
fanheart3 awards 2021
Collateral Award at the 78. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica de La Biennale di Venezia
To celebrate movies and immersive experiences at Venezia78 that can potentially impact fan culture and the production of fanworks
The Awards 2021

Golden Clip
for best movie
To the film that has the highest potential to become a cult movie among fans

Silver Ship
for best OTP
To the couple of characters (actual or potential) that is most interesting for the narrative dynamics that characterize their interactions.

VR
fan experience
To the work in virtual reality closer to fan culture’s themes and contents
In the third edition of the fanheart3 awards, the jury awards the following prizes:

Freaks Out
directed by Gabriele Mainetti

Mona Lisa / Fuzz
in Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
directed by Ana Lily Amirpour

Knot: a trilogy
directed by Glen Neath & David Rosenberg
For the 2021 edition, the fanheart3 jury also awarded a honorable mention to Old Henry, directed by Potsy Ponciroli, for presenting many of the stylistic features of fanfiction, drawing on American history and myth to set up a “what if?” that unravels in a slow crescendo, while building in the audience an intense empathy for the main character, struggling with his own destiny.

Old Henry
directed by Potsy Ponciroli
Third edition at the 2021 Venice Film Festival
The Graffetta d’oro and Nave d’argento awards was assigned on a selection of 12 films among those presented in the sections Venezia 78, Fuori Concorso, Orizzonti, Orizzonti Extra, Giornate degli Autori, Settimana della Critica, chosen by a group of selectors expert in fan culture and participatory dynamics.
The VR Fan Experience awarded one of 10 works in XR selected among those presented at the 2021 VeniceVR Expanded.
Nominations 2021
Movies
- Competencia Oficial directed by Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn
- Deserto Particular directed by Aly Muritiba
- Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve
- Freaks Out directed by Gabriele Mainetti
- Halloween Kills directed by David Gordon Green
- Karmalink directed by Jake Wachtel
- Last Night in Soho directed by Edgar Wright
- Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon directed by Ana Lily Amirpour.
- Mondocane directed by Alessandro Celli
- Old Henry directed by Potsy Ponciroli
- Spencer directed by Pablo Larraín
- The Power of the Dog directed by Jane Campion
VR
- Bing Mei Guei (The Sick Rose) directed by Tang Zhi-zhong and Huang Yun-hsien
- Clap directed by Keisuke Itoh
- Glimpse directed by Benjamin Cleary and Michael O’Connor
- Jurassic World Aftermath directed by Richard Snowdon
- Knot: A trilogy directed by Glen Neath and David Rosenberg
- Lavrynthos directed by Fabito Rychter and Amir Admoni
- The Last Worker directed by Jörg Tittel
- The Severance Theory: Welcome to Respite directed by Lyndsie Scoggin
- Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife directed by Eric Odeldahl
- Yi Yuan (The final wish) directed by Haipei Wang and Shanshan Wang
The 2021 Jury



The prize of fanheart3 awards 2021

Biorfarm - Adopt a tree and start creating your own digital field
Fanheart3 decided to adopt three fruit trees on behalf of the winners of fanheart3 awards 2021.
"Freaky" for FREAKS OUT: Mela Golden Delicious (postion #90), adopted for the 2021/2022 campaign, Azienda Agricola Mirko Bezzi a Urbana (PD)
"Monalisa" per MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON: Limone di Calabria (position #222), adopted for the 2021/2022 campaign, Azienda Agricola Arangara di Giovanni Zappavigna a Ardore (RC)
"Knot" per KNOT: a trilogy: Castagna Palummina (position #41), adopted for the 2021/2022 campaign, Azienda Agricola Hirpinia Ortofrutta di Alfredo Di Cicilia a Montella (AV)
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