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The MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF MONTREAL) is the only competitive film festival in North America recognized by the FIAPF.
Montreal ranks among the most prestigious festivals in the world. Filmfestivals.com rates this festival in the top 10.
The 2017 Festival edition will run August 24 - September 4
Check our full coverage 2014 full coverage of 2013
WORLD COMPETITON
FEATURE FILMS
Grand Prize of the Americas (Best Film):
CURTIZ by Tamas Yvan Topolánszky, Hungary
Special Grand Prix of the Jury (ex-aequo):
SAMURAI'S PROMISE / CHIRITSUBAKI by Daisaku Kimura, Japan
THE ETRUSCAN SMILE by Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun, Switzerland - Germany - United States – United Kingdom
Best Director:
Attila Szász for ETERNAL WINTER / ÖRÖK TÉL by...
SAMURAI’S PROMISE
by Daisaku Kimura
Shinbei is exiled from his clan for investigating its activities too closely. Eight years later, when Shinbei’s dying wife pleads with him to go to help his former best friend, Umeme, he returns to the clan. Infighting has produced turmoil within the clan, allowing Shinbei to discover the truth behind incidents involving his wife and his friend. Confronting Umeme, he understands the reason for his wife’s last wish.
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#FFM2018 - WORLD COMPETITION
42nd Montreal World Film Festival, August 23-September 3, 2018
CURTIZ by Tamas Yvan Topolánszky, Hungary
DYING TO SURVIVE by Muye Wen, China
EIGHT OUT OF TEN / OCHO DE CADA DIEZ by Sergio Umansky, Mexico
ELEPHANTS CAN PLAY FOOTBALL by Mikhail Segal, Russia
ETERNAL WINTER / ÖRÖK TÉL by Attila Szász, Hungary
FLASH / MESO by Saša Hajdukovic, B...
winner takes selfie...ofcourse!
The happy winner's line gets longer!
PALMARÈS DU 41E FESTIVAL DES FILMS DU MONDE, MONTRÉAL 2017
Le lundi 4 septembre 2017
LONGS MÉTRAGES
Grand prix des Amériques (meilleur film) :
ET TOUT À COUP L’AUBE / Y DE PRONTO EL AMANECER de Silvio Caiozzi (Chili)
Grand prix spécial du Jury :
DEAR ETRANGER / OSANAGO WARERA NI UMARE de Yukiko Mishima (Japon)
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Serge Losique director of the Montreal World Film Festival shares a few words of appreciation to Bruno Chatelin editor in chief of filmfestivals.com
and wonders where he was...
a short message to Bruno from Serge
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Chinese UK horror Susu- Interview director Yixi Sun at Montreal World Film Festival premiere
Actor Steve Edwin, director Yixi Sun, actress Lin Zhu, publicist for Sun FIlms Celin Deng
Interview with the lovely and talented first time director Yixi Sun talking to Laurie Gordon at the Montreal World Film Festival
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A PROMINENT PATIENT / MASARYK by Julius Ševcík (Czech Republic / Slovakia)
100min; anglais s.t.f & s.t.a
AND SUDDENLY THE DAWN / Y DE PRONTO EL AMANECER by Silvio Caiozzi (Chile)
195min; espagnol s.t.f & s.t.a
ANNA KARENINA. VRONSKY’S STORY / ANNA KARENINA. ISTORIYA VRONSKOGO by Karen Shakhnazarov (Russia)
138min; russe s.t.f & s.t.a
APPENDIX by Hossein Namazi (Iran)
83min; farsi s.t.f & s.t.a
CARD...
HORS CONCOURS / WORLD GREATS (OUT OF COMPETITION)
LEGEND : (COMP) Compétition mondiale / World Competition – (PRE) Compétition mondiale des premières œuvres – First Film Competition – (HC) Hors Concours / World Greats – (REG) Regards sur les cinémas du monde / Focus on World Cinema – (DOC) Documentaires du monde / Documentaries of the world – (HOM) Hommages / Tributes – (ffe-c) Festival du film étudi...
LÉGENDE : (COMP) Compétition mondiale / World Competition – (PRE) Compétition mondiale des premières œuvres – First Film Competition – (HC) Hors Concours / World Greats – (REG) Regards sur les cinémas du monde / Focus on World Cinema – (DOC) Documentaires du monde / Documentaries of the world – (HOM) Hommages / Tributes – (ffe-c) Festival du film étudiant canadien / Canadian student film fes...
Press interview with Willem Dafoe starring in My Hindu Friend, screening at Montreal World Film Festival. Story: Diego is a film director very close to death, surrounded by people who are having trouble dealing with his current tempestuous mood. Chances are he won't survive, but if he does, that means he needs to relearn how to live.
