For those caught up in the TIFF frenzy, cinephiles and TIFF enthusiasts alike may have missed The Necessities of Life, which was the audience favourite at the Montreal World Film Festival.

Ce qu’il faut pour vivre or The Necessities of Life was named the most popular film at the festival, an award voted on by the audience and the most popular Canadian film. The film won a special Grand Jury Prize.

Ce qu’il faut pour vivre or The Necessities of Life is by Quebec filmmaker Benoît Pilon. His film, set in the 1950s, is about an Inuit man who is flown to a Quebec hospital to recover from tuberculosis. While there, the Inuit man meets a young Inuit boy and the film explores their relationship in adjusting to non-traditional Inuit life.

Another Canadian winner was Jean-François Lévesque, whose NFB short Le Noeud Cravate (The Necktie) won best short film and best Canadian short film.

A Japanese film, Okuribito, by director Yojiro Takita, won the top prize.






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