57th Sitges Film Festival
 Official poster by CHINA. | |
| Opening film | Presence |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Never Let Go |
| Location | Sitges, Catalonia, Spain |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Awards | Best Film: The Devil's Bath by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala |
| Festival date | 3–13 October 2024 |
| Website | sitgesfilmfestival |
The 57th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia took place from 3 October to 13, 2024, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller film Presence will open the festival, while Alexandre Aja's survival horror film Never Let Go will serve as the festival's closing film.[1] Austrian historical horror film The Devil's Bath, directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, won the Best Film award.[2]
Background
[edit]While some films were announced in July 2024, the complete lineup was revealed on 10 September 2024.[3] The festival's poster, commissioned to design agency CHINA and created through chemical techniques on photography, pays hommage to Tod Browning's 1932 horror film Freaks.[4]
Australian actor Geoffrey Rush will be honoured with the Honorary Grand Prize (Gran Premi Honorífic).[5] French director Alexandre Aja, English actor Nick Frost, American filmmaker Mike Flanagan, American actor Corey Feldman, American actress Heather Langenkamp, Greek-Italian film producer Ovidio G. Assonitis, and American director Fred Dekker, all will be recognized with the Time Machine Award (Premi Màquina del Temps).[6] [7] Additionally, Italian actor Fabio Testi will received the Nosferatu Award (Premio Nosferatu) while French director Christophe Gans will be honored with the Premio Méliès Career, presented by the Méliès International Festivals Federation.[8] On 24 September, it was announced that American actor Giancarlo Esposito will also be honored wit the Time Machine Award, while Spanish director Mar Targarona will be recognized with the WomanInFan Award.[9]
Juries
[edit]The juries consists of the following members:[10]
Main competition
[edit]- Fred Dekker, American screenwriter and film director.
- Stephen Thrower, English musician and author.
- Carlota Pereda, Spanish director and screenwriter.
- Christophe Gans, French director, producer and screenwriter.
- Lisa Dreyer, director of Fantastic Fest.
Noves Visions
[edit]- José Enrique Monterde, Spanish journalist and film critic.
- Rebecca de Pas, Spanish festival programmer.
- Olivia Cooper-Hadjian, French film critic and festival curator.
Anima't
[edit]- Bill Kopp, American animator, writer and voice actor.
- Verónica Buide, Spanish consultant, producer and president of Mujeres en la Industria de la Animación (MIA).
- Juanjo Sáez, Spanish cartoonist and illustrator.
Blood Window / Òrbita
[edit]- Roxana Ramos, Argentine film producer.
- Douglas Buck, American director and film editor.
- Nahikari Ipiña, Spanish film producer.
Méliès d'Argent
[edit]- Álex Mendíbil, Spanish screenwriter and researcher.
- Marysia Nikitiuk, Ukrainian director, screenwriter and fiction writer.
- Victoria McCollum, Northern Irish researcher.
Brigadoon
[edit]- Nerea Torrijos, Spanish costume designer.
- Ivan Villamel, Spanish film producer.
- Mariona Borrull Zapata, Spanish journalist and film critic.
Crítica / Méliès d'Or
[edit]- Josep M. Bunyol, Spanish film critic.
- Paola Franco, Spanish film critic.
- Sergi Sánchez, Spanish film critic.
SGAE Nova Autoria
[edit]- Jaume Balagueró, Spanish director and screenwriter.
- Aina Clotet, Spanish actress and director.
- Francesc Gener Rius, Spanish film composer.
