The Mostra internazionale del film di fantascienza e del fantastico (English: ''International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Show''), commonly known as Fantafestival, is a film festival devoted to

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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...

and horror film that has been held annually in Italy since 1981. Fantafestival takes place every year in the first part of summer in Rome. In the past years, while maintaining its headquarters in Rome, some editions were held in contemporary in different Italian cities like

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second mos ...

and

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the ca ...

. It was established in 1981 by Alberto Ravaglioli, supported since 1983 by Adriano Pintaldi, who left in 2015; since 2019 the festival is directed by Michele De Angelis and Simone Starace. For more than 30 years, Fantafestival has been one of the leading Italian events specialized in fantastic films and one of the most important international events of this kind. It has presented and launched in Italy many filmmakers who later would become among the most popular in the fantastic film world. The list of guests of honor includes all the biggest names in the genre, from actors such as

Vincent Price Vincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, art historian, art collector and gourmet cook. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, and in more than 100 films. Price has two stars on the Hollywood Wal ...

, Christopher Lee,

Peter Cushing Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage, and radio roles. He achieved recognition ...

John Carradine John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later ...

Rutger Hauer Rutger Oelsen Hauer (; 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century. Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series ' ...

Robert Englund Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the '' Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series. Classically trained at the Royal Academy o ...

, to directors and producers like

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

Freddie Francis Frederick William Francis (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director. He achieved his greatest successes as a cinematographer. He started his career with British films such as Jack Cardiff's '' Sons and ...

, George A. Romero,

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his 1970s films ''El Topo'' and '' The Holy Mountain'', Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work ...

, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson, and among Italians,

Lucio Fulci Lucio Fulci (; 17 June 1927 – 13 March 1996) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Although he worked in a wide array of genres through a career spanning nearly five decades, including comedies and Spaghetti Westerns, he ga ...

Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing '' I Vampiri'' in 1956. The film became ...

, Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava. The festival is a founding and affiliated member of the

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Awards

1981 * Best film: '' Somewhere in Time'', directed by

Jeannot Szwarc Jeannot Szwarc (born November 21, 1939) is a French director of film and television, known for such films as '' Jaws 2'', ''Somewhere in Time'', ''Supergirl'' and '' Santa Claus: The Movie''. He has also produced and written for TV. Life and c ...

* Best actor:

Christopher Reeve Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the film '' Superman'' (1978) and three sequels. Born in New York City and raised in Princeton, New Jersey ...

– '' Somewhere in Time'' * Best actress:

Lily Tomlin Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin (born September 1, 1939) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She started her career as a stand-up comedian as well as performing off-Broadway during the 1960s. Her breakout role was on the varie ...

– '' The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' * Best cinematography: Edward Scaife – '' The Water Babies'' * Best special effects: '' Scared to Death'' * Best thriller: '' Lady Stay Dead'', directed by Terry Bourke * Audience award: ''

The Monster Club ''The Monster Club'' is a 1981 British anthology horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Vincent Price and John Carradine. An anthology film, it is based on the works of the British horror author R. Chetwynd-Hayes. It was the fina ...

'', directed by

Roy Ward Baker Roy Ward Baker (born Roy Horace Baker; 19 December 1916 – 5 October 2010) was an English film director. His best known film is ''A Night to Remember (1958 film), A Night to Remember'' (1958) which won a Golden Globe for Golden Globe Award for ...

1982 * Best film: '' Malevil'', directed by Christian de Chalonge; '' Schlock'', directed by

John Landis John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American comedy and fantasy filmmaker and actor. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed – such as ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1977), ''National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978 ...

* Best director:

Olle Hellbom Nils Olof "Olle" Hellbom (8 October 1925 – 5 June 1982) was a Swedish film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren. His 1960 film '' Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn'' was entered ...

– '' The Brothers Lionheart'' * Best actor:

George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American actor, director, and producer who had a celebrated career on both stage and screen. With a gruff demeanor and commanding presence, Scott became known for his port ...

