World Film Festival - Montreal 2009 includes the following sections:

  • World Competition
  • First Films World Competition
  • Hors Concours (World Greats, out-of competition)
  • Focus on World Cinema (Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania)
  • Documentaries of the World
  • Tributes
  • Cinema Under the Stars
  • Canadian Student Film Festival

The World Competition will include movies premiers. The jury will award various prizes based on janra and the continent the movie was made at. The awards are: Grand Prix of the Americas, Special Grand Prix of the Jury, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Artistic Contribution, Innovation Award.

The “Hors Concours” focuses on movies from all over the world, but which are out of the competition, while the Documentaries of the World focuses exclusively on documentaries. In many cases featured documentaries never make it to the big screen, or even to the DVD. The Perfect example is the ZEITGEIST.

The 2009 program also includes the 40th CANADIAN STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL.

MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL

1432 de Bleury St.

Montréal (Québec)

Canada H3A 2J1

Tel : (514) 848-3883

Fax: (514) 848-3886

Email: info@ffm-montreal.org

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