presentations

• Joseph Andrews

  Gala Presentations

• One Man

  Gala Presentations

• One Sings, the Other Doesn't

  Gala Presentations

• Outrageous!

  Gala Presentations

• Solemn Communion

  Gala Presentations

...plus 64 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

updated Nov 1 2001

Blu-ray Collection
3D Collection
DVD Collection
Alfredo
Lizzy

• 'night, Mother
• ...So Goes the Nation
• 101 Reykjavik
• 11:14
• 13 Going on 30
• 13 Moons
• 13 Tzameti
• 1408
• 15 Février 1839
• 16 Blocks

...plus 2014 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Because Del asked.
Notes indicate if it is Criterion or 3D (incomplete)

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other lists

Blu-ray Collection
3D Collection
DVD Collection
Alfredo
Lizzy

• 10 Things I Hate About You
• 12 Angry Men

  criterion

• 2 Guns
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• 28 Days Later
• 28 Weeks Later
• 3 Women
• 30 Days of Night
• The 39 Steps
• The 400 Blows

  Criterion

...plus 1278 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This year we have as many winners as we had participants 10 years ago.
Back then Chile was the featured country, 89 people participated, and 22 people completed the challenge.

In comparison, this year we have 269 participants, 88 who completed the challenge (in addition to 31 who watched more than 30 films), and a total of 4,125 new reviews.

Over 4,000 reviews. For one month. Do you realize what you have done? Do you really know how important this is?

This platform isn't MUBI or any other "cinephile" platforms. You aren't preaching to the choir here. You may very well influence someone this year to watch a film from "away" because you rated it highly or reviewed it well or recommended it in a list, and it may very well make the viewer a bit more empathetic, or knowledgeable towards people that differ from them.

YOU did that.

And I thank you. I thank every single one of you who participated.

A very special thank you to Scott Emmons who went above and beyond in helping with the Challenge this year. I can't thank you enough Scott! And thank you to Johnno who also volunteered when I needed extra help at the last minute. Thanks Johnno!

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If there are errors in my calculations, let me know soon and I will fix.

The 89 cinephiles who completed this year's challenge are:

A.N., abystopia, Adam Graff, Adam Reinaldy, Adam Wag, Alex, Alex Bond, Amy, Ana321, Andrew, Andrew, ant_toe_knee, Bas van Stratum, bellamy, Bobsoares, Brandon, Brian Stevenson, Chris, Chris, Chris Duck, circlesquared, CopperKobold, corey, Cuminte, Dmytro, DonJohn80, Eddie Wokas, eightandahalf, enricioni, ErykHollow, eve, e🌸, filmcel, Fiona (tinfoilpuppy), Geoffrey Parker, Graham, Graham Williamson, Ilia Ginzburg, itsmysharona, Jaden, jao ツ, Jay, JB, Jen, Joe Walsh, joeelsey14 🎬, Johnno, johnnyce, Jonny Wright, JR Roughton, Justin 🦇, Kay, komodoskar, KousakaK, Laura, leroymarko, Logan, MaxwellCarter, Michael Ashdown, Moresbi, Murilo H. P. 🎥🍿, mxlafleur, Nadine, NastyHxC, Nathan?, Olivia Bagshaw, Rebecca, Reed, Ricky Blue, rsq2000, sailordanae, SausageWipe, SavageBob, Scott Emmons, Signo, Slig001, Sor Miaw, sylvie., Tekkactus, thesquirrelboy, TheZList, Tyler Dieckmann, VcommeVu, Wade McCormick, Wayne Little, Xellence, Yana Páez, Yarjka, Zoya

To those who watched 30 films I thank you not just for participating, but for increasing the awareness of each one of the films you watched. And really, I salute you, because you did something I keep wishing I could do!

Alex Bond, Alvaro D. Ruiz, Brad 🏳️‍🌈, Daniel, David Zavala, ecarsonbelden, Edd, Gael, Jakey, Javier Espinoza, Ken B, konerak, Kruchy, kurodo pete, LauraCid, Lee, Martin, mirella, Mr_Prestige, Niranjan 🎧, Paavo Ihalainen, PeeLemon, Rev/Matt, Todd ✨ ✨, tont, traYc, UrsulaMS, Waleed, Yoli, 𝓛𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓳𝓮, 𝖘𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖎𝖓

I hope to see you all again in 2026!

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The Links:

- your lists
- your reviews
- the 2025 spreadsheet
- the March Around the World - Archive

• My Neighbor Totoro
• The Secret World of Arrietty
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
• Castle in the Sky
• Grave of the Fireflies
• Kiki's Delivery Service
• Only Yesterday
• Porco Rosso
• Ocean Waves
• Pom Poko

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

us for the March Around the World 2025 Challenge. This year's featured country is "Japan with an emphasis on Studio Ghibli films".

Challenge-related Lists

- Click here for a list of all previous challenges.
- Google Spreadsheets:
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013

"Easy to watch" films

- Danish Die-Hard: The Best non-English Thriller/Action Movies
- Laughin’ Around the World
- Lighter Viewing from Around the World
- World Music
- Zombie Nations

General Film Resources

- Women world film directors (see list notes for country)
- The 2010s—Top International Feature Films
- Danish Die-Hard: The Best non-English Thriller/Action Movies
- MundoF's Best Foreign Language Film Academy Awards Submissions (1947-2015)
- Queer Around the World, a list by Rickie Blue with 69 Queer films from 69 countries
- zzzorf’s 1000 Movie Recommendations For All Cinephiles - look at the notes for a crazy amount of information!
- Wayne's Favourite Movie from every country
- Wayne's Favourite Movie from every language
- International Oddities by Tyler A

Country Resources (from previous challenges)

- Brazilian Cinema - A comprehensive List by Gabriel Machado
- Chile
- Denmark

- Here's a good list of Danish films (thanks Graham)
- They Shoot Pictures Don't They: The Danish Films (thanks Jayce)

- Estonia
- Iran
- New Zealand

- New Zealand
- New Zealand Te Reo Māori (Indigineous Language)
- Kiwi Noir
- Maori Directors
- Pasifika Directors
- Maori Writers

- Russia
- South Korea

• To Each His Own Cinema

All Films that played at TIFF 2008. Programme is in the notes.

Missing from Letterboxd:
Optra Field III-VI by T. Marie (Wavelengths)
Forty Men for the Yukon by Tony Massil (Short Cuts)
How Are You? by Susan Coyne and Martha Burns (Short Cuts)
ages by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (Short Cuts)
Pudge by Annie Bradley (Short Cuts)
The Workout by Sami Khan (Short Cuts)

• With a Little Help from Myself

  North American Premieres

• Adoration

  North American Premieres

• Appaloosa

  North American Premieres

• The Sea Wall

  North American Premieres

• Blindness

  North American Premieres

• The Brothers Bloom

  North American Premieres

• A Christmas Tale

  North American Premieres

• Disgrace

  North American Premieres

• Il Divo

  North American Premieres

• The Duchess

  North American Premieres

...plus 160 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

March Around the World 2017 Results

From this day forth the following 20 people shall be revered by the Letterboxd Community for their dedication to cinema by leaving behind a trace of their engagement with foreign films on this the third month of the year MMXVII.

$AM
Adam Norbury
Ali Thompson
ashley
Carl Sandell
Elías Cardozo
Erik Swallow
Ewan
Geoffrey Parker
greenie1982
Jeff Irvine
kungen
mariusdownunder
Rosalind
sailordanae
Shachar Gannot
Steve G
TajLV
Vinny Thornburg
Zak

We salute you.

