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Sep 17, 2023 · The Platform Award is an award of $20,000 CAD given to the best film in the programme, selected by an in-person international jury. This year’s jury members are: Barry Jenkins, Nadine Labaki, and Anthony Shim. The 2023 Platform Award is awarded to: Dear Jassi, dir. Tarsem Singh Dhandwar.
Sep 18, 2023 · Winner: Solo, Director Sophie Dupuis. Honourable Mention: Kanaval, Director Henri Pardo. Changemaker Award. An award presented to a festival film which explores issues related to social...
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- Guillermo del Toro welcomed audiences on opening night. Traditionally, TIFF is a star-studded affair with the casts of 200+ movies swarming King Street in downtown Toronto.
- The return of the Bulgari ad (now with clapping) Two of the biggest stars at the 2023 TIFF were not even in Canada. Anne Hathaway and Zendaya returned for the second year in a row via the Bulgari ad that played before every screening at the festival.
- Anna Kendrick established herself as a director. Perhaps out of happenstance and perhaps as a way to woo big named stars to the festival under the moniker of "director," TIFF programmed numerous films this year by actors-turned-directors like Kristen Scott Thomas, Michael Keaton, Ethan Hawke and Chris Pine.
- Nickelback launched their comeback. Despite massive popularity in the early 2000s, the rock band Nickelback has spent the last decade as the butt of the joke rather than at the top of the charts.
Polish cinematographer Łukasz Żal was the recipient of the Variety Artisan Award, Brazilian film director Carolina Markowicz was presented with the Emerging Talent Award, and Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau received a Special Tribute award.
TIFF Tribute Awards. The festival presented the TIFF Tribute Awards, which were introduced in 2019 to honour actors and filmmakers for distinguished achievements over the course of their careers. The ceremony took place on September 18; as in 2020, it was broadcast by CTV.
Jack Weisman, Gabriela Osio Vanden, Sam Holling, Andres Landau, David Rose. IMDbPro Short Cuts Award for Best Canadian Film.
