The controversial British film was shown at the 31st annual festival in Toronto, Canada. Filmmaker Gabriel Range created the film, which has a documentary feel, about the ficticious assasination of American President George W. Bush. The assasination takes place in October, 2007 at the Economics Club of Chicago.
Made with re-touched archive footage, Death of a President was highly criticised by many viewers. The film slams the current American political scene.
The Cultural Innovation Prize was given to Takva – A Man’s Fear of God. The Turkish-German film tells the story of a man whose belief in God in tested.
The People’s Choice Award went to Bella, directed by Alejandro Monteverde. Bella is the story of two people trying to change their lives in New York.
The top prize for a short film went to Quebec director Maxime Giroux for his film Les Jours.
The Toronto International Film Festival is considered to be the second most important film festival after Cannes.