The winners of the 2020 Toronto Film Festival were chosen by the public and the main prize went to the film “Land of Displaced People” directed by Chloe Zhao
Following the spread of the coronavirus and people not welcoming the films released in recent months, major film production companies have postponed the broadcast or screening of their important works to another time, and for this reason, this year’s film awards season is less glamorous than any other year. However, thanks to the 2020 Venice Film Festival, we were able to get to know interesting and remarkable films from around the world. Now the list of the selected films of the Toronto 2020 festival has been announced so that we have a more accurate picture of the important films of this year. The film Land of the Displaced, which was able to win the Golden Lion award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival, has also won the main prize at the 2020 Toronto Film Festival, so that Chloe Zhao’s latest work can be considered one of the main chances of success at the box office and upcoming film festivals
In Toronto festival, unlike most first-rate cinema events, the selected films are chosen by the people, and for this reason, the successful works in this festival are well received by the moviegoers when they are released to the public. In recent years, the Canadian Film Festival has been able to align the opinions of film lovers and critics, and the films that have won the grand prize at the Toronto Film Festival have also been successful at the Oscars. The films “Green Book”, “12 Years a Slave” and “The King’s Speech” have won the Oscar for the best film after success in this event. Last year, the film “Jojo Rabbit” directed by Taika Waititi was selected as the best film of the 2019 Toronto Film Festival and worthy of the main award

Land of the Displaced has a longer way to go for success at Oscars, BAFTAs and other film ceremonies than the films mentioned above; Because this year, due to the spread of Corona, these events have been postponed for almost 2 months, and the Oscars will be held in May instead of March
Cameron Bailey, director of the Toronto Film Festival, described the film Land of the Displaced as a remarkable realist work that depicts the lesser-seen parts of America. Here’s what he said: “This is a part of the United States that we often ignore. Homeless people who travel to the north and south of the country and work anywhere. The Land of Displaced Persons is a work about who we are and where we are in the world. Of course, we are not facing a film that advises its viewers, but we are on the side of a work that conveys its messages by relying on sensibility and characterization in a suitable context

The third film of Chloe Zhao’s career tells the story of a homeless woman who embarks on a fascinating and emotional journey with her van in the American West, where the exploration of marginalization and connection with other less fortunate people is at the top of all parts of the film. In the Land of the Displaced, along with Frances McDormand and David Strathairn, many non-actors are used to create a sense of realism and blur the border between fictional and documentary cinema.
The films “A Night in Miami” directed by Regina King and “Beans” directed by Tracy Dear were ranked second and third respectively among the top films in terms of the audiences of the Toronto 2020 festival

Other winners of the Toronto 2020 festival

Michelle Latimer won the best documentary film award with the documentary “The Suffering Red Skin”. The midnight madness award went to the film “Shadow in the Cloud” and Roseanne Liang. The story of this film takes place in the midst of World War II and tells the story of the adventures of a pilot who is assigned to deliver a secret package to its destination
The changer award, which is awarded every year to a film that has a correct and appropriate understanding of social changes, went to the short film “Black Bodies” directed by Kelly Fifi-Marshall, so that most of the important awards of this year’s Toronto festival are the share of female filmmakers