Méliès d'Or

Méliès d'Or
Awarded forBest works of speculative fiction
Presented byMéliès International Festivals Federation
First awarded1996
Currently held byHandling the Undead (2024)
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The Méliès d'Or (French pronunciation: [meljɛs dɔʁ]; English: Golden Méliès) is an award presented annually by the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF), an international network of genre film festivals from Europe.[1] The Méliès d'Or was introduced in 1996 for science fiction, fantasy, and horror films. The award is named after film director Georges Méliès.[2]

Spanish filmmaker Álex de la Iglesia and Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen are the only directors to have won the award twice. The most awarded country overall is Spain with seven awards, followed by Denmark and the United Kingdom with four awards each. As of 2024, Handling the Undead is the most recent winner.[3]

Winners

Year English title Original title Director(s) Country
1990s
1996 The Day of the Beast El día de la bestia Álex de la Iglesia  Spain
1997 Train of Shadows Tren de sombras José Luis Guerín  Spain
1998 Photographing Fairies Nick Willing  United Kingdom
1999 The Nameless Los sin nombre Jaume Balagueró  Spain
2000s
2000 Possessed Besat Anders Rønnow Klarlund  Denmark
2001 Thomas in Love Thomas est amoureux Pierre-Paul Renders  Belgium
2002 Fausto 5.0 Àlex Ollé, Isidro Ortiz, Carlos Padrisa  Spain
2003 The Green Butchers De grønne slagtere Anders Thomas Jensen  Denmark
2004 Code 46 Michael Winterbottom  United Kingdom
2006 Adam's Apples Adams Æbler Anders Thomas Jensen  Denmark
2007 Princess Anders Morgenthaler  Denmark
2008 Let the Right One In Låt den rätte komma in Tomas Alfredson  Sweden
2009 Martyrs Pascal Laugier  France
2010s
2010 Buried Rodrigo Cortés  Spain
2011 The Last Circus Balada triste de trompeta Álex de la Iglesia  Spain
2012 Vanishing Waves Aurora Kristina Buožytė  Lithuania
2013 In the Name of the Son Au nom du fils Vincent Lannoo  Belgium
2014 Alleluia Fabrice Du Welz  Belgium
2015 Goodnight Mommy Ich seh, Ich seh Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala  Austria
2016 Raw Grave Julia Ducournau  France
2017 Thelma Joachim Trier  Norway
2018 Climax Gaspar Noé  France
2019 In Fabric Peter Strickland  United Kingdom
2020s
2020 Pelican Blood Pelikanblut Katrin Gebbe  Germany
2021 Censor Prano Bailey-Bond  United Kingdom
2022 Piggy Cerdita Carlota Pereda  Spain
2023 LOLA Andrew Legge  Ireland
2024 Handling the Undead Håndtering av udøde Thea Hvistendahl  Norway

See also

References

  1. ^ Sandwell, Ian (12 July 2012). "Screaming Room". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  2. ^ Mathijs, Ernest; Sexton, Jamie (30 March 2012). Cult Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444396430.
  3. ^ "Handling the Undead and Christophe Gans, Protagonists of the Méliès d'Or Awards Gala". Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.