September 19, 2020
The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival took place from September 10 to September 19 in Toronto. Here are the 2020 winners of the festival’s awards, which were announced on September 19:
THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Winner: Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland
First runner-up: Regina King’s One Night in Miami…
Second runner-up: Tracy Deer’s Beans
THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE MIDNIGHT MADNESS AWARD
Winner: Roseanne Liang’s Shadow In The Cloud
THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARD
Winner: Michelle Latimer’s Inconvenient Indian
SHAWN MENDES FOUNDATION CHANGEMAKER AWARD
Winner: Kelly Fyffe-Marshall’s Black Bodies
Amplify Voices Awards presented by Canada Goose
Each award offers a $10,000 cash prize, made possible by Canada Goose. Canada Goose embraces diversity in all its forms and definitions, including technique and passion that transports storytelling to screen. These awards will be presented to the three best feature films by under-represented filmmakers. All feature films in Official Selection by BIPOC and Canadian filmmakers are eligible, and the three winners will receive $10,000 each.
Jury: Sarah Gadon (actress), Damon D’Oliveira (director), Danis Goulet (filmmaker)
AMPLIFY VOICES AWARD AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM
Winner: Michelle Latimer’s Inconvenient Indian
Special Mention: Nicolás Pereda’s Fauna.
AMPLIFY VOICES AWARD
Winner: Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple
Winner: Philippe Lacôte’s Night of the Kings
Special Mention: Dieudo Hamadi’s Downstream to Kinshasa
IMDbPro Short Cuts Awards
The award offers a $10,000 cash prize, made possible by IMDbPro. Films programmed in this year’s Short Cuts selection are eligible for three jury-selected IMDbPro Short Cuts Awards: Best Film, Best Canadian Film, and, new this year, the Share Her Journey Award for best film by a woman. IMDbPro will provide each of the three winners with a bursary of $10,000 CAD and a one-year membership to IMDbPro, the essential resource for entertainment industry professionals, to help them continue achieving success in their careers. These awards build on IMDbPro’s nearly 20-year history of empowering entertainment professionals to discover new talent and projects, and on its ongoing commitment to supporting and collaboratively working with organizations that create greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the entertainment industry — including TIFF’s Share Her Journey campaign.
Jury: Stella Meghie (filmmaker), Adam Piron (filmmaker), Chloé Robichaud (filmmaker)
IMDBPRO SHORT CUTS AWARD FOR BEST FILM
Winner: Naïla Guiguet’s Dustin
IMDBPRO SHORT CUTS AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN FILM
Winner: Paul Shkordoff’s Benjamin, Benny, Ben
IMDBPRO SHORT CUTS SHARE HER JOURNEY AWARD
Winner: Tiffany Hsiung’s Sing Me a Lullaby
Honourable mention: Renee Zhan’s O Black Hole!
NETPAC Award
The jury is selected from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Pacific Cinema.
Jury: Professor George Chun Han Wang (jury chairperson), Dr. Sharofat Arabova (jury member), Dr. Latika Padgaonkar (jury member)
NETPAC AWARD
Winner: Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser’s Gaza mon amour
FIPRESCI Prize
THE PRIZE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS (FIPRESCI PRIZE)
Winner – Discovery Programme: Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Beginning
Jury: Adriana Fernández, Jon Asp, Jihane Bougrine
