"Universal Language" wins Best Canadian Film Award; "Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story" takes top doc prize. "Universal Language" gana el premio al mejor cine canadiense; "Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story" recibe el premio mayor del doc.

The Toronto Film Critics Association awarded "Universal Language," a dramedy set in an alternate-reality Winnipeg, the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. La Toronto Film Critics Association concedió "Universal Language", una dramedy ambientada en una realidad alternativa Winnipeg, el Rogers Best Canadian Film Award. Directed by Matthew Rankin, the film features a Persian- and French-speaking cast. Dirigida por Matthew Rankin, la película presenta un elenco de habla persa y francesa. "Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story," a documentary about transgender soul singer Jackie Shane, won the Rogers Best Canadian Documentary Award. "Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story", un documental sobre la cantante de alma transgénero Jackie Shane, ganó el Rogers Best Canadian Documentary Award. The gala also recognized emerging filmmaker J Stevens and actor Tonya Williams with industry awards. La gala también reconoció al cineasta emergente J Stevens y a la actriz Tonya Williams con premios a la industria.