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.Peter Howell, "Silver Linings Playbook writes surprise TIFF ending". Toronto Star, September 17, 2012.
Winners
Year Film Director(s) Ref 2012 The Land of Hope Sion Sono 2013 Qissa Anup Singh "TIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave wins film fest’s top prize". Toronto Star, September 15, 2013. 2014 Margarita, with a Straw Shonali Bose 2015 The Whispering Star Sion Sono "'Room' reçoit le prix du public". Le Monde, September 21, 2015. 2016 In Between Maysaloun Hamoud Chris Knight, "And the winner is ...; La La Land takes bellwether award". National Post, September 19, 2016. 2017 The Great Buddha+ Huang Hsin-Yao 2018 The Third Wife Ash Mayfair Jessica Wong, "Green Book, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen, wins TIFF People's Choice prize". CBC News, September 16, 2018. The Crossing Bai Xue 2019 1982 Oualid Mouaness 2020 Gaza mon amour Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, September 20, 2020. 2021 Costa Brava, Lebanon Mounia Akl Bruce Haring, "‘Anatolian Leopard’ And ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ Are The Big TIFF Award Winners". Deadline Hollywood, September 18, 2021. 2022 Sweet As Jub Clerc Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022. 2023 A Match (Sthal) Jayant Digambar Somalkar Steve Pond, "‘American Fiction’ Wins Toronto Film Festival’s Audience Award". TheWrap, September 17, 2023. Mimang Kim Taeyang 2024 The Last of the Sea Women Sue Kim Harrison Richlin, "Who Will Win the TIFF People’s Choice Award? Live Updates from the Ceremony". IndieWire, September 15, 2024. 2025 In Search of the Sky (Vimukt) Jitank Singh Gurjar 2026 Thirteen in Gaza (غزة 13) Hosam Abu Dan Pete Hammond, "‘La Bola Negra’ Wins Oscar Predictive Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award". Deadline Hollywood, September 20, 2026.
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