Critics Prize at Montreal World Film Festival

At the 39th Montreal World Film Festival (Canada, August 27 – September 7, 2015), the Critics Prize, International Competition, went to “The Visitor” (Misafir) by by Mehmet Eryilmaz (Turkey, 2015. 127 min).

The Critics Prize, First Feature Film Competition, went to “Rosa Chumbe” by Jonatan Relayze (Peru, 2015, 75 min).

Jury members were Andrés Nazarala, Chile, president (“La Segunda Newspaper”, “Mabuse Film Magazine”), Malwina Luiza Grochowska, Poland (“Kino”), Andrea Crozzoli, Italy (“CinemazeroNotizie”, “Il Piccolo”), Oscar Peyrou, Spain (“El Hype”, “Noticine”), Dmytro Desiateryk, Ukraine (“Den”, “Iskusstvo Kino”), Phillip Bergson, UK (“BBC World Service Radio”), Peter Rist, Canada (“offscreen”).

Print sources. “Misafir”: Film Production and Sales: Sultan llhan, Atlanta Film, Siracevizler Üçler, Apt.10/3, Sisli, Istanbul, T +90 (533) 644 56 80, info@misafirfilm.com; m.eryilmaz19@gmail.com. – “Rosa Chumbe”: Film Production and Sales: Eliana Illescas, Yin Zhang Films, Ca Tacna 460, Dep. 303, Miraflores, Lima 18 (Peru), T +51 (09) 8126 89 55, jonatanrelayze@gmail.com

Festival www.ffm-montreal.org