– '' The Changeling'' * Best actress: Bella Tanay – '' The Fortress'' * Best special effects: '' Inseminoid'' * Best Children's Film: '' Chronopolis'', directed by Piotr Kamler; '' Les Maîtres du temps'', directed by René Laloux,

Jean Giraud Jean Henri Gaston Giraud (; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Bandes dessinées, Franco-Belgian ''bandes dessinées'' (BD) tradition. Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim under the pseu ...

1983 * Best film: ''Panik'', directed by Sándor Reisenbüchler * Best director:

King Hu Hu Jinquan (29 April 1932 – 14 January 1997), better known as King Hu, was a Chinese film director and actor based in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is best known for directing various ''wuxia'' films in the 1960s and 1970s, which brought Cinema of ...

– ''Da lunhui'' * Best actor:

Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his ...

– '' Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype'' * Best screenplay:

William Dear William Dear (born November 30, 1943) is a Canadian actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films ''Harry and the Hendersons'', '' If Looks Could Kill'', '' Angels in the Outfield'', '' Wild America'', and ''San ...

and

Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith or Mike Nesmith, (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ''The Monkees'' (1966� ...

– '' Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann'' * Best cinematography: Louis Horvath – ''

Strange Invaders ''Strange Invaders'' is a 1983 American science fiction film directed and co-written by Michael Laughlin, and stars Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen and Diana Scarwid. Produced as a tribute to the sci-fi films of the 1950s, notably ''The Invasion of ...

'' 1984 * Best film: '' The Dead Zone'', directed by David Cronenberg * Best screenplay:

Nico Mastorakis Nico Mastorakis ( el, Νίκος Μαστοράκης; born 28 April 1941 in Athens, Greece) is a Greek filmmaker and radio producer. He is probably best known for his 1973 live interview of 17 arrested Greek students, which happened without their ...

e Fred Perry – ''

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''; Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow – ''The Power'' * Best special effects: ''Tempesta metallica'' * Audience award: '' The Dead Zone'', directed by David Cronenberg * Special award: ''Quest'', directed by Elaine and

Saul Bass Saul Bass (; May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996) was an American graphic designer and Oscar-winning filmmaker, best known for his design of motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos. During his 40-year career, Bass wor ...

1985 * Best film: ''

Philadelphia Experiment The Philadelphia Experiment was an alleged event claimed to have been witnessed by an ex- merchant mariner named Carl M. Allen at the United States Navy's Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, sometime around ...

'', directed by

Stewart Raffill Stewart Raffill is a British writer and director. Biography Raffill was born in England and grew up near Stratford before immigrating to the US and working in the motion picture industry. His writing and directing work in film and TV spans ...

* Best short film: '' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', directed by

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ...

* Special mention: ''

The Company of Wolves ''The Company of Wolves'' is a 1984 British gothic fantasy horror film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Micha Bergese and Sarah Patterson in her film debut. The screenplay was written by Jordan and Angela C ...

'', directed by

Neil Jordan Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. His first book, ''Night in Tunisia (short story collection), Night in Tunisia'', won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian ...

* Seleco award: Giovanotti Mondani Meccanici * Special award "FantaItaly": Dario Argento – Lamberto Bava – Pupi Avati 1986 * Best film: '' Re-Animator'', directed Stuart Gordon * Best director: Geoff Murphy – '' The Quiet Earth'' * Best actor: Bruno Lawrence – '' The Quiet Earth'' * Best actress: Alexandra Stewart – ''Peau dange'' * Best special effects: '' Re-Animator'' * Best short film: ''L'ultimo regalo del XX secolo'', directed by Massimo Russo * Best video: ''Biancaneve'', directed by Francesco Abbondati * Special award: Miguel Bosé – ''

The Knight of the Dragon ''The Knight of the Dragon'' ( es, El caballero del dragón, links=no), ''Star Knight'', is a 1985 Spanish adventure film directed by Fernando Colomo. It stars Miguel Bosé alongside Klaus Kinski, Harvey Keitel and Fernando Rey. Plot A knigh ...

