Hnr's Michael Stevens reporting from Toronto... Toronto-based film-makers, Joyce Wong and Sonia Hong, won @ the Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF), September 20, capturing both 1st Place and the "Women in Film & Television Toronto" (WIFT-T) Award for 'Most Ambitious Film by a Female Filmmaker' for their stop-motion animated short EmBodying Toronto, a 1-minute silent film "...taking a fanciful look at what Toronto would look like on the body of a woman..." The duo were presented with a trip for two to the Dominican Republic, complimentary memberships to Wift-t, a $1,200 Wift-t programming pass and a $1,500 equipment rental credit. Ceremonies were held at Toronto's Queen Street West, Drake Underground, attended by local filmmakers, jurors and the Toronto Mayor. The other big award of the evening went to Toronto's Elijah Marchand, winner of the inaugural "Naish McHugh Award for Emerging Filmmakers", presented with a $2,500 cheque by the Mayor on behalf of the City of Toronto.
- 9/21/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
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