Fantasia International Film Festival Awards: Hanna Bergholm’s ‘Nightborn’ Wins Top Honor
“Nightborn” was awarded the prestigious Cheval Noir trophy for best film. 2026 Cheval Noir Awards Popular on Variety Best Film Nightborn...
Key points
- “Nightborn” was awarded the prestigious Cheval Noir trophy for best film.
- 2026 Cheval Noir Awards Popular on Variety Best Film Nightborn (Finland/Lithuania/France/U.K.), dir.
- Edwin “For a genuinely original storytelling vision that draws Asian folklore, humor, and workers rights, and extreme body horror into a story of family reunification, the jury awards the Best Screenplay Award to Edwin, Eka Kurniawan, Daishi Matsunaga.” Best Cinematography Fabrizio La Palombara, CCS, Ferine (Italy), dir.
- For its look that pays homage to the greats of Italian horror while adding its own stamp to a modern genre film while constantly reinventing itself visually, the jury presents the Cheval Noir for Best Cinematography to Fabrizio La Palombara, CCS.” Best Editing Satoshi Ueno, Beasts Clutching at Straws (Japan), dir.
What happened
“Nightborn” was awarded the prestigious Cheval Noir trophy for best film. 2026 Cheval Noir Awards Popular on Variety Best Film Nightborn (Finland/Lithuania/France/U.K.), dir. Edwin “For a genuinely original storytelling vision that draws Asian folklore, humor, and workers rights, and extreme body horror into a story of family reunification, the jury awards the Best Screenplay Award to Edwin, Eka Kurniawan, Daishi Matsunaga.” Best Cinematography Fabrizio La Palombara, CCS, Ferine (Italy), dir. For its look that pays homage to the greats of Italian horror while adding its own stamp to a modern genre film while constantly reinventing itself visually, the jury presents the Cheval Noir for Best Cinematography to Fabrizio La Palombara, CCS.” Best Editing Satoshi Ueno, Beasts Clutching at Straws (Japan), dir. Hideo Jojo “We are honored to be the first Fantasia jury to present the new award for best film editing. This year’s New Flesh competition winner — and best alien penis of the festival — goes to Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant.” Special Mention of the Jury: Best Performance Dilnaz Kurmangali and Ayan Utepburgen, Sicko (Kazakhstan), dir.