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Montreal International Documentary Festival
Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal
GenreDocumentary film
Location(s)Montreal, Quebec
CountryCanada
Inaugurated1998
Websitehttps://ridm.ca/en

The Montreal International Documentary Festival (French: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal) is a Canadian documentary film festival, staged annually in Montreal, Quebec.[1]

In English, the festival now goes by the name Montreal International Documentary Festival, while retaining the French-language abbreviation RIDM.[2]

History[edit]

The RIDM was founded in 1998 by documentary filmmakers who wanted to create a platform for new perspectives and innovative practices in documentary film. The program, organized around social, political and environmental themes, features distinctive films chosen for their unique perspective and artistic strengths. Workshops and panel discussions welcome audiences, professionals and partners alike.[3]

Forum RIDM[edit]

Formerly known as “Doc Circuit Montréal”, the RIDM is also home to "Forum RIDM" Quebec's foremost documentary marketplace, established in 2004, to support and stimulate independent documentary production in Quebec and to bring filmmakers, craftspeople, producers, distributors and programmers of every kind together.[4]

Award winners[edit]

13th edition (2010)[edit]

Award Documentary Director Country
Prix Caméra-Stylo I Wish I Knew Jia Zhang-Ke China, Netherlands
Prix Caméra au poing About 108 (Cuchillo de palo) Renate Costa Spain
Prix Première Caméra
Prix ÉcoCaméra The Ailing Queen (La Reine malade) Pascal Sanchez Quebec/Canada
Prix DocTape Katka Helena Třeštíková Czech Republic
Best Editing Jakub Hejna
Best Cinematography (Prix Image) The Woman with the Five Elephants Niels Bolbrinker, Stéphane Kuthy Switzerland, Germany
Prix meilleur espoir Québec/Canada The Heart that Beats (Ce cœur qui bat) Philippe Lesage Quebec/Canada
Prix de la Cinémathèque québécoise
Prix du public Chercher le courant Nicolas Boisclair, Alexis de Gheldere Quebec/Canada

14th edition (2011)[edit]

Award Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature
Grand Prize, National Feature Notes on a Road Less Taken (Carnets d'un grand détour) Catherine Hébert Quebec/Canada
Best New Talent From Quebec/Canada The Vanishing Spring Light Xun Yu Quebec/Canada, China
Best International Medium-Length Film
Best International Short Film
People's Choice Award
Women Inmates' Jury Bouton Res Balzli Switzerland
Best Editing in an International Feature Territoire perdu Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd Belgium
Best Cinematography in an International Feature

15th edition (2012)[edit]

Award Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Matthew's Laws Marc Schmidt Netherlands
Special mention: The Search for Emak Bakia Oskar Alegria Spain
Grand Prize, National Feature My Real Life (Ma vie réelle) Magnus Isacsson Quebec/Canada
Special mention: L'état du monde Hubert Caron-Guay, Rodrigue Jean Quebec/Canada
Best New Talent From Quebec/Canada The Patron Saints Melanie Shatzky, Brian M. Cassidy Canada, United States
Best International Medium-Length Film Argentinian Lessons Wojciech Staroń Poland
Special mention: Un été avec Anton Jasna Krajinovic Belgium
Best International Short Film Dusty Night Ali Hazara France, Afghanistan
Special mention: River Rites Ben Russell United States, Suriname
People's Choice Award 5 Broken Cameras Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi Palestine, Israel, France
Magnus Isacsson Award Herman's House Angad Singh Bhalla Canada
Special mention: Le prix des mots Julien Fréchette Quebec/Canada
Women Inmate Jury Award 5 Broken Cameras Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi Palestine, Israel, France
Special mention: Les poings de la fierté Hélène Choquette Quebec/Canada
Best Editing in an International Feature Matthew's Laws Marc Schmidt Netherlands
Best Cinematography in an International Feature Leviathan Véréna Paravel, Lucien Castaing-Taylor France, United Kingdom, United States

16th edition (2013)[edit]

Award [5] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature What Now? Remind Me (E agora? Lembra-me) Joaquim Pinto Portugal
Grand Prize, National Feature Hoax Canular Dominic Gagnon Quebec/Canada
Special mention: Night Labor Ashley Sabin, David Redmon Canada, United States
Best New Talent From Quebec/Canada Grandma (Bà nôi) Khoa Lê Quebec/Canada
Best International Medium-Length Film A New Product Harun Farocki Germany
Special mention: The Art of Disappearing Bartek Konopka, Piotr Rosolowski Poland
Best International Short Film Da Vinci Yuri Ancarani Italy
Special mention: A Story for the Modlins Sergio Oksman Spain
People's Choice Award The Square Jehane Noujaim Egypt, United States
Magnus Isacsson Award Québékoisie Mélanie Carrier, Olivier Higgins Quebec/Canada
Special mention: À jamais, pour toujours Alexandra Sicotte-Levesque Quebec/Canada
Women Inmate Jury Award Expedition to the End of the World Daniel Dencik Denmark
Special mention: Salma Kim Longinotto India, United Kingdom
Best Editing in an International Feature Let the Fire Burn Jason Osder United States
Best Cinematography in an International Feature Tzvetanka Youlian Tabakov Bulgaria, Sweden

