Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma 2009 Winners

"Canine" from Yorgos Lanthimos
The Greek film “Canine,” from Yorgos Lanthimos, beat over 16 other competition titles to win the juried Louve d’Or trophy at Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinéma. Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s horror film “Amer” took home the top audience award.
LOUVE D’OR - Quebecor - CANINE, Yorgos Lanthimos (Grèce, 2009) Jury’s Special Mention- THE RED RACE, Chao Gan (Chine/Allemagne, 2009)
Acting Award - Magaly Solier FAUSTA : LA TETA ASUSTADA, Claudia Llosa (Pérou, 2009)
Daniel Langlois Innovation Award - SHOULD I REALLY DO IT?, Ismail Necmi (Turquie, 2008)
Cinémathèque québécoise Grand Prize -NUAGES SUR LA VILLE, Simon Galiero (Québec/Canada, 2009)
Jury’s Special Mention - CRACKIE, Sherry White (Canada, 2009)
Best Short Film Award -JALKEILAA TASS, Maarit Suomi-Väänäen (Finlande, 2009)
Grand Prix Focus Short Film - DANSE MACABRE, Pedro Pires (Québec/Canada, 2009)
Jury’s Special Mention - -LA VIE COMMENCE, Émile Proulx-Cloutier (Québec/Canada, 2009)
AQCC Award- FAUSTA : LA TETA ASUSTADA, Claudia Llosa (Pérou, 2009)
Jury’s Special Mentions - THE GIRL, Fredrik Edfeldt (Suède, 2009) - UNMADE BEDS, Alexis Dos Santos (Royaume-Uni, 2008)
People’s Choice Award - AMER, Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani (France/Belgique, 2009)