Feratum 2013 Dispatch: Film Awards Go To THE COSMONAUT, BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD And QUEST FOR THE POWER SPHERE

The award ceremony of Feratum 2013 took place at Teatro Obrero on Saturday, October 5, before the screening of closing film Big Bad Wolves. During the ceremony, Mexico's legendary el Santo was honored and guests José Mojica Marins, Gary Pullin and Rodrigo Gudiño received a diploma for their contributions to horror cinema. Feratum awarded such films as The Cosmonaut and the amazing documentary Birth of the Living Dead!

Here's the complete list of winners:

Best Animated Short Film (sponsored by Renderfarm Studios)

First Place: ¿Qué es la Guerra? (Mexico), by Luis Beltrán

Second Place: Bendito Machine (Spain), by Jossie Malis

Third Place: Pandemonium Virus NZ1 (Mexico), by José Bonilla

Best Screenplay (sponsored by EFD, Equipment & Film Design)

El Malcriado (Mexico), by José Miguel Núñez Macías

Best Mexican Short Film

Viajero Eventual, by J. Xavier Velasco

Best Horror Short Film

Vienna Waits For You (Austria, Chile), by Dominik Hartel

Best International Short Film

La Ciudad de Gao Feng (Spain), by Oriol Martínez

Best Documentary

Birth of the Living Dead (United States), by Rob Kuhns

Best Fantasy And Science Fiction Film

Quest for the Power Sphere (Argentina), by Tetsuo Lumiere

Xtreme Award

Visceral: Between the Ropes of Madness (Chile), by Felipe Eluti

Special Mention (Feature Length Film)

Necros: Diario con la Muerte (Mexico), by Tonatiuh Loza

Best Feature Lenght Film

The Cosmonaut (Spain, Latvia, Russia), by Nicolás Alcalá