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
Hurt (2009 film) touting a story that Helen's husband had pledged to take her in. And as they do, a macabre story of deception unfolds … The film was shot in California, more specifically Agua Dulce and Los Angeles. It was completed as of September 8, 2008 On September 1, 2008, the film's official website announced that "Hurt" would be represented by Inferno Films Productions (foreign sales) and Circus Road Films (domestic sales). Hurt (2009 film) Hurt is a dramatic Gothic horror-thriller film released in 2009. The film was directed by Barbara Stepansky and stars actors Melora Walters, William Mapother, Sofia Vassilieva, and