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\n\tThe people have spoken at this year\u2019s Fantasia International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

\n\tNicky Murphy\u2019s vampire mockumentary \u201cI Love Paris\u201d took home best international feature honors at the audience awards, while Masanao Kawajiri\u2019s \u201cCherry and Virgin\u201d was honored with best animated feature.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThis year\u2019s Fantasia International Film Festival took place from July 16 to Aug. 2 in Montreal. The audience award winners were named after this year\u2019s juried winners were announced.<\/p>\n

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\n\tSee the full winners list below.<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: I Love Paris<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Nicky Murphy, France\/Australia)<\/p>\n

Silver: No Rest for the Wicked<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Kasper Kalle, Denmark\/Faroe Islands\/Iceland)<\/p>\n

Bronze: Bagworm<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Oliver Bernsen, USA)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: Bruised Sky<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Gary Kent, U.K.)<\/p>\n

Silver: Reset<\/strong><\/em> (dirs. Jerry Hsu and Celine Tien, USA)<\/p>\n

Bronze: Pimple<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Fernando Alle, Portugal)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST ASIAN FEATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: Anymart<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Yusuke Iwasaki, Japan)<\/p>\n

Silver: The Specials<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Eiji Uchida, Japan)<\/p>\n

Bronze: TOKYO BURST: Crime City<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Eiji Uchida, Japan\/South\u00a0Korea)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST ASIAN SHORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: The Last Jiangshi<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Yu Chih Chieh, China\/Hong Kong\/Taiwan)<\/p>\n

Silver: Tongue<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Lim Da-seul, South Korea)<\/p>\n

Bronze (tie): Chaar Diwaari<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Syed Shadan, India) and Wish You Were Dead<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Lee Min-hyuk, South Korea)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST ANIMATED FEATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: Cherry and Virgin<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Masanao Kawajiri, Japan)<\/p>\n

Silver: Jim Queen<\/strong><\/em> (dirs. Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen, France)<\/p>\n

Bronze: Zsazsa Zaturnnah<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Avid Liongoren, Philippines \/ France)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST ANIMATED SHORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: The Lovers<\/strong><\/em> (dirs. Alice Mao and Sophia Paez, USA)<\/p>\n

Silver: Echo<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Asuka Dokai, Japan)<\/p>\n

Bronze: Trading Cards<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Radheya Jang, Australia\/U.K.)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST CANADIAN FEATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: Unholy Night<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Michael Gabriele, Canada)<\/p>\n

Silver: Castration Movie Chapter iii. Junior Ghosts \u2014 Premorphic Drift; A Fragmentary Passage<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Louise Weard, Canada)<\/p>\n

Bronze (tie): Insectasy<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Angus Silver, Canada) and A Safe Distance<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Gloria Mercer, Canada)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST CANADIAN SHORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: Something Borrowed<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Findlay Ironside, Canada)<\/p>\n

Silver (tie): Bagman<\/strong><\/em> (dirs. Connor Gaston and Vaughn Gaston, Canada) and Man Eating Pussy<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Emily Lawson, Canada)<\/p>\n

Bronze: Sleep Through Summer<\/strong><\/em> (dir. Erin Mick, Canada)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST QU\u00c9BEC FEATURE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: Tight Lettuce<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Harrison Houde, Canada)<\/p>\n

Silver: Romin<\/em><\/strong> (dirs. Jassen Charron and Anthony Dionne, Canada)<\/p>\n

Bronze: Someone\u2019s Daughter<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Wiebke von Carolsfeld, Canada)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST QU\u00c9BEC SHORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gold: Neighbors<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Andre Bendahan, Canada)<\/p>\n

Silver: Serenity<\/em> <\/strong>(dir. Frank Tremblay, Canada)<\/p>\n

Bronze: Sol Vivant<\/strong><\/em> (dir. \u00c9mile Lavoie, Canada)<\/p>\n

\u25ba BEST DOCUMENTARY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Documentary:The Seoul Guardians<\/em><\/strong> (dirs. Cho Chul-young, Kim Jong-woo, and Kim Shin-wan, South Korea)<\/p>\n

\u25ba \u00c9CRAN FANTASTIQUE<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00c9cran Fantastique: Suzuki=Bakudan<\/em><\/strong> (dir. Akira Nagai, Japan)<\/p>\n

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