After more than two weeks full of a great variety of activities – including film screenings, concerts, parties and several Q&A with the filmmakers – the eleventh edition of Fantaspoa came to an end on Sunday May 31 with the world premiere of Argentina’s experimental effort All Night Long, plus a brief award ceremony to recognize the best of the festival.
Joao Fleck – the director of the festival – announced the award winning films prior the final screening, and he also presented a special video that recaps some of the most unique moments of this incredible edition of Latin America’s most important festival for genre cinema.
You can check the full list of winners as well as said video below.
By Eric Ortiz García / @CinemaMovil_mx (Cross-published on TwitchFilm)
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Jury: André Kleinert and Carlos Primati
Honorable Mention for Artistic Contribution: What We Do in the Shadows (Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, New Zealand/US)
Honorable Mention for Best Bloodbath: Killers (Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto, Indonesia/Japan)
Honorable Mention for Scream Queen: Alexandra Essoe for Starry Eyes
Best Film: Stung (Benni Diez, Germany/US)
Best Director: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead for Spring
Best Actor: Daniel Fripan for Der Bunker
Best Actress: Mónika Balsai for Liza, the Fox-Fairy
Best Script: Goodnight Mommy (Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Austria)
Best Art Direction: Turbo Kid (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell, New Zealand/Canada)
Best Special Effects: We Are Still Here (Ted Geoghegan, US)
IBERO-AMERICA COMPETITION
Jury: Eric Ortiz García and Nikias Chryssos
Best Film: The Incident (Isaac Ezban, Mexico)
Best Director: Ernesto Díaz Espinoza for Santiago Violenta and Redeemer
Honorable Mention for Artistic Contribution: Tejen (Pablo Rabe, Argentina)
BRAZILIAN COMPETITION
Jury: Pedro Henrique Gomes
Best Film: Condado Macabro (André de Campos Mello, Marcos DeBrito)
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Jury: Kapel Furman
Best Brazilian Short: Nua por Dentro do Couro (Lucas Sá)
Best Animated Short (International): Omega (Eva Franz, Andy Goralczyk, Germany)
Best International Short: Time Trap (Michael Shanks, Australia)
AUDIENCE AWARDS
Best Brazilian Short: Caveirao (Guilherme Marcondes)
Best Animated Short (International): Pandy (Matús Vizár, Czech Republic/Slovakia)
Best International Short: Invaders (Jason Kupfer, US)
Best Film: Turbo Kid