1993

FEATURE FILMS

Grand Prix of the Americas / Best film:
« Betrayal » (Trahir) by Radu Mihaileanu (Romania-France)

Special grand prix of the jury:
« And the Band Played On » by Roger Spottiswoode (U.S.A.)

Best directors:
« Tout ça... pour ça! » by Claude Lelouch (France)
« La Madre muerta » by Juanma Bajo Ulloa (Spain)

Best artistic contribution:
« Kalifornia » by Dominic Sena (U.S.A.)

Best actress:
Carla Gravina in the film « Il Lungo silenzio » by Margarethe von Trotta (Italy-France)

Best actors:
Denis Mercier in « Le Sexe des étoiles » by Paule Baillargeon (Canada)
Johan Leysen in « Betrayal » (Trahir) by Radu Mihaileanu (Romania-France)

Best screenplay:
« The Heartbreak Kid » by Michael Jenkins (Australia), screenplay by Richard Barrett and Michael Jenkins.

SHORT FILMS

First prize:
« Quien mal anda, mal acaba » by Carlos Sans (Spain)

2nd prize:
« The Sorter » (Le Trieur) by Philippe Boon, Laurent Brandenbourger (Belgium)

OTHER AWARDS

Montreal Award for the best first feature film:
« Betrayal » (Trahir ) by Radu Mihaileanu (Romania-France)
Special mention for first feature film:
« Anchoress » by Chris Newby (Great-Britain)

Air Canada Award for the most popular film of the Festival:
« Il Lungo silenzio » (Tle Long Silence) by Margarethe von Trotta

Best Canadian film award:
« Le Sexe des étoiles » by Paule Baillargeon (Canada)

International critics’ award (FIPRESCI):
Film in competition:
« Kalifornia » by Dominic Sena (U.S.A.)
Film out of competition:
« Consuming Sun » by John Zhang (China)
Special mention for film in competition:
« Blue Exile » by Erden Kiral (Turkey)
Special mention for film our of competition:
« L’Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque » by Eric Rohmer (France)

Ecumenical jury award:
« Il Lungo silenzio » (The Long Silence) by Margarethe von Trotta (Italy-France)
Special mention of the ecumenical jury:
« Betrayal » (Trahir) by Radu Mihaileanu (Romania-France)