Sections
[edit]The films selected for each section are as follows:[1][11][12]
Official selection
[edit]In competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the official competition section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2073 | Asif Kapadia | United Kingdom | |
| A Different Man | Aaron Schimberg | United States | |
| Animale | Emma Benestan | France, Belgium | |
| Azrael | E.L. Katz | United States | |
| Basileia | Isabella Torre | Italy, Sweden | |
| Still Life with Ghosts | Bodegón con Fantasmas | Enrique Buleo | Spain, Serbia |
| Bury Your Dead | Enterre seus mortos | Marco Dutra | Brazil |
| Call of Water | Dans l'eau | Élise Otzenberger | France |
| Continent | Continente | Davi Pretto | Brazil, France, Argentina |
| Daniela Forever | Nacho Vigalondo | Spain, Belgium | |
| Desert Road | Shannon Triplett | United States | |
| The Devil's Bath | Des Teufels Bad | Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala | Austria, Germany |
| The Second Act | Le Deuxième Acte | Quentin Dupieux | France |
| Else | Thibault Emin | France, Belgium | |
| Escape from the 21st Century | 从21世纪安全撤离 | Li Yang | China |
| Exhuma | 파묘 | Jang Jae-hyun | South Korea |
| Fréwaka | Aislinn Clarke | Ireland | |
| Get Away | Steffen Haars | United Kingdom | |
| Ghost Cat Anzu[a] | 化け猫あんずちゃん | Yōko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita | Japan |
| Luna | Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas | Spain | |
| MadS | David Moreau | France | |
| Meanwhile on Earth | Pendant ce temps sur terre | Jéremy Clapin | France |
| Mr. K | Tallulah H. Schwab | Belgium, Netherlands, Norway | |
| Nightbitch | Marielle Heller | United States | |
| Night Silence | Cisza nocna | Bartosz M. Kowalski | Poland |
| Planet B | Aude Léa Rapin | France | |
| Rich Flu | Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia | Spain | |
| Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass | Brothers Quay | United Kingdom, Poland, Germany | |
| Sister Midnight | Karan Kandhari | United Kingdom | |
| Strange Darling | JT Mollner | United States | |
| The Rule of Jenny Pen | James Ashcroft | New Zealand | |
| Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | 九龍城寨之圍城 | Soi Cheang | Hong Kong |
| A Whale | Una ballena | Pablo Hernando | Spain |
- Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film winner.
Out of competition
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened out of the competition section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges Collection | |||
| Apartment 7A | Natalie Erika James | United States | |
| Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End | Apocalipsis Z: El principio del fin | Carles Torrens | Spain |
| Arcadian | Benjamin Brewer | United States, Canada, Ireland | |
| Bookworm | Ant Timpson | New Zealand | |
| Cuckoo | Tilman Singer | Germany, United States | |
| Dead Talents Society | 鬼才之道 | John Hsu | Taiwan |
| The Wailing | El llanto | Pedro Martín-Calero | Spain, Argentina, France |
| Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning | 퇴마록 | Kim Dong-chul | South Korea |
| Ghost Killer | ゴーストキラー | Kensuke Sonomura | Japan |
| Ick | Joseph Kahn | United States | |
| The American Backyard | L'orto americano | Pupi Avati | Italy |
| The Substance | Coralie Fargeat | United States, United Kingdom, France | |
| Please Don't Feed the Children | Destry Allyn Spielberg | United States | |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Escape | Rodrigo Cortés | Spain | |
| Never Let Go (closing film) | Alexandre Aja | United States | |
| 'Salem's Lot | Gary Dauberman | ||
| Hush | Mike Flanagan | ||
| House of Spoils | Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy | ||
| Presence (opening film) | Steven Soderbergh | ||
| Rose & Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen | Hidenori Inoue | Japan | |
| Terrifier 3 | Damien Leone | United States | |
| The Soul Eater | Le Mangeur d'Âmes | Alexandre Bustillo, Julie Maury | France, Belgium |
| The Wild Robot | Chris Sanders | United States | |
Órbita
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Órbita section, for films that "stand out for their unique approach and their audience appeal":
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Yards | 门前宝地 | Xu Junfeng, Xu Haofeng | China |
| Cloud | クラウド | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Confession | 告白 | Nobuhiro Yamashita | |
| Diabolik: Who Are You? | Diabolik chi sei? | Antonio and Marco Manetti | Italy |
| Escape | 탈주 | Lee Jong-pil | South Korea |
| The Roundup: Punishment | 범죄도시4 | Heo Myung-haeng | |
| I, the Executioner | 베테랑2 | Ryoo Seung-wan | |
| Maldoror | Fabrice Du Welz | Belgium, France | |
| Night Call | La nuit se traîne | Michael Blanchart | Belgium, France |
| Steppenwolf | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan | |
| The Goldfinger | 金手指 | Felix Chong | Hong Kong |
| The Kingdom | Le Royaume | Julien Colonna | France |
| Zero | Jean Luc Herbulot | United States | |
| Special Sessions | |||
| Beating Hearts | L'Amour ouf | Gilles Lellouche | France, Belgium |
| The Moon Thieves | 盜月者 | Steve Yuen | Hong Kong |
- Highlighted title indicates Órbita winner.
Anima't
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Anima't section, for animated films:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalia y el Libro Rojo | David Bisbano | Argentina, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia | |
| Diplodocus | Wojtek Wawszczyk | Poland, Czech Republic | |
| Mariposas Negras | David Baute | Spain, Panama | |
| Memoir of a Snail | Adam Elliot | Australia | |
| Night of the Zoopocalypse | Ricardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-Castro | Canada, France, Belgium | |
| Pig that Survived Foot-and-Mouth Disease | 구제역에서 살아 돌아온 돼지 | Hur Bum-wook | South Korea |
| Savages | Sauvages | Claude Barras | Switzerland |
| Spermageddon | Tommy Wirkola, Rasmus A. Sivertsen | Norway | |
| The Colors Within | きみの色 | Naoko Yamada | Japan |
| The Glassworker | شیشہ گر | Usman Riaz | Pakistan |
| The Storm | 大雨 | Yang Zhigang | China |
| The Umbrella Fairy | 伞少女 | Jie Shen | |
| Special Sessions | |||
| Fox and Hare Save the Forest | Vos & Haas redden het bos | Mascha Halberstad | Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg |
- Highlighted title indicates Anima't winner.
