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