Friday, November 6, 2009

We are the Sprocket Holes vol. 117

'The Human Centipede' wins Prix D'or at Sainte Maxime International Horror Film Festival

by Andrew Mack, November 5, 2009 9:56 PM

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Six's very disturbing yet absolutely engrossing horror film is winning fans and prizes around the globe!

Chalk up another win for Tom Six's The Human Centipede. From Austin to L.A. and now to Sainte Maxime in France where his film just won the Prix D'or.

The full list of winners is after the break. Peruse the list and you will see other Twitch favorites including Boob, Treevenge and Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl.


Sainte Maxime International Horror Film Festival Awards Wrap-up - The Human Centipede Wins Big!

On Wednesday, November 4th, the second annual Sainte Maxime International Horror Film Festival Awards were held. The evening celebrated twelve days of original horror films that honored everything from the sensational (The Human Centipede) to the revelatory (Blackaria) to the discovery (Embodiment Of Evil).

Recent Sainte Maxime International Horror Film Festival films that have garnered a lot of attention include Martyrs, Tokyo Gore Police, The Machine Girl, Vertige (High Lane), Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer, which is now enjoying a wide release and taking the horror community by storm.

Below is a full list of the evening's winners as well as some pictures from the evening's festivities.

Official Competition:

Prix d'Or (Golden) : The Human Centipede, directed by Tom Six

Prix d'Argent (Silver) : Stoic, directed by Uwe Boll

Prix de Bronze (Bronze) : Blackaria, directed by Christophe Robin & François Gaillard

Honorable Mention:
Make-Out with Violence, directed by Deagol Brothers
Autopsy, directed by Adam Gierasch

Midnight X-Treme Competition:

Prix d'Or (Golden) : Murder Set Pieces, directed by Nick Palumbo

Prix d'Argent (Silver) : Neighbor, directed by Robert Angelo Masciantonio

Prix de Bronze (Bronze) : Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl, directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura & Naoyuki Tomomatsu

Prix de Bronze (Best Picture, supported by the French website Devildead.com) : Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl, directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura & Naoyuki Tomomatsu

International Short Films Competition:

Prix d'Or (Golden) : Boob, directed by Honest

Prix d'Argent (Silver) : Tinglewood, directed by Alexander von Hofmann

Prix de Bronze (Bronze) : Treevenge, directed by Jason Eisener

French Short Films Competition:

Prix d'Or (Golden) : Pogo & ses amis, directed by François Guay

Prix d'Argent (Silver) : Bagman 2009, directed by Anouk Whissell, François Simard and Yoann' Karl Whissell

Prix de Bronze (Bronze) : Spirale, directed by Michael Guerraz

International Trailers Competition:

Audience Choice: Ninja Eliminator, directed by François Simard

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