Montreal World Film Festival

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Los Angeles - In the Spotlight today is the 39th Annual Montreal World Film Festival (MWFF), an exquisite twelve day celebration of hundreds of international films. Montreal best known for its French culture is also home to myriad of wonderful ethnic communities including Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Haitian, North African, Vietnamese, Latin American and many more, making it the perfect metropolis to welcome the best in international films. WMFF accepts films of all genres in two categories: Feature Films (Long Métrage) and Short Films (Court Métrage) - previous showcases have featured filmmakers from 80 different countries. 

Since its founding 39 years ago, the Montreal World Film Festival has remained faithful to its founding principles. The MWFF offers film lovers and professionals a rich program based on cultural diversity, innovation, independence and creativity. The success and international reputation of the Montreal World Film Festival are firmly linked to these principles and goals.

MWFF's is an event experienced throughout Quebec offering its guests a truly immersive look into the city. The festival offers much more than just screenings and is dedicated to presenting films to the right distributors. Among the European and American companies in deal negotiation during the 2014 festival market were TMI (Italy), Wide (France), Doc & Films (France), Artsploitation (USA and UK) and Strand Releasing (USA). Films that premiered at MWFF that were in negotiations included No Man's Land, The Treatment,Death In Buenos Aires, Winter Journey, Closer To The Moon, Little England and Grand Prize of the Americas winner Obediencia Perfecta (Perfect Obedience) directed by Luiz Urquiza Mondragon (Mexico).