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1998 Edition

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Poster by Francisco Almada Ramos

Nathalie Baye (France), Actress; Serge Losique, Festival President; Louise Beaudoin, Quebec Minister of Culture; Monique Mercure, Jury President -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Louise Beaudoin, Quebec Minister of Culture; Monique Mercure, Jury President; Serge Losique, President; Nathalie Baye (France), Actress -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night red carpet: Louise Beaudoin, Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications; Monique Mercure (Canada), Actress, Jury President -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night red carpet: Monique Mercure (Canada), Actress, Jury President -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night red carpet: Nathalie Baye (France), Serge Losique, Festival President; Louise Beaudoin, Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications; Monique Mercure (Canada) -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Nathalie Baye (France), Serge Losique, Festival President; Louise Beaudoin, Quebec Minister of Culture; Monique Mercure (Canada) Jury president -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night red carpet: French Actress Nathalie Baye and Serge Losique, Festival President -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night red carpet: Serge Losique, Festival President and Louise Beaudoin, Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night ceremony: Monique Mercure, Canadian Actress, Jury President -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jury at the opening night ceremony: Santiago Ramos (Spain), Osvaldo Montes (Argentina), Monique Mercure (Canada), Emanuel Levy (USA), Fabio Carpi (Italy), David Ansen (USA) -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jury at the opening night ceremony - Santiago Ramos (Spain), Osvaldo Montes (Argentina), Emanuel Levy (USA), Monique Mercure (Canada) David Ansen (USA), Fabio Carpi (Italy) -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night backstage: Serge Losique, Festival President and Robert Lepage (Canada), director of the opening night film NÔ -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night backstage: Serge Losique, Festival President and Robert Lepage (Canada), director of the opening night film NÔ -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Anne-Marie Cadieux et Richard Fréchette, actors of the opening night film NÔ by Robert Lepage (Canada) -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Cast and crew of the opening night film NÔ by Robert Lepage (Canada) with Nathalie Baye, French Actress -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party at the Windsor Ballroom Versailles -1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: Jean Rouch, French Director and Monique Mercure, Canadian Actress, Jury President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: Mrs. Carpi and Fabio Carpi, Italian Writer and Director, Jury Member - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: Osvaldo Montes (Argentina), Composer, Jury Member - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: Pierre Elliott Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: Nathalie Baye, Actress and Jeanne Labrune, Director of the film in competition BEWARE OF MY LOVE (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: Korean delegation and Serge Losique, Festival President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: (in the middle) Rock Demers, Producer and Distributor of the film in competition HATHI by Philippe Gautier (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: Armand Lafond, Canadian Distributor - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: Henry Welsh, press attaché and Pierre Lampron, Telefilm Canada - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: (in the middle) Jacques Hébert, Canadian Senator - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Opening night party: (left) Charles Binamé, Canadian Director - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the opening night film NÔ by Robert Lepage (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film NÔ (Canada): Anne-Marie Cadieux, Actress; Robert Lepage, Director; Marie Gignac and Richard Fréchette, Actors - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Robert Lepage, Director of the film in competition NÔ (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Anne-Marie Cadieux, Actress of the opening night film NÔ by Robert Lepage (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Richard Fréchette, Actor of the film in competition NÔ by Robert Lepage (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Director and Baran Kosari, Actress of the film in competition THE MAY LADY (Iran) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition THE MAY LADY by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad (Iran) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Director of the film in competition THE MAY LADY (Iran) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jahangir Kosari, Producer of the film in competition THE MAY LADY by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad (Iran) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Baran Kosari, Actress of the film in competition THE MAY LADY by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad (Iran) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition THE MAY LADY by Rakhshan Bani-Etemad (Iran) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition 2 SECONDES (Canada): Charlotte Laurier, Actress; Manon Briand, Director; Roger Frappier, Producer; Dino Tavarone, Actor - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Charlotte Laurier, Actress of the film in competition 2 SECONDES by Manon Briand (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition 2 SECONDES by Manon Briand (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition 2 SECONDES (Canada): Manon Briand, Director and Charlotte Laurier, Actress - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Manon Briand, Director and Charlotte Laurier, Actress of the film in competition 2 SECONDES (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Team of the film in competition 2 SECONDES (Canada) with Charlotte Laurier, Actress - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition YOU CAN THANK ME LATER by Shimon Dotan (Israel) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Shimon Dotan, Director of the film in competition YOU CAN THANK ME LATER (Israel) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Mark Blum, Actor in the film in competition YOU CAN THANK ME LATER by Shimon Dotan (Israel) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Richard Gay, Moderator; Daniel Fridell, Director of the film in competition BENEATH THE SURFACE (Sweden) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Daniel Fridell, Director of the film in competition BENEATH THE SURFACE (Sweden) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition HATHI by Philippe Gautier (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Philippe Gautier, Director of the film in competition HATHI (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Rock Demers, Producer and Distributor of the film in competition HATHI by Philippe Gautier (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Prajna Chowta (India), Writer of the film in competition HATHI by Philippe Gautier (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition HATHI by Philippe Gautier (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition HATHI by Philippe Gautier (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Philippe Gautier, Director and Prajna Chowta (India), Writer of the film in competition HATHI (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition THE RATS by Antonio Giménez-Rico (Spain) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Antonio Giménez-Rico, Director of the film in competition THE RATS by Antonio Giménez-Rico (Spain) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

