The Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (SEFFF) wrapped up on 4 October after ten days of film screenings and events in Strasbourg, France. The festival, which began on 25 September, showcased a wide range of genre films from around the world, including horror, sci-fi, and fantasy, in its various competitions and special sections. This year also featured a special retrospective looking at films involving artificial intelligence and the fourth edition of the Eurogenre professional meetings, which bring together industry professionals to discuss trends and opportunities in the genre film sector. During the closing ceremony, the festival's juries announced the winners of the international competitions. In the International Fantastic Film Competition, the Golden Octopus for Best International Feature Film was awarded to No Rest for the Wicked, a film directed by Danish filmmaker Kasper Kalle. The jury, which included cinematographer Kevin McTurk, composer Simon Boswell, and director and production designer Laurie Colson, also gave a Special Mention to Imposters, directed by US filmmaker Caleb J Phillips. The Audience Award, which reflects the preferences of festival attendees, went to 5 More Minutes by Spanish director Javier Ruiz Caldera. In the Best European Fantastic Film category, the Silver Méliès was awarded to The End of It, the debut feature by British-Spanish director Maria Martínez Bayona. This jury included writer-director Aurélia Mengin, director and producer Gilles Penso, and producer Enrique López Lavigne. The Crossovers Grand Prix, which honors films that blend different genres or styles, was awarded to Good Boy by Polish director Jan Komasa, while Roma Elastica by French director Bertrand Mandico received a Special Mention. The jury for this section included distributor Coline Crance Philouze, sales agent Charles Bin, and screenwriter and Cineuropa editor-in-chief Domenico La Porta. In the International Animated Film Competition, the Golden Stork for Best Animated Film was awarded to Nobody, directed by Chinese filmmaker Shui Yu. The jury, which included animator and editor Jérémie Hoarau, animator Anaïs Chevillard, and designer and art director Aleksi Briclot, also gave a Special Mention to Company Sports Day by South Korean filmmaker Lee Yong-seon. In the short-film awards, The Old Lady and the Eternity by Spanish director Marc Martínez Jordán won the Golden Octopus for Best International Short Film. The same film also received the Silver Méliès for Best European Short Film and the Short Film Audience Award. Fiction by Ambroise Rateau received the Award for Best Short Film Made in France, while Kosmogonia by Karolina Chabier earned both the Best Animated Short Film award and the Student Jury Prize. The Eurogenre prize, which is awarded in partnership with the BIF Market, went to Trails by Danish filmmaker Mads Erichsen.