2015 Toronto International Film Festival

{{Short description|Film festival}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox Film festival

| name = Toronto International Film Festival

| image = 2015 Toronto International Film Festival poster.jpg

| caption = Festival poster

| opening = Demolition

| closing = Mr. Right

| awards = Room (People's Choice Award)

| location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| founded = 1976

| host =

| number =

| date = 10–20 September 2015

| website = {{URL|https://web.archive.org/web/20150905123249/http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15}}

| chronology = TIFF

| previous = 2014

| next = 2016

}}

The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015.{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/festivals/thefestival |title=Toronto International Film Festival |access-date=9 March 2015 |work=Toronto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723043832/http://tiff.net/festivals/thefestival |archive-date=23 July 2015 |url-status=dead }} On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's Demolition starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts was the opening night film;{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/toronto-world-premieres-for-trumbo-demolition-the-program/5090990.article?blocktitle=LATEST-FILM-NEWS&contentID=40562|title=Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program'|access-date=28 July 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33687016 |title=Toronto Film Festival 2015: Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore aim for double Oscar success |access-date=28 July 2015 |work=BBC News}} Mr. Right by Paco Cabezas was the closing night film.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-film-festival-2015-closing-815982|title=Toronto: Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell's 'Mr. Right' to Close Festival|access-date=18 August 2015}}

{{anchor|platform}}The year's edition included two new sections called Platform and Primetime. At Platform, twelve films will be screened in front of a jury, with the best film of the program winning the C$25,000 Platform Prize.{{cite web |url=http://www.cinemablographer.com/2015/05/tiff-adds-juried-platform-section-for.html |title=TIFF Adds Juried 'Platform' Section for 2015 Festival |access-date=4 July 2015 |work=Cinema Blographer}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/markets-festivals/toronto-film-festival-launches-platform-global-filmmaking-1201502418/ |title=Toronto Film Festival Launches Program for Ambitious International Films |access-date=4 July 2015 |work=Variety}} Film directors Claire Denis, Jia Zhangke, and Agnieszka Holland were selected as the jurors for this section.{{cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/toronto/denis-zhangke-holland-to-lead-first-tiff-platform-jury/5090508.article |title=Denis, Zhangke, Holland to lead first TIFF Platform jury |author=Tom Grater |date=15 July 2015 |access-date=15 July 2015 |work=Screen}}{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/toronto-international-film-festival-announces-inaugural-platform-lineup-including-world-premiere-of-ben-wheatleys-high-rise-20150813 |title=Toronto International Film Festival Announces Inaugural Platform Lineup |access-date=14 August 2015 |work=IndieWire}} At Primetime, six high-quality television programs will be presented at public screenings with Question and Answer sessions with show creators.{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/whats-on/news-events/primetime-announcement |title=TIFF Announces Primetime: Television is Coming to the Festival |access-date=27 July 2015 |work=Toronto |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150727163104/http://tiff.net/whats-on/news-events/primetime-announcement |archive-date=27 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/heroes-reborn-keith-richards-netflix-doc-toronto-fest-primetime-lineup-1201569444/ |title='Heroes Reborn,' Keith Richards Netflix Doc, to Debut in Toronto Festival's TV Lineup |access-date=14 August 2015 |work=Variety}} The lineups for the TIFF Docs, Vanguard, Midnight Madness, and Masters sections were announced on 11 August 2015.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/toronto-film-festival-adds-60-titles-including-janis-joplin-doc-and-gillian-armstrongs-women-hes-undressed-20150811 |title=Toronto Film Festival Adds 60+ Titles |access-date=11 August 2015 |work=IndieWire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811162548/http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/toronto-film-festival-adds-60-titles-including-janis-joplin-doc-and-gillian-armstrongs-women-hes-undressed-20150811 |archive-date=11 August 2015 |url-status=dead }} More than 100 films were added to the festival's programme on 18 August.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/sandra-bullocks-our-brand-tom-hiddlestons-i-saw-the-light-to-premiere-at-toronto-1201572271/ |title=Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto |access-date=18 August 2015 |work=Variety}}{{cite web |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/473457-40th-annual-toronto-film-festival-adds-over-100-more-films |title=40th Annual Toronto Film Festival Adds Over 100 More Films |access-date=18 August 2015 |work=comingsoon.net}} The new program titled In Conversation replaced the Maverick section.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/toronto-international-film-festival-announces-in-conversation-with-program-including-sarah-silverman-and-julianne-moore-20150825 |title=Toronto International Film Festival Announces In Conversation With... Program, Including Sarah Silverman and Julianne Moore |access-date=25 August 2015 |work=Indiewire}}

The Festival reported that TIFF 2015 had a record high industry attendance, with 5,450 delegates from 80 countries, a 7% increase over 2014.{{cite press release|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927213306/https://s3.amazonaws.com/presscontent.tiff.net/docs/k5jwgY_Industry_Sales_Release_2015__8877346_1443102949.pdf |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/presscontent.tiff.net/docs/k5jwgY_Industry_Sales_Release_2015__8877346_1443102949.pdf |title=2015 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SEES INCREASED INDUSTRY ATTENDANCE AND STRONG FILM SALES |publisher=Toronto International Film Festival |access-date=17 February 2017 |date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=27 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}