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“Love is Just a Death Away” wins the Méliès d’argent award at Fancine – Festival de Cine Fantástico de Málaga SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST FANTASTIC EUROPEAN SHORT FILM @ FANCINE – FESTIVAL DE CINE FANTÁSTICO DE MÁLAGA “Love is Just a Death Away” by Bara Anna Stejskalova, CZ 2020, 11′ Synopsis:A tender story about finding love even…

“Souvenirs d’enfance” wins the Méliès d’argent awards at Abertoir – The International Horror Festival of Wales SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST FANTASTIC EUROPEAN SHORT FILM @ ABERTOIR – THE INTERNATIONAL HORROR FESTIVAL OF WALES “Souvenirs d’enfance” by Vincenzo Aiello, CH 2021, 12′ Synopsis:While moving in, Sarah finds a strange toy in her apartment.

The Méliès d’Argent Award for the Best European Short Film at the Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival 2021 goes to: Transferby Jonas GovaertsBelgium, 2021, 13m. SynopsisWhen an imprisoned serial killer’s estranged daughter pays her father a visit, his enigmatic behavior masks a chilling escape plan.

“Les larmes de la Seine” wins the Méliès d’argent awards at the 27th edition of LUND FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST FANTASTIC EUROPEAN SHORT FILM @ LUND FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL “Les larmes de la Seine” by Anand K. Varma, Yi-chen Hsiao, Mauriziana Gualdrini, Ugo Offner, James Mann, FR 2021, 7′ Motivation:“With the evocative camera work and visual style,…

Mum’s Sweater wins the Méliès d’argent awards at 32nd San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST FANTASTIC EUROPEAN SHORT FILM @ SAN SEBASTIAN HORROR AND FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL Mum’s Sweater by Anand K. Varma, Yi-chen Hsiao, Mauriziana Gualdrini, Ugo Offner, James Mann, FR 2021, 7′ Jury statement:“Transmits the pain of loss precisely, intelligently and…

Fancine Méliès d’argent short films competition 2021 Here is the list of short films chosen for the Short Film Competitive Section of Fancine Malaga which can be candidates for the MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT Award 2021 See you in an hour, Markus Virpiö, Finland, 2021, 12 minThe Light, Iago de Soto, Spain, 2021, 13 minThe Tenant, Lucas…

Brutalia, Days of Labour wins Mélies d’Argent at Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival Brutalia, Days of Labour, directed by Manolis Mavris, has won the Méliès d’Argent at the 14th edition of the Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival.The jury, consisting of Nathalie Basteyns, Henry Disotuar, Niels Putman and Thibault Van De Werve, praised the film for…

Trieste – The 21st edition of the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, the main science-fiction event in Italy, came to a close on Monday, November 3rd with the award ceremony held at the Politeama Rossetti. Méliès d’argent Award – Feature Films @ Trieste Science+Fiction Festival The competition is organized in collaboration with the Méliès International Festivals Federation…

Trieste Science+Fiction Festival presents the Méliès d’argent feature films competition 2021 The competition is organized in collaboration with the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) and is reserved to European fantastic feature films. The prize is awarded by an international jury composed of cinema professionals (Franco Dassisti, journalist; Romeo Toffanetti, cartoonist; Adelmo Togliani, director) and also…

Donostia / San Sebastian Méliès d’argent short films competition: Dora by Joanne Delachair, 16min, FranceInherent by Nicolai G.H. Johansen, 17min, DenmarkNight of the Living Dicks by Ilja Rautsi, 19min, FinlandS.O.S. by Sarah Hafner, 12min, FranceThe Thing That Ate The Birds by Sophie Mair, 12min, GBTranvía by Carlos Baena, 9min, USA / SpainLos Dias que (nunca)…

Abertoir Méliès d’argent short films competition 2021 A Tale Best Forgotten (Tomas Stark, Sweden 2020, 05:11) Ad Lib (Joseph Catté, France 2020, 11:06) Childhood Memories (Vincenzo Aiello, Switzerland 2020, 12:20) Danzamatta (Vanja Victor Kabir Tognola, Switzerland 2021, 05:00) Familiar (David J Ellison, UK 2021, 10:00) Hiya Janice (Rob Hayes, UK 2021, 07:11) Man or Tree…

The winners of the Méliès d’or 2021 are the feature film Censor by Prano Bailey-Bond and the short film Last Dance by Danny Gibbons and Alex Scott. The Career Méliès of this year goes to French director Lucile Hadzihalilovic. The awards are presented by the Méliès International Festivals Federation network, to the best European fantastic…

For the fourth consecutive year, the International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia in Sitges hosts the Méliès d’or award ceremony on saturday 16. Here are all the feature films that won the Melies d’argent in one of our affiliated member festivals and running for the Méliès d’or. Which one will win? Le dernier voyage de…

For the fourth consecutive year, the International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia in Sitges hosts the Méliès d’or award ceremony on saturday 16. Here are all the shorts that won the Melies d’argent in one of our 11 adherent and 9 affiliated member festivals and running for the Méliès d’or. Which one will win? Here…

“You’re Dead Helen” wins the Méliès d’argent award at SLASH Film Festival SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST FANTASTIC EUROPEAN SHORT FILM @ SLASH FILM FESTIVAL IN VIENNA YOU’RE DEAD HELENT‘es morte HélèneMichiel Blanchart | FR/BE 2021 | 24′ Synopsis:Maxime is literally haunted by the ghost of his girlfriend Helen. Finding the situation increasingly impossible, he decides…

SLASH Film Festival will screen some of the most exciting short, European horror, science-fiction and fantasy films. SLASH is part of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, an association currently consisting of 26 film festivals, whose mission it is to promote European fantastic cinema around the globe. The Méliès d’Argent is awarded to short films for…

This October, the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), presents the first Méliès Online Showcase. For 48 hours, the 19 Méliès d’argent short film winners from the last 12 months are streamed to a worldwide audience of press, programmers and film buyers. This initiative aims to further boost the visibility of European fantastic film and to…

The Feast and O Nosso Reino win the Méliès d’argent awards at Lisbon MOTELX SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST EUROPEAN FANTASTIC FEATURE FILM @ MOTELX The Méliès d’argent is awarded to the best European feature and short films, on behalf of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF). The Méliès d’argent @ MOTELX 2021 goes to The Feast(92′…

