Montreal World Film Festival offered a focus on China.
MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH
- 10h00 – 12h00 Hotel Hyatt Regency, Salon Creation, 6th floor
- Chinese delegation presents the situation and rules of coproduction, distribution and film market of China.
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JIA Qi, Vice President of China Movie Channel and Head of the Delegation
GUO Hua, Deputy Director International Dept, China Movie Channel
ZHAO Hai Cheng, Vice President of China Film...
THE JURY OF THE FIRST FILMS WORLD COMPETITION
Klaus Eder
Born in Augsburg, Germany, Klaus Eder lives and works in Munich. He studied German literature at the University of Stuttgart and has worked as a film critic since the 1960s. Currently a reviewer for the Bayerischer Rundfunk national radio network he contributes to several German language film magazines. He has published books on numerous international filmmakers, including monographs on Andrzej Wajda, Luis Bunuel, Nikita ...
WORLD COMPETITION SHORT FILMS
DAYS OF AWE - Rehana Rose Khan (United Kingdom)
PERSONNE(S) / NO BODY – Marc Fouchard (France)
LAS TARDES DE TINTICO (Alejandro Garcia Caballero (Mexico)
LA TIRICIA O DE COMÓ CURAR LA TRISTEZA / THE DOLDRUMS OR HOW TO CURE SADNESS – Ángeles Cruz (Mexico)
NORMAN CATHERINE CURRICULUM VITAE – Paulene Abrey (South Africa)
SNAPSHOT – Cesar Salmeron (Australia)
LE PETIT NUAGE / THE LITTLE CLOUD - Renee George (USA)
MACPHERSON ...
212 feature films (110 world or international premieres)
16 medium length films (12 world or international premieres)
144 short films (94 world or international premieres)
60 films in the Canadian Student Film Festival
A Chinese film “Million Dollar Crocodile” for the opening
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American film star Danny Huston and his nephew Jack will attend the Montreal World Film Festival for the premiere of Two Jacks directed by Bernard Rose. They will be accompanied by the film's producer Julia Verdin. In 2011 at the MWFF Huston won best actor for his role in Eran Riklis' Playoff. “I really enjoyed the Festival last year and I'm happy to be returning with Two Jacks,” said Huston.
“One of the great dynasties of American cinema, the Hustons have given us great films f...
Australian actress Greta Scacchi will preside over an international jury of film personalities from around the world.
Her fellow jurists:
Véra Belmont, one of France's top producers, began her career as an actress but quickly sensed that her talent lay not in front of the camera but behind it. In 1966 she produced Paul Vecchiali's The Devil's Tricks and over four decades...
The WORLD COMPETITION includes world and international premieres. The international official Jury will award the various prizes for the feature films of his section: Grand Prix of the Americas, Special Grand Prix of the Jury, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Artistic Contribution, Innovation Award. This same Jury will award two prizes for the short films of this section.
Australian actress Greta Scacchi will preside over an international jury of film ...
Australian film star Greta Scacchi will be president of the international jury of the 36th Montreal World Film Festival, it was announced. “Ms. Scacchi has marked the international cinema with her talent and we are honoured to have her as the president of our jury,” said Festival President Serge Losique.
Born in Milan to an English mother and Italian father, Greta Scacchi was raised in England and Australia and received her early theatrical training as at the Bristol Old Vic...
The noted German director, board member of the prestigious European Film Academy, Volker Schlöndorff, will give a master class at the upcoming Montreal World Film Festival it was announced. “Volker Schlöndorff is one of key members of the New German Cinema, that group of young filmmakers who, with talent, imagination and a daring choice of subjects, radically changed postwar German cinema,” said MWFF President Serge Losique. “It is a great privilege to be hosting his master...
MILLION DOLLAR CROCODILE, a popular entertainment directed by Chinese filmmaker Lisheng Lin, will open the 2012 Montreal World Film Festival, and will inaugurate its World Greats section, it was announced by MWFF president Serge Losique. "The Chinese cinema is one of the strongest in the world right now and can be compared to Hollywood in its variety and depth," stated Serge Losique. Director Lisheng Lin and the film's principal actors will be in attendance in Montreal.
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The 36th Montreal World Film Festival announces that it will honour Mel Hoppenheim with its Grand Prize of the Americas. "There are few men in our cinema with the Mel Hoppenheim's stature," declared MWFF president Serge Losique. "He is among the men most responsible for the concrete development of Quebec and Canadian film industries. As a builder and entrepreneur but also as a generous philanthropist, Mel was a prime mover in the establishment of a true domestic film industry....
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The Montreal World Film Festival is proud to announce the inaugural China Film Business Week at this year's 36th edition, August 23 – September 3, 2012.
“The aim is to bring the burgeoning Chinese film industry on a permanent basis to North America,” explained MWFF president Serge Losique. “This is where the west will meet the east, where decision makers of the Chinese film industry will meet their western counterparts. All facets of the Chinese film industry will be i...
The Montreal World Film Festival has announced that film and journalism students, from all cinema schools and universities, will be eligible for free admission to its screenings in all sections (except for opening and closing evenings). The Festival will create a special pass for students in these fields and eligibility for this pass will depend on proper credentials.
A cultural event of international renown among whose founding principles is the encouragement of quality cinema from a...
THE 36th MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD FROM AUGUST 23 TO SEPTEMBER 3, 2012.
Since its founding 36 years ago, the Montreal World Film Festival has remained faithful to its founding principles. The MWFF offers film lovers and professionals a rich program based on cultural diversity, innovation, independence and creativity. The success and international reputation of the Montreal World Film Festival are firmly linked to these principles and goals.
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JURY
Président : VICENTE ARANDA, director (Spain)
KATHARINA MARIE SCHUBERT, actress (Germany)
LAURENT HEYNEMANN, director (France)
LI QUINKUAN, director (China)
DINO GENTILI, script-writer and director (Italy)
BERNARD SEGUIN-POIRIER, painter and sculptor (Canada)
CARMEN GAGNON, representing the general public (Canada)
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