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The 50th Toronto International Film Festival concludedin Canada with Hamnet by Chloé Zhao (United Kingdom) earning thePeople’s Choice Award, the festival’s top audience honor.
The closing ceremony, held on September 14, recognizedwinners across multiple categories, including the People’s Choice Awards, ShortCuts, the FIPRESCI Prize, the NETPAC Award, Canadian film awards, and thePlatform Award. Prizes included audience selections, jury decisions, and cashawards for Canadian filmmakers.
People’s Choice Awards
The international juries and audience voting awarded:
- People’sChoice Award: Hamnet by Chloé Zhao (United Kingdom).
· Firstrunner-up: Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro (USA).
· Secondrunner-up: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery by Rian Johnson (USA).
- InternationalPeople’s Choice Award: No Other Choice by Park Chan-wook (South Korea).
· Firstrunner-up: Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier(Norway/France/Denmark/Germany/Sweden/UK).
· Secondrunner-up: Homebound by Neeraj Ghaywan (India).
- People’sChoice Documentary Award: The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue by BarryAvrich (Canada).
· Firstrunner-up: EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert by Baz Luhrmann (Australia).
· Secondrunner-up: You Had to Be There by Nick Davis (USA).
- People’sChoice Midnight Madness Award: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie by MattJohnson (Canada).
· Firstrunner-up: Obsession by Curry Barker (USA).
· Secondrunner-up: The Furious by Kenji Tanigaki (Hong Kong, China).
Short Cuts
The Short Cuts jury, chaired by Ashley Iris Gill,Connor Jessup, and Marcel Jean, honored:
- BestInternational Short Film: Talk Me by Joecar Hanna (Spain/USA).
- HonourableMention: Agapito by Arvin Belarmino & Kyla Danelle Romero (Philippines).
- BestCanadian Short Film: The Girl Who Cried Pearls by Chris Lavis & MaciekSzczerbowski (Canada).
- HonourableMention: A Soft Touch by Heather Young (Canada).
- BestAnimated Short Film: To the Woods by Agnès Patron (France).
FIPRESCI Prize
The International Critics Prize, awarded by theFIPRESCI jury chaired by Andy Hazel with Francisco Ferreira, Jean-PhilippeGuerand, Justine Smith, and Katharina Dockhorn, went to:
- Forasteraby Lucía Aleñar Iglesias (Spain/Italy/Sweden).
NETPAC Award
The NETPAC jury, composed of Keoprasith Souvannavong,Dina Iordanova, and Helen Lee, awarded:
- InSearch of the Sky (Vimukt) by Jitank Singh Gurjar (India).
Canadian Awards
The Canadian Discovery and Feature Film jury,including Jennifer Baichwal, Sophie Jarvis, and R.T. Thorne, honored:
- BestCanadian Discovery Award: Blue Heron by Sophy Romvari (Canada).
- HonourableMention: 100 Sunset by Kunsang Kyirong (Canada).
- BestCanadian Feature Film Award: Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) by Zacharias Kunuk(Canada).
- HonourableMention: There Are No Words by Min Sook Lee (Canada).
Platform Award
The Platform jury, chaired by Carlos Marqués-Marcetwith Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Chloé Robichaud, awarded:
- PlatformAward: To The Victory! by Valentyn Vasyanovych (Ukraine/Lithuania).
- HonourableMention: Hen by György Pálfi (Germany/Greece/Hungary).
Festival Overview
The Toronto International Film Festival ran fromSeptember 4 to 14, 2025, showcasing films across Contemporary World Cinema,Discovery, Midnight Madness, and other programs. TIFF remains one of NorthAmerica’s most prestigious film festivals, alongside Sundance, attractinginternational filmmakers, critics, and audiences.
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