Presided by Italian director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino, the UCR Jury panel included actress Julie Gayet, Toronto Festival Director Piers Handling, and journalists Uma Da Cunha and Marit Kapla. At tonight’s closing ceremonies in Salle Debussy, the following prizes were announced:
UN CERTAIN REGARD AWARD
FONDATION GROUPAMA GAN POUR LE CINEMA
Kynodontas (Dogtooth) by Yorgos Lanthimos
The Jury Award
Police, Adjective by Corneliu Porumboiu
UN CERTAIN REGARD 2009 Special Award
Kasi Az Gorbehaye Irani Khabar Nadareh (No One Knows About Persian Cats) by Bahman Ghobadi
Father of my Children by Mia Hansen-Løve