Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2010 wrapped up eight thrilling nights of new horror, sci-fi, action and cult movies blazing new cinematic trails and setting new records! A new high of over 9,300 enthusiastic fans attended the festival which ran Aug 13-20 at the city’s legendary Bloor Cinema, over double the size of the event of just four years ago!
Toronto After Dark Film Festival also announced the Award Winners of its 2010 edition. A record over 4,300 votes were cast by festival-goers this year to determine this year’s Audience Award Winners!
AUDIENCE AWARDS, BEST FEATURE FILM
1. GOLD: THE LAST EXORCISM
2. SILVER: THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE
3. BRONZE: I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
VISION AWARDS, BEST INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM
The Vision Awards are given out by the Festival in recognition of outstanding independent genre feature filmmaking.
1. GOLD: HEARTLESS
2. SILVER: THE LAST LOVECRAFT
3. BRONZE: ALL ABOUT EVIL
AUDIENCE AWARDS, BEST CANADIAN SHORT FILM
1. GOLD: JUNKO’S SHAMISEN
2. SILVER: KING CHICKEN
3. BRONZE: FIREMAN! and GAME NIGHT (TIE)
AUDIENCE AWARDS, BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM
1. GOLD: OFF SEASON
2. SILVER: PUMZI
3. BRONZE: DEUS IRAE
FANS’ CHOICE AWARDS
New for 2010: Over 100 Festival All-Access Pass Buyers were polled in the week after the festival to select the winners in a range of different film categories. Here are the winners of Toronto After Dark’s inaugural FANS’ CHOICE AWARDS:
BEST HORROR FILM
The Last Exorcism
BEST SCI-FI FILM:
Cargo
BEST ACTION FILM
Centurion
BEST COMEDY
High School
BEST DIRECTOR
I Spit On Your Grave (Steven R. Monroe)
BEST SCREENPLAY
The Last Exorcism (Huck Botko & Andrew Gurland)
BEST LEADING ACTOR
The Last Exorcism (Patrick Fabian)
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
I Spit On Your Grave (Sarah Butler)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
Doghouse, High School (Tie)
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Cargo, RoboGeisha (Tie)
BEST MAKE-UP
Doghouse
BEST SOUNDTRACK
High School
BEST FIGHT
Alien Vs Ninja
BEST KILLS
I Spit On Your Grave
SCARIEST FILM
The Last Exorcism
MOST ORIGINAL FILM
Rubber
MOST DISTURBING FILM
I Spit On Your Grave
BEST TRAILER
RoboGeisha
BEST FESTIVAL BUMPER
5 YEARS YOUNG