Source: Fantasia International Film Festival
Red Rooms (Les Chambres Rouges) was named the best feature film in the competition’s Cheval Noir section. The Cheval Noir best director award went to Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping for their UK thriller Femme, whose Nathan Stewart-Jarrett won the other outstanding performance award. Zelda Adams, John Adams and their US horror film
Where the Devil Roams won the section’s award for best cinematography. In the New Flesh competition for debut films, Yeva Strelnikova’s
Stay online from Ukraine was named the best first feature. Amanda Nell Eu’s Tiger Stripes
from Malaysia, Taiwan and France, and Tseng Yi-Ting’s The abandoned from Taiwan received special mentions from jury. In the International Short Film Competition, Whammy Alcazaren’s
Bold Eagle from the Philippines was named the best film. Jacob Chase won the best director award for his US film, Mr. Blue and David Winstone took home the best screenplay award for his British project, The Nolbelto Method. Takehiko Inoue’s Japanese entry, The First Slam Dunk
, won the Axis: Satoshi kon Award for Excellence in Animation. The AQCC-Camera Lucea Award went to the Canadian comedy Irelande Cahier Blau from Quebec director Olivier Godin. UK documentary Home Invasion directed by Graeme Arnfield received a special mention. The 27th Fantasia Festival began on July 20, and continues until August 9, 2010.
“Red Rooms”: Karlovy Vary Review