A standing ovation to these lovely people who watched 30 films or more:

Benjamin | Graham Williamson | Ian Flick | James | Nokhi | Owen | Yoli

And a huge round of applause to anyone who watched any number of films from around the world, especially to those who explored World Cinema for the first time. See more films, become more discerning. See more foreign films, become more educated, well traveled and cultured.

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list of films and this is the list of reviews that have been entered for the challenge so far (tip: change the 'everyone' drop down to 'you' for your films/reviews). If your film log or review isn't displayed, check your tags. And here is the spreadsheet.

The Challenge
Watch and review 30 feature films from 30 different countries in the month of March including 1 from South Korea. See all previous challenges here. If you want to make a list of your 30 films, tag it with "30 countries 2017" and it will show up in here: All lists for the 2017 Challenge.

The rules
1. Feature films only. No re-watches.
2. One film must be from the featured country: South Korea.
3. Films must be logged when they are watched and tagged with 30 countries 2017 and the country, e.g.,
4. Films must be reviewed during the month of March.
5. Forget the rules. Just watch some foreign films in March.

As always, thanks to Berken for creating the original challenge back in 2013.

• Around the World

March Around the World Challenge 2018 - Results
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A huge heartfelt thank you to all who watched world cinema this month. I truly believe, as do many of you, that viewing stories from around the world is essential, to expand our horizons and see that we more alike than different.

The following 16 people have contributed to that goal, by watching 30 films from 30 different countries (or more) and sharing their experience and thoughts with us. Congratulations, but more important, thank you. Your reviews may very well encourage others to seek out the various films you have selected.

Aidan Fatkin
Carl Sandell
Darkness Lingers
Erik Swallow
Erinaceus
Ewan
Graham Williamson
PleinSoleil
sailordanae
Shachar Gannot
SirFolmarv
Slig001
Steve G
TajLV
Tom Morton
Wayne Little

And these fine folk have also explored 30 countries: Chris Salt | Edd | donovan | hemachandra | Jesse Bajenaru | Miguel Amaral | Nick D. Schaefer | Nokhi | Vanessa | Yoli

Thank you to everyone who watched a foreign film this month, and a very special thank you to those who helped expand the Letterboxd database of African cinema. We covered 150 different countries this month, among them 38 from Africa. That's amazing.

To thank you all for participating, I've created a cumulative spreadsheet that includes the data from all previous challenges going back to 2013. I haven't include this year's data yet, but it should be there soon.

A special thank you to Matt and Grant from Letterboxd for the exports and Wayne Little and Edd for the help with the spreadsheet. Could not have done it without you.

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I'm placing these lists at the top during the Challenge as I imagine they could be useful:
The Spreadsheet
The Lists (they require the tag 30 countries 2018)
All lists for the 2018 Challenge.
The logged films.
The reviews.
(tip: when viewing any of these lists change the 'everyone' drop down to 'you' for your films/reviews).
If your film log or review isn't displayed, check your tags.
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It's that time of year again. Start collecting your foreign films and get your glasses cleaned/fixed/upgraded, so that you can spend all of March reading your movies!

The Challenge
Watch and review 30 feature films from 30 different countries in the month of March including 1 film from the featured country (see below). No rewatches.

The rules
1. Feature films only (over 60 min). No re-watches.
2. One film must be from the featured country: any African country excluding Egypt, Algeria and South Africa. Note: Nigeria has a fairly large film industry. Let's try and select a variety of countries. Also, make it crystal clear in your lists or reviews which country you are using as your featured country.
3. Log your films as soon as you watch them and apply two tags:
30 countries 2018 and
the country the film is from, e.g.,
4. Films must be reviewed during the month of March (to review a previously logged film go to your diary and edit the diary entry to add a review.
5. Forget the rules. Just watch some foreign films in March.

As always, thanks to Berken for creating the original challenge back in 2013. List of all previous challenges.
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The Lists (they require the tag 30 countries 2018)
All lists for the 2018 Challenge.
The logged films.
The reviews.
(tip: when viewing any of these lists change the 'everyone' drop down to 'you' for your films/reviews).
If your film log or review isn't displayed, check your tags.

• Maw

The Challenge
Watch and review 30 feature films from 30 different countries in the month of March including 1 film from the featured country: Russia. No rewatches allowed. Full rules below, but first, the lists!

Here's the spreadsheet. Last update indicated in left column.

Tip: When viewing any of the lists below, change the 'everyone' drop down to 'you' for your films/reviews. And if your film log or review isn't displayed, double-check that you tagged them correctly.

The logged films | The reviews | The Lists

Previous Challenges: 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
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The rules
1. Feature films only (over 60 min). No re-watches.
2. One film must be from Russia. (I'll be putting up a list of Russian films shortly)
3. Log your films as soon as you watch them and apply two tags to each logged film:
30 countries 2019 and the country the film is from, e.g.,
4. Films must be reviewed during the month of March. If you logged a film during the month and need to review it later, go to your diary, select the log and edit it to add a review.
5. And as always, the most important rule: forget the rules - just watch some foreign films in March.

As always, thanks to Berken for creating the original challenge back in 2013. List of all previous challenges.

• Around The World

See all challenges here

View all the films seen for this Challenge
View this year's spreadsheet

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Drum roll please...

Bow down to the following 16 Supreme Boxders who successfully completed the challenge, in alphabetical order:

aldy
Blake axmonoj
Carl Sandell
Chris Salt
Connor Denney
DarknessLingers
David Pearce
Erik Swallow
Geoffrey Parker
Graham Williamson
Kristjansen
Monsieur Flynn
Robtarded
Sally Jane Black
Sean Bibby
TajLV

Special shout out to Monsieur Flynn, who finished in 19 days, Blake axmanoj for his 50 reviewed films (wow) and Erik Swallow who reviewed 43. What dedication!

Special thanks to those who specifically sought to expand the number of countries being reviewed, and to those who took the time and energy to write extensive and thorough reviews.

Oh so close:
sailordanae 30 films, 25 reviews
Alistair Ryder - 27 films, watched and reviewed.

These good folk watched 30 films (without reviewing):
Jayce Fryman | Jesse Bajenaru | Martin | Miguel Amaral | Nokhi | Yoli

Thanks to all for participating and making this one of the most fun challenges on Letterboxd. See you next March!

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The Challenge
Watch and review 30 feature films from 30 different countries in the month of March. No rewatches.

The rules
1. One film must be from the featured country: Iran.
2. Log & tag your films.
      Log them as you watch them.
      Use two tags: the film's country and "30 countries 2016".
3. Review the films
      Review each film before Apr 1st.
      If you logged without reviewing, to add the review by editing the logged entry in your Diary.

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The Extras

If you make a list of your 30 films, tag the list with "30 countries 2016" so that we can see all the lists here and add the country to the notes section for each film.

Need help finding films? MundoF's Best Foreign Language Film Academy Awards Submissions (1947-2015) could be help.

Also, see the past challenges, especially Kyle's spreadsheets:
2015 Challenge| 2015 Spreadsheet
2014 Challenge | 2014 Spreadsheet
2013 Challenge | 2013 Spreadsheet

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• Around the World

List updated Dec 8 2014
See all challenges here

Congratulations to the following who completed the 2014 challenge:

Robert Beksinski
Sally Jane Black
Adam Cook
d1am0ndgrl
Steve Grzesiak
Darkness Lingers
Will McGrew
Leonardo Navarro
David Pearce
Peng
Rembrandt Q Pumpernickel
Carl Sandell
Vinny Thornburg

Special mention to the following who watched 30 films (sometimes more) but didn't review them all:

Miguel Amaral
gearinger
ghostdinosaur
Stephen Roberts
Eric Swallow
Yoli

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The Challenge
Watch and review 30 films from 30 different countries in the month of May. No rewatches.

