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

Montreal World Film Festival Preview: Exposure Value

The Jazzman will screen at the 2009 edition of the Montreal World Film Festival, which runs Aug. 27 to Sept. 7. Photograph by: Montreal World Film Festival.

From The Montreal Gazette:

MONTREAL – The Montreal World Film Festival is not the Toronto International Film Festival, and will not be in the foreseeable future.

Next month’s event down Highway 401 is all about carpeted galas, cosseted stars, industry swagger and the promotion of films that will find their way to your neighbourhood multiplex between September and Christmas.

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