Toronto, September 18 (China News Service) -- The 46th Toronto International Film Festival, which lasted for 10 days, closed on September 18.
Chinese mainland the film "One Second" directed by the well-known director Zhang Yimou became the closing film of this year's Toronto Film Festival, but the main creators of the film did not appear in Toronto. Zhang Yimou greeted the audience through a video.
"Belfast", directed by well-known British actor and director Kenneth Branagh, won the "People's Choice Award" of this year's Toronto Film Festival. French female director Julia Ducournau's "Titane", which won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival two months ago, won the "Midnight Crazy Unit" award at the People's Choice Award.
Indonesian actress Kamila Andini's "Yuni" won the "Platform" unit award from international film directors. The award was named after Chinese director Jia Zhangke's work "Platform".
According to the Toronto Film Festival Organizing Committee, nearly 4,000 industry and media people from around the world participated in the festival online or offline. In order to promote industry exchanges and film market expansion, this year's film festival held more than 100 market screenings and nearly 40 online conferences. In addition to Toronto, the festival is also holding film tours in 7 cities in 6 Canadian provinces.
Earlier, the Toronto Film Festival presented the "Tribute to Actor Award" to American film star Jessica Chastain and British film star Benedict Cumberbatch.
Founded in 1976 and featuring a large number of films, the annual Toronto International Film Festival has become a well-known brand event in the Canadian film industry and one of the most prestigious international film festivals in the world. Its "People's Choice Award" winning films can often be shortlisted or won the Oscars the following year, which is regarded by the industry as one of the "Oscar weather vanes". (End)
Source: China News Network