# Fancine

The Fancine Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Málaga (Spanish FANCINE. Festival de Cine Fantástico de la Universidad de Málaga), is an annual film festival held by the University of Málaga in Málaga, Spain. It has been held since 1990 in the month of November. It focuses on the fantastic, science-fiction, and horror movie genres.

## History

The festival was started in 1990, initially called the "International Week of Fantastic Cinema of the University of Málaga", as a fantastic genre film exhibition. The promoter of the idea was Ramón Reina, who held the position of director during 19 editions.
In its first years, the festival presented a collection of the best fantasy films in the history of the fantastic genre. In 1997, it assumed an international competition character, emphasising fantastic contemporary films that are being produced, apart from the classic movies sample.
In the 2008 edition, the organization was renamed the International Fantastic Film Festival, and its hallmark is Fancine. Oscar Marine (author of works made for Julio Médem, Álex de la Iglesia, and Pedro Almodóvar) created the new logo and posters.
In the 2010 edition, Fernando Ocaña, is appointed the new director. He will be responsible for managing the festival until 2013.
Since 2014, a committee has been in charge of the direction, comprising members of the different academic sections of the University of Málaga: professors, students, and administrative and services staff.
Considered one of the oldest festivals of the Andalusian audiovisual landscape and one of the most important in Spain of this genre, it is a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF). As of 2009 it was the only international festival financed by a public university.

## Objectives and description

The presentation of a selection of the best world film production of feature as well as short films of fantastic genre under all its variants (fantasy, science-fiction, terror, adventures, thriller, etc.), as well as promoting and disseminating the cinematographic culture. Fancine is run by the University of Málaga, a non-profit institution, and attempts to create a more universal and affordable access to its offering of the best fantastic films.

## Contents
### Competition sections

* FEATURE FILMS IN COMPETITION.
* REAL-IMAGE SHORT FILMS. Official section.
* ANIMATED SHORT FILMS. Official section.
* ONLINE SHORT FILMS. Official section. Productions of less than five minutes duration, awarded based on online voting.

### Out of competition sections

* INFORMATIVE SECTION. Selection of recent productions of interest.
* CLASSICS. Selection of the best fantasy films of all times.
* FAMILY FANTASTIC. Movies for all audiences.
* HORROR ZONE. Movies for fans of the genre in its most extreme side.
* TRIBUTES. Cycles commemorating an event or a personality related to the fantasy genre.

## Winners
### Awards by the Official Jury
#### Best feature film

| Year | Best Film | Best Director |
| 1997 | The Addiction (Abel Ferrara) | Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch) |
| 1998 | Kissed (from producers Dean English and Lynne Stopkewich) | Lynne Stopkewich (Kissed) |
| 1999 | Body Troopers (produced by Eric Jacobsen) | Vibeke Idsöe (Body Troopers) |
| 2000 | The Quiet Family (Kim Ji-Woon) | Kim Ji-Woon (The Quiet Family) |
| 2001 | Ginger Snaps (John Fawcett) | Veit Helmer (Tuvalu) |
| 2002 | The Black Door (Kit Wong) | Kit Wong (The Black Door) |
| 2003 | May (Lucky McKee) | Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark) |
| 2004 | Robot Stories (Greg Pak) | Greg Pak (Robot Stories) |
| 2005 | One Point 0 (Jeff Renfroe y (Martein Thorsson) | Lee Kwang Hoon (The Legend of the Evil Lake) |
| 2006 | Doll Master (Jeong Yong) | David Slade (Hard Candy) |
| 2007 | Marmorera (Markus Fischer) | Park Chan-wook (I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK) |
| 2008 | Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson) | Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In) |
| 2009 | Left Bank (Pieter Van Hees) | Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani (Amer) |
| 2010 | Vampires (Vincent Lanoo) | Pater Sparrow (1) |
| 2011 | Bellflower (Evan Glodell) | Benoît Jacquot (Deep in the Woods) |
| 2012 | Excision (Richard Bates Jr.) | Richard Bates Jr. (Excision) |
| 2013 | The Battery (Jeremy Gardner) | Esteban Larraín (La Pasión de Michelangelo) |
| 2014 | Cruel and Unusual (Merlin Dervisevic) | Fabrice Du Welz (Alleluia) |
| 2015 | Tag (Sion Sono) | Hou Hsiao-hsien (The Assassin") |
| 2016 | Under the Shadow (Babak Anvari) | |
| 2017 | Let the Corpses Tan (Hélène Cattet y Bruno Forzan) | |
| 2018 | Border (Ali Abbasi)) | |
| 2019 | Bacurau (Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendoça Filho) | |
| 2020 | Wendy (Behn Zeitlin) | |
| 2021 | The Colony (Tim Fehlbaum) | Zhang Yimou (Cliff Walkers) |
| 2022 | Vesper | Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave) |
| 2023 | Concrete Utopia | Um Tae-hwa (Concrete Utopia) |

#### Awards with financial grant

* Best Feature film (9.000 euros)
* Best Fiction Short film (3.000 euros)
* Best Animation Short film (3.000 euros)

#### Honorary awards

* Best director
* Best actor
* Best actress
* Best original or adapted screenplay
* Best photography
* Best special effects
* Selection of the Best European Fantasy Short Film for the GOLD MÉLIÈS AWARD

### Awards by the Young Jury
#### Awards with financial grant

* Best Real-image short film (3.000 euros)
* Best Animation short film (3.000 euros)

#### Honorary awards

* Silver Méliès to the best fantastic European short film and selection of the same to compete for the Gold Méliès award in this category

### Public awards
#### Honorary awards

* Best feature film
* Best Real-Image short film
* Best Animation short film