Platform Prize
The Platform Prize is an annual film award, presented by the
The winner of the Platform Prize receives $25,000 from the award's current corporate sponsor, Air France.[2]
According to festival programmer
After the award is announced, the festival offers a repeat screening of the winner at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on the final day of the festival.
Critical response
In some years, the film magazine
Other critics have questioned whether the Platform Prize has been effective at accomplishing its stated goals at all.[3][9] Canadian documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig, who won the inaugural Platform Prize in 2015 for his film Hurt, noted that while it was not the least successful film of his career in general release, the prize did not appear to give the film any major boost in distribution or box office sales over his other films.[9] The 2016 jury's choice of Pablo Larraín's Jackie has also been questioned by critics, in particular because the Platform lineup that year also included Moonlight, which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.[9]
Films
† denotes a non-winning film which received an honorable mention from the jury.
References
- ^ "TIFF reveals Cannes-centric jury for 2018 Platform competition". The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2018.
- ^ "Air France signs with TIFF". Media in Canada, August 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c "At TIFF, a competition that's still not competitive". The Globe and Mail, September 14, 2017.
- ^ "TIFF '16 names its Platform Jury". Toronto International Film Festival. August 25, 2016.
- Screen Daily, September 13, 2018.
- Screen Daily, September 20, 2017.
- ^ "TIFF 2018: Rojo deserves to win the Platform Prize". Now, September 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "TIFF 2018 Awards: ‘Green Book’ Wins the People's Choice Award, Upsetting ‘A Star Is Born’". IndieWire, September 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Will TIFF's Platform Prize ever take off?". Now, May 16, 2018.
- ^ Peter Howell, "Searching for global excellence at TIFF, then choosing Toronto". Toronto Star, September 20, 2015.
- ^ Naman Ramachandran, "High-Rise amongst 12 Platform titles at Toronto". Cineuropa, August 17, 2015.
- ^ Joey Nolfi (September 18, 2016). "TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Anita Busch, "Toronto Film Festival Announces Films To Screen In Its 2nd Annual Platform Program". Deadline Hollywood, August 11, 2016.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (September 17, 2017). "Toronto: 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' Captures Audience Award"". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- Screen Daily, August 3, 2017.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "TIFF 2018: Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss films to compete for Platform Prize". Now, August 8, 2018.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (September 12, 2019). "Toronto Film Festival Jury Winners: 'Martin Eden', 'Murmur', 'How To Build A Girl'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Norman Wilner (August 7, 2019). "TIFF 2019: Platform lineup includes films by Julie Delpy, Sarah Gavron". Now.
- ^ Steve Pond, "‘Belfast’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award". TheWrap, September 18, 2021.
- Point of View, August 11, 2021.
- ^ Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
- Screen Daily, August 3, 2022.
- ^ Christian Zilko, "American Fiction’ Wins People’s Choice Award at 2023 TIFF (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire, September 17, 2023.
- Screen Daily, August 2, 2023.