'' * Career award:

Val Guest Val Guest (born Valmond Maurice Grossman; 11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was an English film director and screenwriter. Beginning as a writer (and later director) of comedy films, he is best known for his work for Hammer, for whom he direct ...

Michael Carreras Michael Henry Carreras (21 December 1927 – 19 April 1994) was a British film producer and director. He was known for his association with Hammer Films, being the son of founder James Carreras, and taking an executive role in the compan ...

1987 * Best film: '' Mannequin'', directed by Michael Gottlieb * Best director: Michael Gottlieb – '' Mannequin'' * Best actor:

Andrew McCarthy Andrew Thomas McCarthy (born November 29, 1962) is an American actor, travel writer, and television director. He is most known as a member of the Brat Pack, with roles in 1980s films such as ''St. Elmo's Fire'', ''Pretty in Pink'', and '' Less ...

– '' Mannequin'' * Best actress: Yvonne De Carlo – '' American Gothic'' * Best special effects: ''

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'' * Best first work: '' La Casa del Buon Ritorno'', directed by Beppe Cino 1988 * Best film: '' The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey'', directed by Vincent Ward * Best director:

Ching Siu-tung Ching Siu-tung (Chinese: 程小東, born October 31st, 1953), also known as Tony Ching, is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director and producer, who has directed over 20 films, including the critically acclaimed supernatural fantas ...

– ''

A Chinese Ghost Story ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' ( zh, t=倩女幽魂, w=Ch'ien-nü Yu-hun, l=The Ethereal Spirit of a Beauty) is a 1987 Hong Kong romantic comedy horror film starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong and Wu Ma, directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Ts ...

'' * Best actor: Nique Needles – As Time Goes By * Best actress: Mária Varga – ''

A Hungarian Fairy Tale ''A Hungarian Fairy Tale'' (original title: ''Hol volt, hol nem volt'') is a 1987 Hungarian film directed by Gyula Gazdag. Plot Andris is a child living in Budapest. He is conceived when his mother Maria is attracted to a mysterious stranger ...

'' * Best special effects: ''Il giorno della crisalide'' 1989 * Best film: '' Tetsuo: The Iron Man'', directed by

Shinya Tsukamoto is a Japanese filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter, editor, director, cinematographer, art director, production designer and actor. With a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad, Tsukamoto is best known for his body horro ...

* Best director: Ryu Kaneda – '' Mangetsu no Kuchizuke'' * Best actor:

Randy Quaid Randy Randall Rudy Quaid (born October 1, 1950) is an American actor known for his roles in both serious drama and light comedy. He was nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role in '' The Last Detail'' ...

, Bryan Madorsky – ''

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'' * Best actress: Eri Fukatsu – '' Mangetsu no kuchizuke'' * Best special effects: '' The Lair of the White Worm'' * Special mention: ''

The Dreaming The Dreaming, also referred to as Dreamtime, is a term devised by early anthropologists to refer to a religio-cultural worldview attributed to Australian Aboriginal beliefs. It was originally used by Francis Gillen, quickly adopted by his co ...

'', directed by

Mario Andreacchio Mario Andreacchio (born 1 January 1955) is an Australian film producer/director. Born in Leigh Creek, South Australia to Italians, Italian parents, Andreacchio graduated from Flinders University with a degree in Psychology (after originally go ...

* Audience award: ''

Bad Taste ''Bad Taste'' is a 1987 New Zealand science-fiction comedy horror film directed, produced and filmed by Peter Jackson, who also stars in and co-wrote the screenplay, along with Tony Hiles and Ken Hammon. Independently produced on a low budge ...

'', directed by Peter Jackson * Career award:

1990 * Best film: '' Un minuto a mezzanotte'', directed by René Manzor * Best director: René Manzor – ''Un minuto a mezzanotte'' * Best actor:

Klaus Maria Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer (; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in ''The Russia House'' (1990), ''Mephisto'' ...

