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
Viola Harris Viola Harris Viola Harris (July 5, 1926 – August 23, 2017) was an American actress known for roles in television, theater and film from the 1950s to the 2010s. She has appeared in a number of films including Woody Allen's "Deconstructing Harry" in 1997, "Choke" in 2008, "The Other Guys" in 2010, and "Sex and the City 2" in 2010. In 2010, Harris starred in the short film, "The Secret Friend", directed by Flavio Alves. Harris received positive reviews for her role in the film. Phil Hall of "Film Threat", who gave the film a positive score for example, argued