Director: Hector Babenco
Writer: Hector Babenco
Stars: Willem Dafoe, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Reynaldo Gianecchini
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Monica with Leopoldo Soto
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Colombia director Juan Sebastian Martínez, film student; screened La pareja, low budget film, with mainly two characters. Interesting exercise, as first feature film.
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"Black Widoe Business" a japanese movie, by Yasuo Tsuruhashi produced by TOHO, is a dark comedie, that was one of the most celebrated by the audience in Montreal FFM 40. Mexican writer Cristina Boyles, montrealer since more than 30 years, talks about the film.
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The team of Fragmentos de Amor talks to Leopoldo Soto at the Montreal FFM after their festival win.
Fernando Vallejo, Director and Laura Duque Producer, at the Imperial R¡Theatre in Montreal.
About the movie:
In a city darkened by violence, faith unites Susana and Rodrigo. The lovers live a boundless passion cocooned in Susana’s apartment. Every night, Susana opens up and tells Rodrigo a story about her sexual encounters with past lovers. Reluctant to hear the st...
Review by Dejan Nikolaj Kraljacic
The Constitution (Ustav Republike Hrvatske), Croatia, Czech Republic, UK, Slovenia, Macedonia
Directed by Rajko Grlic; written by Ante Tomic & Rajko Grlic; cast: Nebojsa Glogovac, Dejan Acimovic, Ksenija Marinkovic, Bozidar Smiljanic...
The Story: Four characters (or rather three and a half, since the father of the protagonist is tied up to a deathbed with amputated legs, hardly able to speak) live in the same building, yet separate...
A friend passed away...I remember when we were both 60 in Cannes having fun in front of Salle du 60ème...
I was so happy to see him in Montreal, (he arrived a bit late and missed the grand opening of the 40th edition of Serge Losique's Festival.
British film producer Donald Ranvaud, who was a jury member in the Montreal World Film Festival (WFF), died suddenly in his hotel room on Sunday night of a heart attack. He was 62.
Ranvaud was known for producing the film&...
AWARDS OF THE 40th WORLD FILM FESTIVAL, MONTREAL 2016 September 5
Jury
Pierre-Henri Deleau, film festival director, producer, France
Claude Gagnon, director, Canada
Goran Markovic, director, Serbia
Donald Ranvaud, producer, Italy / UK
Eliseo Subiela, director, Argentina
FEATURE FILMS
Grand Prize of the Americas (Best Film):
100,000$ - USTAV REPUBLIKE HRVATSKE / THE CONSTITUTION by Rajko Grlic (Croatia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Macedonia)
Special Gr...
AWARDS - 47th STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL 2016
NATIONAL COMPETITION (CANADA)
NORMAN McLAREN AWARD (Best Film) - 10,000 $
VOYEUR by Matthew Read (Humber College, Toronto, ON)
JURY AWARD:
Fantasy Guise by Matthew Fitzgibbon (BCIT: British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC)
BEST ANIMATION FILM:
AN ASTRONAUT'S TALE by Cesar Belocora (Dawson College, Montreal, QC)
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM:
READERS OF THE HOLOCAUST by Chorong Kim...
Interview by Leopoldo Soto
Kathtarina is a student in film, in Berlin at DFFB
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Interview by Leopoldo Soto in Montreal
Shortfilm, describes the Kurdish kids discrimination, at school.
more at https://www.facebook.com/theCircleByRukenTekes/
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Ousmane-William MBAYE
LES FILMS MAME YANDE - AUTOPRODUCTION KEMTIYU
SÉEX ANTA - CHEIKH ANTA
UN FILM DE OUSMANE WILLIAM MBAYE
SYNOPSIS
"L'Homme Universel", "Le Contemporain Capital", "Le Géant du Savoir", "Le Dernier Pharaon"… titrent les journaux sénégalais au lendemain de sa mort, le 7 février 1986.
Trente ans plus tard, "KEMTIYU" dresse le portrait de Cheikh Anta ...
Directed by Pavo Marinković a filmmaker from Croatia MINISTRY OF LOVE will screen on 30th of August, 11:20 in Imperial Cinema.
Ministry of Love is a dramatic comedy, produced by Croatia, Czech Republic and Eurimages.
http://www.ministry-of-love.info/
Interview with Leopoldo Soto
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About The Montreal World Film Festival
 Losique Serge The MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF MONTREAL)is the only competitive film festival in North America recognized by the FIAPF.
Montreal ranks among the most prestigious festivals in the world.
2015 Coverage includes 120 articles and interviews with winning producers and directors. It was provided by Musivision Films, Laurie Gordon Musivision (video interview), Tom Llewellin, Ken Fernandez, Dejan Nikolaj Kraljacic and Bruno Chatelin
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