Montreal fest wild for Belgian comedy

Hasta la Vista, from helmer Geoffrey Enthoven, won Montreals Grand Prix des Ameriques and was voted the fests most popular pic. Belgian helmer Geoffrey Enthoven's road comedy "Hasta la Vista" (Come as You Are) won the Montreal World Film Festival's Grand Prix des Ameriques on Sunday, marking the second consecutive year and third time in five years that a Flemish Belgian pic has taken the fest's top prize."Hasta la Vista," about three disabled men who head out on a road trip to check out a brothel in Spain that caters to people with disabilities, also won the award as most popular film at the festival, and was given a Special Mention by the Ecumenical Jury.The Ecumenical Prize was given to the lone U.S. entry in the competition, Brooklyn helmer Joel Fendelman's "David," a drama about an unusual friendship between two boys, one from Brooklyn's Muslim community, the other from the neighborhood's Orthodox Jewish community.The awards were doled out at a ceremony at Place des Arts in downtown Montreal on Sunday night. The closing ceremony also included a tribute to Gallic thesp Catherine Deneuve, who was given a lifetime achievement award by the festival.The second prize Special Grand Prix of the Jury went to Japanese director Masato Harada's "Chronicle of My Mother." The director award was won by German helmer Brigitte Maria Bertele for her pic "The Fire," a drama about a woman recovering following a rape. Fatemeh Motamed-Arya won the actress prize for her performance in the Iranian pic "Here Without Me" from director Bahram Tavakoli. The award for actor was shared between Danny Huston, for his role in the Israeli-France pic "Playoff," and Borys Szyc for Polish pic "The Mole." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

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