The rules
1. One film must be from the featured country: Estonia.
2. Reviews must contain 2 tags: the film's country and "30 countries 2014". Note: Tag your films when you log them, not when you review them if you review later. This helps with Kyle's spreadsheet.

Lists and Results
- Kyle's excellent spreadsheet for results (thanks Kyle!) * see note below
- List of all participants (if you don't appear on this list, you haven't tagged your list with "30 countries 2014"). Participants also appear in the list below with their selected Estonian film.
- List of all reviews for this challenge.

* Kyle has included a way to him about his spreadsheet if you see errors or missed entries. Go to his Overview tab, and look for "".

Thanks to Berkan for creating the challenge last year. See Kyle's 2013 spreadsheet for last year's results.

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Participants (with their chosen film from Estonia):
Lise and Jonathan, Autumn Ball
Thomas Ringdal, The Temptation of St. Tony
Caker Baker, Georgica
Rembrandt Q Pumpernickel, Autumn Ball
Kyle, The Temptation of St. Tony
Steve Grzesiak, The Class
bbbbbgtoby, no, that's too many b's, bbbgtoby, Decemberheat
Chuck Williamson, The Dead Mountaineer Hotel
Sally Jane Black, The Last Relic.
Tania The Temptation of St. Tony
Henrik Løberg, The Temptation of St. Tony
Auteur, Randaja
Robert Beksinski, Empty
Lily Ho, The Dead Mountaineer Hotel
dda1996a, I Was Here
Malick Kaufman, Spring
Sara de Freitas Gomes, Tangerines
ZapperLife
Gustav, The Temptation of St. Tony
Miguel Amaral, Georgica
Rabaabaabaa, Georgica
Vinny Thornburg
Adam Cook, In the Air (short film)
Will McGrew, Spring
Jørgen Alvestad
PTAbro, Ideaalmaastik
Viktor Prentovski, The Class
Erik Swallow, City Unplugged
Jarret, Autumn Ball
Dr Fentanes, Autumn Ball
DirkH, Disco and Atomic War
Peng, The Temptation of St. Tony
Martin, The Class
Bolido, Autumn Ball
Pedro Audette-Diaz, The Dead Mountaineer Hotel
Len Fearnside, Names in Marble
Austin Gorski, Georgica
Cody Walker, The Dead Mountaineer Hotel
d1am0ndgrl, The Poll Diaries
Asif Khan, Bumpy (Nukitsamees)
Thomas McCallum, I Was Here
Jacob Dornan, I Was Here
astrohkid, Sky Song
Stephen Roberts, The Class
Jimmy Christian, Sky Song
Dave Vis, The Class
iSpace, The Class
gearinger, Mushrooming
Paleu, Georgica
Filip Filipovic, The Last Relic
David Pearce, The Dead Mountaineer Hotel
Erwin, The Dead Mountaineer Hotel
Jacket, the Class
Leonardo Navarro, The Class
Liz Ennis, Autumn Ball
Hentai Cop,The Dead Mountaineer Hotel
Yoli, 186 Kilometers
Luis Enrique Rayas, Spring
Curt, The Last Relic
Joshua, Frank & Wendy
Evan, The Temptation of St. Tony
hockeyfan15, Mindless
DarknessLingers, The Class
shanderson88, The Class
Matthew, The Class
JC, The Temptation of St. Tony
Carl Sandell, The Temptation of St. Tony
Noetic Hatter
Cappie Chamberlain, The Class.
Steven Cohen ,The Last Relic
Richard Killiam, The Class
Ivan Ivanovsky, The Poll Diaries
Rebecca, The Dead Mountaineer Hotel
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Here are our picks (Lise & Jonathan) of fairly short (less than 1:45) films except for those we will be watching on Sunday Mornings with Coffee. They are pretty much in the order to be watched.

1. Persona

   Sweden, 1:25

2. Torremolinos 73

   Spain, 1:33
   Recommended by Steve G
   (Netflix)

3. A Town Called Panic

   Belgium, 1:15
   Recommended by Cookie and Steve G
   (hulu)

4. Ajami

   Israel, 2:04
   Netflix (expires, Sat last day to watch it)

5. Anatomy of a Murder

   USA, 2:40
   Sunday Mornings with Coffee
   Criterion Blu-Ray Shelf

6. The Firemen's Ball

   Czechoslovakia, 1:11
   (Criterion, Downstairs)

7. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

   Brazil, 1:49
   Netflix

8. Vampyr

   , 1:12
   Recommended by Cookie and others
   (DVD Downstairs)

9. Sidewalls

   Argentina, 1:35
   Recommended by Simone
   (Netflix)

10. Knife in the Water

    Poland, 1:34
    (dvd downstairs)

...plus 20 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

See all challenges here

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The Challenge
Watch and review 30 feature films from 30 different countries in the month of March. No rewatches. Must include 1 film from Chile.

All Reviews for this year's challenge | All Lists | Kyle's wonderful spreadsheet
Previous years: 2014 | 2013

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The Results

Meet the 22 Supreme Boxders who successfully completed the challenge, in alphabetical order:

Bryan
Carl Sandell
Christina Huynh
Codie "ZapperLife" Flynn
ehrmantraut
Erik Swallow
Graham Williamson
JaumeMuntane
Jordan
Marina Rossi
Matt G
Nokhi
Peter Schubert
Rembrandt Q Pumpernickel
Sally Jane Black
Sean Wu
Shachar Gannot
shanderson88
soiror
TajLV
Tom Morton
Vinny Thornburg

Special Mention has to go to Sally Jane Black and TajLV who exceeded the 30 limit and contributed particularly thorough reviews of each film.

30 films (all reviewed but missed the deadline by a hair): Alex H
30 films (missing reviews): cactuslungs (now Dee K.) | Dave Vis | Luis Baia | Martin | Miguel Amaral | Yoli

29 films: ghostdinosaur
28 films: Kurdt
27 films: Juliana | Jar-r Trinidad
26 films: Miriam
25 films: Sara Gomes | William Tell

• Around the World

All the films that played at TIFF 2014, with the programme in the notes.

Missing from LB are the following short films from the Short Cuts program:

Chainreaction by Dana Gingras
Del Ciego Desert by François Leduc
The Encounter (La Rencontre) by Frieda Luk
Fire (Fuoco) by Raha Shirazi
On Cement (Sur le ciment) by Robin Aubert
The Sands (Plage de sable) by Marie-Ève Juste
A Tomb with a View by Ryan J. Noth

• Black and White

  Gala Presentations

• Boychoir

  Gala Presentations

• The Connection

  Gala Presentations

• The Equalizer

  Gala Presentations

• Escobar: Paradise Lost

  Gala Presentations

• The Forger

  Gala Presentations

• Foxcatcher

  Gala Presentations

• Sea Fog

  Gala Presentations

• Infinitely Polar Bear

  Gala Presentations

• The Judge

  Gala Presentations

...plus 275 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Bros
• Glass Onion
• Brother
• On the Come Up
• The Woman King
• My Policeman
• The Fabelmans
• Catherine Called Birdy
• The Swimmers
• Alice, Darling

...plus 230 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I'm still working on these lists. I don't include films that were part of a retrospective. I try to add all shorts. All lists include the programme in which the film played in the notes.

Why? So that anyone in the world may have mini-tiff festivals at home with streamable or purchased media.
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TIFF Audience Award Winners
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024

• The Life of Chuck

This is a list of all films that played at TIFF 2024 except for any older films that were part of a retrospective.

The notes indicate the programme in which the film played.

• Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe

  Galas

• Better Man

  Galas

• The Deb

  Galas

• Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

  Galas

• Eden

  Galas

• Elton John: Never Too Late

  Galas

• The Friend

  Galas

• Harbin

  Galas

• Meet the Barbarians

  Galas

• Megalopolis

  Galas

...plus 261 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Audience Award winners, presented at TIFF every year. Most recent first.