Noves Visions
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Noves Visions section, for films "with fantastic genre themes, committed to experimentation, new languages and formats, and the hybridization of genres":
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Desert | Joshua Erkman | United States | |
| Body Odyssey | Grazia Tricarico | Italy, Switzerland | |
| Centaures de la Nit | Marc Recha | Spain | |
| Dead Mail | Joe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghy | United States | |
| Electric Child | Simon Jaquemet | Switzerland, Germany, Philippines | |
| Gazer | Ryan J. Sloan | United States | |
| Infinite Summer | Miguel Llansó | Estonia, Spain | |
| It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This | Rachel Kempf, Nick Toti | United States | |
| The Hyperboreans | Los hiperbóreos | Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León | Chile |
| Love Me | Sam and Andy Zuchero | United States | |
| Mi Bestia | Camila Beltrán | Colombia, France | |
| Pepe | Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias | Dominican Republic, Namibia, Germany, France | |
| Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust | Ishan Shukla | India, France, Germany | |
| Sew Torn | Freddy Macdonald | United States, Switzerland | |
| She Loved Blossoms More | Yannis Veslemes | Greece, France | |
| Spirit in the Blood | Carly May Borgstrom | Germany, Canada | |
| The Gesuidouz | ザ・ゲスイドウズ | Ken'ichi Ugana | Japan |
| The Killers | 더 킬러스 | Roh Deok, Kim Jong-kwan, Jang Hang-jun, Lee Myung-se | South Korea |
| Things Will Be Different | Michael Felker | United States | |
| Timestalker | Alice Lowe | United Kingdom | |
| Un Cuento de Pescadores | Edgar Nito | Mexico | |
| Witte Wieven | Didier Konings | Netherlands | |
| Your Monster | Caroline Lindy | United States | |
| Petit Format | |||
| Death of an Actor | Ambroise Rateau | France | |
| Don't Forget | Jeremy S. Thompson | Canada | |
| The Evil Eye | El mal donat | Hector Mas, Alfons Canal | Andorra, Spain |
| Fishtank | Wendi Tang | United States, China | |
| La Plaga | Gemma Capdevila | Spain | |
| ME | Don Hertzfeldt | United States | |
| Satomi | Rayner Wang | Japan, United States, Hong Kong | |
| Say Wuff! | Fabian Podeszwa | Germany | |
| Stills Moving | Kevin Tsung-Hsuan Yeh | Taiwan | |
| Strawberry Shortcake | Deborah Devyn Chuang | ||
| The Image Seller | Donavan Richard | Canada | |
| The Law of Extinction of Pain | Lee Wonjae | South Korea | |
| The Tree of Sinners | Hiroyuki Onogawa, Rii Ishihara | Japan | |
| Vinca Vision | Lazar Bodroza | Serbia | |
| Special Sessions | |||
| Dragon Dilatation | Bertrand Mandico | France | |
| The Fall (4K Director's Cut) | Tarsem Singh | United States, India | |
- Highlighted title indicates Noves Visions winner.
