iW NEWS | “Slumdog” Wins in Toronto

by indieWIRE (September 13, 2008)

Danny Boyle‘s “Slumdog Millionaire” won the People’s Choice Award this afternoon as the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival approaches its conclusion in Canada. The festival’s Discovery Award went to Steve McQueen for his first feature, “Hunger,” winner of the Camera d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The FIPRESCI critics prize went to Derick Martini‘s “Lymelife,” also in the Discovery section at TIFF.  An accompanying story and a full list of winners can be found here.

posted on September 13, 2008
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100% *me* says on January 7, 2009 at 3:37pm

’$lumdog Mi!!ionaire’ & ‘Hunger’ were my favs.

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