TIFF 2010 – Award Winners
Toronto International Film Festival 2010 – The Award Winners :
CADILLAC PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
– Overall: “The King’s Speech,” directed by Tom Hooper, tells the story of the man who would rather not be king. Colin Firth stars as the monarch who overcame a debilitating stammer and Geoffrey Rush plays the speech therapist who helps him. (United Kingdom/Australia)
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– Overall runner-up was “The First Grader” by Justin Chadwick (United Kingdom)
– People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award: “Stake Land” by Jim Mickle (United States); Runner-up was Michael Dowse’s Fubar II (Canada)
– People’s Choice Documentary Award: “Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie” by Sturla Gunnarsson (Canada); Runner-up was “Nostalgia for the Light” by Patricio Guzmn. (France/Germany/Chile)
THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS (FIPRESCI PRIZES)
– “Beautiful Boy” by Shawn Ku in the Discovery Programme, which spotlights feature films by new and emerging directors (United States)
– “L’Amour Fou” by Pierre Thoretton in the Special Presentations category (France)
THE CITY OF TORONTO AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM
– “Incendies” by Denis Villeneuve
THE SKYY VODKA AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FIRST FEATURE FILM
– “The High Cost of Living” by Deborah Chow
AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
– “Les Fleurs de l’age” by Vincent Biron
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