The 2022 edition of the flagship Brazilian-style event spread wealth among several style features.
Fantaspoa XVIII, held April 15–May 1 in Porto Alegre, Brazil, screened 188 films in theaters and virtually, with over 40 filmmaker Q&As and other events. Full list of festival award winners:
International Competition (Jury Members: Diego Faraone, Matthias Marchetti, and Fernando Sanchez)
best movie: Grief (pictured above; Rob Jabbaz)
Best Direction: Kirill Sokolov (no looking back)
Best Actress: Christina Ricci (Monster)
best Actor: George Webster (God is loving you)
Best Screenplay: Lorenz Merz (Spirit of an animal)
Best Art Direction: Stephen Lernes (Hotel Poseidon)
Best Special Effects: Victor Chang (Grief)
Honorable mention
Best Newcomer Actress: Sofia Krugova (No Looking Back)
best blood (and crap) Bathing: Lucas Rinker (holy crap!)
Best Ensemble: Vincent Grashaw (What Josiah Saw)
Brazilian Feature Film Competition (Jury Members: Florencia Franco, Nicanor Loretti, and Jimena Monteliva)
best movie: EX AEQUO–Jesus KID (Aly Muritiba) and SUBJECT (Léo Falcão)
honorable mention: City of the Abyss (Priscilla Betim and Renato Coelho), for its aesthetic originality.
Ibero-America Competition (Jury Members: Carlos Ferreira, Kirill Sokolov, and JJ Weber)
best movie: Everyone will burn (David Hebrero)
Best Direction: Chema García Ibarra (Holy Spirit)
Best Screenplay: Fabian Forte (Legions)
best Actress: Heidi Caceres (Moon Heart)
best Actor: Damien Salomon (Red Dot and Welcome to Hell)
Animated Feature Film (Jury Members: Nancy Deeney-Phelps, Igor Lagareta, and Pedro Rivero)
best movie: Bob Kasp – We Don’t Like People (Caesar Cabral)
Mondo Bizarro Competition (Jury Members: Kapel Furman, Rodrigo Ramos and Dane Taranha)
best movie: Some like it rare (Fabrice Eboué)
Short Film Competition – Award given by ACIRS Film Critics (Jury Members: André Kleinert, Bruna Haas Pacheco, and Mauricio Vasali)
Best Brazilian Short Film: Infernal Machine (Francis Wagner dos Reis)
Best Animated International Short Film: Bestia (Hugo Covarrubias)
Best Live-Action International Short Film: Tundra (Jose Luis Aparicio)
