Festivals
Toronto Film Festival 2007
Latin American Films Dominate Top Prizes
The 32nd Toronto International Film Festival -- widely recognized by critics and filmgoers alike as one of the finest ever in terms of film quality -- wrapped on Sunday, Sept. 16 with the Awards Reception at the Hilton Hotel Toronto, in which movies from the burgeoning Latin American cinema market dominated the top prizes.
Israel Cardenas' and Laura Amelia Guzman's Cochochi, in which two brothers are sent by their grandfather to deliver a package in a remote Mexican village, received the Diesel Discovery Award, voted on by the international film critics.
The FIPRESCI Prize, for best film by an emerging filmmaker, went to Rodrigo Pla (Spain/Mexico) for La Zona, looking at the aftermath of George W. Bush's assassination. The Artistic Innovation Award, honoring artistry, innovation and audacity, was won by Anahi Berneri's Encarnacion (Argentina), the story of an aging B-list actress who decides to make the difficult trip back to her hometown.
The People’s Choice Award, voted on by Festival audiences, was awarded to David Cronenberg's thriller Eastern Promises, in which the carefully maintained existence of Russian gangster Nikolai is jarred when he meets Anna, an innocent midwife trying to right a wrong.
THE 2007 AWARD WINNERS
DIESEL FILM DISCOVERY AWARD
Cochochi, dir. Israel Cardenas, Laura Amelia Guzman (Mexico)
FIPRESCI PRIZE (Prize of The International Critics)
La Zona, dir. Rodrigo Ple (Spain/Mexico)
ARTISTIC INNOVATION AWARD
Encarnacion, dir. Anahi Berneri (Argentina)
CADILLAC PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Eastern Promises, dir. David Cronenberg (Canada)
Honorable Mention:
Juno, dir. Jason Reitman (USA)
Body Of War, dir. Ellen Spiro (England)
AWARDS FOR CANADIAN FILMS
SHORT CUTS CANADA AWARD
Pool, dir. Chris Chong Chan Fui
CITY-TV AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FIRST FEATURE FILM
Continental, Un Film Sans Fusil, dir. Stephane Lafleur
TORONTO-CITY AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM
My Winnipeg, dir. Guy Maddin
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THE 2006 AWARD WINNERS
DIESEL FILM DISCOVERY AWARD
Reprise, dir. Joachim Trier (Norway)
FIPRESCI AWARD (Emerging Filmmaker with Toronto Premiere)
Death Of A President, dir. Gabriel Range (United Kingdom)
SWAROVSKI CULTURAL INNOVATION AWARD
Takva: A Man's Fear Of God, dir. Ozer Kyzyltan (Turkey/Germany)
AGF PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Bella, dir. Alejandro Gomez Monteverde (USA)
Honorable Mention:
Mon Meilleur Ami, dir. Patrice Leconte (France)
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up And Sing, dir. Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck (USA)
AWARDS FOR CANADIAN FILMS
SHORT CUTS CANADA AWARD
Les Jours, dir. Maxime Giroux
CITY-TV AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FIRST FEATURE FILM
Sur La Trace D'Igor Rizzi, dir. Noel Mitrani
TORONTO-CITY AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM
Manufactured Landscapes, dir. Jennifer Baichwal
Honorable Mention:
Monkey Warfare, dir. Reg Harkema
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