By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The juries spread the wealth among many worthy films at this year’s festival.
Last night, the 30th edition of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival presented its juried awards, honoring the top achievements among the many genre features and shorts it’s presenting through Sunday, August 2. Among the former, Hanna Bergholm’s NIGHTBORN (pictured above), Kasper Kalle’s NO REST FOR THE WICKED (reviewed here), Andrea Corsini’s FERINE and Edwin’s SLEEP NO MORE (reviewed here) received a pair of prizes each. For more info on Fantasia, head over to the official website. The full awards rundown:
Cheval Noir Awards:
Best Film: NIGHTBORN (Finland/Lithuania/France/UK), dir. Hanna Bergholm (pictured below)
Best Director: Kasper Kalle, NO REST FOR THE WICKED (Denmark/Faroe Islands/Iceland)
Best Screenplay: Edwin, Eka Kurniawan and Daishi Matsunaga, SLEEP NO MORE (Japan/Germany/Singapore/Indonesia), dir. Edwin
Best Cinematography: Fabrizio La Palombara, CCS, FERINE (Italy), dir. Andrea Corsini
Best Editing: Satoshi Ueno, BEASTS CLUTCHING AT STRAWS (Japan), dir. Hideo Jojo
Best Score (Sandro Forte Award): Pino Donaggio, FERINE (Italy), dir. Andrea Corsini
Outstanding Performance: Seidi Haarla, NIGHTBORN (Finland/Lithuania/France/UK), dir. Hanna Bergholm
Outstanding Performance: Pilou Asbæk, NO REST FOR THE WICKED (Denmark/Faroe Islands/Iceland), dir. Kasper Kalle
Special Mention of the Jury: Full Ensemble: HOT SPOT (Sweden/Greece/Norway/Poland), dir. Agnieszka Smoczyńska
Special Mention of the Jury: Special Practical Effects: Jabrik Hellworker, Benedictus A.K., Rizal and Issei Oda, SLEEP NO MORE (Japan/Germany/Singapore/Indonesia), dir. Edwin
New Flesh Award for Best First Feature:
MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT (New Zealand; reviewed here), dirs. Thunderlips
Special Mention of the Jury: Best Performance: Dilnaz Kurmangali and Ayan Utepburgen, SICKO (Kazakhstan), dir. Aitore Zholdaskali
International Short Film Competition
Best Film: MANCAVE (Norway), dir. Fredrik S. Hana
Best Director: Yu Chih Chieh, THE LAST JIANGSHI (China/Hong Kong/Taiwan)
Best Screenplay: Kyu-eun Park and Min-hyuk Lee, WISH YOU WERE DEAD (South Korea), dir. Lee Min-hyuk
Best Cinematography: Jung Da Bin, TROPIC (South Korea), dir. Park Jung-yoon
Best Editing: DIRTMOUTHS (USA), dir. Breehn Burns
Best Score: THE LAST JIANGSHI (China/Hong Kong/Taiwan), dir. Yu Chih Chieh
Outstanding Performance: Ensemble, PILE ON (China), dir. Hu Lu
Outstanding Performance: Jon Jon Briones, VETERANO (USA), dir. Patrick Epino
Special Mention of the Jury: MANHOLE (Singapore), dir. Jake Low
Satoshi Kon Awards for Excellence in Animation
Best Animated Feature: BLAISE (France), dirs. Jean-Paul Guigue and Dimitri Planchon
Special Mention of the Jury: CHERRY AND VIRGIN (Japan), dir. Masanao Kawajiri
Best Short Film—Gold: JEEM 1983 (Lebanon), dir. Jorj Abou Mhaya
Best Short Film—Silver: FINGERBANG (South Korea), dir. Kim Yeon-woo
Best Short Film—Bronze: THE END OF THE END (USA/South Korea), dir. Junar Kim
Northern Excellence Award for Canadian Filmmaking
BLACK ZOMBIE (Canada/Haiti), dir. Maya Annik Bedward
Special Mention of the Jury: INSECTASY (Canada), dir. Angus Silver
Quebec Association of Film Critics (AQCC) Award
BOWELS OF HELL (Brazil), dirs. Gurcius Gewdner and Gustavo Vinagre
Special Mention of the Jury: LEVITATING (Indonesia/Singapore/France/Taiwan), dir. Wregas Bhanuteja
Poulain Noir Awards
Best Short Film—Gold: WHEN THE TIDE COMES (UK), dir. Fêt-Nat Bailly
Best Short Film—Silver: IL N’Y A QU’UN POISSON DANS L’EAU (France), dirs. Hector de Ghaisne de Bourmont, Florent Delay, Ilona Laouchez, Gabrielle Montané, Julia Ragot and André Yu
Best Short Film—Bronze: ESQUISSES SUR GLACE (France/Belgium), dir. Marion Auvin
Special Mention of the Jury: FOOOLS (USA/Canada), dirs. Seo Kim and Steve Manale
Special Mention of the Jury: POISSON NUAGE (Belgium/France), dir. Noé Garcia
