AWARDS OF THE WORLD FILM FESTIVAL - MONTRÉAL 2007
September 6th 2007 07:27
This years Montreal World Film Festival held August 23 -September 3, 2007 has finally come to a close. With films from over 70 countries including established filmmakers and unknowns from all over the world another bumper crop of new talent has emerged. And it’s not only specialist juries that get to have their say at this years 31st World Film Festival with the general public also having a say in the voting.
QUOTE: World Film Festivals – Montreal International Film Festival
FEATURE FILMS
Grand prix of the Americas: BEN X by Nic Balthazar (Belgium / Netherlands)
A SECRET by Claude Miller (France)
Special Grand Prix of the jury : NOODLE by Ayelet Menahemi (Israël)
Best Director : 1 DAY (1 JOURNÉE) by Jacob Berger (Switzerland)
Best Artistic contribution : TERESA: EL CUERPO DE CRISTO
by Ray Loriga (Spain)
Best Actress : ANDREA SAWAKTZKI - “THE OTHER BOY”
by Volker Einrauch (Germany)
Best Actor : FILIPE DUARTE and TOMÁS ALMEIDA - “A OUTRA MARGEM (THE OTHER SIDE)” by Luis Filipe Rocha (Portugal / Brazil)
Innovation Award : D75-TARTINA CITY by Issa Serge Coelo (Tchad / France / Morocco)
SHORT FILMS :
1st Prize: CLEANING LADY'S DREAMS by Banu Akseki (Belgium)
Jury Award: L.H.O. by Jan Zabeil (Allemagne)
ZENITHS FOR THE BEST FIRST FICTION FEATURE FILM 2007
Golden Zenith for the Best First Fiction Feature Film: LA CAJA (THE WOODEN BOX) by Juan Carlos Falcón (Spain)
Silver Zenith for First Fiction Feature Film: MALOS HABITOS (BAD HABITS) by Simon Bross (Mexico)
Bronze Zenith for the First Fiction Feature Film: DONG SUN (BAMBOO SHOOTS) by Jian Yi (China)
Special Mention in the First Feature Film Category: WIND MAN by Khuat Akhmetov (Russia)
PUBLIC AWARDS The public were invited to vote for the most popular films among the feature films presented during the 2007 Montreal World Film Festival.
Public Award for the most popular film of the Festival: BEN X by Nic Balthazar (Belgium / Netherlands)
Public Award for the most popular canadian feature film : SURVIVING MY MOTHER by Émile Gaudreault (Canada)
Glauber Rocha Award for the Best Latin American Film : PARTES USADAS (USED PARTS) by Aarón Fernandez (Mexico)
Award for Best Documentary Film :NACH DER MUSIK (A FATHER'S MUSIC by Igor Heitzmann (Germany)
Award for Best Canadian Short Film : GILLES' LILI (LA LILI A GILLES) by David Uloth (Canada)
credit: Montreal World Film Fest photographer ;Sylvain Legare
FIPRESCI PRIZE (INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS)
Feature film: SAMIRA'S GARDEN by Latif Lahlou (Morocco)
Short film: GOOD NIGHT MALIK (BONNE NUIT MALIK) by Bruno Danan (France)
ECUMENICAL PRIZE BEN X by Nic Balthazar (Belgium / Netherlands)
AUTRES PRIX
Special awards for their exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art :
FERNAND DANSEREAU , ANDRES VICENTE GOMEZ , SOPHIE MARCEAU, JON VOIGHT
www.ffm-montreal.org
SJC 6-9-07
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