Court Métrange Méliès d’argent short films competition 2021 A TALE BEST FORGOTTEN by Tomas STARKAFFAIRS OF THE ART by Joanna QUINNANIMALS by Tue SANGGAARDARKA by Nakto STIPANICEVBAINNE by Jack REYNORBIRDS WITH NO LEGS by Pavlos STAMALISBLACK SHEEP BOY by James MOLLEBLACK SHORE by Jon PARKCHALEUR by Esteban SANCHEZ DEL RIOCHANGELING by Faye JACKSONCHAOS by SAMUEL…

Strasbourg Méliès d’argent feature film competition 2021 After Blue, Bertrand Mandico, France Comrade Drakulich, Mark Bodzsar, Hungary Inexorable, Fabrice Du Welz, France The Innocents, Eskil Vogt, Norway, Sweden Lamb, Valdimar Johannsson, Iceland The Land of the Sons, Claudio Cupellini, Italy Name Above Title, Carlos Conceicao, Portugal Strasbourg Méliès d’argent short films competition 2021 Lynx by…

MOTELX Méliès d’argent short films competition 2021 Os Abismos da Alma, Portugal, 2021, Guilherme DanielCabra Cega, Portugal, 2020, Marcos KoeClassiFicção, Portugal, 2021, Inês AlbuquerqueDystopia, Norway, 2021, Laura UgoliniA Terra do Não Retorno, Portugal, 2021, Patrick MendesFaces, Spain, 2020, Iván Sáinz-PardoFinal Girl, Portugal, 2021, Emanuele BoscoPor um Punhado de Trocos, Portugal, 2020, Chico NorasThe Foul, UK,…

“The Shepherd” wins the Méliès d’argent award at Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2021 SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST FANTASTIC EUROPEAN SHORT FILM @ GROSSMANN The Shepherd / Pastukh by Ilya Plyusnin (2021 | Fiction | 9 min. | Russia) Synopsis:A typical office plankton Leonid living a boring life under a load of daily issues…

Boys from County Hell and Horrorscope win at Neuchâtel’ NIFFF SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST EUROPEAN FANTASTIC FEATURE FILM @NIFFF The Méliès d’argent is awarded to the best European feature and short films, on behalf of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF). The Méliès d’argent @ NIFFF 2021 goes to “Boys from County Hell” by Chris…

GROSSMANN SELECTION FOR THE SILVER MÉLIÈS COMPETITION The Shepherd (Russia; 2021; Ilya Plyusnin)Danzamatta (Switzerland; 2021; Vanja Victor Kabir Tognola)You’re Dead Helen (T’es morte, Hélène; France, Belgium; 2021; Michiel Blanchart)Saint Android (Germany; 2021; Lukas von Berg)Cerberus (Estonia; 2021; Kaspar Ainelo)The Gloom (La penumbra; Spain; 2020; Dani Viqueira)Perfect Match (Germany; 2020; Marc Schießer)The Thing That Ate the…

The NIFFF Méliès d’argent feature film competition: TIDES, Tim Fehlbaum, 2021, DE/CH SON, Ivan Kavanagh, 2021, IR/US KNACKNINGAR (KNOCKING), Frida Kempff, 2021, SW GWLEÐÐ (THE FEAST), Lee Haven Jones, 2021, UK POST MORTEM, Péter Bergendy, 2020, HR BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL, Chris Baugh, 2020, IR/UK IN THE EARTH, Ben Wheatley, 2021, UK The NIFFF Méliès…

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival will screen some of the most exciting short, European horror, science-fiction and fantasy films this June. While HÕFF has been rescheduled for August to allow for more onsite screenings, this selection of 7 competing shorts will be shown online on the PÖFF online cinema, hosted by Elisa Stage and accessible throughout Estonia,…

Riders of Justice and The Last Marriage win at Bruxelles’ BIFFF The Méliès d’argent is awarded to the best European feature and short films, on behalf of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF). The jury for feature films, consisting of journalist Erwan Simon, Zoé Wittock, Daphnée Beaulieux, Olivier Bonjour, Constance Gay, chose Retfærdighedens ryttere (Riders…

Censor and History of the Occult Win at Imagine On the closing night of the 37th Imagine Film Festival, the festival presented its awards. The Black Tulip Award was for the Argentinian History of the Occult. The Méliès d’argent for best European film went to Censor (feature film) and Heart of Gold (short film). The…

The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival will go 100% Online, April 6-18. If you’re in Belgium, discover, watch & enjoy the BIFFF 2021 selection from the comfort of your home! 48 movies and 63 shorts are ready to be devoured from 6 till 18 April. Put some BIFFF spirit on your couch and press Play…

The Méliès d’Argent is the prize for the best European fantastic film. The prize is presented on behalf of the Méliès International Festivals Federation, of which Imagine is a member. MIFF is committed to promoting European fantastic film, and the winner of the Méliès d’Argent in Amsterdam competes with the winners of other festivals for the Méliès d’or for…

The winner of the Méliès d’argent for the best short movie at Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival is: “Last Dance” directed by Danny Gibbons and Alex Scott (UK, 2020)One cold night, a young woman, alone, is chosen for one last dance…

Méliès International Festivals Federation awarded the best Latin American film in the Blood Window Screenings section. Blood Window is a unique business platform for filmmakers specialized in Horror & Genre-films from Latin America. The event includes a showcase of films in post-production and in Market Premiere status, round tables and conferences. In addition, a selection…

SPLAT! FILM FEST International Fantastic Film Festival announced the winner of the Méliès d’argent competition. Six European short films selected by Splat! FilmFest took part in the competition: AD LIB, I LAUGHTER GOD, IMAGO, DARK, SYNCHRONIZATION, LIFE IN DELIGHTS. The festival audience voted for the best film online. Melies d’argent winner at the Splat!FilmFest 2020ŻYCIE…

The Méliès d’Argent Award fro the Best European Short Film at the Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival 2020 goes to:Nunca te dejé sola (Spain) by Mireia Noguera. Synopsis Claudia, a teenager who has always felt a strange aversion towards her mother, accompanies her to clean up their old family home, where they spent their…

