Montreal World Film Festival Awards 2005
September 5th, 2005 by Andre Soares
29th Montreal World Film Festival Awards - 2005 Grand Prix of the Americas
The 29th Montreal World Film Festival (Montreal Festival des Films du Monde) was held between Aug. 25-Sept. 5, 2005.
The winners at the 29th Montreal World Film Festival (Montreal Festival des Films du Monde) were announced on Sept. 5, 2005.
Montreal World Film Festival 2005 Winners - Brief Article
FEATURE FILMS
Grand Prix of the Americas:
OFF SCREEN by Pieter Kuijpers (Netherlands/Belgium)
Jury Awards:
THE MILKWOMAN / ITSUKA DOKUSHO SURUSHI by Akira Ogata (Japan)
SNOWLAND / SCHNEELAND by Hans W. Geissendörfer (Germany)
Best Director:
KAMATAKI by Claude Gagnon (Canada/Japan)
Best Artistic Contribution:
YOUR NAME IS JUSTINE by Franco de Peña (Poland/Luxembourg) for the work of the director of photography Arek Tomiak
Best Actress:
ADRIANA OZORES for the film HEROÏNA by Gerardo Herrero (Spain)
Best Actor:
JAN DECLEIR for the film OFF SCREEN by Pieter Kuijpers (Netherlands/Belgium)
Best Screenplay:
JOSÉ CORBACHO, JUÁN CRUZ for the film TAPAS by José Corbacho and Juán Cruz (Spain)
Innovation Award:
SEX, HOPP & KÄRLED (SEX, HOPE & LOVE) by Lisa Ohlin for the direction of actors and particularly Mira Eklund
SHORT FILMS:
1st Prize:
TERRA INCOGNITA by Peter Volkart (Switzerland)
Jury Award:
EL DIENTE DE ORO / LA DENT D’OR / THE GOLDEN TOOTH by Daniel Rodriguez (Peru)
ZENITHS FOR THE BEST FIRST FICTION FEATURE 2005
Golden Zenith for Best First Fiction Feature Film:
THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS by Aureaus Solito (Philippines)
Silver Zenith for First Fiction Feature Film:
TRUTH OR DARE / WAHRHEIT ODER PFLICHT by Jan Martin Scharf and Arne Nolting (Germany)
Bronze Zenith for First Fiction Feature Film:
LONDON by Hunter Richards (U.S.A.)
Special mention for First Fiction Feature Film:
L’ESTATE DI MIO FRATELLO / MY BROTHER’S SUMMER by Pietro Reggiani (Italy)
PRIX DU PUBLIC / AUDIENCE AWARDS
Air Canada People’s Choice Award:
KAMATAKI by Claude Gagnon (Canada/Japan)
Award for the most popular Canadian film:
KAMATAKI by Claude Gagnon (Canada/Japan)
Glauber Rocha Award for Best Latin American Film:
PLAY by Alicia Scherson (Chile/Argentina)
Award for Best Documentary Film:
LA NEUVIÈME / THE NINTH ONE by Pierre-Henry Salfati (Canada)
Award for Best Canadian Short Film:
MESDAMES ET MESSIEURS / LADIES AND GENTLEMEN by David Boisclair (Canada)
FIPRESCI PRIZE (INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS)
KAMATAKI by Claude Gagnon (Canada-Japan)
ECUMENICAL PRIZE
KAMATAKI by Claude Gagnon (Canada/Japan)
Special mention: THREE DOLLARS by Robert Connolly (Australia)
OTHER PRIZES
A special Awards for their exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art:
MAGGIE CHEUNG
TENG WENJI
International Competition Jury:
President: THEO ANGELOPOULOS, director (Greece)
JOHANNE BELLEFLEUR, representing the general public (Canada)
SILVIO CAIOZZI, director (Chile)
AMIRA CASAR, actress (France)
ANNA KARINA, actress and director (France)
VICENTE MOLINA FOIX, writer (Spain)
JÖRGEN PERSSON, director of photography (Sweden)
First Films jury:
Godfrey Cheshire (U.S.A.)
Loïc Magneron (France)
Paul Toutant (Canada)
Montreal World Film Festival Site
Montreal World Film Festival 2005 Winners - Brief Article
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