'Where Can We Go' can get Toronto aud award

'Where Can We Proceed Now?A The weary-eyed, film-loving auds in the 2011 Toronto Worldwide Film Festival have selected Nadine Labaki's "Which Side We Proceed Now?Inch since the champion in the fest's People Choice award-lately seen as guarantee of honours-season glory. The most effective aud award, which was given out within the fest's Sunday mid-day honours brunch, includes a CAN$15,000 (US$15,342) cash prize. "Which Side We Proceed Now?Inch, about women from different religions who band together to guard their small community from violence, is co-written Labaki ("Caramel"), who also costars, and was recently introduced as Lebanon's official entry for foreign-language Oscar contention. Asghar Faradi's "A Separation" and Ken Scott's "Starbuck" were selected, correspondingly, third and 4th runners-up by Toronto auds.Evening time Madness opener "The Raid," Gareth Evans' Indonesian fighting styles actioner, won top kudos within the popular late-evening program's auds, who chose Adam Wingard's "You're Next" and Bobcat Goldthwait's "God Bless America" their third and 4th runners-up. Jon Shenk's feature docu "The Region Leader," about Maldives leader Mohamed Nasheed's fight for democracy, nabbed the People Choice docu award. Bess Kargman's "First Position" was named first runner-up, with Cameron Crowe's "Jewel Jam Twenty" taking second runner-up position. Toronto fest favorite Philippe Falardeau ("Congorama") nabbed the jury-selected Best Canadian Feature Film prize for "Monsieur Lazhar," of a middle-aged Algerian immigrant seeking political refuge in Quebec. The prize includes a cash prize of $30,684.Nathan Morlando's "Edwin Boyd," starring Scott Speedman like a common real-existence bank crook and dreamer, nabbed the jury-selected best Canadian first feature film prize together with a cash prize of $15,342. The Canadian first feature jury gave a distinctive citation to Anne Emond's "Nuit #1." Toronto nuclear physics grad Ian Harnarine won the most effective Canadian online video and $10,228 cash for his 18-minute helming debut "Doubles with Slight Pepper," professional produced by Spike Lee. Honorable mentions received to Canuck shorts "Of Occasions" and "No Words Came Lower."The six-member FIPRESCI worldwide critics' jury granted its prize to find the best pic inside the fest's Special Presentations program to Gianni Amelio's "The Initial Guy," based on an incomplete Algeria-set Albert Camus novel. Swedish helmer Axel Petersen's dark comedy "Avalon" won the FIPRESCI jury's award for top Discovery program title.On Friday, the Toronto film festival's sales and industry office reported a 20% rise in delegate attendance, with close to 4,000 registered customers, sales agents, producers and filmmakers. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com