The TIFF 2023 People’s Choice Documentary Award winner went to Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe directed by Robert McCallum. The first runner-up was Summer Qamp directed by Jen Markowitz and the second runner-up was Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa directed by Lucy Walker.
The TIFF 2023 People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award winner was Dicks: The Musical directed by Larry Charles. The first runner-up was Kill directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat and the second runner-up was Hell of a Summer directed by Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk.
Other award winners are as follows:
BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM AWARD
Solo, director Sophie Dupuis
Honorable Mention: Kanaval, director Henri Pardo
NETPAC AWARD
Jayant Digambar Somalkar’s A Match .
FIPRESCI PRIZE
Seagrass, directed by Meredith Hama-Brown
AMPLIFY VOICES AWARDS
Best BIPOC Canadian Feature: Kanaval, director Henri Pardo
Best BIPOC Canadian First Feature Award: Tautuktavuk (What We See), directors Carol Kunnuk, Lucy Tulugarjuk
Amplify Voices Trailblazer Award: producer Damon D’Oliveira
SHORT CUTS AWARDS:
Short Cuts Award for Best Film: Electra, director Daria Kashcheeva
Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Film: Motherland, director Jasmin Mozaffari
Share Her Journey Award: Shé (Snake), director Renee Zhan
Honourable Mention: Gaby’s Hills, director Zoé Pelchat
CHANGEMAKER AWARD
We Grown Now, director Minhal Baig.
PLATFORM AWARD
Dear Jassi, director Tarsem Singh Dhandwar.
~Alexandra Heilbron