2020.11.05 The film Benny Loves You (Karl Holt; UK, 2020) has won the Audience Award to the Best Feature Film at the 31st San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, that finishes tonight with the screening of Mandibules (2019). MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT AWARD TO THE BEST EUROPEAN FANTASTIC SHORT FILMA Stranger from the Past (2020). Jan Verdijk. The Netherlands For the ability of its…

3 November 2020, Trieste, Italy Méliès d’argent Award – Feature film The competition is organized in collaboration with the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) and the award goes to the best European feature-length film of the fantastic genre. The winner of the competition has been chosen by an international jury of world renowned film professionals…

Trieste Science+Fiction Festival presents the Méliès d’argent feature films competition 2020 The competition is organized in collaboration with the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) and is reserved to European fantastic feature films. The prize is awarded by an international jury composed of cinema professionals (Pino Donaggio, music composer; Sabrina Baracetti, president of Udine Far East…

Méliès d’argent award for best short film:Dar-dar by Paul Urkijo Alijo (Spain 2020) Dar-Dar is the demon from a Basque legend that feeds on fingers. And it goes like this: “Dar, dar, dar, give me your finger to dine. If you don’t give it to me, one night you’ll see that your soul will be…

The winners of the Méliès d’or 2020 are the feature film Pelican Blood by Katrin Gebbe and the short film Best Friend by David Feliu, Juliana de Lucca, Nicholas Olivieri, Varun Nair and Yi Shen. The Career Méliès of this years goes to Spanish director Paco Plaza. The awards are presented by the Méliès International…

3 November 2019, Trieste, Italy Méliès d’argent Award – Feature Films The competition, which is organized in collaboration with the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), awards the best European fantastic feature film. The prize is awarded by an international jury composed of cinema professional and also counts as a nomination to take part in the…

SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia – Méliès Awards Méliès d’Argent to a Feature Film   Adoration by Fabrice du Welz, Belgium, France. 2019 Paul lives with his mother in a mental institution, where she works as a nurse. He spends his days playing in the forest and taking care of wounded birds. One day…

San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival reveals the 2019 official selection for the Méliès d’argent shorts competition: Bad Hair / Karv (2019)  Oskar Lehemaa. Estonia. 14 min The Burden / Het Juk (2019) Nico van den Brink. Netherlands. 17 min. Jupiter (2019)  Benjamin Pfohl. Germany. 13 min The Spectacle / Het Spektakel (2018) Ivo Neefjes….

Here are the Silver Méliès winners @ Lund International Fantastic Film Festival 2019: ▪️The Silver Méliès winner for the best European feature film 2019 is WEREWOLF by Adrian Panek (Poland, 2018). ▪️The Silver Méliès winner for the best European short film 2019 is STIGMA by David Velduque (Spain, 2018).

The Silver Méliès winners @ Festival Européen du Film Fantastique de Strasbourg are: ▪️ The Silver Méliès winner for the best European feature film 2019: “In Fabric” by Peter Strickland (United Kingdom).  In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows…

Lund Fantastic Film Festival reveals the 2019 official selection for the Méliès d’argent feature competition: Boyz in the Wood (Ninian Doff – UK Here Comes Hell (Jack McHenry – UK) His Master’s Voice (György Pálfi – Hungary) Monument (Jagoda Szelc – Poland) Werewolf (Adrian Panek – Poland) Why Don’t You Just Die (Kirill Sokolov – Russia)   The Méliès d’argent nominees of…

Guilherme Daniel’s Bad Seed wins the MOTELX Award for Best Portuguese Horror Short / Méliès d’Argent Kirill Sokolov wins the MOTELX Award for Best European Horror Feature / Méliès d’Argent with Why Don’t You Just Die! The 13th edition of MOTELX – Lisbon International Horror Film Festival came to a close this Sunday, after six days…

The MOTELX Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa official selection for the Méliès d’argent feature competition is: All the Gods in the Sky by Quarxx (França | France, 2018)  Extra Ordinary by Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman (Irlanda, Bélgica | Ireland, Belgium, 2019)  Faz-Me Companhiaby  Gonçalo Almeida ( Portugal | Portugal, 2019)  Finale Sørenby  Juul Petersen…

The HARD:LINE Festival official selection for the Méliès d’argent shorts competition is: – A Little Taste (Spain 2019 | 5 Min | R: Victor Català) – El Cuento (Spain 2019 | 9 Min | R: Lucas Paulino, Ángel Torres) – El Libre (Spain 2019 | 3 Min | R: Francesca Català) – Getting Off Early…

Finally revealed the Méliès’ lineup of the Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival:   SILVER MELIES FOR BEST EUROPEAN FEATURE FILM     – The Hole in the Ground directed by Lee Cronin / Irelrand / 2019   – Ko-Ko Di Ko-Ko Da directed by Johannes Nyholm / Sweden, Denmark / 2019   – Little Joe directed by Jessica Hausner…

MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT, the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation award for best European fantastic short film goes to:  HOPES Spain; 2019 Directed by: Raúl Monge Jury: festival director Mikko Aromaa, director Julian Richards, director Michael Panduro Jury Statement: The winning film manages to subvert expectations and play around with genre in an engaging and original way, while…

For its 36th edition, which takes place from 15 to 25 April 2020, Imagine Film Festival calls on short film, animation, documentary, and feature filmmakers working within the fantastic genre to submit their work. Apply here: https://imaginefilmfestival.nl/nieuws/call-for-submissions

15th Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival Méliès 2019 Selection for the Best European Fantastic Short Film Competition   2050 Rusija / Russia; 2019; 4 min; v ruščini s slovenskimi in angleškimi podnapisi / Russian language with Slovenian and English subtitles Režija / Directed by: Alexandra Lupashko Igrajo / Cast: Eugeniy  Kulik, Vadim Medvedev, Vladimir…

SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST EUROPEAN FANTASTIC FEATURE FILM: ABOU LEILA – Amin Sidi-Boumédiène, Algeria/France/Qatar Algeria, 1994. S. and Lotfi, two childhood friends, cross the desert in search of Abu Leila, a dangerous terrorist. SILVER MÉLIÈS FOR BEST FANTASTIC EUROPEAN SHORT FILM: DISPERSION – Basile Vuillemin, CH Prod: Basile Vuillemin (CH), KinoGeneva (CH) A man uses…

