45-975: Cousteau may refer to: Cousteau (band) , a British band Jacques Cousteau Island or Cerralvo Island, a Mexican Island of the Baja California Sur Cousteau Rules, an escarpment on Pluto Cousteau , the fictional captain's yacht on the USS Enterprise -E in Star Trek People with the surname [ edit ] Alexandra Cousteau (born 1976), daughter of Philippe Cousteau Sr. Ashlan Gorse Cousteau , Philippe Cousteau Jr.'s wife Céline Cousteau (born 1972), daughter of Jean-Michel Cousteau Desireé Cousteau , pornographic actress Fabien Cousteau (born 1967), son of Jean-Michel Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910–1997), French marine explorer who invented
90-522: A Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time list. This list is produced from a wider poll of film industry professionals and academics throughout Canada, separately from the annual top-ten list. The festival's major prize, the TIFF People's Choice Award , is given to a feature-length film. It is not a juried prize, but is given to the film with the highest ratings as voted by the TIFF-going populace. It
135-991: A 5-star review in Uncut magazine, and recommended album Time Out London . When the band signed to Chris Blackwell's Palm Pictures label a decision was made to re-record the majority of the album (two tracks, including 'Last Good Day of the Year', were not changed). On re-release in 2000, the album was Album Of The Week in The Guardian in the UK, and went on to sell more than 300,000 copies internationally. The album remains at #23 in Uncut's Highest Rating Albums of All Time The band achieved gold-record status in Europe after years of consistent touring and promotion, including tours supporting The Dandy Warhols , David Gray , and Goldfrapp . Notably
180-695: A dedicated Canadian film stream. In 2004, TIFF was featured as the site of murder mystery in the film Jiminy Glick in Lalawood , a comedy film starring Martin Short . In 2007, it was announced that the organization generates an estimated annual impact of $ 67 million CAD. By 2011, that benefit had grown to $ 170 million CAD. In 2008, Rose McGowan caused controversy at a TIFF press conference for her film Fifty Dead Men Walking , when she noted that "I imagine, had I grown up in Belfast, I would 100% have been in
225-893: A research centre. There is also a gift shop, two restaurants, a lounge, a cafe, and a three-storey atrium. Cooperatively with Daniels Corporation, there is a 46-storey condominium atop, called the Festival Tower. The first film screening was Bruce McDonald 's Trigger . The first exhibition was a retrospective on Tim Burton , organized by the Museum of Modern Art (New York City). Subsequent exhibitions include Fellini: Spectacular Obsessions, Grace Kelly: From Movie Star to Princess, Designing 007: 50 Years of Bond Style, and Stanley Kubrick : The Exhibition, all of which were organized by TIFF, as well as one called Essential Cinema , featuring posters, images and props from TIFF's The Essential 100 list of films. The Film Reference Library (FRL)
270-604: A solo album in 2009 as 'Liam McKahey and the Bodies' entitled Lonely Road , and 2014 saw the release of a second album entitled 'Black Vinyl Heart'. Meanwhile, the HBO network in the US continues to license Cousteau's earlier work, with their song 'Mesmer' appearing in a feature about Heidi Fleiss , and 'The Last Good Day of The Year' in the HBO film Tell Me You Love Me . Reboot In 2016 it
315-772: Is a large Canadian film research collection. The library is a free resource for film lovers, filmmakers, students, scholars, and journalists, and is located on the fourth floor of the TIFF Lightbox. An affiliate member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) , the FRL promotes Canadian and global film scholarship by collecting, preserving, and providing access to a comprehensive collection of film prints, and film-related reference resources (including books, periodicals, scripts, research files, movies, press kits, and about 80 special collections. In 2016,
360-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cousteau (band) Cousteau are a London-based band who enjoyed considerable international success, particularly in Italy and the U.S. from 1999 to 2005. The band's sound has been compared to Burt Bacharach , Scott Walker and David Bowie with an updated contemporary edge. Their best known song remains
405-527: Is known for the celebrity buzz it brings to the area with international media setting up near its restaurants and stores for photos and interviews with the stars. In 2010, TIFF opened its permanent headquarters, TIFF Lightbox, a year-round home for the appreciation of film in the heart of downtown Toronto, although TIFF films are still screened at a wider variety of venues, including the Scotiabank Theatre Toronto , rather than exclusively at
450-621: Is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organization behind the film festival is also a permanent destination for film culture operating out of the TIFF Lightbox cultural centre, located in Downtown Toronto . The TIFF People's Choice Award - which is based on audience balloting - has emerged as an indicator of success during awards season , especially at
