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| The Imitation Game |
The People's Choice Documentary Award was won by Beats Of The Anatoy, directed by Hajooj Kuka, which recounts the lives of Sudanese farmers and rebels.
Mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows, directed by and starring Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement and which premiered at Sundance back in January, took home the People's Choice Midnight Madness Award.
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| Taika Waititi in What We Do In The Shadows Photo: Kane Skennar |
The FIPRESCI prize for best film in the Discovery section of the festival was won by May Allah Bless France!, directed by French rapper Abd Al Malik, who adapted the story from his own autobiography.
The NETPAC award for an Asian film premiere, went to Shonali Bose's Margarita With A Straw.
The Canadian feature award went to Maxime Giroux's romance Felix and Meira, which will screen at San Sebastian Film Festival later this month.
Jeffrey St. Jules won the City of Toronto Award for best first Canadian feature with his musical Bang Bang Baby, while Randall Okita's The Weatherman And The Shadowboxer was named best Canadian short film. The inaugural award for best international short went to Australian director Sotiris Dounoukos for A Single Body.
