Grand Jury Prize: Snows Of Kilimanjaro

Language Films Dept: Opening the festivities is Ma wenn's Polisse, winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes this year, in its North American premiere. The gritty drama follows members of the Paris police force's child protection unit. The director will attend the festival to present her film and participate in a discussion on Nov. 5, moderated by Dennis Trudeau, according to Montreal Gazette. Another notable film is C dric Klapisch's latest effort, the romantic comedy My Piece of the Pie, which has been seen by more than 1 million people in France. The director will be on hand to introduce the movie, as well as for a master class on Nov. 6 and retrospective including his films Good Old Daze, Family Resemblances and Not For or Against and the lineup for the 17th edition of Cinemania was announced Tuesday morning. The festival, which celebrates French-language films subtitled in English, runs Nov. 3 to 13, showing a total of 35 films. The closing film is Robert Gu diguian's The Snows of Kilimanjaro, which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF in September. It tells the story of a couple robbed in their home, who as a result miss their dream trip to the famous mountain. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.