The recently closed Toronto Film Festival 2009 It has not stood out too much but who has done it, as in the rest of the Festivals where it has passed (Sudance, Cannes Festival, etc.) has been the Precious movie by Lee Daniels, based on the novel Push and which is already sounding like a clear candidate for the next Oscars.
This film will be distributed in Spain by Filmax but there is still no release date.
Awards Toronto Festival 2009:
Audience Awards:
* Feature films
- Best Film: Precious by Lee Daniels.
- First runner-up: Bruce Beresford's Mao's Last Dancer.
- Second runner-up: Mimacs by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
* Documentaries:
- Best Documentary: The Topp Twins by Leanne Pooley.
- Finalist: Capitalism: A love Story by Michael Moore.
* Section "Midnight Madness":
- Best Film: The Loved Ones by Sean Byrne.
- Finalist: Daybreakers by Michael and Peter Spierig.
Canadian cinema
- Best Film: Cairo Time by Ruba Nadda.
- Best debut feature: The Wild Hunt by Alexandre Franchi.
- Best short film: Danse Macabre by Pedro Pires.
FIPRESCI Awards
- Best film in the “Discovery” section: The Man Beyond the Bridge by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar (India).
- Best film in the “Special Presentations” section: Hadewijch by Bruno Dumont (France).