José Caride, Actor of the film in competition THE RATS by Antonio Giménez-Rico (Spain) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition THE RATS (Spain) with Antonio Giménez-Rico, Director and José Caride, Actor - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Richard Gay, Moderator; Marion Hänsel, Director of the film in competition THE QUARRY (Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Marion Hänsel (Belgique), Director of the film in competition THE QUARRY - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Marion Hänsel (Belgium), presenting her film in competition THE QUARRY - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition BEGGING FOR LOVE by Hideyuki Hirayama (Japan) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President; Meiko Harda, Actress; Hideyuki Hirayama, Director of the film in competition BEGGING FOR LOVE (Japan) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Hideyuki Hirayama, Director of the film in competition BEGGING FOR LOVE (Japan) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Meiko Harda, Actress of the film in competition BEGGING FOR LOVE by Hideyuki Hirayama (Japan) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition BEGGING FOR LOVE with Meiko Harda, Actress and Hideyuki Hirayama, Director (Japan) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

FIPRESCI Jury and team of the film BEGGING FOR LOVE by Hideyuki Hirayama (Japan) receiving the International Press Award - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Team of the film BEGGING FOR LOVE by Hideyuki Hirayama (Japan) receiving the International Press Award - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition L’ENNUI by Cédric Kahn (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Cédric Kahn, Director of the film in competition L’ENNUI (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Sophie Guillem, Actress of the film in competition L’ENNUI by Cédric Kahn (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition L’ENNUI by Cédric Kahn (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Nathalie Baye, Actress and Jeanne Labrune, Director of the film in competition BEWARE OF MY LOVE (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jeanne Labrune, Director and Nathalie Baye, Actress of the film in competition BEWARE OF MY LOVE (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jeanne Labrune, Director of the film in competition BEWARE OF MY LOVE (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Nathalie Baye, Actress of the film in competition BEWARE OF MY LOVE by Jeanne Labrune (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Nathalie Baye, Actress of the film in competition BEWARE OF MY LOVE by Jeanne Labrune (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Nathalie Baye, Actress presenting the film in competition BEWARE OF MY LOVE by Jeanne Labrune (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Nathalie Baye, Actress and Jeanne Labrune, Director, presenting the film in competition BEWARE OF MY LOVE (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Armando Manni, Director of the film in competition ELVIS & MARILYN (Italy) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Ingrid Rubio, Actress of the film in competition THE LIGHTHOUSE by Eduardo Mignogna (Argentina) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Ingrid Rubio, Actress of the film THE LIGHTHOUSE by Eduardo Mignogna (Argentina) receiving the award from the Ecumenical Jury - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Richard Gay, moderator; Craig Monahan, Director and Hugo Weaving, Actor of the film in competition THE INTERVIEW (Australia) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Craig Monahan, Director of the film in competition THE INTERVIEW (Australia) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Hugo Weaving, Actor of the film in competition THE INTERVIEW by Craig Monahan (Australia) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Craig Monahan, Director of the film THE INTERVIEW (Australia) receiving the Special Mention from the FIPRESCI Jury - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Richard Gay, moderator; Fredi M. Murer, Director and Marcel Hoehm, Producer of the film in competition VOLLMOND (Switzerland) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Fredi M. Murer, Director of the film in competition VOLLMOND (Switzerland) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Richard Gay, moderator; Raoul Peck, director and Geno Lechner, Actress of the film in competition CORPS PLONGÉS (France, Germany, Haiti) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Raoul Peck (Haiti), director of the film in competition CORPS PLONGÉS - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Geno Lechner (Germany), Actress of the film in competition CORPS PLONGÉS by Raoul Peck (Haiti) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal), Director; Raoul Peck (Haiti), Director; Geno Lechner (Germany), Actress - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Richard Gay, moderator; Maria Ripoll (Spain), Director of the film in competition THE MAN WITH RAIN IN HIS SHOES - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Maria Ripoll (Spain), Director of the film in competition THE MAN WITH RAIN IN HIS SHOES - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition THE STRANGER FROM STRASBOURG by Valeria Sarmiento (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Valeria Sarmiento, Director of the film in competition THE STRANGER FROM STRASBOURG (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Valeria Sarmiento, Director of the film in competition THE STRANGER FROM STRASBOURG (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition SOUTHIE by John Shea (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

