Fantafestival

Italian film festival

Fantafestival
A version of the festival's logo, featuring classic fumetto character Diabolik
LocationRome, Italy
Founded1981
AwardsPipistrello d'oro
(English: Golden Bat)
LanguageInternational
Websitefanta-festival.it

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 science fiction, fantasy and horror film that has been held annually in Italy since 1981.[1]

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, Naples, Genoa, Verona, Parma and Ravenna.[1]

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, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, John Carradine, Rutger Hauer, Robert Englund, to directors and producers like Roger Corman, Freddie Francis, George A. Romero, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson, and among Italians, Lucio Fulci, Riccardo Freda, Dario Argento and Lamberto Bava.

The festival is a founding and affiliated member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation.

Awards

1981

1982

1983

1984

  • Best film: The Dead Zone, directed by David Cronenberg
  • Best screenplay: Nico Mastorakis e Fred Perry – Blind Date; 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

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

  • Best film: Taxandria, directed by Raoul Servais
  • Best director: Óscar Aibar – Atolladero
  • Best actor: Doug Bradley – Hellraiser: Bloodline
  • Best actress: Whoopi Goldberg – Theodore Rex
  • Best special effects: Anthony C. Ferrante – The Dentist
  • Lucio Fulci award: Fatal frames: Fotogrammi mortali, directed by Al Festa
  • Career award: Riccardo Freda
  • Special mention for the Poetic Technology: Mécanomagie, directed by Bady Minck

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

  • Best film: The Inside Story, directed by Robert Sutherland
  • Best director: Robert Sutherland – The Inside Story
  • Best actor: Vincent Gallo – Stranded: Náufragos
  • Best actress: Maria De Medeiros – Stranded: Náufragos
  • Best special effects: Ichi The Killer

2003

  • Best film: FeardotCom, directed by William Malone
  • Best short film: Space Off, directed by Tino Franco
  • Migliori effetti speciali: Red Riding Hood

2004

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: Errors of the Human Body, 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: Luigi Cozzi
  • 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: Jack Sholder
  • Career Award: Christina Lindberg
  • Career Award: Eckhart Schmidt
  • 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

2023

  • Golden Bat for Best Film: Viking, directed by Stéphane Lafleur
  • Special Mention: Eight Eyes, directed by Austin Jennings
  • Silver Bat for Best Short film: Flashback Before Death, directed by Hiroyuki Onogawa and Rii Ishihara
  • Silver Bat for Italian Best Short film: L'isola dei resuscitati morti, directed by Domenico Montixi
  • Career Award: Stefania Casini

References

  1. ^ a b "Fantafestival: chi siamo".

External links

  • Official website
  • Ampia raccolta di informazioni, aneddoti e ritagli di giornale d'epoca