SILVER MELIES FOR BEST EUROPEAN FEATURE FILM ABOU LEILA Amin Sidi-Boumédiène Algeria/France/Qatar, 2019, 140’ ACHOURA Talal Selhami France/Morocco, 2018, 100’ DAS HÖLLENTOR VON ZÜRICH Cyrill Oberholzer, Switzer- land, 2018, 93’ DOGS DON’T WEAR PANTS Jukka-Pekka Valkepää Finland/Latvia, 2019, 105’ EXTRA ORDINARY Mike Ahern & Enda Lougham Ireland/Belgium, 2019, 94’ HIS MASTER’S VOICE György Pálfi Hungary/Canada,…

NIFFF – Press release, 20.06.2019 NIFFF 2019: THE 19TH EDITION AT THE CROSSROADS OF IMAGINATION The Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) completely embraces the possibilities of alterity in its ambitious programme for the 19th edition, which will take place from July 5th to July 13th. The competition will champion the universality of imagination by…

Short Films (Jury members Ignácio Lopez Vacas and Getro Guimarães) Honorable Mentions: For working on animation in Brazil, a country in which is so hard: O Homem na Caixa, directed by Ale Borges, Alvaro Furloni, Guilherme Gehr For capturing the ciberpunk spirit: Robot Will Protect You, directed by Nicola Piovesan Best Scream Queen: Sofía Peres,…

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival crowns BAD HAIR by Oskar Lehemaa (Estonia, 2019) with the Silver Méliès Synopsis: Insecure and balding Leo has closed himself in his apartment. A mysterious hair growth liquid arrives at his doorstep and Leo uses it to fix up his looks. The liquid causes a series of grotesque metamorphoses…

Silver Méliès for the best European film: I’M BACK by Luca Miniero (Italy, 2018) Synopsis A stout man in uniform wakes up at the Piazza Vittorio and notices with great contempt a bunch of dark skinned kids playing football. “We’re under attack”, he scornfully mumbles. He gets up, wipes the dust off his uniform and…

Silver Méliès for the best European film: O BEAUTIFUL NIGHT by Xaver Xylophon (Germany, 2019) Synopsis: Juri is a young musician who is afraid to die. One night he meets a man who claims to be Death. He warns Juri that he will die that evening and then takes him into the night, where Juri becomes…

The films that will run for the Silver Méliès @ HÕFF are: BAD HAIR by Oskar Lehemaa (Estonia, 2019) 13′ BAILAORA by Rubin Stein (Spain, 2018) 15′ OSCAR’S BELL by Chris Cronin (UK, 2018) 12′ ROBOT WILL PROTECT YOU by Nicola Piovesan (Estonia, 2018) 11′ STRAWBERRY EATERS by Matthias Mälk (Estonia, 2018) 15′ THE BLIZZARD…

The films that will compete for the Méliès d’argent at Imagine Film Festival are: FEATURE FILMS ALL THE GODS IN THE SKY  by Quarxx (France, 2018) ANIARA by Pella Kägerman, Hugo Lija (Sweden, Denmark, 2018) DOMESTIK by Adam Sedlak (Czech Republic, Slovakia, 2018) THE HOLE IN THE GROUND by Lee Cronin (Ireland, 2019) IN FABRIC…

The Nominees for the 37th BIFFF Méliès d’argent are: FEATURE FILMS 7 REASONS TO RUN AWAY FROM SOCIETY by Gerard Quinto, Esteve Soler & David Torras (Spain, 2019) ACHOURA by Talal Selhami (Morocco, France, 2019) FINALE by Soren Juul Petersen (Denmark, 2018) I’M BACK by Luca Miniero (Italy, 2018) IRON SKY 2 (THE COMING RACE)…

The jury of Fancine – Festival de Cine Fantástico awarded the Méliès d’argent to EL HERMITAÑO (THE HERMIT) by Raúl Díez (Spain, 2017, 15′) Synopsis Strong storms ravage an inhospitable place, in the middle there’s a strange warrior, armed and prepared for combat but he suffers a rare metamorphosis before a world for which he’s…

The European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF) has the great pleasure of welcoming two festivals as new members. During the General Assembly in Sitges, the EFFFF unanimously decided to welcome the Maskoon Festival in Beirut, Lebanon as a supporting member and the Hard:Line festival in Regensburg, Germany as an adherent member. About Maskoon Now in…

The audience of Abertoir awarded the Méliès d’argent to SKICKELSEN by Jonas Gramming (Sweden, 2017, 15′)  Synopsis A strange old man moves in to the abandoned apartment next to Sara’s. We soon realize that his intentions are devious. Someone is in trouble. Something bad is going to happen. But things may not be exactly as…

LA NORIA by Carlos Baena (Spain, 2018, 12′) Synopsis A boy finds an old toy Ferris wheel which has remained unfinished since his dad’s death. When he tries to finish the job, the last unmounted part does not allow him to succeed.  

Méliès d’argent Award – Feature Film MAN DIVIDED by Max Kestner (Denmark, Sweden, Finland 2017) Members of the Méliès d’argent jury are: journalist and film critic Enrico Magrelli, film teacher and critic Roy Menarini, journalist and writer Alessandro Mezzena Lona. Justification MAN DIVIDED, the first fiction film by respected documentary director Max Kestner, convinces for…

The Silver Méliès for the Best European Short Film at San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival went to HELSINKI MANSPLAINING MASSACRE by Ilja Rautsi (Finland, 2018)  

The EFFFF speaks out against censorship and in support of Maskoon It is with great concern that the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF) has learnt that our member festival Maskoon in Beirut has been hit by censorship during its current edition. The Federation strongly opposes censorship of any kind and supports the Maskoon festival…

Jury members Tim Maerschand, Britt Raes and Lennart Soberon awarded MUIL by Jasper Vrancken (Belgium, 2018) the Silver Méliès for the Best European Short Film at Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival.

