Fantaspoa, the Porto Alegre, Brazil-based genre film festival, brought together a record 550,000-plus attendees through in-person and online programming.
The 22nd edition of the festival, which took place over 19 days and wrapped with an April 26 award ceremony, brought in more than 80 domestic and international guests and hosted 24 world premieres.
also, this year was the debut of the Méliès Silver Award for Best European Feature Film, which was awarded to Paul Urkijo Alijo’s Basque dark fantasy “Gaua.”
See the full winners list below.
International Competition
(Presented by jurors Fernando Sanches, Matheus Marchetti, and Mauricio Chernovetzky)
Best Film: “Interior” (dir. Pascal Schuh)
Best Director: Dean Francis, for “Body Blow”
Best Screenplay: Chris Marrs Piliero, for “Apopheniacs”
Best Art Direction: Andy Currie, for “Marama”
Best Actor: Alper Kul, for The Turkish “Coffee Table”
Best Actress: Jelena Djokić, for “Karmadonna”
Best Cinematography: Meekaaeel Adam, for “The Trek”
Best Special Effects: “Mag Mag”
Special Mention – Scariest Film: “Dead Eyes” (dir. Richard E. Williams)
Special Mention – Best Fever Dream: “Camp” (dir. Avalon Fast)
Special Mention – Best Choreography: “Levitating” (dir. Wregas Bhanuteja)
Ibero-American Competition
(Presented by jurors Aleksandra Hansen, Hunter Truman, and Pascal Schuh)
Best Film: “Cielo” (dir. Alberto Sciamma)
Best Director: Tomás Pichardo Espaillat, for “Olivia & the Clouds”
Best Screenplay: Paul Urkijo Alijo, for “Gaua”
Best Actor: Fernando Arze Echalar, for “Cielo”
Best Actress: Flora Sylvestre, for “Luna Rosa: The Seventh Ascension of Atabey”
Short Film Competition
(Presented by jurors Christopher Faust and Fernanda Talarico)
National: “Contrato” (dir. Deivis Horbach and Kiwi Bertola)
International Animation: “Praying Mantis” (dir. Joe Hsieh)
International Live-Action: “Tainted Love” (dir. Youngho Gye)
Méliès Award: “Glory Hole” (dir. Andoni Fernandez)
Special Mention: “Klee” (dir. Gavin Baird)
Low Budget Great Films Competition
(Presented by jurors Dean Francis and Lucas Abrahão)
Best Film: “The Peril at Pincer Point” (dirs. Jake Kuhn and Noah Stratton-Twine)
Special Mention: “Bagworm” (dir. Oliver Bernsen)
Brazilian Competition
(Presented by jurors Karen Lam and Kate Krol)
Best Film: “Covil” (dir. Rodrigo Lages)
Madrugadão Award
(Presented by jurors James C. Williamson and Meekaaeel Adam)
“Mad Mask” (dirs. Nagano and Katsuya Arai)
Méliès Silver Award
(Presented by jurors André Sigwalt and Kapel Furman)
“Gaua” (dir. Paul Urkijo Alijo)
Special Award for Best Acting Ensemble
“Corporate Retreat” (dir. Aaron Fisher)
Source: variety.com
