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Montréal World Film Festival

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    Grand Prix des Amériques

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      Winner

      Freedom Is Paradise

      6.8 (354)
      Sergei Bodrov

    Special Grand Prize of the Jury

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      Forever Mary

      7.3 (1.3K)
      Marco Risi
      Tied with Nocturne indien (1989).
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      Nocturne indien

      6.9 (547)
      Alain Corneau
      Tied with Forever Mary (1989).

    Special Jury Award

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    • Vittorio Gassman
      Winner
      • Vittorio Gassman
      For his artistic contribution to cinema.

    Best Director

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      Konec starych casu

      7.0 (472)
      Jirí Menzel

    Best Actress

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      Portion d'éternité

      6.3 (63)
      Danielle Proulx

    Best Actor

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      My Left Foot

      7.8 (83K)
      Daniel Day-Lewis

    Best Screenplay

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      Last Images of the Shipwreck

      7.0 (484)
      Eliseo Subiela

    Best Artistic Contribution

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      Rikyu

      7.1 (893)
      Hiroshi Teshigahara

    Montréal Grand Prize (Short Films)

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      Juke-Bar

      6.8 (129)
      Martin Barry

    Jury Prize (Short Films)

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      Sentimental Story

      Boris Baromykin

    Montréal First Film Prize

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      Queen of Hearts

      6.7 (582)
      Jon Amiel

    Best Canadian Film

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      Portion d'éternité

      6.3 (63)
      Robert Favreau

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    Official Competition

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      Save and Protect

      6.3 (331)
      Aleksandr Sokurov

    Out-of-Competition

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      The Philosopher

      6.1 (236)
      Rudolf Thome

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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      Memoirs of a River

      6.6 (85)
      Judit Elek

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention

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      Last Images of the Shipwreck

      7.0 (484)
      Eliseo Subiela
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      My Left Foot

      7.8 (83K)
      Jim Sheridan(director)
      Daniel Day-Lewis(actor)

    Special Mention of the Jury

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      Sati

      7.2 (169)
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      Queen of Hearts

      6.7 (582)
      Vittorio Duse(supporting actor)
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      My Left Foot

      7.8 (83K)
      Brenda Fricker(supporting actress)

    Most Popular Film of the Festival

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      Nocturne indien

      6.9 (547)
      Alain Corneau

    FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention

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    Official Competition

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      Winner

      Last Images of the Shipwreck

      7.0 (484)
      Eliseo Subiela
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nocturne indien

      6.9 (547)
      Alain Corneau

    Also known as

    • Festival des films du monde de Montréal

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    Academy Awards, USABAFTA AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCritics Choice AwardsDirectors Guild of America, USAFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGolden Globes, USAGrammy AwardsMumbai Film FestivalPGA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSundance Film FestivalSXSW Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalWriters Guild of America, USA

    Event date

    August 24, 1989 - August 31, 1989

    Event location

    Montréal, Québec, Canada

    Event links

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

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