Awards - 2001

FEATURE FILMS

Grand Prix of the Americas (Best films) ex-aequo:
�BARAN� by Majid Majidi (Iran)
�TORZOK� (ABANDONED) by Arpad Sopsits (Hungary)

Special Grand Prix of the Jury :
�EL HIJO DE LA NOVIA� (THE SON OF THE BRIDE) by Juan Jos� Campanella (Argentina/Spain)

Best Director :
�DAS EXPERIMENT� (THE EXPERIMENT) by Oliver Hirschbiegel (Germany)

Best Artistic Contribution :
�LAVOURA ARCAICA� (TO THE LEFT OF THE FATHER) by Luiz Fernando Carvalho (Brazil)

Best Actress :
SANDRINE KIBERLAIN, NICOLE GARCIA, MATHILDE SEIGNER for the film
�BETTY FISHER ET AUTRES HISTOIRES� by Claude Miller (France/Canada)

Best Actor :
ROBERT STADLOBER for the film �ENGEL & JOE� by Vanessa Joop (Germany)

Best screenplay :
�MARIAGE� by Catherine Martin (Canada)

On the occasion of the presentation of his new film �KAH-CHAN� (BIG MAMA),
Mr. KON ICHIKAWA receives a LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD from the Jury and the Festival.

SHORT FILMS

1st prize :
�STILL LIFE� by Sima Urale (New-Zeland)

2nd prize :
�KLEINE FISCHE� (LITTLE FISH) by Holger Ernst (Germany)

OTHER AWARDS

Special Grand Prix of the Americas :
The following persons have received a Grand Prix of the Americas during the Festival
for their exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art :
SOPHIA LOREN, actress
JACKIE CHAN, actor
FERNANDO SOLANAS, director
FRANCISCO RABAL, actor

Montreal Award for the best first feature film :
�UNDER THE STARS� (KATO APO TA ASTERIA) by Christos Georgiou (Royaume-Uni/Gr�ce/Chypre)

Air Canada People’s Choice Award :
�DER TUNNEL� (THE TUNNEL) by Roland Suso Richter (Germany)

FedEx Award for the best Canadian film :
�L�ANGE DE GOUDRON� (TAR ANGEL) by Denis Chouinard (Canada)

B�langer Sauv� Award for the Best Latin-American feature film:
�EL HIJO DE LA NOVIA� (THE SON OF THE BRIDE) by Juan Jos� Campanella (Argentina/Spain)

International Critics’ Award (FIPRESCI) :
�BETTY FISHER AND OTHER STORIES� by Claude Miller (France/Canada)
Special Mention to �IN THE BEDROOM� by Todd Field (United States)

Ecumenical Jury award :
�TORZOK� (ABANDONED) by Arpad Sopsits (Hungary)
Special Mention to �BARAN� by Majid Majidi (Iran)