1. The Life of Chuck
2. American Fiction
3. The Fabelmans
4. Belfast
5. Nomadland
6. Jojo Rabbit
7. Green Book
8. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
9. La La Land
10. Room

...plus 37 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Movies available in 3D

last updated: Sep 2023

• I, Robot
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• Jurassic World Dominion
• Transformers: Age of Extinction
• The Jungle Book
• Top Gun
• Titanic
• The Adventures of Tintin
• Skyscraper
• Monster House

...plus 123 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

3D movies we have in our collection

Blu-ray Collection
3D Collection
DVD Collection
Alfredo
Lizzy

• The Amazing Spider-Man
• Ant-Man
• Ant-Man and the Wasp
• Avatar
• The Avengers
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Avengers: Endgame
• Black Panther
• Black Widow
• Blade Runner 2049

...plus 50 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

This year (TIFF 2024) we are using the Letterboxd in Toronto list to chat/organize etc all things TIFF 2024.

• Toronto Stories

A list of all feature films that played at TIFF 2011, with the programme in the Notes.

Excludes Shorts (most of them anyway)

• Albert Nobbs

  Gala Presentations

• The Awakening

  Gala Presentations

• Beloved

  Gala Presentations

• Butter

  Gala Presentations

• A Dangerous Method

  Gala Presentations

• U2: From the Sky Down

  Gala Presentations

• A Happy Event

  Gala Presentations

• Hysteria

  Gala Presentations

• The Ides of March

  Gala Presentations

• Killer Elite

  Gala Presentations

...plus 275 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

We are finally heading back to TIFF after a 5 year hiatus, and we hope we can catch up with some of you over a brew or two.

Our tiffr schedule

This list is the films we are seeing. The notes include the screening date/time and why I choose the film. When I have time I might expand it to include the other films on my shortlist that didn't make the cut.

1. The Mother and the Bear

   Centrepiece
   Fri Sep 6 - 2:30pm - Royal Alex

   Picked because it is Canadian, but mostly because it is set in Winterpeg, and from a Korean point of view to boot. Also, the director won Best Canadian First Feature at TIFF 2016 with Old Stone and I wanting to see that one.

2. Daniela Forever

   Platform
   Fri Sep 6 - 5:30pm - Royal Alex

   I adored Colossal (TIFF 2016) . I had so much fun watching that film! I've seen it twice since and it always makes me laugh and smile. The story for this reminds me of Lanthimos's 2nd film Alps, where you could hire an actor to play a dead loved one for you. In Daniela Forever it looks like it's a drug that plays a similar role. It allows you to see/speak to deceased loved ones via lucid dreams. It's just such a good idea, I had to see it.

3. Bird

   Special Presentation
   Sun Sep 8 - 11:45-1:45 pm - Lightbox 1

   Andrea Arnold. That's why.

4. Relay

   Special Presentation
   Sun Dep 8 - 3-4:55 pm - Princess of Wales

   Because the director made Hell or High Water and that's all I need to know.

5. Triumph

   Platform
   Sun Sep 8 - 6:10-7:48pm - Lightbox 2

   Part 3 of a trilogy. I didn't see the first film but I did see Glory and am looking forward to another film from this director.

6. You Are Not Alone

   Discovery
   Thu Sep 12 - 5:25pm - Sco 7
   Because it's Canada (Quebec in particular), and because it is set in Montreal, and because of the way TIFF described it:

   a lonely pizza delivery guy is targeted by an alien who preys on Montreal's lonely and alienated men. He then meets someone he could like, but the alien might prevent him from being with her.

   They also say:
   "With their first feature film, long-time collaborators (and real-life partners) Marie-Hélène Viens and Philippe Lupien are performing a radical genre experiment, mashing up P.T. Anderson’s  Punch Drunk Love (TIFF ’02) and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin (TIFF ’13) to create a new hybrid lifeform.

   Well, you can't mention those two films in this household and not create serious anticipation.

7. The Seed of the Sacred Fig

   Centerpiece
   Thu Sep 12 - 8:45 to 11:33 pm - Sco 3
   Because it is Rasoulof!

8. The Assessment

   Special Presentation
   Fri Sep 13 - 2 - 4pm - Sco 13

   Because it's her first feature film, and because I've had a similar story in my head for the last 30 years that I never wrote down about having a future where women had to '' to have children.

9. The Last Showgirl

   Special Presentation
   Fri Sep 13 - 6:45 - 8:10 pm - Sco 9

   Because I knew a dancer who quit and saw how she couldn't or didn't feel right about or qualified for any other job.
   Because I'm hoping Pamela Anderson can drive it out of the park and show them all.
   Because her previous film Palo Alto gets decent ratings.
   And because of what Eli said (bless his soul) about Palo Alto: "Alright, so I watched this film twice over the past twenty four hours. WOW. Wow... wow. Okay, so I know that this film has gotten some bad reviews, but you honestly just have to trust me here: Gia Coppola knows what she's doing. I swear it's true. You may not have lived this film, but I lived this film. The way they talk, the way they act, the way they are... it's real. It's real life. I'm twenty years old. These characters are probably supposed to be sixteen or seventeen or eighteen and I can it. I can it so vividly... the girl, the asshole, everyone."

10. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

    Centerpiece
    Sat Sep 14 - 2:30 to 4:04 - Royal Alex

    'Cause, like, Jane, duh.
    And it's a debut.

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

tiff 2019 all the films

• 143 Sahara Street
• 1982
• 2008
• 37 Seconds
• Abominable
• About Endlessness
• The Aeronauts
• Africa
• All Cats Are Grey in the Dark
• All Inclusive

...plus 304 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

The films I saw at TIFF from 2009 until now in the order we saw them.

1. Fish Tank

   tiff 2009 Film 1

2. Bran Nue Dae

   tiff 2009 film 2
   chosen because we always pick an Australian film

3. Up in the Air

   tiff 2009 film 3

4. Chloe

   tiff 2009 film 4

5. Balibo

   tiff 2009 film 5
   TIFF choice afternoon package

6. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans

   tiff 2009 film 6
   TIFF choice afternoon package

7. Slovenian Girl

   tiff 2009 film 7
   Last minute ticket because there was something about its description that I loved.

8. I Killed My Mother

   tiff 2009 film 8
   New Canadian director

9. Life During Wartime

   tiff 2009 film 9
   Dir of Happiness

10. High Life

    tiff 2009 film 10
    Canadian film

...plus 92 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

TIFF 2010 All Feature Films

A list of all feature films that played at TIFF 2010, with the programme in the Notes.

Excludes short films

Missing:
Future Projections Programme:
- 24 Hour Psycho Back and Forth and To and Fro by Douglas Gordon
- Angst Essen/Eat Fear by Ming Wong
- HEAVENHELL by Chris Chong Chan Fui and Yasuhiro Morinaga
- In Love for the Mood by Ming Wong
- Jeanne by Martin Arnold
- Soft Rains#6: Suburban Horror (part 1) by Jennifer McCoy and Kevin McCoy
- Workers Leaving the Factory in Eleven Decades by Harun Farocki

From Visions programme:
- Moscow 11:19:31 by Michael Nyman Visions

• The Bang Bang Club

  Gala Presentations

• Barney's Version

  Gala Presentations

• A Beginner's Guide to Endings

  Gala Presentations

• Black Swan

  Gala Presentations

• Casino Jack

  Gala Presentations

• The Conspirator

  Gala Presentations

• The Debt

  Gala Presentations

• The Housemaid

  Gala Presentations

• Janie Jones

  Gala Presentations

• The King's Speech

  Gala Presentations

...plus 187 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All Films that played at TIFF 2023 with programme in the notes.

