The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; ) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto International Film Festival is North America's only accredited non-competitive festival). The public festival, which was founded in 1977 as a replacement for the defunct Montreal International Film Festival (1960–68), is held annually in late August in the city of Montreal in Quebec. Unlike the Toronto International Film Festival, which has a greater focus on Canadian and other North American films, the Montreal World Film Festival has a larger diversity of films from all over the world. The festival was cancelled in 2019. In 2022, former festival president Serge Losique announced plans to revive the festival as the Global Montreal Film Festival, with a 2022 edition featuring free screenings of a selection of films that had previously screened at FFM, leading to a full revival of the festival in 2023. Festival Programmes The World Film Festival is organised in various sections: World Competition (features and shorts) First Films World Competition (features) Out of Competition (features) Focus on World Cinema (features and Shorts) Documentaries of the World (features, medium-length films, shorts) Tributes Cinema Under the Stars Student Film Festival (Canadian and international shorts) Chinese films (permanent from 2017) Juries Prior to the beginning of each event, the Festival's board of directors appoints the juries who hold sole responsibility for choosing which films will receive the blessing of a WFF award. Jurors are chosen from a wide range of international artists, based on their body of work and respect from their peers. Awards Competition Grand Prix des Amériques Special Grand Prix of the jury Best Director Best Actress Best Actor Best Screenplay Best Artistic Contribution Innovation Award Zenith Award for The Best First Fiction Feature Film, (Golden, Silver and Bronze) Short Films (1st Prize and Jury Prize) In addition the festival-going public votes for the films they liked best in different categories: People's Choice Award Award for the Most Popular Canadian Film Glauber Rocha Award for the Best Film from Latin America Best Documentary Film Award Best Canadian Short Film Award. Grand Prix des Amériques winners Golden Zenith winners for The Best Feature Film in competition First Films World Competition History The stated goal of the Montreal World Film Festival (Montreal International Film Festival) is to: encourage cultural diversity and understanding between