Fantasia 2012 Award Winners Announced!

The 16th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival is now officially concluded.

And the winners are...

Cheval Noir Award for Best Film:
DOOMSDAY BOOK by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung

Best Director: Jason Banker, TOAD ROAD
Best Screenplay: Alberto Marini, SLEEP TIGHT
Best Actor: James Davidson, TOAD ROAD
Best Actress: Majiana Jankovic, BEAST
Special Mention: AnnaLynne McCord, EXCISION

New Flesh Award for Best First Feature:
CRAVE d. Charles de Lauzirika
Special Mention: THE KING OF PIGS d. Yeon Sang-ho

Satoshi Kon Award for Achievement in Animation (Feature):
THE KING OF PIGS d. Yeon Sang-ho

Best Animated Short Film:
IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY d. Don Hertzfeldt

Special Award for Technical Accomplishment:
BYDLO d. Patrick Bouchard

Best International Short:
VIDEOBOY d. Stian Christians
Special Mention: LEYENDA d. Pau Teixidor

AQCC - Asian Section Prize:
11/25 THE DAY MISHIMA CHOSE HIS OWN FATE d. Koji Wakamatsu
Special Mention:
HENGE d. Hajime Ohata, MONDOMANILA d. Khavn De La Cruz

Séquences Prize:
HAIL d. Amiel Courtin-Wilson

L’Écran Fantastique Prize:
BLOOD-C: THE LAST DARK d. Naoyoshi Shiotani



AUDIENCE AWARDS:

Best Asian Feature:
ACE ATTORNEY d. Takashi Miike (Gold)
VULGARIA d. Pang Ho-Cheung (Silver)
DRAGON (WU XIA) d. Peter Chan (Bronze) (TIE)
ROBO-G d. Shinobu Yaguchi (Bronze) (TIE)

Best European / North-South American Feature:
GAME OF WEREWOLVES d. Juan Martinez Moreno (Gold)
JUAN OF THE DEAD d. Alejandro Brugués (Silver)
TURN ME ON, GODDAMMIT! d. Jannicke Systad Jacobsen (Bronze)

Best Short Film:
ATTACK OF THE BRAINSUCKER d. Sid Zanforlin (Gold)
MATHILDA d. Matthew Zuang (Silver)
THE CAPTURED BIRD d. Jovanka Vuckovic (Bronze) (TIE)
PETITE MORT d. Louise Archambault (Bronze) (TIE)
STAY AT HOME DAD d. Andrew Kasch and John Skipp (Bronze) (TIE)

Best Canadian or Quebecois Feature:
COLD BLOODED d. Jason Lapeyre

Best Animated Feature:
ASURA d. Keiichi Sato (TIE)
A LETTER TO MOMO d. Hiroyuki Okiura (TIE)

Best Documentary:
WE ARE LEGION: THE STORY OF THE HACKTIVISTS d. Brian Knappenberger

Most Innovative Feature:
WRONG d. Quentin Dupieux

Guru Prize for the Most Energetic Feature:
SINGHAM d. Rohit Shetty

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