The year Sam Neill visited us to receive the Grand Honorary Award, we also welcomed Maribel Verdú, Patrick Wilson, Charles Band, and Asia Argento. With the high-octane Mad Max universe as the main thematic tribute of the edition, we celebrated both Fabrice Du Welz (Adoration) and Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles (Bacurau). In animation, the spotlight was shared by Masaaki Yuasa, Gints Zilbalodis, and Makoto Shinkai. Still, the real breakout moment came from Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia with The Platform (El hoyo), the first Spanish film to win, on its own, the Award for Best Feature in the Official Selection.
