Montreal World Film Festival

City of Montreal backs World Film Festival

Festival organizers will receive $150,000 and technical support for outdoor screenings for its 36th edition, which starts Aug. 23.

Film reels (Photo: Lisa Eglinton, Flickr Creative Commons)

Montreal World Film Festival opens doors to local students

Local film school and university students will receive free admission to most screenings to support the development of a local film industry.

Montreal World Film Festival launches China Film Business Week

The inaugural panels and meetings aim to encourage co-productions between Chinese producers and Canadian and other foreign partners.

Andre Forcier’s Coteau Rouge top Canadian film in Montreal

The Montreal World Film Festival competition jury gave no prizes to Canadian films, leaving it up to the audience to choose the most popular homegrown feature and short.

Victor Loewy to receive Montreal World Film Fest tribute

The Alliance Films boss will be honoured in Montreal, where he first started out as a film distributor in the early 1970s.

Critics hound Montreal World Film Fest

The Montreal World Film Festival wrapped Monday amid intense criticism from two influential members of Quebec’s film community: director Denis Villeneuve and veteran La Presse film critic Marc Cassivi.

New Year in Montreal

Peace Arch Entertainment picked up the broadcast rights to the Canadian pic, and plans a VOD release in early 2011.

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Montreal World Film fest unveils strong program

Once-troubled festival rolls out stars and “good harvest” of films