Even though Montreal is a city of film festivals this is the only one that focuses completely on documentary films. A multitude of topics and perspectives were presented over the twelve days of the festival. The successful festival awards many prizes at the end and here is a list of the winners this year.
List of Winners:
Kino Pen Award: I Wish I Knew by Jia Zhang-Ke
Special Mentions: La Nuit, Elles Dansent by Isabelle Lavigne and Stéphane Thibault
Michael Berger: A Hysteria by Thomas Fürhapter
Shooting from the Hip Award: Cuchillo de palo by Renate Costa
Special Mention: Teheran Without Permission by Sepideh Farsi
Doctape Award: Katka by Helena Trestikova
Special Mention: Disco and Atomic War by Jaak Kilmi
Ecocamera Award: La Reine Malade by Pascal Sanchez
Special Mention: Chercher le courant by Nicolas Boisclair and Alexis de Gheldere
First Camera Award: Cuchillo de Palo by Renate Costa
Special Mention: L'Homme aux serpents by Eric Flandin
Editing Award: Katka by Helena Trestikova
Image Award: The Woman with the 5 Elephants by Vadim Jendreyko for Niels Bolbrinker and Stéphane Kuthy
Special Mention: 17 August by Alexander Gutman for Maxim Efros, Alexander Gutman and Nikolay Volkov
Cinematheque Quebecoise Award for Best Film from Quebec or Canada: Ce cœur qui bat (The Heart That Beats) by Philippe Lesage
Special Mention: The Devil Operation directed by Stephanie Boyd
Quebec/Canada Best Hope Award: Ce cœur qui bat (The Heart That Beats) by Philippe Lesage
Audience Award: Chercher le courant by Nicolas Boisclair and Alexis de Gheldere
Additional Information:
-Website: www.ridm.qc.ca
