Sébastien Vaniček
Sébastien Vaniček is a French filmmaker best known for directing the horror film Infested (2023).
After directing the short films 299 792 458 m/s (2015), Mayday (2015), and Crocs (2018), he wrote and directed his first feature film with Vermin (2023).[1][2] Vermin, retitled to Infested, had its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[3] In 2025, he wrote and directed Evil Dead Burn (2026), the sixth film of the Evil Dead franchise.[4][5]
Filmography
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes / Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 299 792 458 m/s | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | [1] |
| 2015 | Mayday | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | [1] |
| 2018 | Crocs | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | [1] |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes / Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Infested | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | [4] |
| 2026 | Template:Pending film | Template:Yes | Template:Yes | Post-production[5] |
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19th Fantastic Fest | "Best Director" ("Horror Features") | Infested | Template:Won | [6] |
| "Best Picture" ("Horror Features") | Template:Won | ||||
| 56th Sitges Film Festival | "Special Jury Prize" | Template:Won | [7] | ||
| "Best Motion Picture" | Template:Nom | ||||
| 16th Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival | "Best Feature Film" ("Audience Award") | Template:Won | [8] | ||
| "Best International Feature Film" ("Octopus d'Or") | Template:Nom | ||||
| "Best European Fantastic Feature Film" ("Melies D'Argent") | Template:Nom | ||||
| 2024 | 49th César Awards | "Best First Film" | Template:Nom | [9][10] | |
| 26th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | "Best International Movie" | Template:Nom | [11] |
References
External links
This article incorporates text from the Wikipedia article "Sébastien Vaniček", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.Retrieved 2026-03-06.