– ''L'orologiaio'' * Best actress: Elena Lokvleva – ''Lestniza'' 1991 * Best film: ''Adrenaline'', directed by Renée and

Marc Caro Marc Caro (born 2 April 1956) is a French filmmaker and cartoonist best known for his projects with Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Biography Marc Caro was born in Nantes, the native town of Jules Verne, who made a great impact on him, influenced his love ...

* Best director: Peter Jackson – ''

Meet the Feebles ''Meet the Feebles'' (also known as ''Frogs of War'' in New Zealand as the film's English fake working title) is a 1989 New Zealand puppet musical black comedy film directed by Peter Jackson, and written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair ...

'' * Best actor:

Lance Henriksen Lance Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor. He is known for his works in various science fiction, action and horror films, such as that of Bishop in the ''Alien'' film franchise, and Frank Black in Fox television series ''Millenn ...

– ''

The Pit and the Pendulum "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual ''The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843''. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of ...

'' * Best actress: Heidi (The hippopotamus of the film) – ''

'' * Best special effects: ''

'' * Special award: ''Il gioco delle ombre'', directed by Stefano Gabrini – Notte profonda, directed by Fabio Salerno 1992 * Best film: '' Sleepwalkers'', directed by

Mick Garris Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making Stephen King adaptations. Early life Garris was born in Sant ...

* Best director:

– '' Sleepwalkers'' * Best actor: Tim Balme – '' Braindead'' * Best actress:

Alice Krige Alice Maud Krige (; born 28 June 1954) is a South African actress and producer. Her first feature film role was in '' Chariots of Fire'' (1981) as the Gilbert and Sullivan singer Sybil Gordon. She played the dual role of Eva Galli/Alma Mobley i ...

– '' Sleepwalkers'' * Best screenplay: Stephen King – '' Sleepwalkers'' * Best special effects: '' Braindead'' 1993 * Best film: ''

The Dark Half ''The Dark Half'' is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. ''Publishers Weekly'' listed ''The Dark Half'' as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's ''Clear and Present Danger''. The novel was adapt ...

'', directed by George A. Romero * Best director:

Brian Henson Brian Henson (born November 3, 1963) is an American puppeteer, director, producer, voice actor and the chairman of The Jim Henson Company. He is the son of puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson. Early life Henson was born on November 3, 1963, in Ne ...

– ''

The Muppet Christmas Carol ''The Muppet Christmas Carol'' is a 1992 American Christmas musical comedy drama film directed by Brian Henson (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Jerry Juhl. Adapted from the 1843 novella '' A Christmas Carol'' by Charles D ...

'' * Best actor:

Timothy Hutton Timothy Tarquin Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is the youngest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at age 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in ''Ordinary People ...

– ''

'' * Best actress: Nadia Cameron-Blakey – '' Merlin'' * Best screenplay: Paul Hunt and Nick McCarthy – ''

'' * Best special effects: ''Xiao ao jiang hu: Dong Fang Bu Bai'' * Special Jury prize: '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'', directed by Bill Kroyer * Career award: George A. Romero and Christopher Lee 1994 * Best film: '' The Bride with White Hair'', directed by Ronny Yu * Best director: Jaroslav Brabec – '' Krvavý román'' * Best actor: The creatures of the film – ''

Freaked ''Freaked'' is a 1993 American comedy film directed by Tom Stern and Alex Winter, both of whom wrote the screenplay with Tim Burns. Winter also starred in the lead role. Both were involved in the short-lived MTV sketch comedy show '' The Idiot ...

'' * Best special effects: '' H.P. Lovecraft's: Necronomicon'' * Special award: '' Dark Waters'', directed by Mariano Baino * Career award:

1995 * Best film: '' Nightwatch'', directed by

Ole Bornedal Ole Bornedal (born 26 May 1959) is a Danish film director, actor and producer. Bornedal was born in Nørresundby, Denmark. He wrote and directed '' Nattevagten'' (''Nightwatch'', 1994), a thriller about a law student who works in a morgue as ...

