With the world premiere of Fantaspoa's own production, Jorge and Alberto vs the Neoliberal Demons (directed by the Quintana Brothers from Argentina), the tenth edition of this incredible Brazilian film festival reached to its end on Sunday night (May 25).
Hundreds of films, many Q&A with the filmmakers, and such guests as Lloyd Kaufman, Richard Stanley, Frank Henenlotter, and Nacho Vigalondo, surely gave the fantasy cinema fans an unforgettable time in Porto Alegre. So after little more than weeks of activities, Fantaspoa finally announced the award winning films of this 2014 edition and now you can check them out in the gallery below.
Full disclosure: I was part of the jury for the Zombie Apocalypse section.
FANTASPOA 2014 - JURY AWARDS
SHORT FILMS
Jury members: Cesar Alcázar, Christopher Kastensmidt and Duda Falcão
International Animation: Sangre de Unicornio (Spain) - Alberto Vazquez
International Live-Action: The Landing (Australia) - Josh Tanner
Best National Short Film: A Princesa (Brazil) - Rafael Duarte, Taísa Ennes Marques
ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE
Jury members: Eric Ortiz García and Marcelo Severo
Winner: Stalled (UK) - Christian James
PANORAMA
Jury members: Leonardo Bomfim and Pedro Henrique Gomes
Best Film: Harmony Lessons (Kazakhstan, Germany, France) - Emir Baigazin
Best Director: Amiel Courtin-Wilson - Ruin (Australia, Cambodia)
IBERO-AMERICA COMPETITION
Jury members: Armando Fonseca, Raphael Borghi and Till Kleinert
Best Film: Asmodexia (Spain) - Marc Carreté
Best Director: Martín De Salvo - Darkness by Day (Argentina)
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Jury members: André Kleinert and Carlos Primati
Honorable Mentions
Best Artistic Contribution: Gabriel Bartalos - Saint Bernard (US)
Best Scream Queen: Katia Winter - Banshee Chapter (Germany, US)
Best Bloodbath: Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles (Philippines) - Erik Matti
Official Awards
Best Special Effects: The Demon’s Rook (US) - Effects by James Sizemore
Best Art Direction: The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears (Belgium)
Best Actor: Yahav Gal - Goldberg & Eisenberg (Israel)
Best Actress: Astrid Whettnall - In the Name of the Son (Belgium, France)
Best Screenplay: Nacho Vigalondo - Open Windows (France, Spain, US)
Best Director: Zack Parker - Proxy (US)
Best Film: Der Samurai (Germany) - Till Kleinert