Awards Fantasporto’2000
Fantasy Competitive Section
The International Jury of the Fantasy Section, Paul Maslak, producer (USA) José Costa Ramos (Portugal), Angel Sala (Festival of Catalonia) e Mika Sepalla (Director of the Helsinki Festival ) on the 20h Oporto International Film Festival – Fantasporto 2000 has decided to grant the following awards:
Best Film Award Fantasporto 2000
Siam Sunset – John Polson (Austrália)
Jury’s Special Award
Tuvalu – Veit Helmer (Alemanha/Germany)
Best Direction
Ex- Aequo
Los Sin Nombre – Jaume Balagueró (Espanha/Catalunha)
The Nine Lives of Thomas Katz – Ben Hopkins (UK)
Best Actor
Ex- Aequo
Thomas Fisher – The Nine Lives of Thomas Katz – Ben Hopkins (UK)
Konstantin Prochorowski – Holgi (Alemanha/Germany)
Best Actress
Danielle Cormack – Siam Sunset (Austrália)
Best Screenplay
Max Dann, Andrew Knight – Siam Sunset (Austrália)
Best Special Effects
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, Sue Rowe, Jonathan Privett – Animal Farm (USA)
Best Short Film
The Perwig Maker – Stephen Schaeffler (Alemanha/Germany)
The Jury of the Méliès D’Argent has decided to grant its Award to:
La Mujer Mas Fea del Mundo de Miguel Bardem (Espanha)
10th Directors’ Week
Oficial Competitive Section
The International Jury of the 10th Directors’ Week Fantasporto 2000, Stephanie Billeter, of the Festival Tout Écran in Geneva , Dalila Carmo, Actress (Portugal),Germano Campos, film critic (Portugal) e Vassilis Mazomenos, director (Greece), has decided to grant the following awards:
New Directors Week Best Film Award
East is East – Damien O ‘Donnell (UK)
Jury’s Special Award
Schpaa – Erik Poppe (Noruega/Norway)
Best Direction
Ex-aequo
Les Bernstein – Night Train (USA)
Eric Poppe – Schpaa – Erik Poppe (Noruega/Norway)
Best Screenplay
Allison Anders e Kurt Voss – Sugar Town (UK)
Special Mention
Two Hands – Gregor Jordan (Austrália)
Fantasporto Career Awards
Mojica Marins
Danny Elfman
Brazilian Cinema was also honoured in the Festival
Non-oficial Prizes
Videoclip Competition
The Music Video Awards had as jury members, Manuela Azevedo, rock singer (Clã), Miguel Guedes, rock singer (Blind Zero), Manuel Cruz, rock musician (Ornatos Violeta) , Alvaro Costa ( music critic and radio programmer) and Nuno Galopim ( music critic and editor of the arts suplement of the Diario de Notícias) has decided on the following awards:
Best Fantasy Music Video Award Fantasporto’2000
All is Full of Love by BJÖRK
Special Mention
Hey Boy, Hey Girl de Chemical Brothers, directed by Dom & Nic
Creativity Award
World Up de Mel G, directed by Wiz
The Critics’ Jury of Fantasporto’2000 has decided to grant its Award to:
Los Sin Nombre – Jaume Balagueró (Espanha/Catalunha)
The Jury of the Public’s Award has decided to grant its Award to:
Tuvalu – Veit Helmer (Alemanha/Germany)
The AMC audience Award Fantasporto’2000 has been granted to:
Mr. Rice´s Secrets ( aka Exhuming Mr. Rice) – Nicholas Kendall (Canadá)
Onda Curta Award
The Jury João Garção Borges (Portugal), Stephanie Billeter (Suiça) e Mário Dorminsky (Portugal) , has decided to grant the following awards:
“The Perwig Maker” – Stephen Schaeffler (Alemanha/Germany)
“The Tale of The Rat That Wrote” – Billy O’Brien (UK./Irlanda)
“A Noite” – Regina Pessoa (Portugal)
“A Suspeita” by José Miguel Ribeiro (Portugal)
Porto, March 3rd of 2000