The Fantasia International Film Festival announced its audience award winners following the festival held from July 16 to August 2 in Montreal.
Nicky Murphy’s vampire mockumentary “I Love Paris” claimed the gold award in the best international feature category. The film, a French and Australian co-production, topped competing entries to secure the top honor. Denmark and Iceland’s “No Rest for the Wicked,” directed by Kasper Kalle, received the silver award, while Oliver Bernsen’s “Bagworm” from the United States earned the bronze distinction.
In the animated feature category, Masanao Kawajiri’s “Cherry and Virgin” from Japan took the gold award. Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen’s “Jim Queen” from France received silver honors, and Avid Liongoren’s “Zsazsa Zaturnnah,” a Philippines and France production, secured the bronze award.
The festival also recognized achievements across multiple categories including international shorts, Asian features and shorts, animated shorts, Canadian productions, Quebec-specific entries, documentary work, and the special Écran Fantastique award. Winners span numerous countries, reflecting the international scope of the festival’s programming. The complete list encompasses films from countries including Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Portugal, India, Australia, and Canada, among others.
The audience awards represent viewer preferences across the festival’s diverse selection of genre films, complementing the previously announced juried awards.
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