Festival poster
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| Opening film | The Judge |
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| Closing film | A Little Chaos |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Awards | The Imitation Game (People's Choice Award) |
| Hosted by | Toronto International Film Festival Group |
| No. of films | 393 films |
| Festival date | 4–14 September 2014 |
| Website | tiff |
The 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival, the 39th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held in Canada from 4–14 September 2014.[1] David Dobkin's film The Judge, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall was the opening night film.[2] A Little Chaos, a British period drama directed by Alan Rickman and starring Kate Winslet closed the festival.[3] More films for each section were announced on 12 August,[4] with the line-up completed on 19 August.[5] A total of 393 films were shown, including 143 world premieres.[6] The first Friday was dubbed "Bill Murray Day", as festival organisers dedicated a day to the actor by screening a select number of his films for free.[7]
42 short films were presented as part of Short Cuts Canada in 2014:[12]
In December, TIFF programmers released their annual Canada's Top Ten list of the films selected as the ten best Canadian films of 2014.[13] The selected films received a follow-up screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as a "Canada's Top Ten" minifestival in January 2015.[13]