John Shea, Director and Actor of the film in competition SOUTHIE (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Donnie Wahlberg, Actor in the film in competition SOUTHIE by John Shea (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Robert Wahlberg, Actor in the film in competition SOUTHIE by John Shea (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jimmy Cummings, Actor in the film in competition SOUTHIE by John Shea (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Team of the film in competition SOUTHIE by John Shea (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Donnie Wahlberg, Actor; John Shea, Director and Actor; Jimmy Cummings and Robert Wahlberg, Actors of the film in competition SOUTHIE (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition SOUTHIE by John Shea (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jimmy Cummings and Donnie Wahlberg, Actors of the film in competition SOUTHIE by John Shea (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Shin Seung-Soo, Director of the film in competition EXTRAS (Korea) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Presentation of the film in competition EXTRAS by Shin Seung-Soo (Korea) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference of the film in competition ELEVENTH CHILD by Dai Sijie (Vietnam, France, Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Roger Frappier (Canada), Producer; Dai Sijie (China), Director and Marc Piton (France), Producer of the film in competition THE ELEVENTH CHILD - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Dai Sijie (China), Director of the film in competition THE ELEVENTH CHILD - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Dai Sijie (China), Director of the film in competition THE ELEVENTH CHILD - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Dai Sijie (China) presenting his film in competition THE ELEVENTH CHILD - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Wang Zhebin, Producer and Dai Sijie, Director (China) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition DAYBREAK by Oliver Storz (Germany) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Oliver Storz, Director of the film in competition DAYBREAK (Germany) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Rolf B. Steinacker, Producer of the film in competition DAYBREAK by Oliver Storz (Germany) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Wang Xueqi, co-Director (with Yang Liping) of the film in competition SUN BIRD (China) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Wang Xueqi, Director of the film in competition SUN BIRD (China) and Serge Losique, Festival President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film in competition GOING TO SCHOOL WITH DAD ON MY BACK by Zhou Youchao (China) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Zhebin Wang, Writer and Producer of the film in competition GOING TO SCHOOL WITH DAD ON MY BACK by Zhou Youchao (China) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Zhebin Wang, Writer and Producer, presenting the film in competition GOING TO SCHOOL WITH DAD ON MY BACK by Zhou Youchao (China) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jury at the City Hall: David Ansen, Fabio Carpi (Italy), Pierre Bourque, Mayor of Montreal; Monique Mercure, Jury Presidente; Emanuel Levy, Osvaldo Montes, Santiago Ramos - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jury at the City Hall: Serge Losique, David Ansen, Emanuel Levy, Osvaldo Montes, Pierre Bourque, Mayor of Montreal; Monique Mercure, Fabio Carpi, Santiago Ramos - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jean Rouch (France), Director; Monique Mercure (Canada), Actress, Jury President; Pierre Bourque, Mayor of Montreal; Serge Losique, Festival President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jean Rouch, French Director and Serge Losique, Festival President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Fabio Carpi (Italy), Director; Serge Losique, Festival President; Santiago Ramos (Spain), Actor; Emanuel Levy (USA), Film Critic - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President and Emanuel Levy (USA), film critic, Jury member - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President; Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal), Director of the film ANXIETY - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal), Director of the film ANXIETY - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President; Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal), Director of the film ANXIETY - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President and Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese Director, receiving the Special Grand Prize of Americas for his exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President; Manoel de Oliveira, recipient of Special Grand Prize of Americas for his exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese Director, recipient of Special Grand Prize of Americas for his exceptional contribution to the cinematographic art - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira and Mrs. de Oliveira - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President; Mrs. de Oliveira and Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese Director - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Festival President Serge Losique and American Actress Sandra Bullock receiving Excellence Award - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Actress Sandra Bullock, Excellence Award laureate; Darrah Meeley, publicist (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

