‘The Green Room’
This year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin is wrapping up, and with that the award winners have been announced, all of which need to immediately be added to your watch lists.
Take a look below for the full list and stay tuned, as we’ll be reporting on each of these as they get closer to their respective release dates.
AUDIENCE AWARD – Presented by Maxwell Locke & Ritter
1st Place: GREEN ROOM directed by Jeremy Saulnier
2nd Place: LIZA THE FOX FAIRY directed by Károly Ujj Mészáros
3rd Place: STAND BY FOR TAPE BACK-UP directed by Ross Sutherland
“NEXT WAVE” SPOTLIGHT COMPETITION – Presented By Dell Precision
Best Picture: DER BUNKER directed by Nikias Chryssos
Best Director: Can Evrenol for BASKIN
FANTASTIC FEATURES
Best Picture: THE CLUB
Best Director: Duke Johnson & Charlie Kaufman for ANOMALISA
HORROR FEATURES
Best Picture: DEMON
Best Director: Joe Begos for THE MIND’S EYE
COMEDY FEATURES
Best Picture: THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT
Best Director: Anders Thomas Jensen for MEN & CHICKEN
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES
Best Picture: MAN VS SNAKE
Best Director: Heath Cozens for DOGLEGS
SHORT FUSE: HORROR SHORTS
Best Picture: SISTER HELL
Best Director: Ryan Spindell for THE BABYSITTER MURDERS
FANTASTIC SHORTS – Presented by Chiller
Best Picture: MOVIES IN SPACE
Best Director: Jeremy David White for ENHANCED
SHORTS WITH LEGS
Best Picture: TRIAL RUN
Best Director: Alice Waddington for DISCO INFERNO
FANTASTIC MARKET | MERCADO FANTASTICO PITCHES
1st Place: THE DUMP by Fernando Montes de Oca and Xavier Sánchez Mercado
2nd Place: PARADISE HILLS by Alice Waddington
3rd Place: EL GIGANTE by Gigi Saul Guerrero
FANTASTIC ARCADE
Best in Show: SECRET LEGEND developed by Andrew Shouldice
Audience Award Winner: SUPER RUSSIAN ROULETTE developed by Andrew Reitano
KING OF SHAKEYFACE
Robert Ha
FANTASTIC BUMPER COMPETITION – Presented by SourceFedNERD
THE JURY directed by Joe Nicolosi
