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Montréal World Film Festival

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    Grand Prix des Amériques

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      The Chosen

      7.2 (2.6K)
      Jeremy Kagan

    Special Prize of the Jury

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      Who's Singin' Over There?

      8.7 (17K)
      Slobodan Sijan

    Jury Prize

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      The Grilling

      7.6 (5.9K)
      Claude Miller
      Jean Herman
      For the best script.

    Best Actress

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      Sally and Freedom

      5.9 (116)
      Ewa Fröling

    Best Actor

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      The Chosen

      7.2 (2.6K)
      Rod Steiger

    Montréal Grand Prize (Short Films)

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      Le concept subtil

      3.0 (53)
      Gérard Krawczyk

    Jury Prize (Short Films)

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      Piwi

      7.7 (10)
      Jean-Claude Lauzon

    Best Canadian Film

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      The Plouffe Family

      7.9 (501)
      Gilles Carle

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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      Sally and Freedom

      5.9 (116)
      Gunnel Lindblom

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention

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      The Chosen

      7.2 (2.6K)
      Jeremy Kagan
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      Who's Singin' Over There?

      8.7 (17K)
      Slobodan Sijan

    Most Popular Film of the Festival

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      Christiane F.

      7.5 (33K)
      Uli Edel

    Also known as

    • Festival des films du monde de Montréal

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    Event date

    August 20, 1981 - August 30, 1981

    Event location

    Montréal, Québec, Canada

    Event links

    • http://www.ffm-montreal.org/
    • http://www.fipresci.org/

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