Montreal World Film Festival Awards 2006
by Andre Soares
30th Montreal World Film Festival Awards - 2006 Grand Prix of the Americas
The 30th Montreal World Film Festival (Montreal Festival des Films du Monde) was held between Aug. 24-Sept. 4, 2006.
The winners at the 30th Montreal World Film Festival (Montreal Festival des Films du Monde) were announced on Sept. 4, 2006.
Montreal World Film Festival 2006 Winners - Brief Article
FEATURE FILMS
Grand prix of the Americas:
NAGAI SANPO / A LONG WALK by Eiji Okuda (Japan)
O MAIOR AMOR DO MUNDO / THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL by Carlos Diegues (Brazil)
Special Jury Prize:
SNOW IN THE WIND by Yang Yazhou (China)
Best Director:
Hans Peter Moland for GYMNASLAERER PEDERSEN / COMRADE PEDERSEN (Norway)
Best Actor:
Filip Peeters for DE HEL VAN TANGER / HELL IN TANGIER by Frank Van Mechelen (Belgium / Spain)
Best Actress:
Ni Ping for SNOW IN THE WIND by Yang Yazhou (China)
Best Screenplay:
Edin Hadzimahovic for WARCHILD by Christian Wagner (Germany / Slovenia)
Best Artistic contribution:
Guy Dufaux for LES FILLES DU BOTANISTE / THE CHINESE BOTANIST’S DAUGHTERS by Dai Sijie (France / Canada)
Innovation Award:
RUIDO by César Rodriguez (Puerto Rico)
Special awards for their exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art:
Bruno Ganz
Rémy Girard
Bulle Ogier
FIPRESCI (International Film Critics) Prize:
NAGAI SANPO / A LONG WALK by Eiji Okuda (Japan)
Ecumenical Prize:
NAGAI SANPO / A LONG WALK by Eiji Okuda (Japan)
SHORT FILMS
First Prize:
RÉVOLUTION by Xavier Diskeuve (Belgium)
Special Jury Award:
CHECKPOINT by Ben Phelps (Australia)
ZENITHS FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM
Golden Zenith:
MÁS QUE A NADA EN EL MUNDO / MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD by Andrés León Becker et Javier Solar (Mexico)
Silver Zenith:
QUÉ TANT LEJOS / HOW MUCH FURTHER? by Tania Hermida (Ecuador)
Bronze Zenith:
OMARET YACOUBIAN / THE YACOUBIAN BUILDING by Marwan Hamed (Egypt)
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Audience Award for Best Film:
LES FILLES DU BOTANISTE / THE CHINESE BOTANIST’S DAUGHTERS by Dai Sijie (France / Canada)
Audience Award for Best Canadian Film:
LES FILLES DU BOTANISTE / THE CHINESE BOTANIST’S DAUGHTERS by Dai Sijie (France / Canada)
Glauber Rocha Award for the Best Latin American Film:
MARIPOSA NEGRA by Francisco Lombardi (Peru / Spain)
Best Documentary Film:
L’ART DE VIEILLIR / THE ART OF AGING by Jean-Luc Raynaud (France)
Best Canadian Short Film:
JACK & JACQUES by Marie-Hélène Copti (Canada)
Grand Prix of the Americas Jury: Canadian director Marc-André Forcier, American actress Kathy Bates, Danish producer Vibeke Windelov, Argentinian actor Federico Luppi, and French screenwriter Guillaume Laurant
First Fiction Film Jury: Shaz Bennet (U.S.A.), Serge Dussault (Canada), Paul Gratton (Canada)
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