Grossmann 2010 26 - 31 july, 6th Film & Wine Festival

AWARDS

	VICIOUS OLD CAT Lifetime achievement award JOSE MOJICA MARINS Director, writer, actor and producer Jose Mojica Marins put Brazil on the map of world fantastic cinema with his alter ego Coffin Joe and presented the world with one of the most unique and charismatic film monsters. In his numerous films, he created a strange and horrifying, yet at the same time a compellingly attractive universe that keeps on fascinating generations of horror fans from all around the world. At Grossmann this year we proudly and very happiliy awarded him with our lifetime achievement award the Vicious Old Cat for his outstanding contribution to the fantastic genre. The award was handed by the Slovenian minister of culture Majda Širca and the programmer and the director of the Yugoslav Cinematheque, this year's Vicious Cat Jury President Dinko Tucaković.
	VICIOUS CAT Award for the best feature Vicious Cat Jury: Dinko Tucaković (president), Phillip Bergson, Christian Hallman LIFE AND DEATH OF A PORNO GANG (Život i smrt porno bande, Ser, 2009, Mladen Djordjević) The international Jury at the 6th Grossmann Film & Wine Festival unanimously decided to give the award of Vicious Cat to Life and Death of a Porno Gang directed by Mladen Djordjević for bringing us on an audacious journey through the Serbian psyche, with dark humour and controversial shots and emotions – a very unusual and accomplished debut feature. The award was handed by eminent British film critic Phillip Bergson, member of the Vicious Cat Jury.
	Special mention of the Jury RAMPAGE (Ger/Can, 2009, Uwe Boll) Special mention in the category of Vicous Cat goes to Uwe Boll for Rampage. He is a director who is a fighter in every sense of the word, attaching his subject with energy and passion, and marshalling a strong cast and all the elements of cinema.
	SLAK'S VICIOUS CAT Award for the best short film Slak's Vicious Cat Jury: Sašo Podgoršek (president), Magnus Paulsson, Alin Ludu Dumbrava FEARFUL JOHN (Juan con miedo, Spa, 2010, Daniel Romero) A stylish and classic fairytale with a great performance from the film's two main stars. Kids! Be careful of where you hide out during a thunder storm!
	Special mention of the Jury Special mention for Slak's Vicious Cats goes to Dario Lonjak from Croatia for his films ZORGASM and DAY OF THE DEAD, for fresh, simple and efficient storytelling and best grunt, nudity and antiproduct placement! He represents the future of horror filmmaking in the region!
	NOISY CAT Award for the best documentary Noisy Cat Jury: Igor Vidmar (president), Igor Bašin, Dragan Vuković UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US (USA, 2009, Aaron Aites, Audrey Ewell) The film radically shakes the stereotypes about black metal and reaches into one of the central sources of cultural struggle between the dominant christian world, backed by American consumer imperialism, and the pagan pre-Europe. Recommended for metal and non-metal audiences, for pastours and atheists, for journalists and the national public media.
	VICIOUS CAT WINE CHAMPION Award for the best wine as chosen by our film guests FURMINT 2009 Puklavec & Friends (Jeruzalem Ormož) Wine connects people and creates beautiful friendships. But only at Grossmann it merges with film into an invincible force. Our numerous film guests from around the world have accepted our humble invitation and have once more decided to evaluate and point out the best of the exquisite wines by our wine region's finest winemakers. The award was handed by the Slovenian Wine Queen Andreja Erzetič.
	LITTLE WORKSHOP OF HORRORS The winner: BALLAD (Balada, Slo, 2010, Matevž Jerman) In our furious and extremely serious film workshop that features fearless guerrilla film crews that shoot their short movies during the festival we raise the new generations of filmmakers. The Great Cat salutes them! All the masterpieces shot at the workshop are available on Grossmann TV.