2024 Official Montreal International Film Festival Laureates

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Feature Films
Best Picture: Grandma & the Foreigner
Best Screenplay: When He Comes Back
Best Cinematography: Oysters Silence
Best Director: Diagnosis: Dissent – Denys Tarasov
Best Cast: Crossing
Best Actor: Diagnosis: Dissent – Kostiantyn Temliak
Best Actress: Thirsty – Jamie Neumann
Best Editing: Great Sertão
Best Soundtrack: When He Comes Back
Best Costumes: Holy Mother
Best Makeup: FESTER

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Honorable Mentions:

Emma Under Influence
The Anchorage of Time
Adulto
Hakki

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Short Films
Best Picture: HOLD
Best Screenplay: Ananke
Best Cinematography: Malika
Best Director: The Building Manager – Nick Bartlett
Best Cast: The Worst Day Ever?
Best Actor: Binky – David Grof
Best Actress: The Most Beautiful Day – Evgenia Dodina
Best Editing: Spring Soil
Best Soundtrack: Keep the Party Going
Best Costumes: Growth Limit
Best Makeup: FRAGMENTED

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Honorable Mentions:
Culture Shock
Snakeskin
Triage

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Documentaries
Best Documentary: MUZA
Best Cinematography: AYAPAGULA
Best Director: What Drives Us – Was Uns Bewegt – Julius Wiege & Marina Zolke
Best Storytelling: Locker Room Talk
Best Editing: The Jewish Nazi?
Best Soundtrack: Ari's Theme

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Honorable Mentions:

An Extraordinary Place
Bon Apoutine (FR)
Live Well
These Four Walls
Rada, the Film
Nos Amours – The Saga of the Montreal

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Animation Projects
Best Picture: Norbert
Best Screenplay: Black Butterflies
Best Director: Norbert – José Corral Llorente
Best Voice Over: 4Kims: The Story of Four Men
Best Soundtrack: The EKSPATS – We're Going to Africa
Best Character Design: Norbert
Best Animation: Norbert
Best World Building: Black Butterflies

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Honorable Mentions:
Gale
The Perfect Fit
Winter Heart

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TV Series
Best Picture: PUSH
Best Director: PUSH – Katja Benrath & Mia Maariel Meyer
Best Cast: Habibi Baba Boom
Best Costumes: Qorqyt
Best Makeup: Qorqyt