With Tiff 2010 now at a close, it's time for a quick awards round-up for you guys. Pertaining to our beloved genre, we're happy to announce that Jim Mickle’s Stake Land took home the Midnight Madness Audience Award at the show, beating out some pretty tough competition in The Vanishing on 7th Street, Insidious and more. Congrats to Mickle and company! Read on for more winners.
Tiff 2010 Award Winners
Award For Best Canadian Short Film
The award for Best Canadian Short Film goes to Vincent Biron for Les Fleurs de l'âge, which explores a summer day for a regular group of school kids. The jury remarked: “Director Vincent Biron manages to take a moment of an ordinary childhood summer and render unforgettable art from it. This gem of a film captured the jury’s hearts with its quiet, poignant, but also vivid and wonderfully sympathetic portrayal of ‘a day in...
Tiff 2010 Award Winners
Award For Best Canadian Short Film
The award for Best Canadian Short Film goes to Vincent Biron for Les Fleurs de l'âge, which explores a summer day for a regular group of school kids. The jury remarked: “Director Vincent Biron manages to take a moment of an ordinary childhood summer and render unforgettable art from it. This gem of a film captured the jury’s hearts with its quiet, poignant, but also vivid and wonderfully sympathetic portrayal of ‘a day in...
- 9/21/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The 35th Toronto International Film Festival announced its award recipients at a reception at the Intercontinental Toronto Centre Hotel today. The top prize, the Cadillac People’s Choice Award, went to Tom Hooper’s The King’S Speech which opens on November 26th. On its Best Picture Oscar hopes, Gregory Ellwood over at HitFix points out:
Previous People’s Choice winners include a slew of past Academy Award Best Picture winners or nominees including “Brokeback Mountain,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Precious,” “American Beauty” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” So, yes, place your money on “Speech” at least garnering a well deserved nomination.
Cadillac People’S Choice Award
The Cadillac People’s Choice Award is voted on by Festival audiences. This year’s award goes to Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech (United Kingdom/Australia). The King’s Speech tells the story of King George VI. After his brother abdicates, George “Bertie...
Previous People’s Choice winners include a slew of past Academy Award Best Picture winners or nominees including “Brokeback Mountain,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Precious,” “American Beauty” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” So, yes, place your money on “Speech” at least garnering a well deserved nomination.
Cadillac People’S Choice Award
The Cadillac People’s Choice Award is voted on by Festival audiences. This year’s award goes to Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech (United Kingdom/Australia). The King’s Speech tells the story of King George VI. After his brother abdicates, George “Bertie...
- 9/19/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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