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1979 Toronto International Film Festival

1979 Toronto International Film Festival
1979 Toronto International Film Festival poster.jpg
Festival poster
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by Toronto International Film Festival Group
Festival date September 6, 1979 (1979-09-06)–September 15, 1979 (1979-09-15)
Language English
Website tiff.net

The 4th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 15, 1979. This year The American Nightmare retrospective on American horror films was organized by Canadian critic Robin Wood and Richard Lippe.Brian De Palma and George A. Romero attended the retrospective as guests. Also this year Industry programme trade forum was started by festival, which continued till 1991. The People's Choice Award was awarded to Best Boy by Ira Wohl, which later won Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.


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