495-777: Is presently referred to as the " Grolsch People's Choice Award"; past sponsors of the award have included Cadillac . The winners of this award have often later earned Academy Award nominations. People's Choice Awards are also presented for Documentary and Midnight Madness films. Each of the People's Choice Awards names first and second runners-up in addition to the winners. However, TIFF does present juried awards in some other categories. The festival presents three major awards for Canadian films: Best Canadian Film , Best Canadian First Feature Film , and Best Canadian Short Film , as well as awards for Best International Short Film , two FIPRESCI -sponsored International Critics' Prizes for
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#1732772585263540-464: The Academy Award for Best Actor while Slumdog Millionaire went on to win eight Oscars at the 2009 Academy Awards. Precious , which won the 2009 TIFF People's Choice Award, went on to win two Oscars at the 82nd Academy Awards. The King's Speech , the winner of the 2010 TIFF People's Choice Award, won four Oscars at the 83rd Academy Awards, while Silver Linings Playbook , the winner of
585-651: The Academy Awards . Past recipients of this award include Oscar-winning films, such as Chariots of Fire (1981), Life Is Beautiful (1998), American Beauty (1999), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), The King's Speech (2010), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), The Imitation Game (2014), La La Land (2016), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Green Book (2018), Jojo Rabbit (2019), Nomadland (2020), Belfast (2021) and American Fiction (2023). TIFF starts
630-464: The BBC , TIFF is one of the largest and most prestigious events of its kind in the world. In 1998, Variety acknowledged that TIFF "is second only to Cannes in terms of high-profile pics, stars, and market activity". In 2007, Time noted that TIFF had "grown from its place as the most influential fall film festival to the most influential film festival, period". In 2016, TIFF hosted 1,800 members of
675-480: The "primary" venue of the festival. The 2020 edition was both in-person and virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic , with the virtual platform provided by Shift72 . The film screenings were initially declared as "masks optional", a decision that drew criticism for creating a potential superspreader event as the social nature of the festival could increase the risk for COVID-19 transmission. The festival reversed
720-571: The 2012 TIFF People's Choice Award, went on to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for Jennifer Lawrence . In 2019, the festival opened with Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band , the first time the festival ever opened with a Canadian documentary film. Many Hollywood studios premiere their films in Toronto due to TIFF's easy-going non-competitive nature, relatively inexpensive costs (when compared to European festivals), eager film-fluent audiences and convenient timing. In 2007,
765-819: The Festival Group began construction on TIFF Lightbox , a new facility at the corner of King and John Streets in downtown Toronto, on land donated by Ivan Reitman and family. The $ 181 million facility was sponsored by Bell Canada , with additional support from the Government of Ontario and Government of Canada . In 2010, the organization opened its new headquarters at TIFF Lightbox. The facility, designed by local firm KPMB Architects , provides extensive year-round galleries, cinemas, archives and activities for cinephiles. The five-storey facility contains five cinemas, two gallery spaces, film archives and an extensive reference library, study spaces, film lab facility, and
810-539: The IRA". In 2009, TIFF's decision to spotlight films from Tel Aviv created a controversy with protesters, saying it was part of an attempt to re-brand Israel in a positive light after the January 2009 Gaza War . In 2016, 397 films from 83 countries were screened at 28 screens in downtown Toronto venues, welcoming an estimated 480,000 attendees, over 5,000 of whom were industry professionals. In 2017, TIFF reduced
855-538: The Lightbox. TIFF has grown, steadily adding initiatives throughout the years. TIFF Cinematheque (formerly Cinematheque Ontario) and the Film Reference Library (FRL) opened in 1990. The TIFF Kids International Film Festival (formerly Sprockets) launched in 1998. Film Circuit began exhibiting independent and Canadian films in under-serviced cities across Canada in 1994. The festival also organizes
900-597: The No. 4 album Dove Sei Tu for Cristina Dona , a solo album 'Telepathy', released in Europe in the USA (included in Republica's Critics Top 100, 2004) and television & documentary soundtracks. Songwriting duties were taken on by main singer Liam McKahey, and after a change in record companies, the group returned in 2005 with the album Nova Scotia , produced by U2 's engineer Ger McDonnel. Lead singer Liam McKahey released
945-555: The Special Presentation and Discovery programs, and a NETPAC Prize for the best film from Asia having its world premiere at the festival. In 2015, the festival introduced Platform, a juried programme that champions director's cinema from around the world; one film from the stream is selected as the winner of the Platform Prize . For all of the juried awards, honorable mentions may also be given, although