* Best director: Guillermo del Toro – '' Cronos'' * Best actor:

– '' The Mangler'' * Best actress: Rikke Louise Andersson – '' Nightwatch'' * Best special effects: ''

Death Machine ''Death Machine'' is a 1994 science fiction horror film written and directed by Stephen Norrington. It stars Brad Dourif, Ely Pouget, William Hootkins, John Sharian, and Richard Brake. Rachel Weisz, still early in her career at the time of ...

'' * Best independent film: '' Shatter Dead'', directed by Scooter McCrae * Audience award: '' The Roly Poly Man'', directed by Bill Young * Career award: Ennio Morricone 1996 * Best film: '' Taxandria'', directed by

Raoul Servais Raoul Servais (born 1 May 1928) is a Belgian filmmaker, animator, and comics artist. He was born in Ostend, Belgium, and is a fundamental figure of the Belgian animation scene, as well as the founder of the animation faculty of the Royal Academy ...

* Best director: Óscar Aibar – ''Atolladero'' * Best actor:

Doug Bradley Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor and author, best known for his role as the lead Cenobite "Pinhead" in the ''Hellraiser'' film series and for narration on various Cradle of Filth albums. He is also starrin ...

– '' Hellraiser: Bloodline'' * Best actress:

Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.Kuchwara, Michael (AP Drama Writer)"Whoopi Goldberg: A One-Woman Character Parade". ' ...

– '' Theodore Rex'' * Best special effects: Anthony C. Ferrante – '' The Dentist'' * Lucio Fulci award: ''Fatal frames: Fotogrammi mortali'', directed by Al Festa * Career award:

* Special mention for the Poetic Technology: '' Mécanomagie'', directed by

Bady Minck Bady Minck (born in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg) is a Luxembourgian filmmaker, film producer and artist. Life She studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and experimental film at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Her work has been scree ...

1997 * Best film: '' Tromeo and Juliet'', directed by

Lloyd Kaufman Stanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Alongside producer Michael Herz, he is the co-founder of Troma Entertainment film studio, and the director of many of their featur ...

* Best director: ''La lengua asesina'', directed by Alberto Sciamma * Best actor: Paolo Rotondo – '' The Ugly'' * Best actress: Isabelle Cyr – '' Karmina'' * Best special effects: '' Body Troopers'' 1998 * Best film: '' Perdita Durango'', directed by

Álex de la Iglesia Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist. De la Iglesia's films combine grotesque and very dark elements such as death and murder: most of his ...

* Best director: Stuart Gordon – '' The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit'' * Best actor:

Stuart Townsend Stuart Townsend (born 15 December 1972) is an Irish actor. He portrayed Lestat de Lioncourt in the film adaptation of Anne Rice's ''Queen of the Damned'' (2002), and Dorian Gray in Alan Moore's ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003) ...

– '' Resurrection Man'' * Best actress: Rosie Perez – '' Perdita Durango'' * Best special effects: '' Shadow Builder'' * Best soundtrack:

Stefano Mainetti Stefano Mainetti is an Italian composer and conductor. Biography Attended Santa Cecilia Conservatory of Rome where he earned a Bachelor of Music, summa cum laude, in Composition and a 1st class honors Master of Music in Film Scoring degree. H ...

– '' Tale of the Mummy'' * Special Jury prize: to the best production: Daniel Sladek and Silvio Muraglia – '' Tale of the Mummy'' * Special award: ''Zhi ji sha ren fan'', directed by Stephan Yip * Career award:

William Lustig William "Bill" Lustig (born February 1, 1955, in The Bronx, New York) is an American film director and producer who has worked primarily in the horror film genre. He is the nephew of former middleweight champion Jake LaMotta. Film career As ...

1999 * Best film: '' Urban Ghost Story'', directed by Geneviève Jolliffe * Best director: Agustí Villaronga – ''99.9'' * Best actor:

Lars Bom Lars Bom (Olesen) (born 8 April 1961) is a Danish actor, educated at The Danish National School of Theatre in 1985. Lars Bom has worked in various roles in Theatre, Film and Television, and won the Best Actor award at the Italian Fantafestival ...

