ALANIS OBOMSAWIN

Toronto International Film Festival FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, a view of a festival sign appears on Day 1 of the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) (Chris Pizzello)Filmmakers Denis Villeneuve and Alanis Obomsawin are among those being honored at the Toronto International Film Festival this September. TIFF co-heads Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey said Thursday that Villeneuve will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award and Obomsawin will be honored with the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media at the 2021 TIFF Tribute Awards. “Over the years, Denis has brought many of his films to TIFF, so we feel a special closeness to him. “The Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media recognizes leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema,” Vicente said.

Filmmakers Denis Villeneuve and Alanis Obomsawin are among those being honored at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.