BOYLE’S “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE” WINS TORONTO’S PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Danny Boyle‘s Slumdog Millionaire (pictured above) won the Toronto International Film Festival‘s Cadillac People’s Choice Award when awards were handed out on Saturday. Other highlights include a special citation for Atom Egoyan‘s Adoration and the Diesel Discovery Award went to Steve McQueen‘s Hunger.
Full list of winners:
Cadillac People’s Choice Award: Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire
The Cadillac People’s Choice Award is voted on by Festival audiences. First runner-up was Kristopher Belman’s More Than A Game and the second runner-up is Cyrus Nowrasteh’s The Stoning of Soraya M. The award offers a $15,000 cash prize.
City of Toronto-CityTV Award For Best Canadian Feature Film: Rodrigue Jean’s Lost Song
A special citation went to Atom Egoyan’s Adoration.
CityTV Award For Best Canadian First Feature Film: Marie-Helene Cousineau and Madeline Piujug Ivalu’s Before Tomorrow
The jury notes: “for its arresting beauty, its humanist, innovative storytelling and its artistic integrity in capturing the narrative of a people through an intimate tale.” The award carries a cash prize of $15,000. A special citation goes to Lyne Charlebois’ Borderline.
Diesel Discovery Award: Steve McQueen’s Hunger
Award For Best Canadian Short Film: Chris Chong Chan Fui’s Block B
The jury notes: “simple, graphic, hypnotic – this is an achievement of bringing cinema to its bare essentials.” The short film jury members are filmmakers Louise Archambault and Min Sook Lee, and Rotterdam International Film Festival programmer Peter van Hoof. The award offers a $10,000 cash prize and is supported by the National Film Board of Canada. A special citation went to Denis Villeneuve’s Next Floor.
