The news of the day is announced by general delegate Piers Handling during the traditional brunch at the Four Seasons. Director of communications Mich'le Maheux has just given birth to a boy. ´ His name is Brad Piers ', Handling deadpans, before cheerfully correcting himself: ´ I mean, Sean Liam ', and getting on with the Awards ceremony. The Best Canadian Film Award is shared by Atom Egoyan's ´ The Sweet Hereafter ' and Thom Fitzgerald 's ´ The Hanging Garden ' wich also beats ´ L.A. Confidential ' and ´ The Edge ' as the Most Popular Film. Now I really want to see the damn thing.
Glass of champagne at Piers Handling's office (a tradition), corn
on the cob and barbecue at Château-Helga, back to the hotel to pack,
then early night. What a smooth way of getting back into normal life
(whatever that is) and what a smooth, rewarding, enriching Festival
that was.
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