Why is the People's Choice Award watched closely?

Many winners go on to Oscar success

It gives a cash prize of millions

What is Midnight Madness?

A program of horror and genre films

Toronto Film Festival Quiz: TIFF History and People's Choice

Oscar watchers pay close attention every September because the audience award in Canada often predicts Best Picture, and this Toronto Film Festival quiz explains why. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on TIFF's founding, the Festival of Festivals name, the People's Choice Award, Slumdog Millionaire and Green Book, Midnight Madness, the TIFF Lightbox and the Platform prize.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Year
When was the Toronto festival founded?
Name
What was its original name?
Month
In which month is TIFF usually held?
Award
How is the People's Choice Award decided?
Oscar
Why is the People's Choice Award watched closely?
Slumdog
Which 2008 People's Choice winner later won Best Picture?
Green
Which 2018 winner also took the Best Picture Oscar?
Midnight
What is Midnight Madness?
Lightbox
What opened on King Street West in 2010?
Platform
Which juried program began in 2015?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: When was the Toronto festival founded?
Answer: 1976
It began with a small program.
Q2: What was its original name?
Answer: Festival of Festivals
It gathered films from other festivals.
Q3: In which month is TIFF usually held?
Answer: September
It falls early in awards season.
Q4: How is the People's Choice Award decided?
Answer: By audience votes
There is no formal competition jury for it.
Q5: Why is the People's Choice Award watched closely?
Answer: Many winners go on to Oscar success
Several winners won Best Picture.
Q6: Which 2008 People's Choice winner later won Best Picture?
Answer: Slumdog Millionaire
Danny Boyle directed it.
Q7: Which 2018 winner also took the Best Picture Oscar?
Answer: Green Book
Its TIFF win surprised many.
Q8: What is Midnight Madness?
Answer: A program of horror and genre films
Screenings start around midnight.
Q9: What opened on King Street West in 2010?
Answer: TIFF Bell Lightbox
It is the festival's year-round home.
Q10: Which juried program began in 2015?
Answer: Platform
It focuses on director-driven cinema.

Toronto Film Festival Quiz – TIFF History and People's Choice

The Toronto International Film Festival began in 1976 as the Festival of Festivals, gathering films from other festivals. Founders included Bill Marshall, Henk Van der Kolk and Dusty Cohl, and it later adopted the TIFF name.

Held each September, TIFF is one of the world's largest public film festivals. Its People's Choice Award is chosen by audience votes, and winners such as Slumdog Millionaire, 12 Years a Slave, Green Book and Nomadland went on to win Best Picture.

Programs include Midnight Madness for horror and genre films and Platform, a juried section added in 2015. TIFF Bell Lightbox, opened in 2010, is its year-round home on King Street West.

What This Quiz Teaches

Movie fans will enjoy these questions.

When TIFF began
What it was first called
How the audience award works
Which winners won Oscars
Which programs stand out

Did You Know?

Many films hold world premieres at TIFF.
Stars walk red carpets on King Street.
Ticket lotteries and rush lines are common.
TIFF also runs film education programs.
The festival screens hundreds of features.