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Fantastic Fest award winners
The ongoing Fantastic Fest has announced this year’s winners. The Japanese sci-fi horror “Tokyo Gore Police” took home the top prize in the AMD Next Wave competition, while the Audience Award went to the much-heralded “The Good The Bad and The Weird.” “Let the Right One In” took home the honor of Best Horror Feature.
Check out the full list of winners below and head to the Fantastic Fest site for remaining screenings.
Bloodshots 48 Hour Filmmaking Contest
Team: Scottish Rite ProductionsFilm: “Meet the Maydays”
Team Capt.: Drew Thomas
Fantastic Fest Bumper Contest
Team: Yer DeadFilm: “Report Card”
Team Capt: Jason Eisener
Animated Shorts
First Place: “Bernie’s Doll”Second Place: “Muto”
Third Place: “Violeta”
Special Jury Award for Technical Merit: “Facts In The Case Of Mr. Hollow”
Fantastic Shorts
First Place: “The Object”Second Place: “Spandex Man”
Third Place: “Stagman”
Special Jury Award for Visual Invention: “Rojo Red”
Horror Shorts
First Place: “Electric Fence”Second Place: “I Love Sarah Jane”
Third Place: “El Senor Puppe”
Special Jury Award for sheer enjoyability: “The Horribly Slow Murderer With The Extremely Inefficient Weapon”
Fantastic Features
First Place: “How to Get Rid of Others”Second Place: “Cargo 200”
Third Place: “Ex Drummer”
Special Jury Award for originality and vision: “Santos”
Horror Features
First Place: “Let the Right One In”Second Place: “Acolytes”
Third Place: “Donkey Punch”
Special Jury Award for most politically incorrect gore: “Feast 2”
Special Jury Award for best use of latex: “Jack Brooks Monster Slayer”
Audience Award
First Place: “The Good, The Bad and the Weird”Second Place: “Chocolate”
Third Place: “JCVD”
AMD Fantastic Fest Online
Best Feature Film: “South of Heaven”Best Short Film: “Treevenge”
AMD Next Wave
First Place: “Tokyo Gore Police”Second Place: “Deadgirl”
Third Place: “Le Creme”




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