2016 Toronto International Film Festival


The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown.

Awards

The festival's final awards were announced on 18 September.
AwardFilmDirector
People's Choice AwardLa La LandDamien Chazelle
People's Choice Award First Runner UpLionGarth Davis
People's Choice Award Second Runner UpQueen of KatweMira Nair
People's Choice Award, Documentary WinnerI Am Not Your NegroRaoul Peck
People's Choice Award, Documentary First Runner Up'Steve James
People's Choice Award, Documentary Second Runner UpBefore the FloodFisher Stevens
People's Choice Award, Midnight Madness WinnerFree FireBen Wheatley
People's Choice Award, Midnight Madness First Runner UpThe Autopsy of Jane DoeAndré Øvredal
People's Choice Award, Midnight Madness Second Runner UpRawJulia Ducournau
Platform PrizeJackiePablo Larraín
Platform Prize, Honourable Mention'Khyentse Norbu
Best Canadian Feature FilmThose Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own GravesMathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie
Best Canadian Short FilmMutantsAlexandre Dostie
Best Canadian First Feature FilmOld StoneJohnny Ma
Dropbox Discovery Program Filmmakers AwardJeffreyYanillys Perez
FIPRESCI Discovery PrizeKati KatiMbithi Masya
FIPRESCI Special PresentationsI Am Not Madame BovaryFeng Xiaogang
Best International Short FilmImagoRaymund Ribay Gutierrez
Netpac Award for World or International Asian Film PremiereIn BetweenMaysaloun Hamoud

Jury members

Platform Jury

The jury for the [|Platform section] comprised Brian de Palma, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, and Zhang Ziyi. The Platform section consists of "12 films of high artistic merit that demonstrate a strong directorial vision". The jury awarded the $25,000 prize to Jackie.

Programmes

The following films were selected:

Gala presentations

In December, TIFF programmers released their annual Canada's Top Ten list of the films selected as the ten best Canadian films of 2016. The selected films received a follow-up screening at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as a "Canada's Top Ten" minifestival in January 2017, as well as in selected other cities including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.

Features

Short films