Over the course of eleven days at nine different locations across the city, FIFA (International Festival of Films on Art) was triumphant. A film festival that in its 29th year seems to know no boundaries. It just keeps growing in stature and size. This year attendance was up 10%.
An astonishing 227 films from 22 countries were screened. Showing the strength of the entire roster of films, of the 37 films in competition 11 were awarded a prize. The demand was so great that an additional 30 films were included in the schedule. Once again the matinee screenings were quite well attended.
Several of the films that were screened at the festival will now be shown on television on ARTV. Check that station’s schedule to catch Sur Les Traces de Tintin, Basquiat, Un Vie, Scrapper L’Art, and Dix Fois Dix
Not only were the screenings popular, but the 20 special events presented were also well appreciated. Master classes and chances to meet directors, painters, authors, and actors were all well attended.
Keeping up its mandate to promote films on art this year FIFA will go on tour after it is done in Montreal. Screenings will happen in Quebec City, Paris, Ottawa, New York, Washington, and London.
Prize Winners:
Grand Prize
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ANTWERP CENTRAL STATION
Peter Krüger (Belgium)
Jury Award
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PATRICE CHÉREAU : LE CORPS AU TRAVAIL
Stéphane Metge (France)
Award for Best Educational Film
Sponsored by Télé-Québec
T.S. ELIOTÂ
Adam Low (U.K.)
Award for Creativity
Sponsored by the National Film Board
JOANN SFAR (DESSINS)
Mathieu Amalric (France)
Award for Best Canadian Film
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SAINT-DENYS GARNEAU
Jean-Philippe Dupuis (Canada)
Award for Best Essay
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THE REACH OF RESONANCEÂ
Steve Elkins (United States)
Award for Best Portrait
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BASQUIAT, UNE VIE
Jean Michel Vecchiet (France, Belgium)
Award for Best Reportage
Sponsored by Concept Audio-Visuel
COMIC BOOKS GO TO WAR
Mark Daniels (Italy)
Award for Best Film for Television
Sponsored by Digital Cut
NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE ET JEAN TINGUELY, LES BONNIE AND CLYDE DE L’ART
Louise Faure, Anne Julien (France)
Liliane Stewart Award for Design Arts
Sponsored by the MacDonald Stewart Foundation
BAUHAUS – MODEL AND MYTH
Niels Bolbrinker, Kerstin Stutterheim (Germany)
ARTV Springboard to the World Award
DIX FOIS DIX
Jennifer Alleyn (Canada)
ARTV People’s Choice Award
SUR LES TRACES DE MARGUERITE YOURCENAR
Marilù Mallet (Canada)
