'Slumdog' is people's choice at Toronto

September 13, 2008 "There is zero friction between Toronto and Venice," Handling said Saturday after Danny Boyle's high-octane Indian drama "Slumdog Millionaire" picked up the People's Choice Award in Toronto, voted on by festival audiences. The People's Choice Award is often an indicator of future Academy Award nominations, with past recipients including "Life Is Beautiful," "Hotel Rwanda" and best-picture winners "Chariots of Fire" and "American Beauty." Additionally, Rodrigue Jean's "Lost Song," a film about an Inuit woman and her grandson trapped on a remote island, received the best Canadian feature film award as Toronto wrapped its 10-day run Saturday.

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