FEATURE FILMS AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS by Johnny Kevorkian (UK, 2018) EDERLEZI RISING by Lazar Bodroža (Serbia, 2018) HIS MASTER’S VOICE by György Pálfy (Hungary, 2018) MAN DIVIDED BY Max Kestner (Denmark/Sweden/Finland, 2017) PERIPHERAL by Paul Hyett (UK, 2018) THE DARK by Justin P. Lange, Klemens Hufnagl (Austria, 2018) THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD by Dominique…

The following short films will run for the Silver Méliès at Razor Reel: A DOLL DISTORTED by Niall Shukla (UK, 2018) LA NORIA by Carlos Baena (Spain, 2018) MUIL by Jasper Vrancken (Belgium, 2018) THE ACCORDION GIRL by Anaïs Vachez (France, 2018) THE DARK ROOM by Morgane Segaert (France, 2018) THE DELIVERY by Steeve Calvo…

Silver Méliès for the best European film: FUGA (FUGUE) by Agnieszka Smoczynska (Poland/Czech Republic/Sweden, 2018) Synopsis From the depths of a subway station tunnel, a woman appears who climbs onto the platform and urinates before the shocked gaze of all the other passengers. She has no idea who or where she is. Two years later,…

CLIMAX, CLANKER AND DIRECTOR ÁLEX DE LA IGLESIA ARE AWARD WINNERS THIS YEAR This year the Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is hosting the ceremony to present the Méliès d’or Awards. Climax, the new film by Argentinean director Gaspar Noé, was selected in the feature film category, while Clanker Man, by Ben Steiner,…

Silver Méliès for the best European film:  BLUE MY MIND by Lisa Brühlmann (Switzerland) Silver Méliès for the best European short film: MADRES DE LUNA by Alicia Albares (Spain) Members of the Silver Méliès jury are: Anna Lönn Franko (director, performance artist, screenwriter and film educator), Inga Ross (special effects artist), Henrik Henziger (director). Both…

The following short films will run for the Silver Méliès at Molins de Rei: 100% ORGANIC by Yoann Luis (France, 2017) BAGHEAD by Alberto Corredor (UK, 2017) CERDITA by Carlota Pereda (Spain, 2018) HAY ALGO EN LA OSCURIDAD by Fran Casanova (Spain, 2017) HELSINKI MANSPLAINING MASSACRE by Ilja Rautsi (Finland, 2018) INSIDIA by Paco Ruíz…

Silver Méliès for the best European film: THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT by Lars von Trier (Denmark) “Persona non grata, a jester, a provocateur; this director has been it all. Combining different styles, he created an ambitious and sardonically funny film with great acting and some of the best scenes we’ve seen in a while.”…

The following short films will run for the Silver Méliès at Abertoir: BAGHEAD by Alberto Corredor (UK, 2017) CARONTE by Luis Tinoco (Spain, 2017) CENTRIFUGADO by Mireia Noguera (Spain, 2017) CLEAN AS YOU LIKE by Theresa Varga (UK, 2018) HOME by Paul Gustavsen (Norway, 2018) LA NORIA by Carlos Baena (Spain, 2018) SKICKELSEN by Jonas…

MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT COMPETITION – FEATURE FILMS AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS by Johnny Kevorkian (UK, 2018) BLUE MY MIND by Lisa Brühlmann (Switzerland, 2017) GUTLAND by Govinda Van Maele (Luxembourg/Belgium/Germany/France, 2017) KILLING GOD by Caye Casas, Albert Pintó (Spain/France, 2017) LUZ by Tilman Singer (Germany, 2018) TIERE by Greg Zglinski (Switzerland/Austria/Poland, 2018) MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT COMPETITION – SHORT…

The film “Hagazussa: A Heathen’s Curse”, directed by Lukas Feigelfeld is the winner of the MOTELX award – Best European Horror Film 2018/Méliès d’argent. The cold winter stretches over the Alps of the 15th century. A young goatherd and her mother are living in a remote hut, deep in the mountain woods. As her mother…

FEATURE FILM MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT COMPETITION Anna and the Apocalypse (UK, 2017)  by John Mcphail Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil (Spain/France, 2017)  by Paul Urkijo Alijo Four Hands (Germany, 2017)  by Oliver Kienle Ghost Stories (UK, 2017) by Jeremy Dyson, Andy Nyman Hagazussa: a Heathen’s Curse (Germany/Austria, 2017) by Lukas Feigelfeld Inner Ghosts (Portugal/Brasil, 2018) by Paulo Leite…

MELIES D’ARGENT for best European fantastic short film: THE BOX (Slovenia; 2017; directed by Dušan Kastelic)

Silver Méliès for best European fantastic feature film CLIMAX – Gaspar Noé, FR World sales: Wild Bunch (FR) Distributor: Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH(CH)) Awarded by the Méliès Jury Joel Basman, Actor, Switzerland Marie-Christine Fontaine, Producer, France Olivier Müller, manager at Teleclub, Switzerland Silver Méliès for best fantastic European short film Nomination CREPUSCULE – Pauline Jeanbourquin, Switzerland…

Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine MELIES  D’ARGENT COMPETITION ALL FOR GALACTUS Spain; 2017; 16 min Directed by: Jose Araujo, Rodrigo Lamoso AND THE DEVIL LAUGHS WITH ME France; 2017; 25 min Directed by: Rémy Barbe DARK NIGHT Russia; 2018; 8 min Directed by: Ivan Plechev INSIDE Spain; 2018; 6 min Directed by: Juan Rayos IT’S…

FEATURE FILM MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT COMPETITION THE MAN WITH THE MAGIC BOX, by Bodo Kox, Poland/Italy, 2017, 105’ A YOUNG MAN WITH HIGH POTENTIAL, by Linus de Paoli, Germany, 2018, 85’ AMMORE E MALAVITA, by Marco & Antonio Manetti, Italy, 2017, 133’ BLUE MY MIND, by Lisa Brühlmann, Switzerland, 2017, 97’ CLIMAX, by Gaspar Noé, France,…

Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival crowns Dark Room with  the Silver Méliès   Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival aka HÕFF, which ended this Sunday awarded Morgane Segaert’s short film Dark Room with the Silver Méliès award. The jury, consisting of film director Deborah Haywood, actress Carlotta Moore and critic Steve Dollar, praised the film “for its compellingly crafted tale…

