Toronto International Film Festival NETPAC Prize

The Toronto International Film Festival NETPAC Prize is an annual film award, presented by the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema to honour the best film from the Asia-Pacific region screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. The award was presented for the first time in 2012.[1]

Winners

YearFilmDirector(s)Ref
2012The Land of HopeSion Sono[1]
2013QissaAnup Singh[2]
2014Margarita, with a StrawShonali Bose[3]
2015The Whispering StarSion Sono[4]
2016In BetweenMaysaloun Hamoud[5]
2017The Great Buddha+Huang Hsin-Yao[6]
2018The Third WifeAsh Mayfair[7]
The CrossingBai Xue
20191982Oualid Mouaness[8]
2020Gaza mon amourTarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser[9]
2021Costa Brava, LebanonMounia Akl[10]
2022Sweet AsJub Clerc[11]
2023A Match (Sthal)Jayant Digambar Somalkar[12]
MimangKim Taeyang
2024The Last of the Sea WomenSue Kim[13]
2025In Search of the Sky (Vimukt)Jitank Singh Gurjar[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Peter Howell, "Silver Linings Playbook writes surprise TIFF ending". Toronto Star, September 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "TIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave wins film fest’s top prize". Toronto Star, September 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ "'Margarita, with a Straw' wins NETPAC award at TIFF". Deccan Chronicle. September 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "'Room' reçoit le prix du public". Le Monde, September 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Chris Knight, "And the winner is ...; La La Land takes bellwether award". National Post, September 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ Jeremy Kay (September 17, 2017). "'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' wins Toronto audience award". Screen Daily.
  7. ↑ Jessica Wong, "Green Book, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, wins TIFF People's Choice prize". CBC News, September 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (September 12, 2019). "Toronto Film Festival Jury Winners: 'Martin Eden', 'Murmur', 'How To Build A Girl'". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020.
  10. ↑ Bruce Haring, "‘Anatolian Leopard’ And ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ Are The Big TIFF Award Winners". Deadline Hollywood, September 18, 2021.
  11. ↑ Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ Steve Pond, "‘American Fiction’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s Audience Award". TheWrap, September 17, 2023.
  13. ↑ Harrison Richlin, "Who Will Win the TIFF People’s Choice Award? Live Updates from the Ceremony". IndieWire, September 15, 2024.
  14. ↑ Erbland, Kate (14 September 2025). "The Toronto International Film Festival 2025 Awards Are Being Announced Now (Updating)". IndieWire.