Shorts
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Shorts section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition Fantàstic | |||
| Agonist | Annie Marie Elliot | United States | |
| Atom & Void | Gonçalo Almeida | Portugal | |
| Attachment Theory | Katherine Jackson | New Zealand | |
| Bisected | Daniel Piñeros | United States | |
| Chew | Felix Dobaire | France | |
| Cornucopia | Andrew Kevelson | United States | |
| Drizzle in Johnson | Ivan Li | Canada, Hong Kong | |
| From Me to You | Simret Cheema-Innis | Vietnam, United Kingdom | |
| Humedad | Julieta Quiroga | Argentina | |
| Imago | Rafa Dengrá | Spain | |
| Lui | Matthias Couquet | France | |
| Lullaby | Chi Thai | United Kingdom | |
| Magnum Opus | Nicholas Kozakis | Australia | |
| Make Me a Pizza | Talia Shea Levin | United States | |
| Malet | Roger Danès, Alfred Pérez-Fargas | Spain | |
| Meat Puppet | Eros V | United Kingdom | |
| One for the Road | Daniel Carsenty | United States, Germany | |
| Shadow | Kanell Allaway | United States | |
| Skulk | Max Ward | United Kingdom | |
| Triangle | Joseph Diaz | Spain | |
| Anima't | |||
| Crimson Harbor | Victor Bonafonte | Spain | |
| Devil's Paradise | Ett Ont | Lars Henrik, Lisa Rydberg | Sweden |
| Dolores | Cecilia Andalón | Mexico | |
| Fish River Anthology | Mereneläviä | Veera Lamminpää | Finland |
| Free the Chickens | Matus Vizar | Slovakia, Czech Republic | |
| Howl If You Love Me | John Dilworth | United States | |
| Hurikán | Jan Saska | Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Inkwo for When the Starving Return | Amanda Strong | Canada | |
| Joko | Iza Plucinska | Poland, Germany, Czech Republic | |
| Kawauso | 獺 | Akihito Izuhara | Japan |
| The Fence | La Valla | Sam Orti | Spain |
| La Voix des Sirènes | Gianluigi Toccafondo | France, Italy | |
| Magic Candies | Daisuke Nishio | Japan | |
| Matta and Matto | Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp | Switzerland | |
| Monsoon Blue | Ellis Kayin Chan | Hong Kong | |
| Shoes and Hooves | Viktória Traub | Hungary | |
| Society of Clothes | Dahee Jeong | France, South Korea, Canada | |
| Tennis, Oranges | Sean Pecknold | United States | |
| The Hunt | Diogo Costa | Portugal, Spain, Japan, Netherlands | |
| The Shadow of Dawn | Olga Stalev | Estonia | |
| Trompet Voice | Voz de trompeta | David Monarte, Pilar Smoje | Chile |
| When It Comes (It Will Have Your Eyes) | Etorriko da (Eta zure begiak izango ditu) | Izibene Oñederra | Spain |
| Brigadoon | |||
| Céntrico | Luso Martínez | Spain | |
| El Fantasma de la Mediocridad | Naxo Fiol | Spain | |
| Escape | Lorenzo Manetti | United States | |
| Este Será el Último. Naxo Fiol y su Cámara | Xavier Guillaumes, Carlos J. Lafuente Cerdán | Spain | |
| Forgive Me | Cameron Sun | United States | |
| Hive | Felipe Vargas Ferrufino | ||
| The Harvest | David Barrera, Manuel Carballo | Spain | |
| The Harvester | Gavin Bradley, Andrew Allen | United States | |
| Voyager | Pablo Pagán | Spain | |
| Will Helm | Bobby Roe | United States | |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Help I'm Alien Pregnant | THUNDERLIPS | New Zealand | |
| Kokuhaku | Adrià Guxens | Spain | |
| Los Comensales | MJ Fuentes Mateos | ||
| Tengo Que Acabar el Puto TFM | Estíbaliz Burgaleta, Andrea Casaseca | ||
| The Merchant | Gabriel Campoy, Guillem Lafoz | ||
| Special Sessions | |||
| Combinados de Ficción [b] | Various directors | Spain | |
| Ensalada de Ostias con Entrantes [c] | |||
| Entre el Stop Motion, la Animación y la Distopía [d] | |||
| Imagen DEATH [e] | Adrián López | ||
Panorama
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Panorama section, for films previously screened at non-Spanish film festivals:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Mother's Embrace | Criatian Ponce | Brazil | |
| A Samurai in Time | 侍タイムスリッパー | Junichi Yasuda | Japan |
| Bone Lake | Mercedes Bryce Morgan | United States | |
| Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever | Nattevagten 2 - Dæmoner går i arv | Ole Bornedal | Denmark |
| Estela | Adrián Araujo | Mexico, Spain | |
| Handsome Guys | 핸섬가이즈 | Nam Dong-hyeop | South Korea |
| Historias de Halloween | Kiko Prada | Spain | |
| Inexternal | 裡應外合 | Steve Yuen | Hong Kong |
| Kryptic | Kourtney Roy | Canada, United Kingdom | |
| Little Bites | Spider One | United States | |
| Mr. Crocket | Brandon Espy | ||
| Noise | 노이즈 | Kim Soo-jin | South Korea |
| Oddity | Damian McCarthy | Ireland | |
| Párvulos | Isaac Ezband | Mexico | |
| Peg O' My Heart | 贖夢 | Nicholas Cheung Ka-fai | Hong Kong |
