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  1996 MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL

JURY


Jeanne Moreau, president (France)
Judit Elek, (Hungary)
Assumpta Serna, (Spain)
Guglielmo Biraghi, (Italy)
Denis H�roux, (Canada)
Humberto Solas, (Cuba)
Kenneth Turan, (U.S.A.)

AWARDS: Feature films:


Grand Prix of the Americas / Best film:
"Different For Girls" by Richard Spence (Great Britain)

Special Grand Prix of the Jury:
"Un Aire de Famille" by C�dric Klapisch (France)
"Sleeping Man (Nemuru Otoko)" by Kohei Oguri (Japan)

Best director:
"L'�l�ve (The Pupil)" by Oliver Schatzky (France)

Best actress:
Laura Dern in "Citizen Ruth" by Alexander Payne (U.S.A.)

Best actor:
Rupert Graves in "Intimate Relations" by Philip Goodhew (Great Britain/Canada)

Best screenplay:
"Adosados" by Mario Camus, screenplay by Mario Camus and Felix Bay�n (Spain)

Best artistic contribution:
Chul-Soo Park for "Farewell My Darling" (South Korea) for its originality in helping us discover a community through its funerary rituals.

Special Grand Prix of the Americas:
Career Excellence Award to Nicholas Cage
Exceptional Contribution to Cinema to:
Nikita Mikhalkov (director and actor),
Arthur Lamothe (director),
Paolo et Vittorio Taviani (directors),
Jan Tro�ll (director),
Nusat Fateh Ali Kahn (music)

AWARDS: Short films:


1st prize:
"Dinner For Two" by Janet Perlman (Canada)

2nd prize:
"De Jazmin en Flor" by Daniel Gruener (Mexico)

OTHER AWARDS:


Air Canada People's Choice Award:
"Un Air de Famille" by C�dric Klapisch (France)

FedEx Award for the best Canadian film:
"Lilies" by John Greyson (Canada)

Telefilm Canada $25,000 Award:
"Lilies" by John Greyson (Canada)

Montreal awards for the best first fiction films:
"Okaeri" by Makoto Shinozaki (Japan)
"Nekrologji" by Fatmir Ko�i (Albania) - special mention

International critics' award (FIPRESCI):
"Adosados" by Mario Camus (Spain)
"Okaeri" by Makoto Shinozaki (Japan)

Ecumenical jury award:
"Hamsun" by Jan Tro�ll (Sweden)
"Gentle Into The Night" by Antonio Baiocco (Italy)

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