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#1732772585263990-543: The TIFF Film Circuit, a program which partners with local organizations in other Canadian towns and cities to present screenings of films that have previously been shown at TIFF. In May 2024, TIFF announced that it will launch a full film market in 2026. The festival was founded in 1976 at the Windsor Arms Hotel by Bill Marshall , Henk Van der Kolk and Dusty Cohl . Beginning as a collection of
1035-651: The Thursday night after Labour Day (the first Monday in September in Canada) and lasts for eleven days. The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival took place from September 5 through 15, 2024. As of 2022 , the festival's CEO is Cameron Bailey . The Toronto International Film Festival was first launched as the Toronto Festival of Festivals , collecting the best films from other film festivals around
1080-542: The aqua-lung and pioneered marine conservation Jan Cousteau , Philippe Cousteau's wife Jean-Michel Cousteau (born 1938), eldest son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau Philippe Cousteau (aka Philippe Cousteau Sr.) (1940–1979), second son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau Philippe Cousteau Jr. (born 1980), son of Philippe Cousteau Sr. Pierre-Antoine Cousteau (1906–1958), French far-right polemicist and journalist, and brother of Jacques-Yves Cousteau Simone Melchior Cousteau , Jacques-Yves Cousteau's wife Topics referred to by
1125-635: The artistic director of TIFF Lightbox , while longtime programmer Cameron Bailey succeeded as co-director. As of 2013, Bailey is now the artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival, as well as TIFF Lightbox's year round programming. TIFF was once centred on the Yorkville neighbourhood, but the Toronto Entertainment District later gained a greater level of prominence. TIFF
1170-491: The band sold out iconic The Troubadour in Los Angeles, headlining on three separate occasions during the period 2001-2003. Fans of the band include Heath Ledger, Radiohead and David Byrne; Byrne attending two New York shows in 2002 and 2003. In 2002 the second album, Sirena , was released; the version released in the US included a DVD with videos and unreleased live songs. This album sold over 90,000 copies, and contains
1215-464: The best-regarded films from film festivals around the world, it had an inaugural attendance of 35,000. Ironically, however, Hollywood studios withdrew their submissions from TIFF due to concerns that Toronto audiences would be too parochial for their feature releases. In 1978, the festival first began billing itself as "the Toronto International Film Festival" as a supplementary name, although it retained Festival of Festivals as its primary branding. At
1260-639: The decision within 24 hours citing a surge of new cases in Ontario, causing them to go fully virtual instead. The 2020 festival also saw the introduction of Industry Selects, an ad hoc film market for films seeking commercial distribution. Due to the pandemic, which prevented members of the North American film industry from travelling to international film festivals where many of the Industry Selects films were screened, they were available on
1305-510: The festival received a donation of 1,400 film prints, and launched a campaign to raise money for the preservation and storage of the films. Each year, TIFF releases a Canada's Top Ten list of the films selected by a poll of festival programmers across Canada as the ten best Canadian feature and short films of the year, regardless of whether or not they were screened at TIFF. The films selected are announced in December each year. Previously,
1350-646: The festival's industry platform, but not on the commercial platform for the general public. Introduced at the time as a temporary measure due to the pandemic, it was converted into a permanent part of the TIFF program in 2022, and became the nucleus of the festival's plans to launch a full film market in 2026. Films such as American Beauty , Ray , Mr. Nobody , 127 Hours , Black Swan , Disobedience , The Five Obstructions , Singapore Sling , I Am Love and The Fabelmans have premiered at TIFF. Jamie Foxx 's portrayal of Ray Charles ultimately won him
1395-687: The juries are expected to select one overall winner. In 2019, the festival introduced the TIFF Tribute Awards , a gala ceremony at which distinguished actors and filmmakers are honoured for their lifetime career achievements; unlike most award categories, the Tribute Award honorees are named in advance of the festival. The hundreds of films screened at the annual festival are divided into sections (referred to by TIFF as "Programmes") based on genre (e.g. documentary , children's films ), format (e.g. short films , television episodes ),
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1440-438: The number of films screened compared to the 2016 festival with 255 feature-length films in 2017 , and also eliminated two venues that had been used in prior years. In 2019, it was reported that due to a request from its owner, Cineplex Entertainment , no TIFF films distributed by subscription video-on-demand services (specifically Amazon Video and Netflix ) are being screened at Scotiabank Theatre—which has been considered
1485-686: The press and print media outlets such as the Toronto Star , The Globe and Mail , The New York Times , The Times of India , Los Angeles Times , The Philadelphia Inquirer , Miami Herald , and the Toronto Sun have published a significant amount of festival coverage. Also, the major industry trade magazines Variety , The Hollywood Reporter and Screen International all produce daily editions during TIFF. TIFF reports also appear in weekly news magazines; American, Canadian and international entertainment shows; news services; and
