The 32nd Toronto International Film Festival marked the first time both opening and closing films were Canadian productions in the same year.
Key Facts
- Edition
- 32nd annual
- Dates
- September 6–15, 2007
- Films in lineup
- 349 films
- Countries represented
- 55 countries
- Total submissions
- 4,156 submissions
- World premieres
- 234 films
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The Toronto International Film Festival, established in 1976, had grown into one of the world's leading film festivals by 2007, annually drawing submissions from across the globe and serving as a major platform for international and domestic cinema.
The 2007 edition ran from September 6 to 15 in Toronto, Ontario, screening 349 films from 55 countries selected from 4,156 submissions. It opened with Jeremy Podeswa's Fugitive Pieces and closed with Paolo Barzman's Emotional Arithmetic, both Canadian productions.
The festival's selection of Canadian films for both opening and closing slots represented a historic first in the event's history, drawing attention to Canadian cinema on an international stage and highlighting the strength of domestic film production in that year.