The winners of the Grossmann Fantastic Film & Wine Festival 2022

On Saturday, the 16th of July, the 18th edition of Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival came to a conclusion. At the closing ceremony, the following awards were given.

HONORARY VICIOUS CAT for outstanding contribution to genre cinema
The Honorary Vicious Cats were received by the festival’s guests of honour, actor Robert Englund and director Jack Sholder.

VICIOUS CAT for best feature film:
THE SADNESS / KU BEI
Taiwan; 2021
Directed by: Rob Jabbaz

Special Mention:
HATCHING / PAHANHAUTOJA
Finland; 2022
Directed by: Hanna Bergholm.

NOISY CAT for best music documentary:
UNDERGROUND INC: THE RISE & FALL OF ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Australia; 2020
Directed by: Shaun Katz

Special Mention:
THE BEAST FROM SOČA RIVER / ZVER IZ SOČE
Slovenia; 2021
Directed by: Jaka Čurlič

SLAK’S VICIOUS CAT for best short film:
PART FOREVER
Taiwan; 2021
Directed by: Alan Chung-An Ou

Special Mention:
AU PAIR
Spain; 2021
Režija: David Pérez Sañudo

Méliès d’argent Award – Short Films @ Grossmann Fantastic Film & Wine Festival

The competition is organized in collaboration with the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) and the award goes to the best European short film. The winner of the competition also wins the nomination to the Méliès d’or annual competition:

“SKINNED / ÉCORCHÉE” by Joachim Hérissé (France; 2020)

In an old building, lost in the middle of the swamp, live two strange women, Siamese twins by one leg. At night, the Flayed has terrifying nightmares in which she sees her sister’s flesh covering her own body…

Directed by: Joachim Hérissé
Animation: Goulwen Merret, Ignacio De Marco, Julia Peguet
Production Company: Komadoli Studio
Genre: animation, fantastic

Awarded by the Méliès jury: Marina D. Richter, film critic, script consultant and a published writer; Ana Jurc, journalist and film critic; Nenad Bekvalac, dramaturge, writer, film critic, actor, film archivist in the Yugoslav Cinematheque.

Méliès d’argent selection @ Grossmann 2022

Loop
Dispensary of Death
Rise & Shine
Seniors 3000
Sabbath
The Moon of the Kurent: Ritual
The Sleep of the Dogs
The Knife
Sins of the Werewolf
Cut It Out
The Evil, The Dead, The Just
Skinned
The Light

Don’t forget to watch the NIFFF Special on our Méliès Fantastic Hub!