FF2012: Fantastic Fest Awards
'I Declare War' and 'Flicker' take top prizes
By Kimberley Jones, 11:28AM, Tue. Sep. 25, 2012
In case you weren't following last night's live tweeting (@ACScreens) from the Chronicle's Richard Whittaker (aka The Kilted One), here's the Fantastic Fest Awards tally.
AUDIENCE AWARD (Presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter)
I Declare War (dir. Robert Wilson & Jason Lapeyre)
AMD "NEXT WAVE" SPOTLIGHT COMPETITION
Best Picture: Flicker (dir. Patrik Eklund)
Best Director: Charles de Lauzirika (Crave)
Best Screenplay: Max Porcelijn (Plan C)
Best Actor: Michael Eklund (Errors of the Human Body)
Best Actress: Alina Levshin (Combat Girls)
FANTASTIC FEATURES
Best Picture: Vanishing Waves (dir. Kristina Buozyte)
Best Director: Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves)
Best Screenplay: Bruno Samper, Kristina Buozyte (Vanishing Waves)
Best Actor: Rene Bitorajac (Vegetarian Cannibal)
Best Actress: Jurga Jutaite (Vanishing Waves)
HORROR FEATURES
Best Picture: Here Comes the Devil (dir. Adrián García Bogliano)
Best Screenplay: Adrián García Bogliano (Here Comes the Devil)
Best Director: Adrián García Bogliano (Here Comes the Devil)
Special mention: Hajime Ohata (Henge)
Best Actor: Francisco Barreiro (Here Comes the Devil)
Best Actress: Laura Caro (Here Comes the Devil)
Special Mention: Katherine Isabel (American Mary)
GUTBUSTER COMEDY FEATURES
Best Picture: New Kids Nitro (dir. Steffen Haars & Flip Van der Kuil)
Best Director: Dario Russo (Danger 5)
Best Screenplay: John Mitchell (The History of Future Folk)
Best Actor: Chapman To (Vulgaria)
Best Actress: Rina Takeda (Dead Sushi)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Best Picture: The American Scream (dir. Michael Stephenson)
Best Director: Rodney Ascher (Room 237)
SHORT FUSE: HORROR SHORTS
Winner: “At The Formal” (Andrew Kavanagh, Australia)
Runner-up: “The Sleepover” (Chris Cullari, USA)
FANTASTIC SHORTS
Winner: “Record/Play” (Jesse Atlas, USA)
Runner-up: “Love” (Kaveh Nabatian, Canada)
DRAWN AND QUARTERED: ANIMATED SHORTS
Winner: “Bendito Machine IV” (Jossie Malis, Spain)
Runner-up: “Tram” (Michaela Pavlátová, Czech Republic)
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