– '' Skyggen'' * Best actress: Heather Ann Foster – '' Urban Ghost Story'' * Best special effects: '' Skyggen'' * Special Jury prize: ''Kiss My Blood'', regia di David Jazay 2000 * Best film: '' Nameless'', directed by

Jaume Balagueró Jaume Balagueró Bernat (; born 2 November 1968) is a Spanish film director widely known for his horror films, most notably the acclaimed ''REC'' series. Early life Balagueró was born in Lleida, Spain, and grew up in Barcelona. He studi ...

* Best director: Anders Rønnow Klarlund – ''Besat'' * Best actor: Lazar Ristovski – ''Zbogum na dvaesetiot vek'' * Best actress:

Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan; September 16, 1958) is an American–Canadian actress and poker player. Known for her distinctive voice and comedic timing, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, two MTV Movie Awards and three Sa ...

– ''

Bride of Chucky ''Bride of Chucky'' is a 1998 American black comedy slasher film written by Don Mancini and directed by Ronny Yu. The fourth installment in the ''Child's Play'' franchise, it stars Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, John Ritter, Katherine Heigl, a ...

'' * Best special effects: ''

'' * Special Jury prize: ''Lighthouse'', directed by Simon Hunter * Audience award: '' The Convent'', directed by Mike Mendez 2001 * Best film: '' Faust: Love of the Damned'', directed by

Brian Yuzna Brian Yuzna is an American producer, director, and writer. He is best known for his work in the science fiction and horror film genres. Yuzna began his career as a producer for several films by director Stuart Gordon, such as ''Re-Animator'' (1 ...

* Best director:

Ryuhei Kitamura (born May 30, 1969) is a Japanese film director, producer, and screenwriter. Biography Early life Kitamura was born in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He dropped out of high school at age 17 and relocated to Sydney, Australia, where he attended a sch ...

– '' Versus'' * Best actor: Steve Railsback – '' In the Light of the Moon'' * Best actress: Sally Champlin – '' In the Light of the Moon'' * Best special effects: '' Faust: Love of the Damned'' * Audience award: '' Faust: Love of the Damned'', directed by

* Lucio Fulci Award: ''Pure Blood'', directed by Ken Kaplan 2002 * Best film: ''The Inside Story'', directed by Robert Sutherland * Best director: Robert Sutherland – ''The Inside Story'' * Best actor:

Vincent Gallo Vincent Gallo (born 1961) is an American actor and director. He has had supporting roles in films such as ''Arizona Dream'' (1993), ''The House of the Spirits'' (1993), ''Palookaville'' (1995), and '' The Funeral'' (1996). His lead roles include ...

– '' Stranded: Náufragos'' * Best actress:

Maria De Medeiros Maria Esteves de Medeiros Victorino de Almeida, DamSE (born 19 August 1965), known professionally as Maria de Medeiros (), is a Portuguese actress, director, and singer who has been involved in both European and American film productions. Ear ...

– '' Stranded: Náufragos'' * Best special effects: ''

Ichi The Killer Ichi the Killer may refer to: * ''Ichi the Killer'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film based on the manga series of the same name * ''Ichi the Killer'' (manga), a manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Yamamoto {{disambig ...

'' 2003 * Best film: '' FeardotCom'', directed by William Malone * Best short film: ''Space Off'', directed by Tino Franco * Migliori effetti speciali: ''

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'' 2004 * Best film: ''

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2010 * Special Award: ''The Museum of Wonders'', directed by Domiziano Cristopharo 2012 * Golden Bat for Best Film: ''The Hounds'', directed by Roberto and Maurizio Del Piccolo * Golden Bat for Best Short Film: ''The Story of a Mother'', directed by Alessandro de Vivo and Ivano Di Natale 2013 * Golden Bat for Best Film: ''

