2014 Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal awards – winners

The 17th annual Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal / Montreal International Documentary Festival held its awards presentation last night prior to the closing night screening of Spartiates (Spartans) by Nicolas Wadimoff. The film is an observational look at a mixed martial arts trainer in a rough neighbourhood of Marseille struggling to keep his school going while also being competitive himself.

The top prize of Best Canadian Feature went to Sol by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Susan Avingaq, while the Best International Feature was Once Upon a Time by Kazim Öz. The Audience Award went to the timely and relevant Citizenfour by Laura Poitras. Amar Wala's The Secret Trial 5 was winner of the Magnus Isaacson Award, given in honour of the late, great documentarian for socially-conscious work of cinema by an emerging director.

The 17th Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal continues on Sunday for one more day.


Complete list of award winners for the 17th annual Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
Atlantis by Ben Russell

BEST INTERNATIONAL MEDIUM-LENGTH FILM
Metaphor of Sadness Inside Out by Catarina Vasconselos

BEST NEW TALENT FROM QUEBEC/CANADA
Everything Will Be by Julia Kwan
SPECIAL MENTION
Juanicas by Karina Garcia Casanova

GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST CANADIAN FEATURE
Sol by Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Susan Avingaq
SPECIAL MENTION
La marche à suivre (Guidelines) by Jean-François Caissy

STUDENTS' AWARD
L'oeuvre des jours (The Work of Days) by Bruno Baillargeon
SPECIAL MENTION
Juanicas by Karina Garcia Casanova

WOMEN INMATES AWARD
Examen d'état (National Diploma) by Dieudo Hamadi

BEST EDITING IN AN INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Letters to Max by Eric Beaudelaire

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY IN AN INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Les tourmentes (For the Lost) by Jean-Pierre Vandeweerd

GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Once Upon a Time by Kazim Öz
SPECIAL MENTION
Examen d'état (National Diploma) by Dieudo Hamadi

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Citizenfour by Laura Poitras

PRIX MAGNUS ISACSSON
The Secret Trial 5 by Amar Wala
SPECIAL MENTION
De prisons en prisons (From Prisons to Prisons) by Steve Patry

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