AWARDS - 1994 MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
JURY
Carole Bouquet, actrice (France) President
Claude Baignières, film critic (France)
José Luis Borau, producer, director and script-writer (Spain)
Fernand Dansereau, producer, director and script-writer (Canada)
Shekhar Kapur, director (India)
Armin Mueller-Stahl, actor (Germany)
Desmond Ryan, film critic (U.S.A.)
AWARDS
Feature films:
Grand prix of the Americas / Best film:
« Once Were Warriors » by Lee Tamahori (New Zealand)
Special grand prix of the jury:
« Canción de cuna » by José Luis Garci (Spain)
Best director:
« Canción de cuna » by José Luis Garci (Spain)
Best artistic contribution for photography:
« Kabloonak » by Claude Massot (Canada-France), photography by Jacques Loiseleux and François Protat
Best actresses:
Rena Owen in the film « Once Were Warriors » by Lee Tamahori (New Zealand)
Helena Bergstrom in the film « The Last Dance » by Colin Nutley (Sweden)
Best actor:
Alan Rickman in the film « Mesmer » by Roger Spottiswoode (Great Britain-Canada-Germany)
Best screenplay:
« The Sum of Us » by Kevin Dowling (Australia), screenplay by David Stevens
Short films:
1st prize:
« Scratch Ticket » by John Fawcett (Canada)
2nd prize:
« Au bord du lac » by Patrick Bokanowski (France)
Other awards:
Air Canada people’s choice award:
« Once Were Warriors » by Lee Tamahori (New Zealand)
Best Canadian film award:
« Le Vent du Wyoming » by André Forcier (Canada)
Montreal Award for the best first fiction film:
« Everynight, Everynight » by Alkinos Tsilimidos (Australia)
International critics’ award (FIPRESCI):
For film in competition:
« Le Vent du Wyoming » by André Forcier (Canada)
For film out of competition:
« The Troubles We’ve Seen » (Veillées d’armes - Histoire du journalisme en temps de guerre) by Marcel Ophuls (France)
Ecumenical jury award:
« Once Were Warriors » by Lee Tamahori (New Zealand)
Special mention of the ecumenical jury:
« Canción de cuna » by José Luis Garci (Spain)
