The Montreal World Film Festival gave me the opportunity to present my first film to an international audience and I will always be grateful. It was there that I discovered a community of strong independent filmmakers and fiercely enthusiastic audiences. I remember arriving very early in the city and asking two window cleaners the directions to my hotel. They both pointed; one east, the other west and then they laughed and it was intoxicating. We shared a cigarette on the street and talked about movies.

The Montreal World Film Festival is a special place for lovers of cinema. I look forward to presenting my films there and wish the festival continued success. I'm sure the next thirty years will yield great films and great times.

Alkinos Tsilimidos

Invit� du festival en / Festival guest in 1994, 2001

Films pr�sent�s / Films presented:

1994

• EVERYNIGHT, EVERYNIGHT
• Cin�ma de demain : nouvelle tendances / Cinema of tomorrow: New Trends
• Prix de Montr�al pour le meilleur premier long m�trage de fiction du Festival / Montreal Award for the best first fiction film

2001

• SILENT PARTNER
• Cin�ma du monde : reflets de notre temps / World Cinema: Reflections of Our Time