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JURY

Claude Miller, director (France) President
Sheila Benson, film critic (U.S.A.)
Moritz de Hadeln, Dir. Berlin Film Festival (Federal Republic of Germany)
Jose Luis Garci, director (Spain)
Srdjan Karanovic, director (Yugoslavia)
Lynda Myles, producer (Great Britain)
Michel Tremblay, writer (Canada)

AWARDS: Feature films:

Grand Prix of the Americas / Best film:
"Betty Blues" by Jean-Jacques Beineix (France)

Special Jury Award:
"My Dear Little Village" by Jiri Menzel (Czechoslovakia)

Jury Award:
"Laputa" by Helma Sanders-Brahms (Federal Republic of Germany)

Best Actress:
Krystyna Janda in the film "Laputa" by Helma Sanders-Brahms (Federal Republic of Germany)

Best Actor:
Dennis Hopper in the film "Blue Velvet" by David Lynch (U.S.A.)

AWARDS: Short films:

Best short film:
"Tables of Content" by Wendy Tilby (Canada).

OTHER AWARDS:

Special prize of the Festival:
Carlos Saura for his trilogy ("Blood Wedding," "Carmen," "El Amor Brujo") on the occasion of the presentation of � El Amor Brujo �.

Best Canadian film out of competition:
"Sitting in Limbo" by John N. Smith (Canada)

Air Canada Award for the most popular film of the Festival:
"Betty Blues" by Jean-Jacques Beineix (France)

Fipresci Award:
"Tanner le Noir" by Xavier Koller (Switzerland)

Ecumenical Jury: Best film:
"Mon cher petit village" by Jiri Menzel (Czechoslovakia)

Ecumenical Jury: Mention:
"Sorekara" by Yoshimitsu Morita.