Festivals - Gerardmer 2022 : Discover the winners of the 29th edition

By Mulder, 30 january 2022

The Jury of the 29th edition of the Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival, chaired by Julie Gayet, surrounded by Alexandre Aja, Suliane Brahim, Valérie Donzelli, Mélanie Doutey, Bertrand Mandico, Grégory Montel and Pascal-Alex Vincent awarded the following prizes

Grand Prize
Supported by the Grand Est Region
Hatching by Hanna Bergholm (distribution: The Jokers Films) 
French release: March 2, 2022

Jury Prize
La abuela by Paco Plaza (distribution: Wild Bunch Distribution)

Jury Prize
Samhain by Kate Dolan (distribution: Star Invest)
French release: August 10, 2022

Best Music Award supported by La Sacem
Mona Lisa and the blood moon by Ana Lily Amirpour

Critics Award, composed of five journalists, awarded its prize to :
The innocents by Eskil Vogt (distribution : Les Bookmakers / Kinovista)
French release: February 9, 2022

Audience Award 
supported by the City of Gérardmer
The innocents by eskil vogt (distribution : Les Bookmakers / Kinovista)
French release: February 9, 2022

Youth Jury Award from the Grand Est Region 
Hatching by Hanna Bergholm 
(distribution : The Jokers Films) 
French release: March 2, 2022

The Short Film Jury of the 29th edition of the Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival, chaired by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, composed of Shirine Boutella, Saïda Jawad, and Antonin Peretjatko awarded the following prize:

Grand Prize for Short Film 
Mental Charge by Benjamin Malherbe

For the fourth consecutive year, the selection of films in competition at the 29th Gérardmer Fantastic Film Festival will be shown at the Cinémathèque française from Wednesday, February 2 to Monday, February 7. A selection of 10 new films from all over the world, to rediscover the myths, obsessions and codes of contemporary fantasy and horror cinema. A dive into the most unbridled and terrifying imagination of the moment.

Screening of The Grand Prize, Hatching by Hanna Bergholm on Wednesday, February 2 at 8pm in Salle Henri Langlois. 

(Source: press release)