| Push | David Charbonier, Justin Powell | United States | |
| Respati | Malam Pencabut Nyawa | Sidharta Tata | Indonesia |
| Resvrgis | Francesco Carnesecchi | Italy | |
| Tenement | អ្នកស្នងអគារ | Sokyou Chea, Inrasothythep Neth | Cambodia |
| The Beldham | Angela Gulner | United States | |
| The Damned | Thordur Palsson | United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, Belgium, United States | |
| Touched by Eternity | Mūžības skartie | Mārcis Lācis | Latvia |
| U Are the Universe | Ти – Космос | Pavlo Ostrikov | Ukraine, Belgium |
| V/H/S/Beyond | Jordan Downey, Christian Long, Justin Long, Justin Martínez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, Jay Cheel | United States | |
| Within the Pines | Paul Evans Thomas | Australia | |
Serial Sitges
[edit]The following series were selected to be screened as a part of the Serial Sitges section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Mal Invisible (episodes 1 & 2) | Lluís Arcarazo Martínez | Spain | |
| Hay Algo en el Bosque (episodes 1 & 3) | Nicolás Amelio-Ortiz | ||
| Invisible (episodes 1 & 2) | Paco Caballero | ||
| The Head (episodes 1 & 2, season 3) | Jorge Dorado | Spain, Japan | |
| Shatter Belt (episodes 1, 2 & 3) | James Ward Byrkit | United States | |
Nova Autoria
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Nova Autoria section, for short films made by students from Catalan universities and film schools:
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Flamin' Hot | Clàudia Romeo Cassadò, Paula Othmer Pérez, Alícia García Iniesta, Adrià Carballada Mallofré, Leanora Schnog Barriga, Bernardo Oliveira Mesquita, Marlon Anthony Hugo Zapata, Pol Córcoles Serra | Spain |
| Baile con la Muerte | Berta Alsinet, Paula Anglàs, Nuria Aranda, Martina Barney, Joan Cortit, Laia Domene, David Martin, Carlota Massó, Roger Menta, Victor Moya, Gisela Torras | |
| Burned Out | Isa Adler | |
| De-Sastre | Tommasso Mangiacotti, Marolyn Ávila, Constanza Melio, Maria Antonieta Fernández, Kuang Yi Lee | |
| Lluna | Pol Mansachs | |
| Daru/n (Passed/Mother) | Benjamin Hindrichs | |
| Alicia Gilipollas | Gerard Miró | |
| Asterisco | Xavi Herrera | |
| Blava Terra | Marine Auclair March | |
| Azadi | Lily-Eileen Uxía Baker Föhring, Juan Luis Ortega Navarrete, Luciana and Espinoza Hoempler |
- Highlighted title indicates Nova Autoria Best Direction-Production winner.
Sitges Documenta
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Documenta section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Reactions | Alexandre O. Philippe | United States | |
| Deep Argento | Giancarlo Rolandi, Steve Della Casa | Italy | |
| Exorcismo | Alberto Sedano | Spain | |
| Grand Theft Hamlet | Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane | United Kingdom | |
| Llámame Paul | Víctor Matellano García | Spain | |
| Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director | Jonathan Bellés | ||
| Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | United States | |
| Realm of Satan | Scott Cummings | United States | |
| The Last Sacrifice | Rupert Russell | United Kingdom | |
Midnight X-Treme
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Midnight X-Treme section, for indie and extreme horror films:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Nicolás Onetti, Luciano Onetti | Argentina | |
| Dark Match | Lowell Dean | Canada | |
| Die Alone | |||
| El Tema del Verano | Pablo Stoll Ward | Uruguay, Argentina, Chile | |
| Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love | 翔んで埼玉 ～琵琶湖より愛をこめて～ | Hideki Takeuchi | Japan |
| Frankie Freako | Steven Kostanski | Canada | |
| Grafted | Sasha Rainbow | New Zealand | |
| Hell Hole | Toby Poser, John Adams | United States | |
| Jimmy & Stiggs | Joe Begos | United States | |
| Krazy House | Steffen Haars, Filip van der Kuil | Netherlands | |
| Chainsaws Were Singing | Mootorsaed laulsid | Sander Maran | Estonia |
| Operation Undead | Kongkiat Komesiri | Thailand | |
| Plastic Guns | Les Pistolets en plastique | Jean-Christophe Meurisse | France |
| The Beast Hand | Taichiro Natsume | Japan | |
Brigadoon
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Brigadoon section, for "independently produced feature films, documentaries and short films with horror and fantastic genre themes":
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premieres | |||
| Dirty Money | 더러운 돈에 손대지 마라 | Kim Min-soo | South Korea |
| The Wizard | 呪禁師 | Lee Shu-Mak | Japan |
| El Cristo de la Calavera | Chus Lara | Spain | |
| Monster on a Plane | Erza Tsegaye | Germany | |
