Moments in Midnight Madness from the past 25 years.
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1992_Candyman_TIFF Film Reference Library
1993_Dazed and Confused_TIFF Film Reference Library
1997_Orgazmo_TIFF Film Reference Library
2002_Bubba Ho-Tep_Festival promo postcard_TIFF Film Reference Library
2002_Cabin Fever_TIFF Film Reference Library
2003_Haute Tension_TIFF Film Reference Library
2004_Saw_Director James Wan and Actor Cary Elwes_TIFF Film Reference Library
2005_Hostel_TIFF Film Reference Library
2006_Black Sheep_TIFF Film Reference Library
2006_Borat Premiere_credit George Pimentel WireImage for TIFF
2007_Diary of the Dead-Mrs. Moynihan_TIFF Film Reference Library
2009_The Loved Ones_TIFF Film Reference Library
Toronto International Film Festival
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July 30, 2013
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FACT SHEET.
MIDNIGHT MADNESS MILESTONES
1988: The Toronto International Film Festival, headed by Programme Director Piers Handling, launches the Midnight Madness programme at The Bloor Cinema — the first all-midnight series hosted by a major film festival.
1989: Noah Cowan is named Midnight Madness programmer.
1990: Shinya Tsukamoto makes his feature film debut with Tetsuo a.k.a Iron Man. Legendary Italian horror film director Dario Argento makes his first North American film festival appearance when Two Evil Eyes plays Midnight Madness.
1992: Quentin Tarantino attends the Festival to present the indie cult hit Reservoir Dogs (in the First Cinema programme) and brings the film’s esteemed cast to several of that year’s midnight screenings, including Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, and Michael Madsen. Madsen’s sister, Virginia Madsen, was the star of Candyman, one of the films in the Midnight Madness lineup.
1993: Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused debuts to an enthusiastic rock 'n' roll audience, garnering great success for the film’s future.
1995: Popularity of the programme grows, demanding a bigger theatre capacity. Midnight Madness screenings move from The Bloor Cinema to the Uptown Theatre, a 900-seat venue with state of the art AV capability.
1997: Colin Geddes gets tapped to co-programme the year’s lineup. He would take over programmer duties in 1998. Orgazmo, the first feature film by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, screens in Midnight Madness — the duo’s cartoon series South Park had just debuted on television. Takashi Miike makes his first ever international festival appearance with Fudoh: The New Generation, which Time magazine cites as one of their top 10 films of 1997.
2002: Eli Roth premieres his first feature Cabin Fever and sells the United Kingdom rights to the film 10 minutes into the first press and industry screening, drawing in eight offers from studios by the end of it. Roth secures a deal with Lionsgate, making it one of the top sales of the Festival. Cult actor Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) introduces the Bubba Ho-Tep screening to a packed and pumped-up audience, and delivers a memorably hilarious Q&A session.
2003: Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior screens to an overwhelming audience response, launching Tony Jaa, martial arts actor into internationally-recognized territory — a first for a Thai film star. Haute Tension makes its North American premiere and starts the wave of transgressive French horror films. Midnight Madness’s closing night film, the Australian zombie-horror comedy Undead, marks the last ever film to play at the Uptown Theatre before closing its doors.
2004: The programme finds a new home at the Ryerson Theatre. James Wan’s Saw gets a taste of the Midnight Madness magic as its closing night film, going on to make it as a huge horror franchise.
2005: Eli Roth returns to shock audiences once again with the world premiere of his notorious horror film Hostel. Hong Kong action superstar Sammo Hung receives a standing ovation as he walks onstage at the Ryerson Theatre to introduce the film SPL.
2006: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan has its world premiere and goes on to be the first Academy Award-nominated film in the history of Midnight Madness. Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) arrives on a donkey-drawn cart to rapturous crowd applause. The New Zealand horror comedy Black Sheep brings a memorable herd of sheep in bow ties and tiaras to walk the red carpet.
2007: George A. Romero attends the world premiere for Diary of the Dead accompanied by 50 zombies.
2009: The first People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award is presented to Sean Byrne’s The Loved Ones. Subsequent winners include Jim Mickle’s Stake Land (2010), Gareth Evans’ The Raid (2011), and Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths (2012).
2011: Director/actor/comedian Bobcat Goldthwait hops onstage to entertain the audience with an impromptu stand-up comedy routine before the premiere of Smuggler. He was presenting his film God Bless America that year.
2012: Midnight Madness sees the highest number of directors on stage to present a single film — seven out of the 26 directors for the world premiere of The ABCs of Death.
Over its 25-year history the Midnight Madness programme has presented films from 23 countries: Thailand, Japan, China, Hungary, United Kingdom, Canada, Finland, Spain, South Korea, Luxembourg, Indonesia, Denmark, Mexico, Austria, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, France, Italy, Hong Kong, USA and Germany.
Notable directors who have introduced their screenings at Midnight Madness include: George A. Romero, Bobcat Goldthwait, John Carpenter, Tony Jaa, J.T. Petty, Takeshi Miike, Dario Argento, James Wan, Eli Roth, Rob Zombie, Don Coscarelli, Bruce LaBruce, Richard Linklater, Peter Jackson, Barry Levinson, Ben Wheatley, James Gunn, Stuart Gordon, Bong Joon-ho, Jonathan Levine, Christophe Gans, Kim Jee-Woon, Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Johnnie To Kei-fung, Cindy Sherman, Bill Plympton, Shinya Tsukamoto and Alex Winter.
Tickets to screenings for this programme will be available for individual purchase as well as through the Midnight Madness Pack, which includes all 10 screenings for $176, or $113 for students and seniors. Purchase Festival ticket packages online 24 hours a day at tiff.net/festival, by phone Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET at 416.599.TIFF or 1.888.599.8433, or visit the box office in person from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET at TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, until August 19.
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The Toronto International Film Festival is generously supported by Lead Sponsor Bell, Major Sponsors RBC, L'Oréal Paris, Visa and Audi, and Major Supporters the Government of Ontario, Telefilm Canada and the City of Toronto.
The Midnight Madness programme is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Cineplex Entertainment and Space.
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