Eve & the Fire Horse has won the Audience Award for Most Popular Canadian Film at the 24th annual VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL.

FROM THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER:

Oct. 17, 2005

'Live' earns top honor in Vancouver

VANCOUVER -- The Israeli-French film"Live and Become" captured the audience award for most popular film at the Vancouver International Film Festival, which wrapped Friday. Rahu Mihaileanu's drama, about an Ethiopian child who is sent to Israel passing as a Jew to save himself from famine, earned the best film award in August at the Copenhagen International Film Festival. Other award winners in Vancouver included the best Canadian feature award for Julia Kwan's "Eve and the Fire Horse," a period piece about the spiritual journey of a 9-year-old girl in the 1970s. Vancouver-based Kwan received a roar of approval whenher award was announced. (Adele Weder).