‘La Bola Negra’ Wins Top Audience Award at Toronto Film Festival
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The film La Bola Negra has won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
This award is chosen by regular audience members, not by professional judges.
People who watch the films during the festival vote for their favorite one.
This year, La Bola Negra received the most votes.
The Toronto International Film Festival takes place every year in Canada.
It is one of the most important film festivals in the world.
Many new movies have their premiere there before opening in theaters.
The People's Choice Award is famous for another reason too.
It is known as an Oscar-predictive prize.
This means that many past winners later went on to win an Academy Award, often called an Oscar.
Because of this history, people in the film industry pay close attention to this award.
Winning it can boost a film's chances during awards season.
It can also help a film become more popular with viewers.
The victory of La Bola Negra has already brought new attention to the movie.
Film experts now believe it could be a strong contender for major awards this year.
The festival organizers have not announced other award winners in this summary.
More details about the film's story or cast have not been shared yet.
Fans are now waiting to see how the film performs in the coming awards season.
Vocabulary11 words
- award
- a prize given for good work
- audience
- the people watching a film or show
- premiere
- the first public showing of a film
- Oscar-predictive
- something that often shows who will win an Oscar later
- Academy Award
- another name for the Oscar prize
- contender
- someone or something that might win
- industry
- all the businesses in one area, like film
- awards season
- the time of year when many prizes are given
- vote
- to choose one option officially
- boost
- to help something grow or improve
- victory
- when someone wins
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Answer key
1. Regular audience members 2. It often predicts future Oscar winners 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The film La Bola Negra has won the People's Choice _____ at the Toronto International Film Festival.
This award is chosen by regular _____ members, not by professional judges.
People who watch the films during the festival _____ for their favorite one.
This year, La Bola Negra received the most _____.
The Toronto International Film Festival takes place every year in _____.
Many new movies have their _____ there before opening in theaters.
It is known as an _____ prize.
This means that many past winners later went on to win an Academy Award, often called an _____.
Winning it can _____ a film's chances during awards season.
Film experts now believe it could be a strong _____ for major awards this year.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think audience votes matter so much in film festivals?
- Have you seen any film that later won an Oscar after winning a festival award?
- What makes a film festival like Toronto's important for the movie industry?
- Do you think audience choice awards are more reliable than critic awards? Why or why not?
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