By Rohan Rai
Toronto
The Toronto International Film festival (TIFF) that took place from September 4-14 this year announced the award winning films in an awards ceremony held in Toronto. TIFF announced 12 awards, including the Platform Award, TIFF’s only juried competition, and the coveted People’s Choice Awards presented by Rogers. This year’s awards include two new additions: the International People’s Choice Award and the Short Cuts Award for Best Animated Short Film.
As TIFF’s 50th edition comes to a close, the Festival announced that it welcomed over 700,000 guests, nearly 2,000 accredited media, 6,000 Industry delegates, 1,200 screenings, and a stellar lineup of talent who graced 110 red carpets.
People’s Choice Award presented by Rogers: Hamnet, dir. Chloé Zhao
First runner-up: Frankenstein, dir. Guillermo del Toro
Second runner-up: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, dir. Rian Johnson
International People’s Choice Award presented by Rogers: No Other Choice, dir. Park Chan-wook
First runner-up: Sentimental Value, dir. Joachim Trier
Second runner-up: Homebound, dir. Neeraj Ghaywan
People’s Choice Documentary Award presented by Rogers: The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, dir. Barry Avrich
First runner-up: EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, dir. Baz Luhrmann
Second runner-up: You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution…, dir. Nick Davis
People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award presented by Rogers: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, dir. Matt Johnson
First runner-up: Obsession, dir. Curry Barker
Second runner-up: The Furious, dir. Kenji Tanigaki
Short Cuts Award for Best International Short Film:
Talk Me, dir. Joecar Hanna | Spain/USA
Honourable Mention:
Agapito, dirs. Arvin Belarmino & Kyla Danelle Romero | Philippines
Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film:
The Girl Who Cried Pearls, dirs. Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski | Canada
Honourable Mention:
A Soft Touch, dir. Heather Young
Short Cuts Award for Best Animated Short Film:
To the Woods, dir. Agnès Patron | France
FIPRESCI PRIZE
Forastera, dir. Lucía Aleñar Iglesias | Spain/Italy/Sweden
NETPAC AWARD
In Search of The Sky (Vimukt), dir. Jitank Singh Gurjar | India
BEST CANADIAN DISCOVERY AWARD
Best Canadian Discovery Award:
Blue Heron, dir. Sophy Romvari | Canada
Honourable Mention:
100 Sunset, dir. Kunsang Kyirong | Canada
BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM AWARD
Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband), dir. Zacharias Kunuk | Canada
Honourable Mention:
There Are No Words, dir. Min Sook Lee | Canada
PLATFORM AWARD
To The Victory!, dir. Valentyn Vasyanovych | Ukraine/Lithuania
Honourable Mention:
Hen, dir. György Pálfi | Germany/Greece/Hungary
