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The 2012 edition of Montreal’s Fantasia festival wrapped up this week, and a record crowd of over 109,000 people attended to see
160 features and a wide spectrum of shorts, and take part in the fest’s first industry
marketplace. The event has announced its many award winners, which you can read
after the jump.
There were any number of terrific genre movies screened at Fantasia, some of which have already been reviewed at this site, which more to come. Congratulations to all the winners!
Jury Prizes:
Cheval Noir Award for Best Film: DOOMSDAY BOOK by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung
Best Director: Jason Banker, TOAD ROAD
Best Screenplay: Alberto Marini, SLEEP TIGHT
Best Actor: James Davidson, TOAD ROAD
Best Actress: Majiana Jankovic, BEAST
Special Mention: AnnaLynne McCord, EXCISION
New Flesh Award for Best First Feature: CRAVE by Charles de Lauzirika
Special Mention: THE KING OF PIGS by Yeon Sang-ho
Satoshi Kon Award for Achievement in Animation: THE KING OF PIGS by Yeon Sang-ho
Best Animated Short Film: IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY by Don Hertzfeldt
Special Award for Technical Accomplishment: BYDLO by Patrick Bouchard
Best International Short: VIDEOBOY by Stian Kristiansen
Special Mention: LEYENDA by Pau Teixidor
AQCC Prize: 11/25 THE DAY MISHIMA CHOSE HIS OWN FATE by Koji Wakamatsu
Special Mentions:
HENGE by Hajime Ohata
MONDOMANILA by Khavn De La Cruz
Séquences Prize: HAIL by Amiel Courtin-Wilson
L’Écran Fantastique Prize: BLOOD-C: THE LAST DARK by Naoyoshi Shiotani
Audience Awards:
Best Asian Feature: ACE ATTORNEY by Takashi Miike (Gold), VULGARIA by Pang Ho-Cheung (Silver), DRAGON (WU XIA) by Peter Chan (Bronze), ROBO-G by Shinobu Yaguchi (Bronze) (TIE)
Best European/North-South American Feature: GAME OF WEREWOLVES by Juan Martinez Moreno (Gold), JUAN OF THE DEAD by Alejandro Brugués (Silver), TURN ME ON, GODDAMMIT! by Jannicke Systad Jacobsen (Bronze)
Best Short Film: ATTACK OF THE BRAINSUCKER by Sid Zanforlin (Gold), MATHILDA by Matthew Zuang (Silver), THE CAPTURED BIRD by Jovanka Vuckovic (Bronze), PETITE MORT by Louise Archambault (Bronze), STAY AT HOME DAD by Andrew Kasch and John Skipp (Bronze) (TIE)
Best Canadian or Quebecois Feature: COLD BLOODED by Jason Lapeyre
Best Animated Feature: ASURA by Keiichi Sato, A LETTER TO MOMO by Hiroyuki Okiura (TIE)
Best Documentary: WE ARE LEGION: THE STORY OF THE HACKTIVISTS by Brian Knappenberger
Most Innovative Feature: WRONG by Quentin Dupieux
Guru Prize for the Most Energetic Feature: SINGHAM by Rohit Shetty
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