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2012 Toronto Film Festival

2012 Toronto International Film Festival
2012 Toronto International Film Festival poster.jpg
Festival poster
Opening film Looper
Closing film Song for Marion
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by Toronto International Film Festival Group
No. of films 289 feature films and 83 shorts
Festival date September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06)–September 16, 2012 (2012-09-16)
Language English
Website tiff.net

The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 16, 2012. TIFF announced the films that were accepted on August 21, 2012. Looper directed by Rian Johnson was selected as the opening film.

On 17 September 2012, it was announced that David O. Russell's comedy film, Silver Linings Playbook, had been awarded the People's Choice Award. The film, in which Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence appear as "neurotic lovers obsessed with their exes", is based on a novel by Matthew Quick. The festival director, Piers Handling, stated that the film is "a deeply emotional story."Ben Affleck's Argo was the runner-up for the prize.Jared Leto's Artifact was given the People's Choice Award for best documentary, while Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths won the Midnight Madness audience award.


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