1530-497: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cousteau . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cousteau&oldid=1212726350 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists French-language surnames Hidden categories: Short description
1575-633: The same time it moved from the Harbour Castle Hotel to the Plaza II, and Wayne Clarkson replaced Marshall as the festival director. The number of galas increased from one to two per night and the Canadian Film Awards were incorporated into the festival. The Festival of Festivals name was dropped in 1994, with the event becoming known exclusively as the Toronto International Film Festival at that time. From 1994 to 2009,
1620-685: The single "The Last Good Day of the Year", from their eponymous debut album. It has featured in advertisements (such as those for Nissan in the United States and Borsci in Italy), films (such as Happily Ever After , with Charlotte Gainsbourg , winner of the Special Selection category at the Toronto Film Festival 2005, and South Kensington with Rupert Everett ) and documentaries and television programmes around
1665-642: The singles 'Talking to Myself' and '(Damn These) Hungry Times'. Sirena was met with critical acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone , USA Today and Billboard , and most notably a 2-page colour feature in The New York Times . In 2005 Sirena was awarded Classic Album status in The Sydney Morning Herald . The band's line-up changed when songwriter/producer Davey Ray Moor left to pursue production jobs in Italy, such as
1710-510: The status of filmmaker (e.g. "masters", first-time directors), and so forth. Up until the early 2010s there were sections reserved for Canadian films, but beginning in 2015 all Canadian films are integrated in sections with films from outside Canada. Currently the festival's 14 sections are as follows: In previous years, sections at TIFF have included Perspectives Canada, Canada First!, City to City ( 2009 to 2016), Future Projections, Vanguard (up to 2016), and Visions (up to 2011). According to
1755-428: The umbrella organization running TIFF was named "Toronto International Film Festival Group" (TIFFG). In 2009, the umbrella organization TIFFG was renamed to TIFF. In 2001, Perspective Canada, the programme that had focused on Canadian films since 1984, was replaced by two programmes: As of 2015, Canadian films are now simply included alongside international films in the other film programs rather than being grouped as
1800-504: The video 'When The Bloom Has Left The Rose' won dozens of international awards including Best Music Video at the 2020 London Independent Film Festival. 2022 saw Last Good Day of The Year sync'd with the hit US series Atlanta . Their music continues to be played internationally on radio, television and film; testament to the timeless nature of these songs and their recordings. Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF , often stylized as tiff )
1845-421: The winning films were screened at a smaller follow-up "Canada's Top Ten" festival at the Lightbox the following January, with a People's Choice Award then presented for that minifestival. In 2018, TIFF announced a change, under which instead of a dedicated festival, each Top Ten film will receive its own standalone theatrical run at the Lightbox throughout the year. Since 1984, every decade TIFF has also produced
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1890-441: The world and showing them to eager audiences in Toronto. Founded by Bill Marshall , Dusty Cohl , and Henk Van der Kolk , the inaugural event took place from October 18 through 24, 1976. That first year, 35,000 filmgoers watched 127 films from 30 countries presented in ten programmes. Piers Handling had been the festival's director and CEO since 1994, while Noah Cowan became co-director of TIFF in 2004. In late 2007, Cowan became
1935-548: The world. It also enjoyed radio play on both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 in the UK , later becoming a staple of the NPR and AAA networks in the US. Most recently being 2022's Atlanta . The initial release of the debut eponymous album was 'home-made' and included many demos turned down by various major labels. 3,000 copies of the album were pressed by indie label Global Warming. The album sold out after receiving rave reviews, including
1980-514: Was announced that Liam McKahey and Davey Ray Moor were back in the recording studio and returning as CousteauX. To avoid legal complications with the litigious Cousteau Society, and to honour the new era, the band placed an X at the end of their name; Cousteaux being another popular French family name. The new CousteauX began with a sold-out debut at The Blue Note in Milan in May 2016. A new album (CousteauX)
2025-602: Was released in September 2017 on Silent X Records to consistent international critical acclaim, including Album of The Year in Music Republic Magazine . The duo, augmented by Italian Musicians Lorenzo Corti, Marco Ferrara and Massimo Lorenzon performed gigs in the UK, Portugal and Italy including a sold-out night at the legendary 100 Club in London. The latest album, Stray Gods , was released in August 2020, and
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