Hits and misses from this year's festival

TORONTO — The 51st Toronto International Film Festival arrived with tensions flaring between Canada and the United States, concerns about artificial intelligence in filmmaking and a massive evolution in how the arts organization courts industry members. With the festival set to wind up Sunday, here’s a look at how some aspects of it fared. HITS The race for People’s Choice The competition for TIFF’s People’s Choice Award is fierce. Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy “The Debut” moved audiences to tears and the filmmaker took charge of an enthusiastic audience Q-and-A at two public screenings. In the past, TIFF’s top award has been an early indicator of films primed for a best picture nomination at the Oscars. Peter Farrelly’s feel-good “I Play Rocky,” about the making of the beloved boxing film, had a knockout premiere.