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
Ed Harris (playwright) drama and comedy. His first radio play, "Porshia", was produced in 2007 and starred Robert Webb Harris' first play, "Never Ever After", was shortlisted for the Meyer-Whitworth Award in 2008. His first major play, "Mongrel Island", was commissioned by Soho Theatre and opened Steve Marmion’s first season as Artistic Director in July 2011. It was later produced in Mexico City in 2014 as "Perro Sin Raza", directed by Fernando Rozvar. Harris' "The Cow Play" was revived for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His first play for children, "What The Thunder Said", won the Writers' Guild Award for Best Children’s Play 2017.