FANTASPORTO 2008 AWARDS

OFFICIAL FANTASY SECTION
Best Film Award: "REC" ­
Directed by: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza (Spain)

Special Prize of the Jury: "HOW TO GET RID OF OTHERS"
Directed by: Anders Ronnow Klarlund (Denmark)

Best Direction: JUAN ANTONIO BAYONA ­for "El Orfanato"
(Spain)

Best Actor: MARC BORKOWSKI ­for the "The Ungodly" (USA)

Best Actress: BELÉN RUEDA ­for "El Orfanato" (Spain)

Best Screenplay: "LA HABITACION DE FERMAT" ­
by: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña (Spain)

Best Cinematography: "GÁBOR KAMONDI" ­
Directed by: Dolina ­ Zoltan Kamondi (Hungary)

Best Fantasy Short: "ROJO RED"
by: Juan Manuel Betancourt
(Columbia)

Special Mention of the Jury: "I'M A CYBORG, BUT THAT'S OK" ­
Directed by: Chan-wook Park (South Korea)

18th DIRECTOR´S WEEK

Best Film Award Directors Week: "OPIUM, DIARY OF MADWOMAN" ­
Directed by: Janos Szasz (Hungary)

Special Prize of the Jury: "THE LOVEBIRDS" ­
Directed by: Bruno de Almeida (Portugal)

Best Director: ROY ANDERSSON for "You, The Living" (Sweden)

Best Actor: SASSOM GABAI ­for "The Band's Visit ­ Era Kolirin"
(Isreal/France)

Best Actress: KIRSTI STUBO ­for "Opium, Diary of a Madwoman"
Directed by: Janos Szasz (Hungary)

Best Screenplay: STEVE BUSCEMI, DAVID SCHECHTER ­ for "Interview"
(USA)

ORIENT EXPRESS COMPETITIVE SECTION

Best Film Award Orient Express: "TRIANGLE"
Directed by: Ringo Lam, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark (Hong Kong)

Special Jury Award: "BREATH" ­ Kim Ki Duk (South Korea)

MÉLIÈS D'ARGENT AWARDS

Méliès D¹Argent: "LA HABITACION DE FERMAT" ­
Directed by: Luis Piedrahita, Rodrigo Sopeña (Spain)

Méliès D'Argent Short Film: "ARK "­
Directed by: Grzegorz Jonkajtys (Poland)

PRÉMIO DA CRÍTICA
The Critics Jury of Fantasporto 2008 has decided to grant its Award to: "THE BAND'S VISIT" ­
Directed by: Eran Kolirin (Isreal, France)

PRÉMIO DO PÚBLICO
The Audience Award went to: "REC" ­
Directed by: Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza
(Spain)

CAREER AWARD:
Max Von Sydow
Fernando Lopes

FANTASPORTO 2007 AWARDS OFFICIAL FANTASY SECTION

Best Film Award: “El Laberinto del Fauno” (Pan’s Labrynth)
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro (Mexico/Spain/USA)

Special Prize of the Jury: “Historias del Desencanto”
Directed by: Alejandro Valle (Mexico)

Best Direction: Bong Joon-Ho for “The Host” (South Korea)

Best Actor: Sergi Lopez in “El Laberinto del Fauno” (Pan’s Labrynth)
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro (Mexico/Spain/USA)

Best Actress: Ariadna Gil in “Ausentes” (Spain)

Best Screenplay: James Moran for “Severance” (UK)

Best Special Effects: “Re-Cycle”
Directed by: Danny & Oxide Pang (Thailand/Hong Kong/China)

Best Fantasy Short: “The Listening Dead”
Directed by: Phill Mucci (USA)

Special Mention of the Jury: “The Bothersome Man”
Directed by: Jens Lien (Norway)

17th DIRECTOR´S WEEK

Best Film Award Directors Week: “Un Franco, 14 Pesetas”
Directed by: Carlos Iglésias (Spain)

Special Prize of the Júri: “Suicídio Encomendado” (Suicide on Demand)
Directed by: Artur Serra Araújo (Portugal)

Best Director: “Un Franco, 14 Pesetas”
Directed by: Carlos Iglésias (Spain)

Best Actor: Jung-Woo Ha in “Time” (Korea)

Best Actress: Isabella Leong in “Isabella” (Hong Kong/China)

Best Screenplay: Kim Fupzz Aakeson for “Pure Hearts” (Denmark)

ORIENT EXPRESS COMPETITIVE SECTION

Best Film Award Orient Express: “Isabella”
Directed by: Ho Cheung Pang (China)
Special Jury Award: “The Promise”
Directed by: Chen Kaige (China/Hong Kong/Japan/South Korea)

MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT AWARDS

Méliès D’Argent: “Renaissance”
Directed by: Christian Volkman (France/UK/Luxembourg)
Méliès D’Argent Short Film: “Finkle’s Odyssey”
Directed by: Barney Clay (GB/UK)

The Critics Jury of Fantasporto‘2007 Award: “Paprika”
Directed by: Satoshi Kon (Japan)

The Audience Award went to: “Taxidermia”
Directed by: Gyorgy Pálfi (Hungary/Austria/France)

Career Award’s: Henry Thomas, Rosanna Arquette and Ruy de Carvalho