| Nadie Inquietó Más: Narciso Ibáñez Menta 2.0 | Gustavo Leonel Mendoza | Argentina | |
| Traumatika | Pierre Tsigaridis | United States | |
| Tripping the Dark Fantastic | LG White | United Kingdom | |
| Marisa y Gamoso | Pablo Parés | Argentina | |
| Year 10 | Benjamin Goodger | United Kingdom | |
| Documentaries | |||
| Albert Pyun: King of Cult Movies | Lisa D'Apolito | United States | |
| Boutique: To Preserve and Collect | Ryan Bruce Levey | Canada, United States | |
| Generation Terror | Sarah Appleton | United Kingdom | |
| José Lifante, Mi Aventura en el Cine | David Garía Sariñera | Spain | |
| Los Albores del Kaiju Eiga | Jonathan Bellés | ||
| Mad Props | Juan Pablo Reinoso | United States | |
| SUZZANNA: Queen of Black Magic | David Gregory | Indonesia | |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Carnival of Souls (1962) | Herk Harvey | United States | |
| The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) | Albert Pyun | ||
| Crypt of the Living Dead (1973) | La tumba de la isla maldita | Julio Salvador, Ray Danton | Spain, United States |
| Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2023) | Robbie Davidson | United States | |
| Kung Fu Magic (1986) | Lee Tso-Nam | Taiwan | |
| Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) | La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro | Aldo Lado | Italy |
| The Lords of Magick (1989) | David Marsh | United States | |
| Contraband (1980) | Luca il contrabbandiere | Lucio Fulci | Italy |
| The Last Hunter (1980) | L'ultimo cacciatore | Antonio Margheriti | |
| Santo vs. the Kidnappers (1972) | Santo contra los secuestradores | Federico Curiel | Mexico |
| Terror Circus (1973) | Alan Rudolph | United States | |
| Four of the Apocalypse (1975) | I quattro dell'apocalisse | Lucio Fulci | Italy |
| The Stand (1994) | Mick Garris | United States | |
| Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981) | 神劍動山河 | Chang Hsing-Yi | Taiwan |
| The Undead (1957) | Roger Corman | United States | |
| Red Rings of Fear (1978) | Enigma rosso | Alberto Negrin | Italy, Spain, West Germany |
| Zombie 5 Killing Birds (1988) | Claudio Lattanzi | Italy | |
| What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) | Cosa avete fatto a Solange? | Massimo Dallamano | Italy, West Germany |
| Who Saw Her Die? (1972) | Chi l'ha vista morire? | Aldo Lado | |
Sitges Classics
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Classics section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | Wes Craven | United States | |
| Alien 2: On Earth (1980) | Ciro Ippolito | Italy | |
| Beyond the Door (1974) | Chi sei? | Ovidio G. Assonitis | Italy, United States |
| Children of the Corn | Fritz Kiersch | United States | |
| Count Dracula (1970) | El conde Drácula | Jesús Franco | West Germany, Spain |
| Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf (1971) | Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo | León Klimovsky | Spain |
| Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972) | Drácula contra Frankenstein | Jesús Franco | Spain, Portugal, Liechtenstein |
| Godzilla (1954) | ゴジラ | Ishirō Honda | Japan |
| Night of the Creeps (1986) | Fred Dekker | United States | |
| Revolver (1973) | Sergio Sollima | Italy, West Germany, France | |
| The Birthday (2004) | Eugenio Mira | Spain | |
| The Dracula Saga (1973) | La saga de los Drácula | León Klimovsky | |
| The Strange Love of the Vampires (1975) | El extraño amor de los vampiros | León Klimovsky | Spain |
| The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) | Tobe Hooper | United States | |
| The People Who Own the Dark (1976) | Último deseo | León Klimovsky | Spain |
| Seven Chances | |||
| Malpertius (1971) | Harry Kümel | Belgium, France, West Germany | |
| Mirror, Mirror (1990) | Marina Sargenti | United States | |
| Stone (1974) | Sandy Harbutt | Australia | |
| The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981) | Tajemství hradu v Karpatech | Oldřich Lipský | Czechoslovakia |
| The Passion According to Béatrice (2024) | La passion selon Béatrice | Fabrice du Welz | France, Belgium |
| The Spider Labyrinth (1988) | Il nido del ragno | Gianfranco Giagni | Italy |
| Vampyros Lesbos (1971) | Las Vampiras | Jesús Franco | Spain, West Germany |
Sitges Family
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Family section, dedicated to film literacy for young people:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges Family – Kids | |||
| A Guest from Elsewhere | Ethan Anderson | United States | |