• The Boy and the Heron

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

• Concrete Utopia

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

• Dumb Money

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

• The End We Start From

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

• Fair Play

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

• Finestkind

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

• Flora and Son

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

• Hate to Love: Nickelback

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

• Lee

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

• Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero

  TIFF 2023
  Gala Presentation

...plus 264 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A watchlist for our Sunday Mornings with Coffee series. Recommendations welcome. Criteria: Films that aren't particularly appealing on a weeknight after a long day's work (too slow or too long or whatever).

• Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
• Together
• The Decameron
• Cirkus Columbia
• The Twilight Samurai
• Mondays in the Sun

  Steve G recommendation

• Eureka
• Gomorrah
• Kings & Queen
• All About Lily Chou-Chou

...plus 49 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

tiff 2018 all the films (could be incomplete)

• Shoplifters
• La Flor
• Roma
• An Elephant Sitting Still
• Burning
• Capernaum
• If Beale Street Could Talk
• Free Solo
• Dead Souls
• Guaxuma

...plus 300 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

It's Over!

To all 536 participants:
This is by far the craziest March Around the World we've had in the past 12 years. We had almost 5 times more participants! Why is that so great? You are part of an extraordinary group of people who just contributed 7,352 reviews for films of the world to letterboxd in one single month.

7,352 reviews for world cinema.
Let that sink in.

No matter how you contributed, whether with reviews, ratings, lists, likes, comments, you were part of something pretty amazing and I think every single participant should get a high five, a slap on the shoulder, a huge smile and a nod of respect.

To the 27% of you (146) who completed the Challenge, chapeau. bravo. standing ovation. You contributed more than half of all reviews: 4,648 reviews to be exact. Lovers of world cinema everywhere thank you. So many people will benefit from your dedication.

You are (in alphabetical order):

, | Adam Graff | Adam Reinaldy | Adam Wag | agray | Alex | Alyn Shao | Amy | Ana321 | Andrew | Andrew Settle | ant_toe_knee | arcticviolet | Bas van Stratum | Bobsoares | Brett Merritt | charlie_made_me | Chris | Chris Duck | circlesquared | CMTowns | comradeocean | Connor Denney | CopperKobold | Crwalker67 | Dan Pierce | Daniel R. | David Zavala | deadwitchflying | DistortedReviews | DonJohn80 | Eddie Ngaluafe | Eddie Wokas | EidenHoll | eightandahalf | eli ★ | ErykHollow | e🌸 | Fabio_P_ | filmcel | Freyja B. | Geoffrey Broomer | Geoffrey Parker | gisegisegise | Graham | Graham Williamson | GROBBLEDONGS | hairway2stevens | Harry | Ilia Ginzburg | ivalencia | Jaden | Jamie Ragins | Jason Christian | Jay | JB | Jen | jennifer c. | Jesús | Joe Walsh | joeelsey14 | John C. Koch | Johnno | johnnyce | Jonny Wright | JR | julia | Justin | Justin ✌️ | Kara 🪐 | Kate Glenn | Kay | Kelsey | Kevin Faftine | KousakaK | kurodo pete | Kurt | Larry Brown | Laura | Lee | leroymarko | Levi | Luis Baia | Luis Cernuda | mackenziemanua | Mastersof3 | MaxwellCarter | Michael | mirella | Mocha | Moresbi | Mr_Prestige | Muha Haque | Murylo Pinheiro | mxlafleur | Nadine | NastyHxC | Nathan? | Nayan | Niranjan Kirla | Olivia Bagshaw | Patryk Czekaj | Qluraqan | quietdomino99 | Raul Alejandro Mendoza Diaz | ribeiro | Ricky Blue | Rory Lewis | Roy Habets | rsq2000 | sailordanae | SaintPauly | Salad_eatoat | SausageWipe | SavageBob | SaveThePood | Scott Emmons | Sean | Shachar | Signo | Slig001 | SM1345 | somethingsomet | Sor Miaw | Steven | Suping | Tar217 | Taylor Walker | Tekkactus | TheFeralJournal | thesquirrelboy | TheZList | tinfoilpuppy | Travis Tindell | tundra_din | Tyler Dieckmann | VcommeVu | Wade McCormick | Wayne Little | Xabi Lomaprieta | Xellence | Yarjka | zktori | Zoya | 𝓜𝓪𝓳𝓮. | 🇵🇱 Steve G 🇵🇸

And to the 56 fans who watched 30 films, congratulations! Watching that many films in one month is not easy. Sometimes it isn't even fun... but, no matter what, you have 30 less on your watchlist and hopefully many added to the "rewatch" list.

You are:

4wn | 80sKid83 | A | Alessandro Canonici | aloe 🌿 | Alvaro D. Ruiz | Andy Gervaz | Benjamin Boy | Brandon | Buzz | Christabelle | Christiam Reymei Márquez | cocobombadil | Daryl | doqtor | Dylan | Edd | ele | EmartC | enricioni | Fabiola Ruiz | Guillaume | helldemon | Javier Espinoza | John Hatz | John Lester | LauraCid | Lizi_Chikhladze | Logan Austin | Martin | Maury Wilde | Meagan | Mike | mikevaguilar | molls | Niclas | NotRonHoward | OwenGJ | Paavo Ihalainen | Philosoly | Rogelio Mendoza | SamoaJoeFan | Sarah | Stephen | swagzophrenia | Taliscent | theó 🧃 | Todd ✨ ✨ | tont | traYc | Uriel Lozano Mora | vanessa | Vick_tr | Waleed | Yoli | 𝖘𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖎𝖓

Congratulations to all, I hope you had fun, I know it's tough but we do what we gotta do to promote subtitles.

And of course, none of this would happen without those who help me get the data, count the data, fix the data, edit the data, read the data and interpret the data.

Oh, and some of you would not have won the challenge without their, um, 'fixing' your errors ;-)

The hugest MERCI to you kind and generous film buffs:

- Johan
- 𝖘𝖊𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖎𝖓
- Maury Wilde
- Scott Emmons
- Xellence
- Edd
- Nadine

*********** Original Challenge Info and Rules ****************
World Cinema, here we come again! And we are all stopping in on Mexico this year. Spread the word. Invite friends to travel with you. Get that family member, you know the one, to watch at least one film that is from 'away'.

There are rules to win the challenge (and it is not easy), but most of us are just happy to watch a few more films from other countries than usual, and that is always a win.

The published 2024 spreadsheet.

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The Challenge
(note new tag: maw2024)

Watch and review 30 feature films from 30 different countries in the month of March. No rewatches. Must include 1 film from Mexico. Please read the rules.

Rules
1. Feature films only (60+ min)
2. No re-watches.
3. Only films watched, logged and reviewed in March 2024 count.
4. Log and tag your films immediately after watching, with 2 tags: maw2024 and the (single) selected country of the film, from the LB list of countries. You can add your review later by going to the log and editing it.
5. To count, a review needs to be somewhat substantial in that it has to show that you have seen the film. One liners do not count. Think more along the lines of 150 words +

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See March Around the World - Archive for various kinds of film lists that have been created and used for this and previous challenges, and for links to all previous Challenge pages and spreadsheets.

• Roma

Feature Films from Iran.

Iran is the featured country for the 2016 March Around the World Challenge

Russman has a list of all Iranian films submitted for an Academy Award and Flip Trotsky has a list of the Top 100 Iranian Films according to a poll at the Super Champion Film Zone film forum. Shayes has a personal ranked list of films by Persian directors (note that not all the films are Iranian).

