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Montréal World Film Festival

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    Grand Prix des Amériques

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      Different for Girls

      7.0 (2.1K)
      Richard Spence

    Special Grand Prize of the Jury

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      Family Resemblances

      7.4 (5.7K)
      Cédric Klapisch
      Tied with Sleeping Man (1996).
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      Sleeping Man

      7.2 (305)
      Kôhei Oguri
      Tied with Family Resemblances (1996).

    Best Director

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      The Pupil

      5.9 (224)
      Olivier Schatzky

    Best Actress

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      Citizen Ruth

      7.0 (9.6K)
      Laura Dern

    Best Actor

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      Intimate Relations

      6.2 (868)
      Rupert Graves

    Best Screenplay

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      Adosados

      5.8 (134)
      Mario Camus
      Félix Bayón

    Best Artistic Contribution

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      Farewell My Darling

      7.3 (45)
      Cheol-su Park
      For the originality used to make us discover another society through their funeral rituals.

    First Prize (Short Films)

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      Dinner for Two

      7.3 (52)
      Janet Perlman

    Second Prize (Short Films)

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      De jazmín en flor

      7.3 (27)
      Daniel Gruener

    Grand Prix Special des Amériques

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    • Nikita Mikhalkov
      Winner
      • Nikita Mikhalkov(director/actor)
      For exceptional contribution to the art of cinema.
    • Arthur Lamothe in Making Movie History: Jacques Leduc (2013)
      Winner
      • Arthur Lamothe(director)
      For exceptional contribution to the art of cinema.
    • Paolo Taviani
      Vittorio Taviani
      Winners
      • Paolo Taviani(director)
      • Vittorio Taviani(director)
      For exceptional contribution to the art of cinema.
    • Jan Troell
      Winner
      • Jan Troell(director)
      For exceptional contribution to the art of cinema.
    • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
      Winner
      • Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan(music)
      For exceptional contribution to the art of cinema.

    Career Exellence Award

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    • Nicolas Cage at an event for Drive Angry (2011)
      Winner
      • Nicolas Cage

    Montréal First Film Prize

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      Okaeri

      7.4 (265)
      Makoto Shinozaki

    People's Choice Award

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      Family Resemblances

      7.4 (5.7K)
      Cédric Klapisch

    Best Canadian Film

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      Lilies

      7.4 (3K)
      John Greyson

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    Official Competition

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      Adosados

      5.8 (134)
      Mario Camus

    Out-of-Competition

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      Okaeri

      7.4 (265)
      Makoto Shinozaki

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

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      Hamsun

      7.2 (1.8K)
      Jan Troell

    Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention

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      Passage to Paradise

      5.9 (87)
      Antonio Baiocco

    Montréal First Film Prize - Special Mention

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      Nekrologji

      8.3 (12)
      Fatmir Koçi

    Also known as

    • Festival des films du monde de Montréal

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    Event date

    August 22, 1996 - September 2, 1996

    Event location

    Montréal, Québec, Canada

    Event links

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

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