September 15, 2019
The 2019 Toronto International Film Festival took place from September 5 to September 15 in Toronto. Here are the 2019 winners of the festival’s awards, which were announced on September 15 at an awards-ceremony brunch:
THE GROLSCH PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Winner: Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit
First runner-up: Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story
Second runner-up: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite
The award offers a $15,000 cash prize and custom award, sponsored by Grolsch.
THE GROLSCH PEOPLE’S CHOICE MIDNIGHT MADNESS AWARD
Winner: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s The Platform
First runner-up: Andrew Patterson’s The Vast of Night
Second runner-up: Jeff Barnaby’s Blood Quantum
THE GROLSCH PEOPLE’S CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Winner: Feras Fayyad’s The Cave
First runner-up: Garin Hovannisian’s I Am Not Alone
Second runner-up: Bryce Dallas Howard’s Dads
INTERNATIONAL JURY AWARDS
TORONTO PLATFORM PRIZE
Winner: Pietro Marcello’s Martin Eden
Honourable Mentions:
Kazik Radwanski’s Anne at 13,000 ft
Alice Winocour’s Proxima
The Toronto Platform Prize offers a custom award and a $20,000 cash prize.
The Festival welcomed an international jury comprised of award-winning filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari, Berlinale Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian, and international film critic Jessica Kiang.
THE PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS (FIPRESCI PRIZE)
Winner – Discovery Programme: Carmel Winters’ Float Like a Butterfly
Honourable Mention: Laura Luchetti’s Twin Flower
THE PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS (FIPRESCI PRIZE)
Winner – Discovery Programme: Heather Young’s Murmur
Winner – Special Presentations: Coky Giedroyc’s How to Build a Girl
The jury was comprised of Jury President Rita di Santo (UK), Frédéric Jaeger (Germany), Liam Lacey (Canada), Ruben Peralta Rigaud (Dominican Republic), Müge Turan (Turkey), and Claire Valade (Canada).
NETPAC AWARD
Winner: Oualid Mouaness’ 1982
The jury, selected from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Pacific Cinema, included Chairperson Beckie Stocchetti, Kanako Hayashi, and Albert Shin.
SHORT FORM JURY AWARDS
IWC SHORT CUTS AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
Winner: Chloé Robichaud’s Delphine
Honourable Mention: The jury awarded a special mention to Theodore Ushev’s The Physics of Sorrow for its impressive filmmaking and detailed craftsmanship.
The award offers a $10,000 cash prize, made possible by IWC Schaffhausen.
IWC SHORT CUTS AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM
Winner: Lasse Linder’s All Cats Are Grey in the Dark
Honourable Mentions: Federico Luis Tachella’s The Nap, for its brave exploration of age and sexuality.
The award offers a $10,000 cash prize, made possible by IWC Schaffhausen.
The jury was comprised of Chelsea McMullan, Léo Soesanto, and Andrea Roa.
CANADIAN FILM JURY AWARDS
CITY OF TORONTO AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FIRST FEATURE FILM
Winner: Matthew Rankin’s The Twentieth Century
This award carries a cash prize of $15,000, made possible by the City of Toronto.
CANADA GOOSE® AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM
Winner: Sophie Deraspe’s Antigone
Honourable mention: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and Kathleen Hepburn’s The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open.
This award carries a cash prize of $30,000 and a custom award, sponsored by Canada Goose®.
The jury was comprised of Magali Simard, Devyani Saltzman, and Alicia Elliott.