Gerardmer International Fantasy Film Festival

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Gérardmer, France January 2009, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: December 2008, TBA
Festival Data:
- Established: 1997
- Genre: Science Fiction - Fantasy (click to see)
- Attendance: 100000
- Media Attendance: 150
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 100
- Total Number of Films Screened: 30
- Total Screenings: 60
- # of Shorts Screened: 5
- # of Features Screened: 25
- Competitive
- Has Panels
Festival Website:
http:/ / www.gerardmer-fantasticart.com
Festival Description:

Gerardmer International Fantasy Film Festival is dedicated to the Fantasy genre (science-fiction, horror, supernatural, etc.) and to promoting fantasy films (in France and in Europe), offering them a "quality label" that guarantees a growing impact on general audiences.

The Gerardmer International Fantasy Film Festival consists of the following four sections:
- two international competitive sections (one for feature fiction films, one for
feature animated films)
- one international non-competitive section
- one competitive short film section, open to French-speaking countries only

An international Jury composed of celebrities will award The Grand Prize (Fiction and Animated Films) and The Jury Prize.
Film Submissions:
- Call for Entry: http:/ / www.gerardmer-fantasticart.com/ 2008/ fichiers/ ReglementEN.pdf

Email:	sbataille(at)le-public-systeme.fr
Phone:	(33) 01 41 34 20 00
Fax:	(33) 01 41 34 20 77
Mailing Address:	Le Public Système Cinéma 40, rue Anatole France Levallois-Perret 92594 France

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FEB 05 06:10PM FFW Films Editor writes:

Awards Winners Announced for the 2008 Gerardmer International Fantasy Film Festival

BEST FILM:
"L'ORPHELINAT" (El Orfanato)
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
(Spain/Mexico)

JURY PRIZE ex-aequo:
"REC"
Director: Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza (Spain)

"TEETH"
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein (USA)

CRITIC’S PRIZE
"DIARY OF THE DEAD"
Director: George A. Romero (USA)

STUDENT’S PRIZE
"REC"
Director: Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza (Spain)

AUDIENCE AWARD
"REC"
Director: Jaume Balaguero & Paco Plaza (Spain)

PRIX DU JURY SCI FI - SCI FI JURY PRIZE
"L'ORPHELINAT" (El Orfanato)
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona (Spain/Mexico)

BEST SHORT FILM
"DANS LEUR PEAU"
Director: Arnaud Malherbe (France)

BEST "DIRECT" TO VIDEO FILM
"DETOUR MORTEL 2"
Director: Joe Lynch (USA)
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APR 09, 2007 04:28PM FFW Films Editor writes:

Award Winners for the 2007 Gerardmer International Fantasy Film Festival

Feature Length Films:

Grand Prix: "Den Brysomme Mannen" (Norway of Life – The Bothersome man)
Directed by: Jens Lien (Norway)

Jury Prize ex-aequo: "Black Sheep"
Directed by: Jonathan King (New Zealand)
"Fido"
Directed by: Andrew Currie (Canada)

Prize for the Best Music in a Film: "Fido"
Directed by: Andrew Currie (Canada)

The International Critic Prize: "Den Brysomme Mannen" (Norway of Life – The Bothersome man)
Directed by: Jens Lien (Norway)

Youth Jury Prize: "Den Brysomme Mannen" (Norway of Life – The Bothersome man)
Directed by: Jens Lien (Norway)

Audience Choice Award: "Black Sheep"
Directed by: Jonathan King (New Zealand)

Sci-Fi Jury Prize: "Den Brysomme Mannen" (Norway of Life – The Bothersome man)
Directed by: Jens Lien (Norway)

Short Films:

Grand Prize for a Short Film: "Echo"
Directed by: Yann Gozlan (France)

Video:

Prize for Best Video: "Alien Apocalypse"
Directed by: Josh Becker (USA)
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