2008 Toronto International Film Festival 2008 Toronto International Film Festival The 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This 33rd annual festival was from September 4 to September 13, 2008. The opening night gala was the World War I romantic epic "Passchendaele" from Canadian director Paul Gross. Festival is heavy on Canadian fare as well as featuring prominent indie films and worldwide and/or North American debuts including: "Adoration" directed by Canada's own Atom Egoyan, "Appaloosa" the second film from Ed Harris (who directed "Pollock"), "Blindness" from screenwriter-director, Fernando Meirelles, Iraq war thriller "The Hurt Locker" directed by Kathryn Bigelow, and
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2009 The 22nd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, given by the CFCA on December 21, 2009, honored the best in film for 2009. Jeremy Renner – "The Hurt Locker" Carey Mulligan – "An Education" Up "The Hurt Locker" – Barry Ackroyd Kathryn Bigelow – "The Hurt Locker" Anvil! The Story of Anvil The Hurt Locker "The White Ribbon", Germany "Up" – Michael Giacchino "Up in the Air" – Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner "The Hurt Locker" – Mark Boal Christoph Waltz – "Inglourious Basterds" Mo'Nique – "Precious" Neill Blomkamp – "District 9" Carey Mulligan –