Palmarés Fantasia Film Festival 2021


CHEVAL NOIR AWARD FOR FEATURE FILMS

BEST FILM: VOICE OF SILENCE (South Korea, d. Hong Eui-jeong)
BEST DIRECTOR: Igor Legarreta (ALL THE MOONS, Spain/France)
BEST SCREENPLAY: Mark O’Brien (THE RIGHTEOUS, Canada) 
BEST SCORE: John Adams (HELLBENDER, USA)
BEST ACTOR: Yoo Ah-in (VOICE OF SILENCE, South Korea)
BEST ACTRESS: Zelda Adams (HELLBENDER, USA)
JURY SPECIAL MENTION - CINEMATOGRAPHY: Imanol Nabea (ALL THE MOONS, Spain/France)
JURY SPECIAL MENTION - RISING STAR: Sienna Sayer (MARTYRS LANE, UK)
JURY SPECIAL MENTION - SOUND DESIGN: Stef Lernous (HOTEL POSEIDON, Belgium)

NEW FLESH AWARD FOR DEBUT FILM

BEST FILM: THE SADNESS (Taiwan, d. Rob Jabbaz)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION: BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES (Japan, d. Junta Yamaguchi)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION: OFFICE ROYALE (Japan, d. Kazuaki Seki)

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

BEST FILM: VULNERABILITY (Japan, d. Eiji Tanigawa)
BEST DIRECTOR: Cory Williamson (SILLY HUMAN, USA)
BEST SCREENPLAY: Steph Kwiatkowski (RACHELS DON’T RUN, USA/France)
BEST ACTRESS: Victoria Villier (INHERITANCE, USA)
BEST ACTOR: Ian Cramer (OTHER BODIES, USA)  
SPECIAL JURY MENTION: THE TENANT (Spain, d. Lucas Paulino & Ángel Torres)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION: HENCHMEN (Singapore, d. Alistair Quak)

JURY AQCC - CAMERA LUCIDA AWARD

AQCC-CAMERA LUCIDA PRIZE: THE STORY OF SOUTHERN ISLET (Malaysia, d. Chong Keat Aun) 
SPECIAL JURY MENTION: MIDNIGHT IN A PERFECT WORLD (Philippines, d. Dodo Dayao)

AXIS: SATOSHI KON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ANIMATION

BEST FEATURE: CRYPTOZOO (USA, d. Dash Shaw)
SPECIAL JURY MENTION: FORTUNE FAVORS LADY NIKUKO (Japan, d. Ayumu Watanabe) 
BEST SHORT FILM - GOLD: SEEN IT (India, d. Adithi Krishnadas)
BEST SHORT FILM - SILVER: GHOST DOGS (USA, d. Joe Cappa)
BEST SHORT FILM - BRONZE: MONDO DOMINO (France, d. Suki)

L'ÉCRAN FANTASTIQUE AWARD

MAD GOD

AUDIENCE AWARDS

BEST ASIAN FEATURE - GOLD: BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES (Japan, d. Junta Yamaguchi)
BEST ASIAN FEATURE - SILVER: MIDNIGHT (South Korea, d. Kwon Oh-seung)
BEST ASIAN FEATURE - BRONZE: THE SADNESS (Taiwan, d. Rob Jabbaz)

BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - GOLD: ALL THE MOONS (Spain/France, d. Igor Legarreta) 
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - SILVER: ULTRASOUND (USA, d. Rob Schroeder)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE - BRONZE: KING KNIGHT (USA, d. Richard Bates, Jr.)

BEST CANADIAN FEATURE - GOLD: DREAMS ON FIRE (Canada/Japan, d. Philippe McKie)
BEST CANADIAN FEATURE - SILVER: THE RIGHTEOUS (Canada, d. Mark O’Brien)
BEST CANADIAN FEATURE - BRONZE: BRAIN FREEZE (Canada, d. Julien Knafo)

BEST DOCUMENTARY - GOLD: WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR (USA, d. Kier-La Janisse)
BEST DOCUMENTARY - SILVER: ALIEN ON STAGE (UK, d. Lucy Harvey & Danielle Kummer)
BEST DOCUMENTARY - BRONZE: SATOSHI KON, THE ILLUSIONIST (France/Japan, d. Pascal-Alex Vincent)

BEST ANIMATED FILM - GOLD: MAD GOD (USA, d. Phil Tippett)
BEST ANIMATED FILM - SILVER: HAYOP KA! THE NIMFA DIMAANO STORY (Philippines, d. Avid Liongoren)
BEST ANIMATED FILM - BRONZE: THE DEER KING (Japan, d. Masashi Ando & Miyaji Masayuki)

MOST GROUNDBREAKING FILM OF THE FESTIVAL: MAD GOD (USA, d. Phil Tippett)

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - GOLD: DIGITAL VIDEO EDITING WITH ADOBE PREMIERE PRO: THE REAL-WORLD GUIDE TO SET UP AND WORKFLOW (South Korea, d. Hong Seong-yoon)
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - SILVER (TIED): DANA (Spain, d. Lucía Forner Segarra)
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - SILVER (TIED): VIEWERS:1 (Japan, d. Daigo Hariya & Yosuke Kobayashi)
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT - BRONZE: DEATH AND THE WINEMAKER (Switzerland, d. Victor Jaquier)

BEST CANADIAN SHORT - GOLD: FREYA (Canada, d. Camille Hollett-French)
BEST CANADIAN SHORT - SILVER: FRUIT (Canada, d. Ivan Li)
BEST CANADIAN SHORT - BRONZE: KWÊSKOSÎW (SHE WHISTLES) (Canada, d. Thirza Cuthand)