
	Jury Award
	...Best Film
	...Best Short
	...Spirit of Independence
	...Best Ensemble Cast
	People's Choice Award
	President Award
	...Best Director
	...Foreign Language Film



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Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival: 1997

Jury Award

Date:

29 October - 16 November

Best Film


Winners:
	Ma vie en rose (1997) - Alain Berliner Sweet Hereafter, The (1997) - Atom Egoyan

Best Short


Placings:
	2. Lily and Jim (1997) - Don Hertzfeldt

Spirit of Independence


Winner:
	Courting Courtney (1997) - Paul Tarantino

Best Ensemble Cast


Winner:
	Afterglow (1997) - Julie Christie (I); Nick Nolte; Lara Flynn Boyle; Jonny Lee Miller

People's Choice Award


Winner:
	Island on Bird Street, The (1997) - Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

President Award

Best Director


Winners:
	American Perfekt (1997) - Paul Chart American Perfekt (1997) - Paul Chart

Best Foreign Language Film


Winner:
	Ma vie en rose (1997) - Alain Berliner