Insidia Spain, 2018, 17 mins, dir. Paco Ruiz The Pyrenees, 1883. Silo and his brother Bruno are escaping from a crowd of villagers when they begin a trip through the mountains. Tired of escaping every time that Bruno gets on troubles, Silo faces the dilema of changing their lifes forever. The Hour of Darkness Italy,…

The 2018 Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival selection:  Insidia Spain, 2018, 17 mins, dir. Paco Ruiz The Pyrenees, 1883. Silo and his brother Bruno are escaping from a crowd of villagers when they begin a trip through the mountains. Tired of escaping every time that Bruno gets on troubles, Silo faces the dilema of…

The Silver Melies for the feature film goes to The Cured de David Freyne Ireland The Silvet Melies for the short film goes to Belle à croquer de Axel Courtière France

The 34th Imagine Film Festival in Amsterdam has awarded the Méliès d’argent for best fantastic European feature film and short film. The winning films are also nominated for the Méliès d’or, which is awarded at the Sitges festival in October 2018. The jury of the Méliès d’argent for best European fantastic feature film consisted of…

And the nominees for the 2018 BIFFF Meliés d’argent are:   Features Charismata by Andy Collier & Toor Mian (UK, 2017)   Cold Skin by Xavier Gens (Spain / France, 2017)   The Cured by David Frzyne (Ireland / UK / France, 2017)   Ederlezi Rising by Lazar Bodroza (Serbia 2018)   Errementari by Paul Urkijo Alijo  (Spain / France…

The Méliès d’argent nominated films are : Features Animals (Tiere) – Greg Zgilinski – Switzerland, Austria Poland 2017 Compulsion (Compulsión) – Angel González – Spain 2017 The Cured – David Feyne – Ireland, UK, France 2017 Dhogs – Andrés Goteira – Spain 2017 Four Hands (Die Vierhändige) – Oliver Kienle – Germany 2017 Hagazussa: A Heathen’s…

9 pasos by  Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera.

The winner is Overrun by Pierre Ropars, Antonin Derory, Diane Thirault, Jérémie Cottard, Matthieu Druaud, Adrien Zumbihl

Méliès d’argent – Best feature film: LOOP – HUROK, di Isti Madarász    Méliès d’argent – best short film: THE LAST SCHNITZEL, di Kaan Arici e Ismet Kurtulus 

The winner of the Silver Méliès at San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival has been: Clanker Man (Ben Steiner) UK 11′

Norwegian mystery thriller Thelma wins the Méliès d’Or 2017     Trieste, 3 November, 2017     The European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF) is pleased to announce the winners of the 21st Méliès d’Or competition for European fantastic film.    The Méliès d’Or for feature film was awarded to Thelma by Joachim Trier (Norway).   The Méliès d’Or…

Molins de rei horror film fest selection  ELLOS (4’) Spain L’ORA DEL BUIO (11’55’’) Domenico De Feudis – Italy APRIETA PERO RARAMENTE AHOGA (14’) David Pérez Sañudo – Spain PETUL (15’52’’) Charles Cheval – France FILIPPA (4’45’’) Alexander Ronnberg – Sweden JULIETTE (6’37’’) Lora D’Addazio – Belgium 9 PASOS (7’04’’) Marisa Crespo Abril, Moisés Romera Pérez – Spain BLOOD SHED (13’18’’) James Moran…

The winner is Josephine Hopkins’ The Day Mum Became a Monster.

Here’s the Méliès d’Argent selection for this year’s Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival. CONTENDERS FOR THE RAZOR REEL MELIES D’ARGENT: Petul Directed by Charles Cheval – France – Horror – 15:52   Bye Bye Baby   Directed by Pablo S. Pastor – Spain – Horror – 15:06   The Day Mum Became A Monster   Directed by Josephine Hopkins – France – Fantasy, Horror,…

The Melies d’argent of the 14th Court Métrange festival goes to :   Nocturne directed by Anne Breymann / Germany– 2016 / 5’19

Méliès  Méliès d’argent a la millor pel·lícula / Meliés de plata a la mejor película / Silver Melies Award for Best Feature Length Film: THELMA, by Joachim Trier Méliès d’argent al millor curtmetratge / Meliés de plata al mejor cortometraje / Silver Melies Award for Best Short Film: EXPIRE, by Magalí Magistry 

This year’s winners:     The Melies d’Argent for best european fantastic feature film was awarded to the german film Snowflake. The jury’s motivation: “An utterly innovative and entertaining meta tour-de-force that takes us on a voyage through a dystopian future that hits close to home. A tale told with both heart and depth that…

FANICNE 2017 selection Cautionary Tales, dir. Chris Barrett and Luke Taylor / UK / 8min. / 2016 Downunder, dir. Fernando González / Spain / 15min. / 2017 Fierce, dir. Izu Troin / France / 15 min. / 2017 El andar del borracho, dir. Pol Armengol / Spain / 15min. / 2016 Overrun, dir.Pierre Ropars, Antonin…

Méliès d’Argent 2017 – the nominated films We are super proud to present to you this year’s nominees for the Méliès d’Argent award! Read about our jury here!   FEATURE FILMS Bakerman Dir: David Noel Bourke Country: Denmark   Habit Dir: Simeon Halligan Country: UK   Juleblod Dir: Reinert Kiil Country: Norway   Crone Wood Dir:…

Compétition internationale Jury : Joyce A. Nashawati, Vincent Lannoo et Billy O’Brien Octopus d’or : Double Date de Benjamin Barfoot, Royaume-Uni Méliès d’argent du meilleur long-métrage fantastique européen : Laissez bronzer les cadavres d’Hélène Cattet et Bruno Forzani, Belgique et France Mention spéciale du Jury : Terra e Luz (Earth and Light) de Renné França, Brésil Prix du public : Dave made a Maze de Bill Watterson, États-Unis…

“Thursday Night” by Gonçalo Almeida was named as the big winner of the MOTELX Award for Best Portuguese Horror Short Film/Méliès d’Argent 2017. The jury – actress Maria João Bastos, musician Carlão and director Can Evrenol – decided to award this short film for its “story, direction, photography and actors”, adding that “it was a film that left a big impression,…