American Actress Sandra Bullock, Excellence Award laureate - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Yan Cui, Director and Liu Xion, Actress of the film YELLOW WEDDING (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Actress Sophie Marceau (France) arriving at the press conference for the film FIRELIGHT by William Nicholson (UK) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Sophie Marceau (France), Actress in the film FIRELIGHT by William Nicholson (UK) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Sophie Marceau, French Actress and Serge Losique, Festival President, presenting the film FIRELIGHT by William Nicholson (UK) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Brian De Palma (États-Unis), Director; Serge Losique, Festival President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

André Lafond (Canada); Brian De Palma (États-Unis), Director; Serge Losique, Festival President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Brian De Palma (États-Unis), Director; Serge Losique, Festival President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Brian De Palma, American Director - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film ONE TRUE THING by Carl Franklin (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Carl Franklin, Director of the film ONE TRUE THING (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President; Carl Franklin, Director and Jesse Beaton, Producer of the film ONE TRUE THING (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Carl Franklin, Director; Serge Losique, Festival President; Jesse Beaton, Producer of the film ONE TRUE THING (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Chinese delegation with Paul Racine - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Yoon Il Bong, President of the Korean Motion Picture Promotion Corporation (KMPPC) and Serge Losique, Festival President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Louise Marleau, Actress and Claude Dubois, Singer (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Carmelo Romero (Spain), Malaga Film Festival Director and Mario Natale (Italy), Programmer - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Geoffrey Gilmore (right) Tribeca Film Festival President, New York - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Santiago Ramos (Spain), Actor, Jury member, and Mrs. Ramos - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Armand Lafond, Roger Frappier, Julien and Maxime Rémillard, Canadian distributors and producers - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President and Maxime and Julien Rémillard, Canadian distributors - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Roger Frappier, Producer and Manon Briand, Director of the film in competition 2 SECONDES (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President and Francine Brücher, Swiss Films - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Jury of the Student Film Festival: Max Tessier (France), Cynthia Roberts (USA), Marc Bertrand (Canada) with Danièle Cauchard and Serge Losique - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Masayo Okada, President of Kawakita Memorial Film Institute (Japan); Mimi Losique, Serge Losique, Festival President; Pierre Goyette, Festival Board President; Mrs. Goyette - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President; Dominique Boisvert (Canada) receiving the Award for his outstanding technological input to the cinematographic industry development - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Director, at the press conference for his film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Director, at the press conference for his film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Angela Bassett, Actress and Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Director of the film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Angela Bassett, Actress in the film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK by Kevin Rodney Sullivan (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Taye Diggs, Actor in the film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK by Kevin Rodney Sullivan (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Festival president Serge Losique welcoming Angela Bassett, Actress and Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Director of the film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Angela Bassett arriving at the screening of the film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK by Kevin Rodney Sullivan (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival president; Angela Bassett, Actress and Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Director, presenting the film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Actress Angela Bassett at the screening of the film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK by Kevin Rodney Sullivan (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President; Taye Diggs, Actor; Deborah Schindler, Producer; Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Director and Angela Bassett, Actress of HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Director Kevin Rodney Sullivan and actress Angela Bassett at the screening of their film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Carl Franklin (USA), Director; Serge Losique, Festival President; Angela Bassett, Actress and Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Director (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Angela Bassett, Actress; Serge Losique, Festival President; Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Director of HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Director of HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK at the Chez Lévesque restaurant - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Carl Franklin, Director and Angela Bassett, Actress (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Reception for the film HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (USA) at the Chez Lévesque restaurant - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Chinese delegation and Serge Losique, Festival President at the Chez Lévesque restaurant - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Iranian delegation and Serge Losique, Festival President at the Chez Lévesque restaurant - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Maxime and Julien Rémillard (Canada); Serge Losique, Festival President and Taye Diggs (USA) at the Chez Lévesque restaurant - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President and the actress in the film DATING GAMES by Sarah Miller (USA) at the Chez Lévesque Restaurant - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the film DATING GAMES by Sarah Miller (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Sarah Miller, Director of the film DATING GAMES (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Emily Lemole, Actress in the film DATING GAMES by Sarah Miller (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Michelle Bouchard, Actress in the film DATING GAMES by Sarah Miller (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Samantha Lemole, Actress in the film DATING GAMES by Sarah Miller (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Team of the film SIMON BIRCH by Mark Steven Johnson (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Ian Michael Smith and Joseph Mazzello, Actors and Mark Steven Johnson, Director of the film SIMON BIRCH (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Ian Michael Smith and Joseph Mazzello, Actors and Mark Steven Johnson, Director of the film SIMON BIRCH (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Joseph Mazzello, Actor in the film SIMON BIRCH by Mark Steven Johnson (USA) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Press conference for the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE by Claude Lelouch (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Team of the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE by Claude Lelouch (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

