Sitges. Awards.

Hans-Christian Schmid's Requiem cleaned up at the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya last night, winning Best Motion Picture, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller and the Jose Luis Guarner Critic Award. Grimm Love did quite well, too, winning Best Director for Martin Weisz, two Best Actor awards for Thomas Krestchmann and Thomas Huber and Best Cinematography for Jonathan Sela.

So the Germans did well, but here's the odd thing about Grimm. It's based on the true story of Armin Meiwes, known around the world as the "Rotenburg Cannibal." Earlier this year, Meiwes filed a complaint that resulted in the film's being banned in Germany. Even so, it's slated to open in Spain later this year, and if it does well or even picks up a few more awards, perhaps all of Europe will be able to see it - except for the Germans.

Also worth mentioning: Joe Dante's Homecoming picked up a Special Jury Award and Best Script (Sam Hamm). Here's the full list of awards.

Posted by dwhudson at October 15, 2006 2:08 PM