Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Montreal World Film Festival -- A Recap

Gypsy Holocaust Drama Wins Top Prizes At Montreal -- Reuters

TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - French director Tony Gatlif's "Korkoro" (Freedom), a film about gypsies rounded up in Nazi-occupied France, earned top honors at the Montreal World Film Festival on Monday.

The film, which is set for a theatrical release in France in December, stars Alain Blazquez, Marie-Josee Croze and Marc Lavoine. It won the Grand Prix des Americas prize from the jury as well as the top audience award.

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More News On The Montreal Film Festival

Roma film wins top prize in Montreal -- CBC
Korkoro wins big as festival closes -- Montreal Gazette
Chinese film wins prizes at Montreal Film Festival -- China View
“Korkoro” Leads Montreal World Fest Winners -- Indie Wire
'Freedom' wins Montreal top prize -- Variety
Iranian cinema wins two awards from Montreal filmfest -- Tehran Times

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