Christopher Scott Cherot's 1997 indie 'Hav Plenty' was the opening night film at the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival, where it won Best of Festival. Which city's September 1997 international film festival led directly to Harvey Weinstein's multimillion-dollar handshake deal to buy the movie?

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Toronto. In June 1997, the movie Hav Plenty was the opening film at the first Acapulco Black Film Festival. Three months later, after a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein offered to buy Hav Plenty for between $1.5 million and $2.3 million.