Méliès d'Or
Award
| Méliès d'Or | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best works of speculative fiction |
| Presented by | Méliès International Festivals Federation |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Currently held by | LOLA (2023) |
| Website | melies.org |
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 2023, LOLA 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 | |
See also
References
- ^ Sandwell, Ian (12 July 2012). "Screaming Room". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Mathijs, Ernest; Sexton, Jamie (30 March 2012). Cult Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781444396430.
- ^ "LOLA is the first Irish film to be awarded the Méliès d'or at the Sitges". Screen Ireland. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Méliès d'Or Winners. Méliès International Festivals Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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Méliès d'Or winning films
- The Day of the Beast (1996)
- Train of Shadows (1997)
- Photographing Fairies (1998)
- The Nameless (1999)
- Possessed (2000)
- Thomas in Love (2001)
- Fausto 5.0 (2002)
- The Green Butchers (2003)
- Code 46 (2004)
- Adam's Apples (2006)
- Princess (2007)
- Let the Right One In (2008)
- Martyrs (2009)
- Buried (2010)
- The Last Circus (2011)
- Vanishing Waves (2012)
- In the Name of the Son (2013)
- Alleluia (2014)
- Goodnight Mommy (2015)
- Raw (2016)
- Thelma (2017)
- Climax (2018)
- In Fabric (2019)
- Pelican Blood (2020)
- Censor (2021)
- Piggy (2022)
- LOLA (2023)
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