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DAMON PACKARD WINS MAJOR AWARD AT FANTASIA

By Film Threat Staff | August 18, 2003

Fantasia 2003 has wrapped with Film Threat favorite Damon Packard receiving the GOLD Most Groundbreaking Film Public’s Prize. Here is the complete list of winners:
JURY PRIZE:
Best Asian Film: ^ “Drive” by Hiroyuki Tanaka (Japan 2002)
Best International Feature Film: ^ “Dead End” by Jean-Baptiste Andrea & Fabrice Canepa (France 2003)
Best Animated Feature Film: ^ Tamala 2010 by Trees of Life (Japan 2002)
Best Short Film: ^ “Forklift Driver Klaus – The First Day On The Job” by Joerg Wagner & Stefan Prehn (Germany 2001)
Most Groundbreaking Film: ^ “Suicide Club” by Shion Sono (Japan 2002)
PUBLIC’S PRIZE
Best Asian Film ^ Gold: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance by Park Chan-wook (Korea 2002)
Silver: Bang Rajan : Legend of the Village Warriors by Tanit Jitnukul (Thailand 2000)
Bronze: “Musa the Warrior” by Kim Sung-su (Korea 2001)
Best International Film ^ Gold: “In My Skin” / “Dans ma peau” by Marina De Van (France 2002)
Silver: Bubba Ho-Tep by Don Coscarelli (United States 2002)
Bronze: “Maléfique” by Éric Valette (France 2003)/ Cabin Fever by Eli Roth (United States 2002)
Best Animated Feature Film ^ Gold: Tamala 2010 by Trees of Life (Japan 2002)
Silver: “Kaena the Prophecy” by Chris Delaporte & Pascal Pinon (France / Canada 2003)
Bronze: “FLCL” by Kazuya Tsurumaki (Japan 2000-2003)
Most Popular Film ^ “My Sassy Girl” by Kwak Jae-Yong (Korea 2001)
Best Short Film: ^ Gold: “Ward 13” by Peter Cornwell (Australia 2003)
Silver: “Amor so de mae / Love from Mother Only” by Dennison Ramalho (Brazil 2002)
Bronze: “Forklift Driver Klaus – The First Day On the Job” by Joerg Wagner & Stefan Prehn (Germany 2001) / “A Ninja Pays Half my Rent” by Steven Tsuchida (United States 2002)
Most Groundbreaking Film: ^ Gold: Reflections of Evil by Damon Packard (United States 2002)
Silver: “Suicide Club” by Shion Sono (Japan 2002)
Bronze: Ichi the Killer by Takashi Miike (Japan 2001)
Best DIY Short Film ^ Gold: “En Vérité, je vous mens” by Ludovic Spénard (2003)
Silver: “Le Diagnostique” by Philippe Lord (2003)
Bronze: “Little Love Tragedy” by Pierre Chaves (2003)
GLOBAL VISION PRIZE – KODAK 2003
Best Director: “Déformation Personnelle,” directed by Jean-Francois Asselin and produced by Stephane Raymond (2002)
Best Director of Photography: “Fata Morgana” directed by Alexandre Franchi, director of photography Claudine Sauve (2001)
Best Editing: “Song” directed by Karl Raudsepp-Hearne, editors Bill Stone and Karl Raudsepp-Hearne
Best Sound Editing: “Les Ramoneurs Cérébraux” directed by Patrick Bouchard, sound editor Olivier Calvert (2002)
For more info, visit the Fantasia website.

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