Fantastic Fest is pleased to announce this year’s Fantastic Fest Award winners. It has been an outstanding year for features and shorts, making the job of honoring a select crop all the more difficult, but our esteemed team of jurors have done the nearly impossible and chosen the best films of the festival.

“We were graced with wonderful films from around the world this year,” said Annick Mahnert, Director of Programming for Fantastic Fest. “Curating this diverse showcase of cinema for our esteemed jurors was a real privilege. With so many incredible perspectives represented, their job reviewing these fantastic movies was undeniably challenging. Their thoughtful and professional critiques of each work embody the cinematic excellence we love to champion at Fantastic Fest.”

“MAIN COMPETITION” FEATURES 

Best Picture: PROPERTY, directed by Daniel Bandeire

Best Director: Robert Morgan – STOPMOTION

Honorable Mention: ANIMALIA, directed by Sofia Alaoui

“NEXT WAVE” FEATURES 

Best Picture: SRI ASIH, directed by Upi Avianto

Best Directors: David Kapac and Andrija Mardešić – THE UNCLE

Honorable Mention: UFO SWEDEN, directed by Victor Danell

HORROR FEATURES

Best Picture: INFESTED, directed by Sébastien Vaniček

Best Director: Sébastien Vaniček – INFESTED

SHORTS WITH LEGS

Best Picture: Mop, directed by Joon Goh

Honorable Mention: VHS Tape Replaced, directed by Maha Al-Saati

SHORT FUSE 

Best Picture: Reds, directed by Tom Espinoza

Honorable Mention: The Third Ear, directed by Nathan Ginter

FANTASTIC SHORTS

Best Picture: Sweet Juices, directed by Will Suen & Sejon Im

Honorable Mention: Fostering, directed by Andrei Kashpersky

DRAWN AND QUARTERED

Best Picture: Shackle, directed by Ainslie Henderson

Honorable Mention: He Ran Alongside His Comrade, directed by Genís Rigol Alzola

AUDIENCE AWARD

I’LL CRUSH Y’ALL, directed by Kike Narcea

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