17th edition (2014)[edit]

*Introduction of the "Student Jury Award"
Award [6] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Once Upon a Time Kazim Öz Turkey
Special mention: National Diploma (Examen d'état) Dieudo Hamadi Democratic Republic of the Congo, France
Grand Prize, National Feature Sol Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Susan Avingaq Quebec/Canada
Special mention: Guidelines (La marche à suivre) Jean-François Caissy Quebec/Canada
Best New Talent From Quebec/Canada Everything Will Be Julia Kwan Canada
Special mention: Juanicas Karina Garcia Casanova Quebec/Canada
Best International Medium-Length Film Metaphor or Sadness Inside Out Catarina Vasconcelos Portugal, United Kingdom
Best International Short Film Atlantis Ben Russell Malta, United States
People's Choice Award Citizenfour Laura Poitras Germany, United States
Magnus Isacsson Award The Secret Trial 5 Amar Wala Canada
Special mention: From Prisons to Prisons (De prisons en prisons) Steve Patry Quebec/Canada
Student Jury Award L’œuvre des jours Bruno Baillargeon Quebec/Canada
Special mention: Juanicas Karina Garcia Casanova Quebec/Canada
Women Inmate Jury Award National Diploma (Examen d'état) Dieudo Hamadi Democratic Republic of the Congo, France
Best Editing in an International Feature Letters to Max Éric Baudelaire France
Best Cinematography in an International Feature Les Tourmentes Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd Belgium, France

18th edition (2015)[edit]

Award [7] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) Abbas Fahdel France, Iraq
Special mention: Snakeskin Daniel Hui Portugal, Singapore
Grand Prize, National Feature A Summer Love (Un amour d'été) Jean-François Lesage Quebec/Canada
Special mention: Pinocchio André-Line Beauparlant Quebec/Canada
Best New Talent From Quebec/Canada Welcome to F.L. (Bienvenue à F.L.) Geneviève Dulude-De Celles Quebec/Canada
Best International Medium-Length Film Field Niggas Khalik Allah United States
Special mention: Business Club Chloé Mahieu, Lila Pinell France
Best International Short Film Among Us Guido Hendrikx Netherlands
Special mention: Elle pis son char Loïc Darses Quebec/Canada
People's Choice Award Homeland (Iraq Year Zero) Abbas Fahdel France, Iraq
Magnus Isacsson Award Retour aux sources Jean-Sébastien Francoeur, Andrew Marchand-Boddy Quebec/Canada, Cambodia
Special mention: Manor (Manoir) Martin Fournier, Pier-Luc Latulippe Quebec/Canada
Student Jury Award P.S. Jerusalem Danae Elon Canada
Women Inmate Jury Award Retour aux sources Jean-Sébastien Francoeur, Andrew Marchand-Boddy Quebec/Canada, Cambodia
Best Editing in an International Feature Je suis le peuple Saskia Berthod, Chantal Piquet (director Anna Roussillon) France
Best Cinematography in an International Feature The Other Side Diego Romero Suarez-Llanos (director Roberto Minervini) France, Italy

19th edition (2016)[edit]

*"Best International Medium-Length Film" and "Best International Short Film" awards become "Best International Short or Medium-Length Film" and "Best National Short or Medium-Length Film"
Award [8] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Another Year Shengze Zhu China
Special mention: Tempestad Tatiana Huezo Mexico
Grand Prize, National Feature Resurrecting Hassan (La résurrection d’Hassan) Carlo Guillermo Proto Quebec/Canada
Special mention: Tales of Two Who Dreamt Andrea Bussmann, Nicolás Pereda Canada, Mexico
Best New Talent From Quebec/Canada Gulîstan, Land of Roses (Gulîstan, terre de roses) Zaynê Akyol Canada, Germany
Best International Short or Medium-Length Film Isabella Morra Isabel Pagliai France
Special mention: Long Story Short Natalie Bookchin United States
Special mention: He Who Eats Children Ben Russell United States
Best National Short or Medium-Length Film The Botanist Maude Plante-Husaruk, Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis Quebec/Canada, Tajikistan
People's Choice Award Le goût d’un pays Francis Legault Quebec/Canada
Magnus Isacsson Award Angry Inuk Alethea Arnaquq-Baril Quebec/Canada
Special mention: The Stairs Hugh Gibson Canada
Student Jury Award Resurrecting Hassan (La résurrection d’Hassan) Carlo Guillermo Proto Quebec/Canada
Special mention: The Stairs Hugh Gibson Canada
Women Inmate Jury Award Angry Inuk Alethea Arnaquq-Baril Quebec/Canada
Special mention: Mr. Gaga Tomer Heymann Israel, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands
Best Editing in an International Feature Havarie Philip Scheffner Germany
Best Cinematography in an International Feature Brothers of the Night Patric Chiha Norway

