2013 Méliès d’Or awards winners

Since 1996 when the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation was established this film organization based in Brussels, Belgium and dedicated to the promotion and support of European fantasy, horror and science fiction films awarded the annual Méliès d’Or, the prize for the best European fantastic feature film and short film. The awards, named after Georges Méliès, the French illusionist and filmmaker and a great innovator in special effects, was created in 1995. The competing featured films for the Méliès d’Or, also receiving the Méliès d’Argent, are the winners of the competitions held by the festivals affiliated members of the EFFFF throughout a yearly cycle and the winner is announced in a ceremony held at the last festival in the award cycle calendar. For the short film competition the cycle is basically the same, except that it is optional and opened to both affiliated and adherent members of the EFFFF.

The 17^th Méliès d’Or ceremony was hosted at the 46^th edition of the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya (Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia) on October 11^th.

2013 Méliès d’Or Award - Best European Fantastic Feature Film

“In the Name of the Son” (Vincent Lannoo / France/Belgium 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Switzerland)

The other shortlisted films (additional information):

“May I Kill U?” (Stuart Urban / UK 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Belgium)

“Thale” (Aleksander Noraas / Norway 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Espoo Ciné International Film Festival (Finland)

“Eddie the Sleepwalking Cannibal” (Boris Rodriguez / Denmark/Canada 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Fanomenon – Leeds International Film Festival (United Kingdom)

“Cockneys vs. Zombies” (Matthias Hoene / UK 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Trieste - ScienceplusFiction (Italy)

“Borgman” (Alex van Warmerdam / The Netherlands 2013) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (France)

“The End” (Jorge Torregrossa / Spain 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival (The Netherlands)

“Holy Motors” (Leos Carax / France 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia (Spain)

“Stalled” (Christian James / UK 2013) - Méliès d'Argent winner at Lund International Fantastic Film Festival (Sweden)

2013 Short Film Méliès d'Or - Best European Fantastic Short Film

“Voice Over” (Martín Roseta / Spain 2011) - Méliès d'Argent winner at FanCine Málaga (Spain) (movie I had the pleasure to feature here on my blog too)

The other shortlisted films (additional information):

“8” (Raúl Cerezo / Spain 2011) - Méliès d'Argent winner at Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival (Belgium)

“M.O.” (Jakub Kouřil / Czech Republic 2012) - Méliès d'Argent winner at Lund International Fantastic Film Festival (Sweden)

“Eat” (Moritz Krämer / Germany 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia (Spain)

“Chambre Double” (Mathieu Mortelmans / Belgium 2013) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (Belgium)

“The Trap” (Alberto Lopez / Belgium 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Haapsalu Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (Estonia)

“The Tale of the Wall Habitants” (Andrej Boka / Serbia 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Grossman Fantastic Film & Wine Festival (Slovenia)

“Entre Ange et Demon” (Pascal Forney / Switzerland 2013) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (Switzerland)

“Mystery” (Chema García Ibarra / Spain 2013) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Espoo Ciné International Film Festival (Finland)

“The Gravedigger” (André Gil Mata / Portugal 2013) - Méliès d’Argent winner at MotelX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival (Portugal)

“Not Funny” (Carlos Violadé / Spain 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (France)

“The Fright” (J.J. Marcos / Spain 2011) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Fanomenon – Leeds International Film Festival (United Kingdom)

“Perfect Drug” (Toon Aerts / Belgium 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Imagine Film Festival (The Netherlands)

“Bendito Machine IV – Fuel the Machines” (Jossie Malis / Spain 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at San Sebastian Horror & Fantasy Film Festival (Spain)

“Nostalgic Z” (Carl Bouteiller / France 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Abertoir Horror Festival (Wales)

“Employee of the Month” (Olivier Beguin / Switzerland 2012) - Méliès d’Argent winner at Trieste - ScienceplusFiction (Italy)

Congratulations to all the winners!