1985

FEATURE FILMS

Grand Prix of the Americas / Best film:
« Padre Nuestro » by Francisco Regueiro (Spain)

Special jury award:
« The Philadelphia Attraction » by Peter Gardos (Hungary)

Best actress:
Nicole Garcia in the film « Le 4e pouvoir » by Serge Leroy (France)

Best actor:
Armin Muller-Stahl in the film « Angry Harvest » by Agnieszka Holland (West Germany)

Jury awards:
« He Died With His Eyes Open » (On en meurt que deux fois) by Jacques Deray (France)
« Le Matou » by Jean Beaudin (Canada)

Special jury citation:
« Border Town » by Ling Zifeng (People's Republic of China)

SHORT FILMS

Montreal grand prix:
« The Big Snit » by Richard Condie (Canada)

Jury's prize
« Up » by Mike Hoover, Timothy Huntley (U.S.A.)

Special citation for technical innovation:
« Tony de Peltrie » by Pierre Lachapelle, Philippe Bergeron, Pierre Robidoux, Daniel Langlois (Canada)

OTHER AWARDS

Special Grand Prix of the Festival:
Toshiro Mifune for his contribution to the knowledge of Japanese cinema in the Western world.

International press award for the best Canadian film out of competition:
« Pale Face » by Claude Gagnon (Canada)

Air Canada award for the most popular film of the Festival:
« Le Matou » by Jean Beaudin (Canada)