Three prominent film personalities will form the jury for the Iris of Tomorrow for best first or second film in the Competition, Latin Universe and Planet Earth categories of the New Montreal FilmFest. Due to the number of films entered, the award will go to a film having its world or international premiere at the festival, which runs from September 18 to 25.Headed by Chinese filmmaker Yon Fan, the jury also includes Chilean director-producer Alex Bowen and Quebec film critic Francine Laurendeau...

The New Montreal FilmFest announces its first professional meetings with noted film personalities from the local and international scenes. Presented by Technicolor in collaboration with Astral Media, these meetings will discuss scripts, short films, film criticism, cultural diversity and encounters with filmmakers. The New Montreal FilmFest, presented by Toyota Canada in collaboration with Vidéotron, will show 175 films from 40 countries at its inaugural edition, September 18 to 25, 2005.Seven ...

Claude Lelouch heads jury of the New Montreal FilmFestCelebrated French filmmaker Claude Lelouch will head the international jury of the inaugural edition of the New Montreal FilmFest, September 18-25. The renowned director of A Man and a Woman and other hits will preside over a jury including Italian screen star Anna Galiena, Mexican director Felipe Cazals, Chinese film star Chang Chen, Quebec cineaste and animation expert Marcel Jean, German producer Eberhard Junkersdorf, and Eva Zaoralová, h...