The festival, highly acclaimed by a large audience (as evidenced by the sold-out screenings of the films in competition at Pathé cinemas), – with a total attendance of 5,775 people for this edition – is recognized by its peers (Fantastic Fest, Frightfest, Screamfest), and now stands as an unmissable event for all genre film lovers during the Halloween period in France.
Among the highlights of this edition, the Nice Zombie Walk recorded a record success with 900 zombies strolling through the city of Nice’s recently inaugurated green corridor.
2013 EDITION
Awards
GRAND PRIX – AUDIENCE AWARD: GRAVITY by Alfonso Cuaron (USA)
BEST FILM – AUDIENCE AWARD: I AM A GHOST by H.P. Mendoza (USA)
BEST DIRECTOR – AUDIENCE AWARD: I AM A GHOST by H.P. Mendoza (USA)
BEST SCREENPLAY – AUDIENCE AWARD: ANTISOCIAL by Cody Calahan (Canada) / SOULMATE by Axelle Carolyn (England)
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS – AUDIENCE AWARD: GRAVITY by Alfonso Cuaron (USA)
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT – AUDIENCE AWARD: PENNY DREADFUL by Shane Atkinson (USA)
BEST EUROPEAN SHORT – AUDIENCE AWARD: HOTEL by Jose Luis Aleman (Spain)
BEST HORROR FILM AWARD: ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE by Lucky McKee & Chris Sivertson (USA) / BENEATH by Ben Ketai (USA)
The 2013 jury, composed of Roberto D’Onofrio (Journalist at FANGORIA, L’Ecran Fantastique, Splatter Container), Thierry Collard (Director of the ESRA School Nice, Côte d’Azur), Eric Escofier (Journalist, Author of the book “Barbara Steele, Diva of Italian Fantastic Cinema”), and Philippe Coll (Producer for ANIMA FILMS), presented the following awards for the short film selection:
JURY PRIZE – BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT: FROST by Jeremy Ball (Canada)
SPECIAL MENTION – INTERNATIONAL SHORT: THE OFFERING by Christian Sparks (Canada)
JURY PRIZE – BEST EUROPEAN SHORT: HOTEL by Jose Luis Aleman (Spain)
SPECIAL MENTION – EUROPEAN SHORT: SKOM by Christophe Deroo (France)
The fifth edition of the Samain of Fantastic Cinema will take place from October 28 to November 1, 2014.