| Abah and His Band | Abá e Sua Banda | Humberto Avelar | Brazil |
| Bird Drone | Radheya Jegatheva | Australia | |
| Bottle George | Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi | Japan | |
| Bufet Paradís | Héctor Zafra, Santi Amézqueta | Spain, France | |
| Candy Puppet | Angela Lorena Statnik | United States, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina | |
| Capitán Avispa | Jean Gabriel Guerra, Jonnathan Melendez | Dominican Republic | |
| Cuando Llegue la Inundación | Antonio Lomas | Spain | |
| Dagon | Paolo Gaudio | Italy | |
| El Atrapasueños | Guillermo Patrikios Alum | Spain | |
| Lonely Castle in the Mirror | かがみの孤城 | Keiichi Hara | Japan |
| Fagnes 1986 | Nicolas Monfort | Belgium | |
| Fan | Erik Lee | Taiwan | |
| Flocky | Esther Casas Roura | Spain, United States | |
| Freelance | Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego, Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith | Denmark, Chile | |
| Gaomei Fantasy | Wen Chin Juo | Taiwan | |
| Garu & Ponki | Cristhian Jallier | Colombia | |
| Gizaki | Xanti Rodríguez | Spain | |
| Green Night | Han Shuai | Hong Kong | |
| Hammertime | Jan Mocka | Germany | |
| Haru-tsuge Fish and Fu-rai Boy | Takeshi Yashiro | Japan | |
| Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary | 아메바 소녀들과 학교괴담: 개교기념일 | Kim Min-ha | South Korea |
| Iris de Cristal | Diego Gaviria | Colombia | |
| John Vardar vs the Galaxy | Goce Cvetanovski | North Macedonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia | |
| Kit & Spoon and the Wayward Moon | Olivia Moe | United States | |
| La Gran Cita de Conej | Pablo Río | Spain | |
| Las Aventuras del Pequeño Colón | Rodrigo Gava | Brazil | |
| Malas Hierbas | Daniel Tornero | Spain | |
| Mû | Malin Neumann | Germany | |
| Neon Vowels | Sergio Caballero | United States | |
| Pasos para Volar | Rosario Carlino, Nicolás Conte | Argentina, France | |
| Pigsy | Li Wei Chiu | Taiwan | |
| Quadrilateral | Cuadrilátero | Daniel Rodríguez Risco | Peru |
| Sincopat | Pol Diggler | Spain | |
| Superklaus | Steve Majaury, Andrea Sebastiá | Spain, Canada | |
| The Human Fossil | Rebecca Huang | United States, Canada | |
| The Siren | La Sirène | Sepideh Farsi | France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium |
| The Worlds Divide | Denver Jackson | Canada | |
| A Pleasure | Un placer | Sonia Estévez | Spain |
| Sitges Family – Kids en Acció | |||
| Animalia | Sofia Alaoui | France, Morocco, Qatar | |
| Saleem | Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha | Jordan | |
| Croma Kid | Pablo Chea | Dominican Republic | |
| Sitges Family – Teens | |||
| Isla Monstro | Steven Shea | United States | |
| LAVA 2 (El Nuevo Show del Narciso) | Ayar Blasco | Argentina | |
Retrospective
[edit]The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Retrospective section, intended to celebrate Tod Browning's 1932 horror film Freaks:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freaks (1932) | Tod Browning | United States | |
| House of 1000 Corpses (2003) | Rob Zombie | ||
| The Funhouse (1981) | Tobe Hooper | ||
| The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964) | Ray Dennis Steckler | ||
| The Last Circus (2010) | Balada triste de trompeta | Álex de la Iglesia | Spain |
| The Magician (1958) | Ansiktet | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden |
| The Unknown (1927) | Tod Browning | United States | |
| Santa Sangre (1989) | Alejandro Jodorowsky | Mexico, Italy | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Also nominated for the Anima't Best Animated Film Award
- ^ Composed of five short films:
- Sombras by Mateo Franco and Manuel Preto
- Cabrales by Sergio Morcillo
- La Respuesta de Lópe de Vega by Diana Caro
- Die Sünde by Demelsa López
- Benidorm Bajo el Terror de los Zombies by Manolito Motosierra
- ^ Composed of three short films:
- El Duro by Nacho Serapio
- Ayuda by Andrés Amores
- Papu by Jesús Loniego
- ^ Composed of five short films:
- Junta Trimestral by Pablo Llorens
- Feroz by Jorge Chavero
- Antes de Morir, La Sombra del Wendigo by Alvar Vielsa
- Lapso by Cándido Pérez de Armas
- Conflictivos Productions, 25 Años Fracasando con Todo Éxito by Fran Sánchez
- ^ Composed of the short film GERMEN (30 Anniversary) by Adrián López
Awards
[edit]The following awards were presented at the 57th Edition:[13][14]
Official competition
[edit]- Best Feature Film: The Devil's Bath by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
- Special Jury Award: Exhuma by Jang Jae-hyun
- Best Direction: Soi Cheang for Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
