Lineup For Montreal World Film Festival Unveiled

Photo: André Forcier brings his feature film Coteau Rouge to the Montreal World Film Festival. Philippe Bossé/Canadian Press

Montreal World Film Festival Lineup Unveiled -- CBC

Quebec director André Forcier's Coteau Rouge, starring Roy Dupuis and Céline Bonnier, is to open the Montreal World Film Festival on Aug. 18.

A full lineup of films for the Montreal festival, which concentrates on new, foreign and auteur filmmakers, was released Tuesday.

Forcier, who previously brought Un histoire inventée (An Imaginary Tale) to the festival, was hailed as "Quebec's Fellini " by MWFF president Serge Losique on Tuesday.

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Montreal World Film Festival Under Way

From Hollywood Reporter:

MONTREAL -- The Montreal World Film Festival looks to have its mojo back, as it enters its first weekend.

"Everyone is back and everyone is behind us," Montreal festival director Serge Losique said Friday as he counted the local politicians and sponsors once again underwriting his festival after years of fractious infighting between the city's summer film festivals.

Losique made good on his promise to glam up his 33rd edition by including an acrobatic performance by Cirque Eloise just before the opening ceremony Thursday night, which was followed by the upbeat Quebecois comedy "1981" from local filmmaker Ricardo Trogi.

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More News On The Montreal World Film Festival

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Montreal World Film Festival Kicks Off

Claudio Colangelo (left) and Jean-Carl Boucher star in Ricardo Trogi's 1981,
which kicks off the film festival.

From The Montreal Gazette:

The circus comes to town when the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival (WFF) opens for business Thursday, Aug. 27.

And it’s not simply the three-ring fever that accompanies an event trying to stuff about 450 films from 78 countries into four venues in 12 short days and nights, until Sept. 7. Or the air of barely managed confusion that has come to surround the WFF over the years.

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Montreal World Film Festival: From Beijing Olympics Film To Pierre Lebeau Tribute

Pierre Lebeau (driving) and Julien Adam in a scene from Roger Cantin’s film Un cargo pour l’Afrique. Screens as part of the 2009 Montreal World Film Festival. Photograph by: K-Films Amerique.

From The Montreal Gazette:

MONTREAL – For an event that was nearly administered last rites four years ago, the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival appears remarkably robust.

This season’s edition consists of 400 films from 78 countries in 9 categories, from Aug. 27 to Sept. 7. Of these, 240 are features, 130 are global or international premieres, and 64 are features by first-time directors.

“It’s a very solid lineup,” observed founder Serge Losique during yesterday’s press conference at his festival’s flagship venue, the Imperial Theatre.

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More News On Montreal's World Film Festival

Montreal film fest highlights new filmmakers -- Globe And Mail
Montreal film fest to include works from 78 countries -- CTV
Montreal World Film Festival to include works from 78 countries -- Canadian Press
Montreal World Film Fest to open with Beijing Olympics doc -- CBC
Montreal World Film Festival unveils competition line-up --Screen Daily
Montreal fest announces lineup -- Variety

The Montreal World Film Festival Announces Its Opening Film

From Nightlife Magazine:

The Montreal World Film Festival starts on August 27 and runs until September 9, and will include the following sections: World Competition, First Films World Competition, Hors Concours (World Greats, out-of competition), Focus on World Cinema (Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania), Documentaries of the World, Tributes, Cinema Under the Stars, Canadian Student Film Festival.

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