Don't forget that you can sort this list in a variety of ways and you can even see if the films are available at itunes, amazon, etc. (although that might be a Pro feature).

• The White Meadows
• Rhino Season
• A Separation
• A Time for Drunken Horses
• This Is Not a Film
• Taxi
• Taste of Cherry
• About Elly
• Baran
• Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine

...plus 144 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

These aren't necessarily the 'best' movies (although some are); they are simply the movies I love. Some only have to be seen once, some I rewatch regularly. Some are deep, some are fun.

I use the heart icon to list all my favourites, but I use this list to keep track of my top 100. Of course I can't count too well...

1. In the Mood for Love
2. The Thin Red Line
3. The Whispering Star
4. Blindness
5. Certain Women
6. Army of Shadows
7. Nights of Cabiria
8. Babette's Feast
9. Chungking Express
10. 2046

...plus 103 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All the films that played at TIFF 2002.

Films not found in database:

- "Tso Chaplin Mutual Shorts: Easy Street; The Cure; The Adventurer" by Charles Chaplin (Special Presentation)
- "The Nazi" short film by Rod Lurie (Discovery)
- "Bautismo" short by Casey Koehler (Wavelengths)
- "Counterfeit Film" short by Brett Simon (Wavelengths)
- "Scratch" short by Christoph Girardet (Wavelengths)
- "Very and Night Mulch" by Stan Brakhage (Wavelengths)
- "Wien & Mozart And Elvis" by Jonas Mekas (Wavelengths)
- "Countdown" by Nathan Morlando short film
- "Culture" short film by Donigan Cumming (Perspective Canada)
- "Heatscore" short by Adam Brodie and Dave Derewlany (Perspective Canada)
- "Lighthead" short by by Daniel Sadler (Perspective Canada)
- "Lonesome Joe" by Mark Sawers (Perspective Canada)
- "Moon in the Afternoon" short by Simon Davidson(Perspective Canada)
- "Die Mutter" short by Cliff Caines (Perspective Canada)
- "Once Upon a Time on the Beach" short by Byron Lamarque (Perspective Canada)
- "Rondo pour trompette" aka "Rondo for Trumpet" short by Jean-Sebastien Baillat (Perspective Canada)
- "S.P.C.E." short by by Marc Bisaillon (Perspective Canada)
- "Snooze" short by Stéphane Lafleur (Perspective Canada)
- "Spring Chickens" by Matthew Holm (Perspective Canada)
- "The Space Between" short by Chad Lowe (Contemporary World Cinema)
- "The Voice Of The Prophet" short by Robert Edwards (Contemporary World Cinema)
- "Ataklan -- Naked Walk" short by Walt Lovelace (Planet Africa)
- "Black Attack" by Walt Lovelace (Planet Africa)
- "George and the Bicycle Pump" by Asha Lovelace (Planet Africa)
- "I Have a Dream" by Zak Ove (Planet Africa)
- "Mud Madness" by Walt Lovelace (Planet Africa)
- "Now Jimmy!" by Mary Wells (Planet Africa)
- "Rendez-Vous" by Mariette Monpierre (Planet Africa)
- "Ubuntu's Wounds" by Sechaba Morojele (Planet Africa)

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The following programmes are not in the list because they are retrospectives of sorts.

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

• 11’09”01—September 11

  Gala Presentation

• Antwone Fisher

  Gala Presentation

• Ararat

  Gala Presentation

• Painted Fire

  Gala Presentation

• Far from Heaven

  Gala Presentation

• Femme Fatale

  Gala Presentation

• The Four Feathers

  Gala Presentations

• Frida

  Gala Presentation

• The Good Thief

  Gala Presentation

• The Guys

  Gala Presentation

...plus 261 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All films that played at TIFF 2000 (according to wikipedia, as of Aug 2023). Programme is in the notes.

Missing from Letterboxd (Title by Director (Programme)):
- Abe's Manhood by Aubrey Nealon (Perspective Canada)
- Clean Rite Cowboy by Michael Downing (Perspective Canada)
- De l'art et la manière chez Denys Arcand by Georges Dufaux (Perspective Canada)
- Dinky Menace by Robert Kennedy (Perspective Canada)
- FILM(lode) by Deco Dawson (Perspective Canada)
- The Lost Bundefjord Expedition by Matt Holm (Perspective Canada)
- New Neighbours by Anita McGee (Perspective Canada)
- Three Stories from the End of Everything by Semi Chellas (Perspective Canada)
- The Walnut Tree by Elida Schogt (Perspective Canada)
- Are You Cinderella? (imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0263066) by Charles Hall (Planet Africa)
- Auguy (imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0290436/) by Munga Tunda Djo (Planet Africa)
- Christmas With Granny (imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0289678) by Dumisani Phakathi (Planet Africa)
- Erik Bruhn: I'm the Same- Only More (imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0290597/) by Lennart Pasborg (Real to Reel)
- The First and the Last... by Momir Matovic (Real to Reel)
- The Prince is Back by Marina Goldovskaya (Real to Reel)
- Rough For Theatre 1 by Kieron J. Walsh (Beckett on Film)
- engers (Perspective Canada) imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0269697/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_7_prd

• Almost Famous

  Gala Presentation

• Best in Show

  Gala Presentation

• Bread and Tulips

  Gala Presentation

• The Contender

  Gala Presentation

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

  Gala Presentation

• The Dish

  Gala Presentation

• Dr. T & the Women

  Gala Presentation

• The House of Mirth

  Gala Presentation

• How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog

  Gala Presentation

• In the Mood for Love

  Gala Presentation

...plus 302 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A list of all feature films that played at TIFF 2012, with the programme in the Notes.

Excludes shorts and programs that play older films (Cinematheque and City-to-City).

Note: 2023-12-22 I had another list that was "in progress". Copied all the films there to here. Some of the items in the note in that list may still be applicable:

Note re "It was the son" (E' stato il figlio): It is now listed at TIFF as "The Son Did It". I modified the title in TMDB - should appear here Aug 21st as "The Son Did It" instead of "It Was the Son".

Also note that "Fin" is listed in Letterboxed as "The End".

Films that need to be added to TMDB:

A Hijacking | Him, Here, After | The Holy Quaternity | Home Again | Hyde Park on the Hudson | I Declare War | Igor & the Cranes' Journey | Imagine | In the Name of Love | Inch'Allah | Jump | Juvenile Offender | Key of Life | Krivina | The Last Time I Saw Macao | The Lebanese Rocket Society | The Lesser Blessed | Leviathan | Lines of Wellington | Liverpool | London | The Modern Babylon | Lunarcy! | Making Chinatown | Mariner 9 | Men At Lunch | Miss Lovely | Mumbai’s King | Museum Hours | My Awkward Sexual Adventure | No Place on Earth | Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica | Paradise: Love | The Patience Stone | Peaches Does Herself | Peaches Does the Drake | Peddlers | Penance | Peripeteia | Perret in and Algeria | Picture Day | The Quiet Room | Revolution | Road North | Shahid | Ship of Theseus | Shores of Hope | Sleeper's Wake | Song for Marion | Springtime | State 194 | Still | The Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley) | Storm Surfers 3D (2011) | Three Kids | Three Sisters | Three Worlds | The Tortoise, An Incarnation | Tower | Underground | Viola / Birds | Virgin Margarida | Walker / The Capsule | The Walls of Dakar [2010] | Watchtower | Wavelengths 1: Under a Pacific Sun | Wavelengths 2: Documenta | Wavelengths 3: I am micro | Wavelengths 4: From the Inside Out | A Werewolf Boy | What What Richard Did | When I Saw You | When Night Falls | White Elephant | Zabana!