20th edition (2017)[edit]

*"Best Editing" and "Best Cinematography" awards are removed to introduce "Special Jury Prize" for International and National Feature.
Award [9] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Room for a Man Anthony Chidiac Lebanon, United States
Special Jury Prize, International Feature Taste of Cement Ziad Kalthoum Germany, Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates
Grand Prize, National Feature Taming the Horse Tao Gu Quebec/Canada, China
Special mention: Primas Laura Bari Quebec/Canada, Argentina
Special Jury Prize, National Feature The Hidden River (La rivière cachée) Jean-François Lesage Quebec/Canada
Best New Talent From Quebec/Canada The Other Rio (L'Autre Rio) Emilie B. Guérette Quebec/Canada
Best International Short or Medium-Length Film Nyo Vweta Nafta Ico Costa Portugal
Best National Short or Medium-Length Film In the Waves Jacquelyn Mills Quebec/Canada
People's Choice Award Ouvrir la voix Amandine Gay France
Magnus Isacsson Award State of Exception Jason O’Hara Brazil, Canada
Student Jury Award Birth of a Family Tasha Hubbard Canada
Women Inmate Jury Award Baggage (Bagages) Paul Tom Quebec/Canada

21st edition (2018)[edit]

Award [10] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Hale County This Morning, This Evening RaMell Ross United States
Special Jury Prize, International Feature Extinction (Extinção) Salomé Lamas Portugal, Germany
Grand Prize, National Feature Dark Suns (Soleils noirs) Julien Élie Quebec/Canada
Special Jury Prize, National Feature Symphony in Aquamarine Dan Popa Quebec/Canada
Best New Talent From Quebec/Canada Symphony in Aquamarine Dan Popa Quebec/Canada
Best International Short or Medium-Length Film The Disappearance of Goya Toni Geitani Lebanon
Special mention: Gulyabani Gürcan Keltek Netherlands, Turkey
Best National Short or Medium-Length Film Zagros Ariane Lorrain, Shahab Mihandoust Quebec/Canada
People's Choice Award Memory is Our Homeland Jonathan Durand Quebec/Canada, Portugal
Magnus Isacsson Award Avec un sourire, la révolution Alexandre Chartrand Quebec/Canada
Student Jury Award 20-22 OMEGA Thierry Loa Quebec/Canada
Women Inmate Jury Award Point d’équilibre Christine Chevarie-Lessard Quebec/Canada

22nd edition (2019)[edit]

*"Best New Talent From Quebec/Canada" becomes "New Vision Award"
Award [11] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Present.Perfect. Shengze Zhu United States, Hong Kong
Special Jury Prize, International Feature Heimat Is a Space in Time Thomas Heise Germany, Austria
Special mention: 143 rue du désert Hassen Ferhani Algeria, France, Qatar
Grand Prize, National Feature A Woman, My Mother (Une femme, ma mère) Claude Demers Quebec/Canada
Special Jury Prize, National Feature Wilcox Denis Côté Quebec/Canada
New Vision Award Don't Worry, the Doors Will Open Oksana Karpovych Quebec/Canada
Best International Short or Medium-Length Film Faire-part Rob Jacobs, Anne Reijniers, Nizar Saleh, Paul Shemisi Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Best National Short or Medium-Length Film Homeport (Port d'attache) Laurence Lévesque Quebec/Canada
People's Choice Award Kenbe La, Until We Win (Kenbe La, jusqu’à la victoire) Will Prosper Quebec/Canada
Magnus Isacsson Award Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Tasha Hubbard Canada
Student Jury Award Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Tasha Hubbard Canada
Women Inmate Jury Award Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Tasha Hubbard Canada

23rd edition (2020)[edit]