Feature Film Méliès d’Argent Competition Animals (Switzerland/Austria/Poland, 2017) Director: Greg Zglinski   Cold Hell (Germany/Austria, 2017) Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky   Kaleidoscope (United Kingdom, 2016) Director: Rupert Jones   Lake Bodom (Finland/Estonia, 2016) Director: Taneli Mustonen   The Limehouse Golem (UK, 2016) Director: Juan Carlos Medina   The Night Of The Virgin (Spain, 2016) Director: Roberto…

Feature film Méliès competition   Animals (Tiere), dir.Greg Zglinski / Germany, Switzerland   Dark Song, dir. Liam Gavin, Ireland   Double Date, dir. Benjamin Barfoot / UK   Jupiter’s Moon (Jupiter Holdja), dir. Kornel Mundruczo / Hungary   Kaleidoscope, dir. Rupert Jones / UK   The Killing of a Sacred Deer, dir. Yorgos Lanthimas /…

MELIES D’ARGENT for best European fantastic short film:  UNDER THE APPLE TREE (Belgium, Netherlands; 2015; directed by: Erik van Schaaik)

Here are the winners of Méliès Competition at Neuchâtel  Feature awarded by the Méliès Jury:  Julien Sévéon, Journalist, France Markus Keuschnigg, Festival director, Austria Peter Ricq, Director, Canada EL BAR – Álex de la Iglesia, Spain World sales: Film Factory (ES) Short awarded by tha audience DIE BRÜCKE ÜBER DEN FLUSS – Jadwiga Kowalska, Switzerland Prod: Schweizer Radio…

Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine MELIES  D’ARGENT COMPETITION   RASTLINJAK / THE GREENHOUSE / EL INVERNADERO Španija / Spain; 2016; 9 min; Ramón Alòs MARGAUX Francija / France; 2016; 17 min; Rémy Barbe, Joseph Bouquin, Josephine Hopkins iMEDIUM Španija / Spain; 2016; 7 min; Alfonso García Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYdrvSVsfJ4 UNDER THE APPLE TREE Belgija, Nizozemska /…

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival has announced its Méliès nominations for 2017.   Features STILLE RESERVEN, Valentin Hitz, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, 2016, 96’ REWIND, Pedro Joaquim, Switzerland, 2017, 79’ MON ANGE, Harry Cleven, Belgium, 2016, 80’ A DARK SONG, Liam Gavin, Ireland/UK, 2016, 100’ LE MANOIR, Tony D. Datis, France, 2017, 96’ HOSTILE, Mathieu Turi,…

Fantaspoa 2017 has come to an end, with a total of 9,000 viewers in its screenings, workshops and parallel activities. The festival was presented by Petrobras and Brazil’s Ministry of Culture, with the sponsorship of Banrisul and Enerfin do Brasil. The festival presented 120 films (between shorts and features) and brought more than 65 guests…

This year the winner of the Silver Méliès was Fucking Bunnies (Finland, 2015) directed by Teemu Niukkanen. Two films were given special mentions, André Øvredal’s The Tunnel (Norway, 2016) and the animated film Dead Horses (Spain, 2016) by directors Marc Riba and Anna Solanas.   The jury consisted of Evan Katz (US), Nicola Piovesan (Italy) and Greta Varts (Estonia).

The Méliès d’argent  for the best European Fantastic Feature Film went to the compelling fantasy film Skins and the Méliès d’argent for best short film went to the original animation Neck and Neck. 

The European Jury composed by Khadija Leclere, Anne-Laure Guégan, Martin Vachiéry, Riton Liebman, Jean-Jacques Rausin and  chairman  Sylvain Goldberg has given the following prizes: Silver Meliès (Best European feature film): Small Town Killers (Ole Bornedal) Special Mention : Orbiter 9 (Hatem Khraiche Ruiz Zorilla)  Méliès d’Argent : (Best European short film) Siyah Cember (Hasan Can Dagli)

Abertoir Short Film Melies d’Argent Bricks (Neville Pierce, UK, 2016)  

The Melies d’argent winner for the best european short movie is Semper Fidelis by Maciej Gajewski 

“SHORT FILM MÉLIÈS D’ARGENT” Award OF SHADOWS AND WINGS, directed by JELICE MENG Y ELEONORA MARINONI.  

The Méliès d’Argent competition saw seven European shorts go head to head, with Gary Roberts’ THE PROBLEMLESS ANONYMOUS being the recipient of the top prize.

The Méliès d’argent Award for Best European Fantastic Feature Film went to Sum of Histories by Lukas Bossuyt. The Award was conferred by the Jury, whose members were screenwriter Isabella Aguilar, director Fabrizio Roy Bava and TV writer and documentarist Carlo Modesti Pauer, “for showing the compelling interlacement of the characters’ lives within the sci-fi classic trope of timeline…

“SILVER MÉLIÈS” AWARD TO THE BEST EUROPEAN FANTASTIC SHORT FILM Decorado (2016). Alberto Vázquez. Spain-France

Let us present to you the winners of the Méliès d’Argent competition at Lund International Fantastic Film Festival 2016: The Feature film Méliès D’argent went to Dan Pringle film K-Shop with the jury’s motivation: A bizarre and deeply disturbing confrontation with a violent racist society, a story that keeps evolving, and with excellent and realistic acting from the…

The winner is The reflexion of power – Mihai Grecu 

Raw (Grave) by Julia Ducournau wins the Méliès d’or 2016 L’oeil silencieux (The Frozen Eye) wins the Méliès d’or 2016 for short film Lund, October 29, 2016 The European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF) is pleased to announce the winners of the 20th Méliès d’or competition for European fantastic film. The Méliès d’or for feature…

  The Bad Girl, Ricardo Machado – Portugal, 13′ Andlit, João Figueira – Portugal, 5′ Fane (Ermida), Vasco Esteves – Portugal, 8′ Gasoline (Gasolina), João Teixeira – Portugal, 15′ Insomnia (Insónia), Bernardo Lima – Portugal, 12′ The Isaiah Effect (O Efeito Isaías), Ramón De Los Santos – Portugal, 12′ Last Nazi Hunter 2, Carlos Silva…

Feature films  The Bunker / Der Bunker, Germany  The Corpse of Anna Fritz / La Cadáver De Anna Fritz, Spain  The Hallow, UK, Ireland  The Lobster, Greece, Ireland  The Survivalist, UK  Sweet Home, Spain  The Wakhan Front / Ni le ciel ni la terre, France  When Animals Dream / Når Dyrene Drømmer, Denmark  Short films  Polaroid…

