Sixteen feature films were screened in the international competition of the 26th Warsaw Film Festival , which runs 8-17 October in Warsaw ,Poland. The Warsaw festival received the A category Film Festival ranking in 2009, in time for its 25th anniversary.This year's jury was headed by English director Antonia Bird.The 3 major award categories & winners are :1.Grand Prix Award
Film : Incendies
Director:Denis Villeneuve
Country:Canada
Plot :A Canadain-Lebanese woman dies in Canada and in her will she leaves two letters to her twin son & daughter. One is to be delivered to their brother (whom they did not know existed) and the other to their father (whom they had presumed dead). To find these people they have to travel to Lebanon to unravel the mysterious past of their deceased mother. As we follow their search, flash backs slowly reveal to us key moments in the life of their mother.2. Best Director Award
Film :IllegalDir :Olivier Masset-Depasse
Country :Belgium/ France
Plot :The movie is focused on a story of Tania, a Russian woman who illegally lives in Belgium with her 14-year-old son, earning a living as a cleaning woman.
3.. Special Jury Award
Film :Periferic (" Outbound")Director: Bogdan George Apetri
Country : Romania
Plot : Trapped in a five-year prison sentence for a crime she didn’t commit, Matilda’s already spent two years behind bars and has no intention of serving any more. Given a day pass for her mother’s funeral, she’s got a lot to make up for and very little time to do
it in. Outbound, she hits her targets one by one; she visits her brother, buries her mother and collects on a debt from a casual lover. Final destination: a cargo ship and the open sea. But first she must contend with the responsibility closest to her heart.Sources :hollywoodreporter,firstshowing, imdb
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