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Well, it’s all over folks. You can tell that by the completely dismantled Industry Lounge, or by the tumbleweed and upcoming programming billets littering the streets of the city. But wait! There is one final thing to do before the curtain officially closes on TIFF 2012: give out awards for the best of the fest.

Below is a list of wonderful films, many of which you hopefully saw at the festival. Of note, there are a number of very strong Canadian features on this list, specifically Laurence Anyways directed by Xavier Dolan, Antiviral directed by Brandon Cronenberg, Blackbird directed by Jason Buxton, and Keep a Modest Head directed by Deco Dawson. We had the pleasure of sitting down with both Cronenberg and Buxton during the festival. You can find our interview with Buxton here, while you will have to wait until the October 12 release of Antiviral to see what Cronenberg had to say.

Without further ado, the winners are:

People’s Choice Award:
Silver Linings Playbook, directed by David O. Russell (don’t forget that there will be a free screening of this film tonight at 6:00 pm at the Ryerson Theatre)

People’s Choice Award For Documentary:
Artifact, directed by Bartholomew Cubbins

People’s Choice Award For Midnight Madness:
Seven Psychopaths, directed by Martin McDonagh

Best Canadian Feature Film:
Laurence Anyways, directed by Xavier Dolan

Best Canadian First Feature Film:
Antiviral, directed by Brandon Cronenberg and  Blackbird, directed by Jason Buxton (TIE)

Prizes of the International Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) for Special Presentations Section:
In The House, directed by Francois Ozon

Prizes of the International Critics (FIPRESCI Prize) for Discovery Section:
Call Girl, directed by Mikael Marcimain

NETPAC Award For Best Asian Film:
The Land of Hope, directed by Sion Sono

Award For Best Canadian Short Film:
Keep a Modest Head, directed by Deco Dawson

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Like most people who write for the web, I’ve been obsessed with movies since I was very young. My favourite movies are The Social Network, Easy A and Garden State, but I try to spend my time broadening my film horizons. I’m the Publisher of Toronto Film Scene and I Heart Movies, and in my “spare” time, I’m a web designer and strategist. (Gotta support my movie habit somehow…)

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