‘Werewolf’ wins $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film Award

“Werewolf” film (Photo: Werewolf/Facebook)

TORONTO — “Werewolf,” a film about a homeless Cape Breton couple struggling with methadone addiction, is the winner of Rogers Best Canadian Film Award.

The $100,000 award was presented to Canadian director Ashley McKenzie at a Toronto Film Critics Association gala on Tuesday night.

Also nominated were Kevan Funk for “Hello Destroyer” and Joyce Wong for “Wexford Plaza,” who each took home $5,000 as runners-up for the award.

The film association also announced earlier this month it had selected “The Florida Project” as best picture — a Sean Baker drama about kids growing up in a welfare motel in the shadow of Disney World.

The film’s star, Bria Vinaite, accepted the award Tuesday. She also accepted the award for supporting actor on behalf of her co-star, Willem Dafoe, who sent a video expressing his thanks.

Canadian actresses Saara Chaudry and Soma Chhaya, who provided the voices for Parvana and Shauzia in “The Breadwinner,” accepted the film’s award for best animated feature.