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FEATURE FILMS

Grand Prix of the Americas / Best film:
"The Chosen" by Jeremy Paul Kagan (U.S.A.)

First jury award:
"Who's Singin' Over There?" (Ko To Tamo Peva) by Slobodan Sijan (Yugoslavia)

Jury award for best script:
"Garde à vue" by Claude Miller, script by Jean Herman (France)

Best actress:
Ewa Froling in the film "Sally and Freedom" (Sally Och Friheten) by Gunnel Lindblom (Sweden)

Best actor:
Rod Steiger in the film "The Chosen" by Jeremy Paul Kagan (U.S.A.)

SHORT FILMS

Best short film:
"Le concept subtil" (The Subtle Concept) by Gérard Krawczyk (France)

Jury award for short film:
"Piwi" by Jean-Claude Lauzon (Canada)

OTHER AWARDS

International press award for the best Canadian feature film:
"Les Plouffe" by Gilles Carle (Canada)

Ecumenical jury award:
"Sally and Freedom" (Sally Och Friheten) by Gunnel Lindblom (Sweden)
Special ecumenical jury award:
"The Chosen" by Jeremy Paul Kagan (U.S.A.)

Air Canada award for the most popular film of the Festival:
"Christiane F". by Ulrich Edel (West Germany)

JURY
Gina Lollobrigida, actress (Italy) President
Louis G. Berlanga, director (Spain)
Gilles Carle, director (Canada)
Rex Reed, film critic (U.S.A.)
Gilbert Sigaux, producer (France)
Les Wedman, film critic (Canada)