- Best Actress: Kristine Froseth for Desert Road
- Best Actor: John Lithgow & Geoffrey Rush for The Rule of Jenny Pen
- Best Screenplay: Aaron Schimberg for A Different Man
- Best Special, Visual or Makeup Effects: Digital District & Machina Infinitum for Else
- Best Music: Die Hewen for Fréwaka
- Best Cinematography: Giovanni Ribisi for Strange Darling
Noves Visions
[edit]- Best Film: A Desert by Joshua Erkman
- Best Direction: Grazia Tricarico by Body Odyssey
- Best Short Film: Say Wuff! by Fabian Podeszwa
Méliès d'Argent
[edit]- Méliès d'Argent Award for the Best Fantastic Genre Feature Film: Animale by Emma Benestan
- Méliès d'Argent Award for the Best European Fantastic Genre Short Film: Meat Puppet by Eros V
Anima't
[edit]- Best Animated Feature Film: Memoir of a Snail by Adam Elliot
- Best Animated Short Film: Free the Chickens by Matúš Vizár
Òrbita
[edit]- Best Feature Film: Zero by Jean Luc Herbulot
Critic's Jury
[edit]- José Luis Guarner Critics' Award for Best Film in the SOFC: The Devil's Bath by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
- Citizen Kane Award for Best New Director: Thibault Emin for Else
- Best Short Film in the SOFC: Chew by Félix Dobaire
Brigadoon
[edit]- Brigadoon Paul Naschy Award for the Best Short Film: Céntrico by Luso Martínez
SGAE Nova Autoria
[edit]- Best Direction-Production: Blava Terra by Marine Auclair & Daru/n by Benjamin Hindrichs
- Best Screenplay: Benjamin Hindrichs for Daru/n
- Best Original Music: Yuliya Protasova for De-Sastre
Carnet Jove Jury
[edit]- Best Feature Film in the SOFC: The Devil's Bath by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
- Best Sitges Documenta Film: Grand Theft Hamlet0 by Pinny Grylls & Sam Crane
People' Choice Award
[edit]- Grand People's Choice Award for Best Feature Film in the SOFC: Strange Darling by JT Mollner
- Panorama Fantàstic People's Choice Award: Handsome Guys by Nam Dong-hyeop
- Sitges Collection People's Choice Award: Dead Talents Society by John Hsu
- Focus Asia People's Choice Award: Dead Talents Society by John Hsu
- Midnight X-Treme People's Choice Award: Die Alone by Lowell Dean
Other awards
[edit]- Blood Window Award for Best Feature Film: Mi Bestia by Camila Beltrán
Special awards
[edit]- Honorary Grand Prize: Geoffrey Rush
- Time Machine Award: Alexandre Aja, Nick Frost, Mike Flanagan, Corey Feldman, Heather Langenkamp, Ovidio G. Assonitis, Fred Dekker, Giancarlo Esposito
- Nosferatu Award: Fabio Testi
- Méliès Career Award: Christophe Gans
- WomanInFan Award: Mar Targarona
References
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- ^ "Toda la programación de Sitges – Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya 2024". Escribiendo Cine (in Spanish). 10 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Meseguer, Astrid (18 May 2024). "El festival de Sitges premiará a Mike Flanagan y honra a 'La parada de los monstruos' en su cartel". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "El Festival de Cine de Sitges 2024 presenta su programación: ya tenemos la lista completa de la Sección Oficial". Cine y Tele (in Spanish). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "El Festival de Sitges premiará a Nick Frost, Corey Feldman, Fred Dekker y Heather Langenkamp". Europa Press (in Spanish). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Meseguer, Astrid (10 September 2024). "El Festival de Sitges premiará a Geoffrey Rush y Soderbergh vendrá con una aterradora película". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (17 July 2024). "El Festival de Sitges da a conocer los primeros títulos e invitados de su 57ª edición". Audiovisual (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "The Sitges2024 Commercial Spot and the Final Special Guest Appearances are the Highlights of the 57th Edition's Final Preview". Sitges Film Festival. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Jury 2024". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Romero, Miguel Ángel (10 September 2024). "Sitges 2024 anuncia su programación definitiva: las mejores películas de terror que podremos ver este año". Cinemanía (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Sitges2024 Completes its Constellation of the World's Best Fantastic Genre". Sitges Film Festival. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "57th Edition Award Winners". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de Sitges - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya 2024". Escribiendo Cine (in Spanish). 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.