Dave Boyle’s Never After Dark won best feature at Grimmfest, whose awards were announced on 23 October after its 8–11 October Manchester edition. Crawlers topped the audience vote, followed by Mārama, which also received a feature special mention. Aitore Zholdaskali won directing for Sicko, and Graham Guit took screenplay for Stronger Than the Devil.
Never After Dark won Grimmfest’s top feature prize.[1], [2]
Dave Boyle directed the winning film. Grimmfest, the film festival held at the Odeon Great Northern in Manchester, Britain, announced its Grimm Reaper Awards on 23 October. The event ran from 8 to 11 October and marked its 18th anniversary. Mārama received a special mention in the feature category, while Crawlers topped the audience vote ahead of Mārama and Never After Dark.[1]
Graham Guit won screenplay for Stronger Than the Devil, which also took the ensemble cast award. Aitore Zholdaskali won best director for Sicko. Ariāna Osborne for Mārama and Margarita Zachariou for Motherwitch shared best actress; Thierry Frémont won best actor for The Ones Who Grieve. Supporting actress was shared by Adrienne Barbeau for Oddities and Asia Argento for Stronger Than the Devil. Toby Stephens won supporting actor for Mārama.[1]
Crawlers also won visual effects, while Never After Dark and The Whisper shared the scare award. Harvest won best short, Qui Insieme took the European short prize, and They Always Come at Night won debut feature. Steve Pink received the Legacy Award and Adrienne Barbeau was honoured for lifetime achievement. The jury included filmmaker Jennifer Trudrung, executive Tim Scaping, academic Xavier Aldana Reyes and film journalist Tom Atkinson.[1]