• Argo

  Gala Presentations

• The Company You Keep

  Gala Presentations

• Dangerous Liaisons

  Gala Presentations

• Emperor

  Gala Presentations

• English Vinglish

  Gala Presentations

• Free Angela and All Political Prisoners

  Gala Presentations

• Great Expectations

  Gala Presentations

• Hyde Park on Hudson

  Gala Presentations

• Inescapable

  Gala Presentations

• Jayne Mansfield's Car

  Gala Presentations

...plus 257 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All films that played at TIFF 1982.

work in progress.
sources: mubi, wikipedia

• Muddy River
• Act of Violence
• Angel

  Gala Presentation

• Domino
• Eating Raoul
• Fire on the Water
• Five and the Skin
• Hammett

  Gala Presentation

• The Hatter's Ghost
• The Hes Case

  Gala Presentation

...plus 23 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Bad Timing
• Yesterday Girl
• Breathless
• AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
• All I Desire
• Alphaville
• Camera Buff
• I Love You Rosa
• Anthracite
• The Oldest Profession

...plus 131 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I saw the first 20 films, and these are ranked.

The others I'm leaving here as a reminder of why I wanted to see them.

1. Winter Sleep

   Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
   Cannes winner.

2. Timbuktu

   [Won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, Cannes Film Festival 2014.]
   Lotsa buzz.

   Variety: "Abderrahmane Sissako confirms his status as one of the true humanists of recent cinema with this stunningly shot and deeply empathetic drama." Jay Weissberg

   Indiewire: "It starts slowly, though and before the viewer is quite acclimated to the film’s unusual rhythms, it can seem disconcertingly disted as we shift from one strand to the next without any sort of narrative hand-holding on the part of the director. But with time, throughlines emerge and characters recur, and we begin to discern the film’s shape" " In fact, our press notes tell us that it was a real-life incident similar to the stoning that inspired Sissako to make this film, which perhaps s for its inevitably political and rather despairing outlook.The barbarism of Sharia law’s view of women; the violent "justice" meted out for the smallest infractions; the threats of force levelled against a girl whose mother refuses to simply hand her over in marriage to a stranger; where, as the Mullah asks at one point, is God in all of this? "

3. Leviathan

   [Won Best Screenplay at Cannes Film Festival 2014.]
   Director of Elena which we liked quite a bit

4. Nightcrawler

   Release date October 17, 2014

   writer of The Fall and writer/director of Bourne Legacy
   gyllenhaal, so it will probably get wide release. i can see it later. But "crime journalism" topic sounds really interesting....

5. The Drop

   Director of Bullhead.
   'nuf said.
   + Matthias is in it.

6. Jauja

   Stars Viggo, but sounds like something we might want to catch at home instead.
   Hollywood Reporter (Cannes): www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/land-plenty-jauja-705315
   Variety (Cannes): variety.com/2014/film/reviews/cannes-film-review-jauja-1201193594/

7. You're Sleeping, Nicole

   The Playlist: Cannes Review: Stéphane Lafleur's Delightful Québécois Comedy 'Tu Dors Nicole' Is The Hidden Gem Of The Festival

8. 99 Homes

   writer/Director of Goodbye Solo, Man push cart and Chop Shop watch before TIFF

   Andrew Garflield and Michael Shannon. Hmmm.

9. Force Majeure

   Peter says it was a "word of mouth sensation" at Cannes so think about it. oh, it won Un Certain Regard at Cannes. Ok, I'm in. Swedish comedy - it can't be bad.

10. Bird People

    "Smash hit at Cannes"
    very easily prone to spoilers, so can't read anything.
    Seems there is something interesting about the structure such that one asked if it was a joke.

...plus 33 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

TIFF 2013 ranked.

1. Ida

   Sun Sep 8, 12-1:20 (Scotia 14)

   Director of My Summer of Love

2. Only Lovers Left Alive

   Sat Sep 7, 12:15-2:18 (Bloor Hot Docs)

   Dir. Jim Jarmush, with Tilda Swinton

3. The Strange Little Cat

   Fri Sep 13, 9:45-10:57am (Lighbox2)

4. Moebius

   Fri Sep 13, 2:30-4pm (Scotia1)

   Dir. Kim Ki-duk (3-iron, Pieta, The Isle, Sping, Summer, Fall, Winter...Spring

5. Under the Skin

   Sun Sep 15, 3-4:47 (Ryerson)

   Dir of Sexy Beast, Birth. Sci-fi.

6. Honeymoon

   Wed Sep 11, 3:30-8:07 (Scotia14)

   Dir of Up and Down and Divided We Fall

7. August: Osage County
8. The Past

   Thu Sep 5, 9:30-11:40 pm (Visa)

   Director of A Separation, with Berenice Bejo

9. Omar

   Wed Sep 11, 12-1:30 (Bloor Hot Docs)

   Director of Paradise Now. Omar won Un Certain Regard.

10. The Auction

    I liked the write-up and the trailer. Sounded nice and mellow.

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

TIFF 2012 ranked.

*I didn't end up going to see In Another Country.

The list includes notes about why I choose the films.

1. Rhino Season

   From the director of A Time for Drunken Horses, which I adored.

2. Rust and Bone

   Premiere. Director of Le Prophete, starring Matthias Schoenaerts from Bullhead. One of my favourite films with one of my new famourite actors. No brainer. Plus it got really good reviews at Cannes.

3. Amour

   Not a premiere, although rumour has it that director Michael Haneke will be there. Can't go wrong. Cannes winner (again).

4. Much Ado About Nothing

   Premiere. Again, I have to spend those premiere tickets, and who better to see that Joss and Nathan Fillion. (Yup, I'm a browncoat).

5. War Witch

   Another Canuck film that won 2 awards at Tribecca, incl best actress. Set in Africa, so that's good, because I haven't seen all that many small pictures about Africa.

6. Pieta

   Director of 3-Iron.

7. Zaytoun

   Director Eran Riklis made one of my faves from a couple of years ago: Lemon Tree. Really looking forward to this one.

8. Byzantium

   I could have waited to see this, but it was the only thing that fit in my time slot.

9. Thermae Romae

   "An architect from ancient Rome is propelled into a modern-day Tokyo bath house in this kooky time-travelling comedy based on Mari Yamazaki's award-winning manga series.". That sounds so cool.

10. To the Wonder

    Premiere. No brainer. Malick.

...plus 5 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All the films

• Dear Evan Hansen
• Belfast
• Bergman Island
• Jagged
• The Desperate Hour
• Last Night in Soho
• Night Raiders
• Silent Night
• The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
• The Good House

...plus 179 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Films Jonathan and I saw at TIFF this year. Sorted by ranking, but really, there is very little difference between the top 9 - to me they were all excellent.