*"Student Jury Award" and "Women Inmate Jury Award" not awarded due to Covid-19
Award [12] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Aswang Alyx Ayn Arumpac Philippines, Denmark, France, Germany
Special Jury Prize, International Feature IWOW: I Walk on Water Khalik Allah United States
Grand Prize, National Feature Inconvenient Indian Michelle Latimer Canada
Special mention: The Forbidden Reel Ariel Nasr Quebec/Canada
Special Jury Prize, National Feature Prayer for a Lost Mitten (Prière pour une mitaine perdue) Jean-François Lesage Quebec/Canada
New Vision Award No Ordinary Man Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt Quebec/Canada
Best International Short or Medium-Length Film Clean With Me (After Dark) Gabrielle Stemmer France
Best National Short or Medium-Length Film Goodnight Goodnight Mackenzie Reid Rostad Quebec/Canada
People's Choice Award Little Girl (Petite fille) Sébastien Lifshitz France
Magnus Isacsson Award Inconvenient Indian Michelle Latimer Canada
Special mention: No Ordinary Man Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt Quebec/Canada

24th edition (2021)[edit]

*"Women Inmate Jury Award" not awarded due to Covid-19
Award [13] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Looking for Horses Stefan Pavlovic Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France
Special Jury Prize, International Feature A Night of Knowing Nothing Payal Kapadia France, India
Grand Prize, National Feature Zo Reken Emanuel Licha Quebec/Canada
Special Jury Prize, National Feature Animal Macula Sylvain L'Espérance Quebec/Canada
Special mention: Dropstones Caitlin Durlak Canada
New Vision Award Far Beyond the Pasturelands (Au-delà des hautes vallées) Maude Plante-Husaruk, Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis Quebec/Canada
Best International Short or Medium-Length Film If You See Her, Say Hello Hee Young Pyun et Jiajun (Oscar) Zhang China
Special mention: All of Your Stars are but Dust on my Shoes Haig Aivazian Lebanon
Best National Short or Medium-Length Film The Truss Arch Sonya Stefan Canada
People's Choice Award Dear Audrey Jeremiah Hayes Quebec/Canada
Magnus Isacsson Award Dear Jackie Henri Pardo Quebec/Canada
Special mention: Zo Reken Emanuel Licha Quebec/Canada
Student Jury Award Zo Reken Emanuel Licha Quebec/Canada

25th edition (2022)[edit]

*Introduction of the "Special Jury Prize, National Short or Medium-Length Film"
Award [14] Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature One Take Grace Lindiwe Matshikiza South Africa
Special mention: Anhell69 Theo Montoya Colombia, Romania, France, Germany
Special Jury Prize, International Feature Dry Ground Burning Adirley Queirós, Joana Pimenta Portugal, Brazil
Grand Prize, National Feature The Dependents Sofía Brockenshire Canada, Argentina
Special Jury Prize, National Feature Self-Portrait Joële Walinga Canada
New Vision Award Veranada Dominique Chaumont Canada
Best International Short or Medium-Length Film Fuku Nashi Julie Sando Switzerland, Japan
Special mention: No Star Tana Gilbert Fernández Chile
Best National Short or Medium-Length Film Landscape Suspended Naghmeh Abbasi Canada, Iran
Special mention: Mecánicos piratas de Lima Carlos Ferrand Canada, Peru
Special Jury Prize, National Short or Medium-Length Film Infinite Distances Pablo Alvarez Mesa Quebec/Canada
People's Choice Award Big Fight in Little Chinatown Karen Cho Canada
Magnus Isacsson Award The Myth of the Black Woman Ayana O'Shun Quebec/Canada
Special mention: Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace Heather Hatch Canada
Student Jury Award Geographies of Solitude Jacquelyn Mills Canada
Women Inmate Jury Award Big Fight in Little Chinatown Karen Cho Canada

26th edition (2023)[edit]

Award Documentary Director Country
Grand Prize, International Feature Knit's Island Guilhem Causse, Ekiem Barbier, Quentin L'Helgoualc'h France
Special Jury Prize, International Feature Crowrã João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora Brazil, Portugal
Special mention: This Woman Alan Zhang China, Malaysia
Grand Prize, National Feature While the Green Grass Grows Peter Mettler Canada
Special Jury Prize, National Feature Mother Saigon (Má Sài Gòn) Khoa Lê Quebec/Canada
New Visions Award Meezan Shahab Mihandoust Quebec/Canada, Iran
Best International Short or Medium-Length Film Ever Since, I Have Been Flying Aylin Gökmen Switzerland
Special mention: Aqueronte Manuel Muñoz Rivas Spain
Best National Short or Medium-Length Film Jill, Uncredited Anthony Ing Canada, United Kingdom
Special Jury Prize, National Short or Medium-Length Film Holiday Native Land Nicolas Renaud, Brian Virostek Quebec/Canada
People's Choice Award Eviction Mathilde Capone Quebec/Canada
Magnus Isacsson Award The White Guard Julien Élie Quebec/Canada
Student Jury Award
Women Inmate Jury Award Mother Saigon (Má Sài Gòn) Khoa Lê Quebec/Canada
Soirée de la Relève Radio-Canada Where Motion Has Not Yet Ceased Juliette Balthazard Canada, Czech Republic

References[edit]

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