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2015 Toronto Film Festival

September 23rd, 2015 |

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2015 Toronto International

Film Festival Winners

Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) takes place every year in September in Toronto, Canada.

Films which premiere at Toronto are often nominated for Academy Awards the following year.

TIFF does not hand out individual prizes for Best Actor or Actress but focuses on amongst others the following awards:
People’s Choice Award & Best Canadian Feature Film

Opening Night Film: Demotion directed by Jean-Marc Vallee and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts and Chris Cooper

People’s Choice Award: Room directed by Lenny Abrahamson starring Brie Larson, Joan Allen, William H. Macy and Jacob Tremblay

Best Canadian Feature Film: Closet Monster directed by Stephen Dunn starring Connor Jessup, Isabella Rosselini, Joanne Kelly and Aaron Abrahams

Source: 2015 Toronto Film Festival

Posted in Jean-Marc Vallee, Lenny Abrahamson, Stephen Dunn, Toronto |

Tags: Aaron Abrahams, Brie Larson, Chris Cooper, Connor Jessup, Isabella Rossellini, Jacob Tremblay, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joan Allen, Joanne Kelly, Naomi Watts, William H. Macy |

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