"The Coffee Table" and "When Evil Rurks", Audience Award ex aequo at the 34th Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

2023.11.03

The films The Coffee Table (Caye Casas, 2022) and When Evil Lurks (Demian Rugna, 2023) have won the Audience Award to the Best Feature Film ex aequo at the 34th San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, that finishes tonight at Main Theatre with the screening of River (2023).

AWARDS

Audience

• Audience Award to the Best Feature Film

The Coffee Table (2022). Caye Casas. Spain
When Evil Lurks (2023). Demian Rugna. Argentina

• Audience Award to the Best Short Film

Transylvanie (2023). Rodrigue Huart. France

• Audience Award to the Best Animation Short Film

Sandwich Cat (2022). David Fidalgo. España

• Audience Award to the Best Spanish Short Film

Ahora vuelvo (2023). Lucas Paulino & Gabe Ibáñez

Jury

• Jury Award to the Best Short Film

Transylvanie (2023). Rodrigue Huart. France

The Jury for the International Short Film Competition at the 34th San Sebastian Horro and Fantasy Film Festival, comprising Marta Medina, Elena Muñoz and Koldo Serra, have decided that the Jury Award for Best Short Film should go to Rodrigue Huart's Transylvanie (2023), in recognition of the sensitivity and humour employed in addressing the issue of bullying, the tastefully elegant staging, photography and music, the freshness of the performances and the overwhelming charisma of the lead actor. Because it is ALL great! Because we have a great director in the making here.

A special mention goes out from the jury to Louise Groult's short film Gertrude et Yvan Party Hard (France, 2022), thanks to its unconventional personality, its twisted sense of humour, characters who are by turns exasperating and entrancing, the ingenuity of its dialogues and its ability to surprise.

• “Silver Méliès” Award to the Best European Fantastic Short Film

Transylvanie (2023). Rodrigue Huart. France

The jury also awarded the "Silver Méliès" for the Best European Fantasy Short to Transylvanie, as it is a well-rounded film which we see as a continuation of the finest traditions of European fantasy film-making.

• Young Jury Award to the Best Short Film

Transylvanie (2023). Rodrigue Huart. France

• Syfy Award to the Best Spanish Short Film

Mortelli, un cas perdut (2022). Ben Fernández

• Blogos de Oro Award to the Best Feature Film

The jury for the Blogos de Oro critics' award at the 34th San Sebastian Horror and Fantasy Film Festival, comprising Manuel Aguilar (Cine de Patio), Jon Paul Arroyo (Bang Bang Zinema), Amaia Egües (Atemporalia), Pako Mulero (La Cabina de Nemo) and Mikel Peña (Ravenheart), have decided to bestow the accolade on:

The Wait (2023). F. Javier Gutiérrez. Spain

For skilfully creating an oppressive and threatening atmosphere underpinned by the outstanding performance by Victor Clavijo, demonstrating that films made with gut feeling are the most authentic.

• Audience Award to the Best Fanzine (Sponsor: FNAC Donostia)

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