Fantastic'Arts

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Fantastic'Arts is an international festival of the fantastic film which is held each year since 1994 in Gérardmer in the Vosges, France towards the end January. It replaced an earlier film festival which was held in Avoriaz.

To begin with, it was called "Fantastica" before assuming its current name stressing the artistic as well as the fantastic side of the festival. Each year some celebrities form a jury to adjudge the contesting films, as well presenting their own work, such as the writer Bernard Werber, who comes each year to Place du Tilleul at the centre of the town.

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[edit] Grand Prize

Year Title of film Director Nationality
1994 Jiang-Hu, Between Love And Glory Ronny Yu Hong Kong
1995 Heavenly Creatures Peter Jackson New Zealand
1996 El Dia de la Bestia Alex de la Iglesia Spain
1997 Scream Wes Craven United States
1998 An American Werewolf in Paris Anthony Waller United States, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France
1999 Cube Vincenzo Natali Canada
2000 Stir of Echoes David Koepp United States
2001 Thomas est amoureux Pierre-Paul Renders Belgium, France
2002 Fausto 5.0 Isidro Ortiz, Alex Ollé et Carlos Padrissa Spain
2003 Honogurai mizu no soko kara Hideo Nakata Japan
2004 Janghwa, Hongryeon Kim Jee-Woon South Korea
2005 Trouble Harry Cleven Belgium
2006 Isolation Billy O'Brien Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
2007 Norway of Life (Den brysomme mannen) Jens Lien Norway

[edit] Special Prize

Year Title Director Nationality
1994 La Ardilla Roja Julio Medem
1995 Dellamorte Dellamore Michele Soavi Italy, France
1996 Mute Witness Anthony Waller
1997 Nur über meine Leiche Rainer Matsutani Germany
1998 Gattaca Andrew Niccol United States
1998 Photographing Fairies Nick Willing United Kingdom
1999 The Wisdom of Crocodiles Po-Chih Leong United Kingdom
1999 Bride Of Chucky Ronny Yu United States
2000 Los Sin Nombre Jaume Balagueró Spain
2001 Chasing Sleep Michael Walker United States
2002 El Espinazo del Diablo Guillermo Del Toro Spain
2003 Maléfique Éric Valette France
2003 The Gathering Brian Gilbert United Kingdom
2004 The Hapiness of the Katakuris Takashi Miike Japan
2005 Saw James Wan United States
2005 The Ordeal (Calvaire) Fabrice Du Welz Belgium
2006 Fragile Jaume Balagueró Spain
2007 Black Sheep Jonathan King New Zealand
2007 Fido Andrew Currie Canada
2008 REC Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza Spain

[edit] Public Prize

[edit] Fantastic Novel Prize

  • Le Templier, François Angelier, 2001
  • Le 5e règne, Maxime Chattam, 2003

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