10/10/2012 - Lithuanian sci-fi love story adds the prestigious award for Best European Fantasy Feature and goes from strength to strength

After premiering at the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Kristina Buozyte's Vanishing Waves [+see also:
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After winning a Méliès d'Argent at the Lund Fantastic Film Festival in Sweden, Vanishing Waves went on to win the Méliès d'Or (Best European Fantastic Film Festival) at this year's Sitges Fantastic Film Festival (beating off competition from the likes of the massively popular Sleep Tight [+see also:
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Screenings at Love and Anarchy in Finland and Busan in Korea have also shown that the film is transcending genre audiences. Currently under negotiation for sales in France, the UK, Brazil, Italy and Spain, the film has already been sold to art-house distributor New Select Co in Japan.