1. The Power of the Dog
2. The Girl and the Spider
3. Scarborough
4. Petite Maman
5. The Gravedigger's Wife
6. As in Heaven
7. The Worst Person in the World
8. Murina
9. Aloners
10. Unclenching the Fists

...plus 17 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All films that played at TIFF 1984

missing:
Proxyhawks by Jack Darcus (1971) on IMDB

• Paris, Texas
• Places in the Heart
• 1857 (Fool's Gold)
• 69
• 98.3 KHz (Bridge at Electrical Storm)
• A and B in Ontario
• A Chairy Tale
• A Dangerous Age
• A Flash of Green
• A Married Couple

...plus 138 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All Films that played at TIFF 2007

missing (from Short Cuts programme):
Automoto directed by Neil McInnes and Cathy McInnes
Blood Will Tell directed by Andrew Mhillips
Boar Attack directed by Jay White
Bumblebee directed by Jonathan van Tulleken
Can You Wave Bye-Bye? directed by Sarah Galea-Davis
Cursing Hanley directed by Kelly Harms
Farmer's Requiem directed by Ramses Madina
found oBjects directed by David Birnbaum
Four Walls directed by Raha Shirazi
francas directed by Eduardo Menz
I Have Seen the Future directed by Cam Christiansen
I've Never Had Sex... directed by Robert Kennedy
Knights of Atomikaron directed by Adam Brodie and Dave Derewlany
The Last Moment directed by Deco Dawson
Latchkey's Lament directed by Troy Nixey
ReOrder directed by Sean Garrity
The Schoolyard (Les Grands) directed by Chloé Leriche
Smile directed by Julia Kwan
Teenage Girl directed by Greg Atkins
Terry Southern's Plums and Prunes directed by Dev Khanna
Three Beans for George directed by Sean Anicic
Tic Tac Toe directed by Matthew Swanson
The Whole Day Through directed by Adam Budd

missing (from Wavelengths programme):
e 2D: sun directed by John Price
Evertwo Circumflicksrent...Page 298 directed by Bruce McClure
Pool (Kolam) directed by Chris Chong Chan Fui

• Amal

  Canada First!

• Just Buried

  Canada First!

• Mona's Daughters

  Canada First!

• They Wait

  Canada First!

• This Beautiful City

  Canada First!

• Walk All Over Me

  Canada First!

• Young People Fucking

  Canada First!

• Good Riddance

  Canadian Open Vault

• Acadia Acadia?!?

  Canadian Retrospective

• Chronicle of a Summer

  Canadian Retrospective

...plus 297 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A list of all feature films that played at TIFF 2016, with the programme in the Notes.

Excludes Short Cuts (short films) and PrimeTime (tv series) and programs that play older films (Cinematheque and City-to-City).

Missing from this list:
- Leehom Wang's Open Fire Concert Film by Homeboy Music and Inc. www.themoviedb.org/movie/416650
- Breaking Occupation by Brett Smith

• A Monster Calls

  Gala

• Arrival

  Gala

• Deepwater Horizon

  Gala

• The Edge of Seventeen

  Gala, Next Wave

• A Family Man

  Gala

• The Journey Is the Destination

  Gala

• Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids

  Gala

• LBJ

  Gala

• Loving

  Gala

• The Magnificent Seven

  Gala

...plus 288 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

updated Oct 25 2020

Blu-ray Collection
3D Collection
DVD Collection
Alfredo
Lizzy

• Beautiful Creatures

  Bluray

• Black Orpheus

  Bluray

• Bottle Rocket

  Bluray

• The Bourne Legacy

  Bluray

• The Call

  Bluray

• Cloud Atlas

  Bluray

• The Conjuring

  Bluray

• Despicable Me 2

  Bluray

• Frankenweenie

  Bluray

• In the Realm of the Senses

  Bluray

...plus 624 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

Wikipedia suggests that there were 127 feature films. If that is the case, then I'm missing some in this list.

Sources used for this list:
- Wikipedia
- MundoF's list
- tiff hq on letterboxd

Where there is no note, I was not able to find the film's programme.

• Adoption

  Gala Presentation

• Cousin, Cousine

  Gala Presentation

• Bernice Bobs Her Hair

  Gala Presentation

• Illustrious Corpses

  Gala Presentation

• Dersu Uzala

  Gala Presentation

• Well-spring of My World

  Gala Presentation

• Wives

  Gala Presentation

• Kings of the Road

  Gala Presentation

• Lumière

  Gala Presentation

• Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

  Gala Presentation

...plus 107 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All films that played at TIFF 2006 according to the wayback machine's tiff festival film list page:
web.archive.org/web/20070514063221/http://archives.torontointernationalfilmfestival.ca/films_schedules/filmlist.asp

Some films here are older because they were part of TIFF special programmes. I may remove them one day and list them here in the notes. For now they remain in the list.

Missing from Letterboxd:
- Mercy by Mazdak Taebi (Canada First!)
- A Cry in the Dark by Haobam Paban Kumar (Real To Reel)
- Tanju Miah by Sadik Ahmed (Real To Reel)
- Toi, Waguih by Namir Abdel Messeeh (Real To Reel)
- L' Air de rien by Frédérick Pelletier (Short Cuts Canada)
- The Broken Hearted by Antoinette Karuna (Short Cuts Canada)
- By the Hour by Bill Marchant (Short Cuts Canada)
- Christ in Wood by Alexander Winfield (Short Cuts Canada)
- Cloudbreaker by Adam Garnet Jones (Short Cuts Canada)
- Couldn't be Happier by Jackie May (Short Cuts Canada)
- The Double Woman by Carla B. Guttmann (Short Cuts Canada)
- Down Payment on a Dead Horse by Jason Britski (Short Cuts Canada)
- The Ecstasy Note by Geoffrey Uloth (Short Cuts Canada)
- The Last Bang by Emmanuel Shirinian (Short Cuts Canada)
- A Life of Errors by Sheila Pye, Nicholas Pye (Short Cuts Canada)
- Love Seat by Kris Elgstrand (Short Cuts Canada)
- Ninth Street Chronicles by Megan Martin (Short Cuts Canada)
- Plume by Chelsea McMullan (Short Cuts Canada)
- Pretty Broken by Cline Mayo (Short Cuts Canada)
- Saskatchewan Part 3 by Brian Stockton (Short Cuts Canada)
- Screening by Anthony Green (Short Cuts Canada)
- Starlight Tour by Evan Crowe (Short Cuts Canada)
- Supposed To by Aleesa Cohene (Short Cuts Canada)
- Suspect by Patricia Rozema (Short Cuts Canada)
- La Tête Haute by Ivan Grbovic (Short Cuts Canada)
- Tell Me Everything by Brian D. Johnson (Short Cuts Canada)
- The Tragic Story of Nling by Jeffrey St. Jules (Short Cuts Canada)
- True Love by Adam Brodie, Dave Derewlany (Short Cuts Canada)
- Art Installation: It Will All End In Tears by Jesper Just (Special Presentations)
- 18 Videos: #8 by Kyle Canterbury (Wavelengths)
- 3 Minuten by Christoph Brunner (Wavelengths)
- Bouquets 28-30 by Rose Lowder (Wavelengths)
- Circa 1960 by Chris Curreri (Wavelengths)
- Ema · Emaki II by Takashi Ishida (Wavelengths)
- Lancia Thema by Josef Dabernig (Wavelengths)
- lions and tigers and bears by Rebecca Meyers (Wavelengths)
- PSA. 09 body count by Cynthia Madansky (Wavelengths)
- PSA. 10 occupation by Cynthia Madansky (Wavelengths)
- PSA. 14 target by Cynthia Madansky (Wavelengths)
- Tsuioku by Yuiko Matsuyama (Wavelengths)

• Acts of Imagination

  Canada First!

• Cheech

  Canada First!

• Torn Apart

  Canada First!

• End of the Line

  Canada First!

• Everything's Gone Green

  Canada First!

• Fido

  Canada First!

• A Stone's Throw

  Canada First!

• On the Trail of Igor Rizzi

  Canada First!

• Paperback Hero

  Canadian Open Vault

• Balifilm

  Canadian Retrospective - The Films Of Peter Mettler

...plus 303 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

All films that played at TIFF 2020 - Covid year 1.

• Ammonite

  Gala Presentations

• Bruised

  Gala Presentations

• Concrete Cowboy

  Gala Presentations

• David Byrne's American Utopia

  Gala Presentations

• Joe Bell

  Gala Presentations

• I Care a Lot

  Gala Presentations

• Nomadland

  Gala Presentations

• One Night in Miami...

  Gala Presentations

• Pieces of a Woman

  Special Presentation

• Another Round

  Special Presentation

...plus 87 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.