19/09/2016 - La La Land wins the People’s Choice Award

There is a continental flavour sprinkled across several of the awards bestowed at the just-concluded Toronto International Film Festival, with several of the winners being European co-productions. Pablo Larrain’s Jackie [+see also:
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The NETPAC Award for World or International Asian Film Premiere went to Maysaloun Hamoud’s In Between [+see also:
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The coveted People’s Choice Award, voted for by festival audiences, went to Damien Chazelle’s La La Land (US). The award offers a $15,000 cash prize. The People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award went to Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire [+see also:
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The FIPRESCI Prize for the Discovery programme was awarded to Mbithi Masya for Kati Kati [+see also:
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The Discovery Programme Filmmakers Award went to Yanillys Perez for Jeffrey [+see also:
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The City of Toronto Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film went to Johnny Ma’s Old Stone (Canada/China). The award carries a cash prize of $15,000. Best Canadian Feature Film went to Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie for Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves. This accolade carries a cash prize of $30,000.

Here is the complete list of prizewinners: 

Toronto Platform Prize
Jackie [+see also:
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Special Mention: Hema Hema: Sing Me a Song While I Wait – Khyentse Norbu

NETPAC Award for World or International Asian Film Premiere
In Between [+see also:
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People’s Choice Award
La La Land – Damien Chazelle
First Runner Up: Lion [+see also:
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Second Runner Up: Queen of Katwe – Mira Nair 

People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award
Free Fire [+see also:
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First Runner Up: The Autopsy of Jane Doe [+see also:
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Second Runner Up: Raw [+see also:
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People’s Choice Documentary Award
I Am Not Your Negro [+see also:
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First Runner Up: ABACUS: Small Enough to Jail – Steve James
Second Runner Up: Before the Flood – Fisher Stevens

Discovery programme Filmmakers Award
Jeffrey [+see also:
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FIPRESCI Prize for the Discovery programme
Kati Kati [+see also:
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FIPRESCI Prize for Special Presentations
I Am Not Madame Bovary – Feng Xiaogang

City of Toronto Award for Best Canadian First Feature Film
Old Stone – Johnny Ma

Best Canadian Feature Film
Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves – Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie

Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Short Film
Mutants – Alexandre Dostie

Short Cuts Award for Best Short Film
Imago – Raymund Ribay Gutierrez