1981

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)