André Picard, Canadian Producer of the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE by Claude Lelouch (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Geoffrey Holder (USA), Actor in the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE by Claude Lelouch (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

France Castel (Canada), Actress in the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE by Claude Lelouch (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

David La Haye (Canada), Actor in the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE by Claude Lelouch (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Patrick Labbé (Canada), Actor in the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE by Claude Lelouch (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Véronique Moreau (France), Actress in the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE by Claude Lelouch (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Closing night: Henry Welsh, France Castel, Claude Lelouch - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Closing night: Serge Losique, Monique Mercure and Claude Lelouch - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Swiss Consul receiving the Best Film Award for VOLLMOND; Guglielmo Biraghi, People's Choice Award for LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (Italy); Monique Mercure - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Wang Xueqi, Director of SUN BIRD (China), receiving the Jury Special Grand Award; Monique Mercure, Jury President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Wang Xueqi, Director of SUN BIRD (China), laureate of the Jury Special Grand Award and Monique Mercure, Jury President - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Manon Briand, Director of 2 SECONDS, receiving the Best Frist Film Award from the Jury: Gunnar Almer (Sweden), Ron Holloway (USA), Louise Marleau (Canada) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Santiago Ramos (Spain), Jury Member and Ingrid Rubio (Spain) receiving the Best Actress Award for the film THE LIGHTHOUSE by Eduardo Mignogna (Argentina) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Mieko Harada, Japanese Actress; Craig Monahan, Director of THE INTERVIEW (Australia), receiving the Best Actor Award on behalf of Hugo Weaving - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Guglielmo Biraghi receiving the Best Artistic Contribution Award on behalf of Takashi Kako for his music in THE QUARRY (Belgium); Osvaldo Montes, Jury - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Festival winners - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Claude Lelouch, Director and crew of the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Crew of the closing film CHANCE OR COINCIDENCE by Claude Lelouch (France) - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

Serge Losique, Festival President, announcing the 1999 Festival dates - 1998 Montreal World Film Festival; © Daniel Lavoie/FFM

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