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| RIDM Film Festival 2011 Wrap-Up |
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| Written by Carey |
| Tuesday, 22 November 2011 13:31 |
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RIDM finished up this past Sunday and its twelve days seemed to zoom by. There was not enough time in the day to work and get out to see all the wonderful documentaries they had to offer. No worries what I did see was marvelous and led me to believe that went for each and every film at the festival. The awards were handed out on the last day of the festival (November 20th) and here is the list of the winners:
Prize Winners 2011 BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM Flying Anne (Anne Vliegt) by Catherine Van Campen BEST INTERNATIONAL MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM Hula and Natan by Robby Elmaliah. SPECIAL MENTION CINÉMATHÈQUE QUÉBÉCOISE – CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD Les Etats-Unis d’Afrique by Yanick Létourneau SPECIAL MENTION BEST NEW TALENT FROM QUEBEC/CANADA The Vanishing Spring Light by Xun Yu GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST CANADIAN FEATURE Carnets d’un grand détour by Catherine Hébert WOMEN INMATES AWARD The Tiniest Place (El lugar más pequeño) by Tatiana Huezo. BEST EDITING IN AN INTERNATIONAL FEATURE Territoire Perdu de Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN AN INTERNATIONAL FEATURE El Velador de Natalia Almada GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE Territoire Perdu de Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd MENTION SPÉCIALE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD Bouton du réalisateur Res Balzli. |
Just because the film fest is over don’t think that there are no outlets for you to get your documentary film fix at. Starting in a few short months (two to be exact) RIDM continues its good work with Docville 2012. Docville gives Montrealers the chance to see premieres of some of the best documentaries produced. The screenings happen on the last Thursday of every month (January 26, February 23, March 29, April 26, May 31, June 28, August 30, September 27). The movie card for the festival will be available at Excentris for a very reasonable $50. The films will be announced three weeks before their screening.