Bucheon is a satellite city of Seoul, linked to the capital by congested roads and an efficient subway network. It is part of a vast metropolitan area, home to roughly 20 million people, of which 1 million live in Bucheon itself. It’s not just the city that’s huge; it’s the festival too. BiFan attracts more…

The 15th edition of Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival came to a close on Sunday, announcing two Méliès d’Argent winners.   Méliès d’Argent for Best Feature Men & Chicken (Anders Thomas Jensen, Denmark/Germany)   Méliès d’Argent for Best Short Es War Finster Und Merkwürdig Still (Mirella Brunold & Nina Calderone, Switzerland)

Feature selection Men & Chicken (Anders Thomas Jensen, Denmark/Germany, 2015) Tale of Tales (Matteo Garrone, Italy/France/UK, 2015) Bridgend (Jeppe Rønde, Denmark/UK, 2015) Der Polder (Julian M Grünthal & Samuel Schwarz, Switzerland, 2015)           Gaz de France (Benoit Forgeard, France, 2015) Homesick (Jakob Erwa, Germany/Austria, 2015) Lovemilla (Teemu Nikki, Finland, 2015) The Corpse of Anna (Fritz Hèctor Hernández Vicens, Spain, 2015)…

Trieste festival runs from November 3 to 8 and this year’s special festivities will bring together luminaries of European genre cinema as well as directors and programmers of Europe’s most outstanding fantastic film festivals. The European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation is a tightly knit network of 22 film festivals from 16 countries, with a global…

If you want to meet up with us and talk let us know we’ll be at EFM from February 5th.  You can contact Christian Hallman at christian (at) melies.org   

Short film d’argent winner: GHOST TRAIN (Lee Cronin, Ireland, 2014)

Feature film d’argent winner: INDEX ZERO (Lorenzo Sportiello, Italy, 2014) Short film d’argent winner: THE NOSTALGIST (Giacomo Cimini, UK, 2014)

SUPERVENUS (Frederic Doazan, France, 2013) Court-Metrange also had a “best of Méliès d’or” section where the audience voted SUGAR by Jeroen Annokkee the winner.  

MITT FÖRRA LIV / MY PAS LIFE (Sebastian Lindblad, Sweden, 2014)

The jury, comprised of Pablo Guisa, Carlee Baker and Maria Reinup, awarded the following films: Feature Film Méliès d’argent GOODNIGHT MOMMY (Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala, Austria) Short film Méliès d’argent AUTUMN HARVEST (Fredrik Hana, Norway)      

Follow this link to watch a video where Fabrice du Welz talks about winning the Méliès d’or.  Watch the video here.

Fabrice du Welz accepting the Méliès d’or award – Best European Fantastic Film for ALLEULIA

The 2014 Méliès d’Or Award – for Best European fantastic feature film went to ALLELUIA by Fabrice du Welz. The award was handed out at the Méliès d’Or award ceremony during the opening of the 47th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia in Spain on the evening of October 3rd 2014. Previous winners include…

The following feature films compete for the award: LET US PREY (Brian O’Malley, United Kingdom) Méliès d’Argent winner at Brussels Intl. Fantastic Film Festival (Belgium) THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS (Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, France/Belgium)  Méliès d’Argent winner at Trieste – Scienceplusfiction (Italy) CANNIBAL (Manuel Martin Cuenca, Spain/Romania) Méliès d’Argent winner at Strasbourg…

The film is the last of the seven Méliès d’Argent winners, and now goes on to compete for the Méliés d’Or – Best European Fantastic Film 2014 which will be announced in Sitges during the opening ceremony on October 3rd.  Visit the Alleluia film page here Visit the official webiste of Alleluia here The short film Méliès d’Argent went…

A special mention was given to the film BROKEN (Lee Jung Ho, South Korea)

Read more here.

Feature Film Méliès d’Argent winner BLIND (Eskil Vogt, Norway, 2014) Short Film Méliès d’Argent winner LOTHAR (Luca Zuberbühler, Switzerland, 2013) Here is a link to all the winners http://www.nifff.ch/?a=293,3400

You can read more about Molins de Rei here.

Short film d’Argent CANIS (Marc Riba & Anna Solanas, Spain, 2013)

Feature film d’Argent LET US PREY (Brian O’Malley, UK/Ireland, 2014) Short film d’Argent LILITH (Maxim Stollenwerk, Belgium, 2013)

Feature film d’Argent Der Samurai (Till Kleinert, Germany, 2014) Short film d’Argent RESET (Marcus Kryler & Fredrik Åkerström, Sweden, 2013)

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FIST OF JESUS (David Muñoz & Adrián Cardona, Spain, 2012)

Feature Film Méliès d’Argent THE STRANGE COLOR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS (Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, Belgium/France/Luxembourg, 2013) Short Film Méliès d’Argent HAPPY B-DAY (Holger B. Frick, Germany, 2013)

The Boy with a Camera for a Face (Spencer Brown, UK, 2013) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3031176/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

How Olin Lost His Eye (Damian McCarthy, Ireland, 2013)    

CEBU by Pablo Belaubre The Court Metrange Méliès d’Argent jury consisted of: President Tcheky Karyo and Anna D’Annunzio from The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears.

The 2013 Méliès d’Or Award – for Best European fantastic film went to IN THE NAME OF THE SON directed by Vincent Lannoo. The award was handed out at the Méliès d’Or award ceremony during the 46th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Spain on the evening of October 11th 2013. The 2013 Méliès…

Here is a list of the feature films and short films in competition for the 2013 Méliès d’Or – Best European Feature and Short Film. Feature films http://www.melies.org/mlis-competition/feature-film-mlis-dargent-winners Short films http://www.melies.org/mlis-competition/short-film-mlis-dargent Congratulations to all the Méliès d’Argent winners during the year, and good luck!

STALLED (Dir. Christian James) won the feature film Méliès d’Argent and M.O. (Dir. Jakub Kouřil) took home the short film Méliès d’Argent. Here is a l ink with all the winners at LIFFF 2013 http://www.fff.se/en/artiklar/2013/10/och-vinnarna-ar-2/