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'', directed by Eron Sheean * Golden Bat for Best Short Film: ''Fist of Jesus'', directed by Adrián Cardona e David Muñoz * Golden Bat for Best Italian Film: ''P.O.E. – Project Of Evil'', directed by Angelo Capasso, Giuseppe Capasso, Domiziano Cristopharo, Donatello Della Pepa, Giuliano Giacomelli, Remy Ginestet, Nathan Nicholovitch, Edo Tagliavini and Alberto Viavattene * Golden Bat for Best Italian Short Film: ''Bios'', directed by Grazia Tricarico 2014 * Golden Bat for Best Film: ''Timelapse'', directed by Bradley King * Golden Bat for Best Short Film: ''Happy Together'', directed by Iossif Melamed * Golden Bat for Best Italian Film: ''Oltre il Guado'', directed by Lorenzo Bianchini * Golden Bat for Best Italian Short Film: ''Lievito Madre'', directed by Fulvio Risuleo * Mario Bava Award: '' The Perfect Husband'', directed by Lucas Pavetto * Mary Shelley Award: ''Soulmate'', directed by Axelle Carolyn 2015 * Golden Bat for Best Film: ''Landmine Goes Click'', directed by Levan Bakhia * Golden Bat for Best Short Film: ''The Mill at Calder's End'', directed by Kevin McTurk * Golden Bat for Best Italian Film: ''Index Zero'', directed by Lorenzo Sportiello * Golden Bat for Best Italian Short Film: ''Memories'', directed by Vincenzo Alfieri * Mario Bava Award: ''Fantasticherie di un passeggiatore solitario'', directed by Paolo Gaudio 2016 * Golden Bat for Best Film: ''Testigo Íntimo'', directed by Santiago Fernández Calvete * Golden Bat for Best Short Film: ''First Like'', directed by Alexander Rönnberg * Golden Bat for Best Italian Film: ''My Little Sister'', directed by Maurizio and Roberto Del Piccolo * Golden Bat for Best Italian Short Film: ''Varicella'', directed by Fulvio Risuleo * Mario Bava Award: not given 2017 * Golden Bat for Best Film: ''Matar A Dios'', directed by Caye Casas and Albert Pintó * Golden Bat for Best Short film: ''Cuerno Oe Hueso'', directed by Adrián López * Golden Bat for Best Italian Film: ''Almost Dead'', directed by Giorgio Bruno * Golden Bat for Best Italian Short Film: ''I vampiri sognano le fate d’inverno?'', directed by Claudio Chiaverotti * Mario Bava Award: ''The Antithesis'', directed by Francesco Mirabelli * Career award:

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* Career award: Biagio Proietti 2018 * Golden Bat for Best Film: ''Framed'', directed by Marc Martínez Jordán * Golden Bat for Best Short film: ''The Essence of Everything'', directed by Daniele Barbiero * Mario Bava Award Film: ''Go home – A casa loro'', directed by Luna Gualano * Mario Bava Award Short Film: ''Insetti'', directed by Gianluca Manzetti * Audience Award: ''Nevermind'', directed by Eros Puglielli 2019 * Golden Bat for Best Film: ''Werewolf'', directed by Adrian Panek * Silver Bat for Best Short film: ''The Nix'', directed by Nicolai G.H. Johansen * Silver Bat for Italian Best Short film: ''Aria'', directed by Brando De Sica * Career Award: Pupi Avati * Career Award:

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* Career Award: Christina Lindberg * Career Award:

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* Career Award: Robert Sigl * Career Award: Mariano Baino * Career Award: Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni 2020 * Golden Bat for Best Film: ''Tezuka's Barbara'', directed by Macoto Tezka * Silver Bat for Best Short film: ''The Appointment'', directed by Alexandre Singh 2021 * Golden Bat for Best Film: '' Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes'', directed by Junta Yamaguchi * Silver Bat for Best Short film: ''They're Here'', directed by Sid Zanforlin * Silver Bat for Italian Best Short film: ''The Recycling Man'', directed by Carlo Ballauri * Career Award: Gianni Romoli 2022 * Golden Bat for Best Film: '' The Day I Found A Girl In The Trash'', directed by Michal Krzywicki * Silver Bat for Best Short film: ''The Tenant'', directed by Lucas Paulino and Ángel Torre * Silver Bat for Italian Best Short film: ''Pluto'', directed by Ivan Saudelli

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