2009 (34th) Toronto International Film Festival
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Profile
- Film Festival: Toronto International Film Festival
- Edition: 34th
- Period: September 10-19, 2009
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Awards
- Best Canadian Short Film: - "Danse Macabre" - Pedro Pires
- Best Canadian First Feature Film - "The Wild Hunt" - Alexandre Franchi
- Award for Best Canadian Feature Film: - "Cairo Time" - Ruba Nadda
- Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) for Discovery: - "The Man Beyond the Bridge" - Laxmikant Shetgaonkar (India)
- Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) for Special Presentations: - "Hadewijch" - Bruno Dumont (France)
- CADILLAC PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
- Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire - Lee Daniels
- Mao's Last Dancer - Bruce Beresford
- Micmacs - Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Cadillac People's Choice Award - Documentary - The Topp Twins - Leanne Pooley
- Cadillac People's Choice Award - Midnight Madness - The Loved Ones - Sean Byrne
East Asian Films @ 34th TIFF
Vanguard
- "Accident" - Pou-Soi Cheang (Hong Kong)
- "She, a Chinese" - Xiaolu Guo (UK/France, Germany)
- "Spring Fever" - Ye Lou (China)
Contemporary World Cinema
- "Adrift" - Chuyen Bui Thac (Vietnam)
- "At the End of Daybreak" - Yuhang Ho (Malaysia)
- "Castaway on the Moon" - Hae-jun Lee (South Korea)
- "If I Knew What You Said" - Mike Sandejas (Philippines)
- "Like You Know It All" - Sang-soo Hong (South Korea)
- "Prince of Tears" - Yonfan (Taiwan)
- "Same Same But Different" - Detlev Buck (Germany)
- "Sawasdee Bangkok" - various (Thailand)
- "The Search" - Pema Tseden (China)
Masters
- "Air Doll" - Hirokazu Koreeda (Japan)
Discovery
- "Bare Essence of Life - Satoko Yokohama (Japan)
- "A Brand New Life" - Ounie Lecomte (South Korea)
- "Toad's Oil" - Koji Yakusho (Japan)
Special Presentations
- "City of Life and Death" - Chuan Lu (China)
- "Kamui" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
- "Mother" - Joon-ho Bong (South Korea)
- "Vengeance" - Johnnie To (Hong Kong/France)
- "The Warrior And The Wolf" - Zhuangzhuang Tian (China)
- "Wheat" - Ping He (China)
Visions
- "Face" - Ming-liang Tsai (Taiwan/France)
- "Independencia" - Raya Martin (Philippines)
- "Karaoke" - Chris Chong Chan Fui (Malaysia)
- "Nymph" - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Thailand)
Reel to Reel
- "Once Upon a Time Proletarian" - Xiaolu Guo (China)
Midnight Madness
- "Ong-bak 2" - Tony Jaa (Thailand)
- "Symbol" - Hitoshi Matsumoto (Japan)
