OTTAWA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- The 33th Toronto
International Film Festival wrapped up Saturday, after the movie "Slumdog
Millionaire" picked up the People's Choice Award which was voted on by festival
audiences.
A rollicking adventure tale from "Trainspotting"
director Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" follows a homeless teen from Mumbai
to the final question on India's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," all
while he searches for the girl he loves.
Rodrigue Jean's "Lost Song" received the best
Canadian feature film award.
Other award winners included the Discovery trophy
going to Steve McQueen's "Hunger," while the FIPRESCI prize went to Derick
Martini's "Lymelife."
The People's Choice Award is often an indicator of
future Academy Award nominations, with past recipients including best picture
winners and classics "Chariots of Fire," "American Beauty," "Life is Beautiful"
and "Hotel Rwanda."
The 10-day festival unspooled a total of 312 films.