We have the full list of the SITGES International Film Festival of Catalonia 2008 award winners.
Among those taking home prizes was "Surveillance," a film by Jennfier Chambers Lynch which captured the Best Motion Picture award. Lynch writes alongside Kent Harper, the crime drama/thriller which stars Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James and Ryan Simpkins.
Also taking significant awards was Brian Cox for his work on "Red," Fernando Meilelles' "Blindness" drama starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo and "Let the Right One In."
What is SITGES? The number one fantasy film festival in the world and represents, at the same time, the cultural expression with the most media impact in Catalonia. With a solid experience, the Sitges Festival is a stimulating universe of encounters, exhibitions, presentations and screenings of fantasy films from all over the world.
As announced, here are the winners announced by SITGES:
Surveillance, by Jennifer Lynch, Best Motion Picture
OFFICIAL FANTÀSTIC
JURY
Marina Anna Eich, Àlex Gorina, Umberto Lenzi, David Pirie, Fred Williamson
Best Motion Picture
Surveillance by Jennifer Lynch
Special Jury Award
Eden Lake by James Watkins
Best Director
Kim Jee-woon for The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Best Actor
Brian Cox for Red
Best Actress
Semra Turan for Fighter
Best Script
Alexis Alexiou for Tale 52
Best Cinematography
Angus Hudson for The Broken
Best Production Design
Tulé Peak for Blindness
Best Make Up FX
Bendit Lestang & Adrien Morot for Martyrs
Best Special Effects
Kim Wook for The Good, The Bad, The Weird
Best Original Soundtrack
Kenji Kawai for The Sky Crawlers
Best Short Film
Next Floor by Denis Villeneuve
Jury Special Mention to the Shortfilm
Centigrade by Collin Cunningham
Los Bastardos, Religulous and Ramírez, Seat Noves Visions Awards
SEAT - NOVES VISIONS
JURY
Velasco Broca, Guillermo Jure, Xavi Serra
Best Motion Picture
Los Bastardos by Amat Escalante
Special Mention
God's Puzzle by Takashi Miike
Non Fiction Motion Picture Diploma
Religulous by Larry Charles
Discovery Motion Picture Diploma
Ramírez by Albert Arizza
NOVA AUTORIA SGAE AWARD
JURY
Albert Espinosa, Albert Guinovart, Àngel Quintana, Roser Aguilar
Best Director
Dögg Mósesdóttir by Eyja
Best Screenplay
Dea Pompa by Restaurando a Héctor
Best Original Score
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson & Örn Eldjàrn by Eyja
Orient Express-Casa Àsia Award goes to The Chaser
ORIENT EXPRESS - CASA ÀSIA
JURY
Todd Brown, Xavi Sánchez Pons, Carles Arenes
Best Motion Picture
The Chaser by Na Hong-jin
The audience choose Blindness
AUDIENCE AWARD EL PERIÓDICO DE CATALUNYA
Best Motion Picture
Blindness by Fernando Meirelles
From Inside, the Anima't winner
ANIMA'T - Gertie Award
JURY
Todd Brown, Xavi Sánchez Pons, Carles Arenes
Best Animated Film
From Inside by John Bergin
Best Animated Short film
The facts in the case of Mr. Hollow by Rodrigo Gudiño & Vincent Marcone
The Carnet Jove Jury gives the Midnight X-Treme Award to Encarnaçaô do Demônio
CARNET JOVE JURY
Albert Elduque, Cristina Álvarez, Manuel Bocero, Covadonga de la Cuesta, Sergio Morera
Best Motion Picture FANTÀSTIC
EX AEQUO:
The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii
Vinyan by Fabrice du Welz
Best Motion Picture MIDNIGHT X-TREME
Encarnaçaô do Demônio by José Mojica Marins
The Silver Méliès goes to Martyrs
SILVER MÉLIÈS
JURY
Diego López, Zak Kadison, Javier Gutiérrez
Silver Méliès for Best European Motion Picture
Martyrs by Pascal Laugier
Silver Méliès Award for Best European Short Film
Afterville by Fabio Guaglione & Fabio Resinaro
GOLDEN MÉLIÈS
Golden Méliès for Best European Motion Picture
Let the Right One In by Tomas Alfredson
Golden Méliès for Best European Short Film
Of Cats & Women by Jonas Govaerts
The Sky Crawlers, chosen by the Critic Jury
CRITIC AWARDS
JURY
Beatriz Martínez Gómez, Alejandro G. Calvo, Carlos Losilla
Jose Luis Guarner Critic Award
The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii
Citizen Kane Award to an up-and-coming director
Home Movie by Christopher Denham
La Victoria de Félix eclipses at Brigadoon
BRIGADOON Paul Naschy
JURY
Juanjo Lleó, Toni Benages, Jaime Quesada
Best short film
La Victoria de Félix by Jordi Pastor & Albert Miró
