Fou d'amour receives the Grand Prize at the Montreal World Film Festival

09 SEPTEMBER 2015

Fou d'amour receives the Grand Prize at the Montreal World Film Festival

The latest feature by Philippe Ramos was awarded the Grand Prize of the Americas at the Montreal World Film Festival, which closed on September 7.

The top award at the MWFF went to Fou d'amour, a film by Philippe Ramos, produced by Paulo Branco for Alfama Films Production, which stars Melvil Poupaud in the role of a priest more devoted to his female parishioners than the parish. The last French film to have been awarded this prize was Freedom by Tony Gatlif in 2009.

Philippe Ramos could not make it to the festival, but instead sent a short video which screened during the closing ceremony. Another of the film's stars, Diane Rouxel (first seen in Standing Tall), came to present Fou d'Amour during the Competition.

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Movies(3)

Fou d'amour

(2015)

Freedom

(2008)

Standing Tall

(2015)

Events(1)

Montreal World Film Festival - 2015

Feature film and short film festival

Canada

from 27/08/2015
to 07/09/2015

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Montreal World Film Festival - 2015

Persons(5)

Paulo Branco

Paulo Branco

Tony Gatlif

Tony Gatlif - © Audrey Cerdan / Rue89

Melvil Poupaud

Melvil Poupaud - © Marie Rouge / Unifrance

Philippe Ramos

Philippe Ramos

Diane Rouxel

Diane Rouxel - © Erick Faulkner

Companies(1)

Alfama Films Production
Activities : Film exports/foreign sales, Executive Producer, Co-production, French distribution
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