Sorry for being so late with my wrap-up of the Fantasporto film festival. It actually ended last Saturday, but this week just got away from me.

Anyhow, rumors were correct, the big winner was Philip Ridley’s HEARTLESS. It won the grand prize, best director and best actor.

Best actress went to Scot Neve McIntosh for the SALVAGE.

Fantasporto also has a few sidebars. The Orient Express section was won by Park Chan-wook’s vampire film THIRST. The Director’s Week section was won by FISH TANK (it also picked up best screenplay).

The Jury Prize went to Danish director Ole Bornedal for DELIVER US FROM EVIL, and a special jury prized went to the Russian film WARD NO. 6 (which I thought was incredibly dull, but what do I know? I never read the original Chekhov story).

Overall, I had a great time at Fantasporto. One of the most enjoyable festivals I have been to, actually. The Vampire Ball party on the last night was good fun, too (even if Mario did not dress up as a vampire this year… Was looking forward to seeing that). Great town, great people, fun films.