Sitges Film Festival
 Sitges Film Festival in 2009 | |
| Location | Sitges, Catalonia, Spain |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| Language | International |
| Website | www |
The Sitges Film Festival (Template:Lang-ca) is a Spanish film festival and is one of the most recognizable film festivals held in Europe. It is considered the world's foremost international festival specializing in fantasy and horror films. Established in 1967, the festival normally takes place every year in early October in the Catalonian coastal town of Sitges, located approximately 34 kilometers West-southwest of the city of Barcelona.
Awards
Since 1971 the festival has given awards to the best films, actors, and filmmakers.
The Maria Award winners are the main awards of the festival, and are chosen by an international jury. They are:
- Best Motion Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Original Score
- Best Short Film
- Best Makeup Effects
- Best Production Design
The festival also presents:
- The Infinia Award for Best Special Effects
- The Noves Visions Award
- The Carnet Jove Jury Award
- An Award for the Best New Director
- The Gertie Awards for Best Animated Short and Feature Film
- The Grand Audience Award (Gran Premi del Públic), which is awarded according to the votes of the festival's spectators.
- The Midnight X-Treme Award, which is given to the best motion picture from the special screenings (and is chosen by the Carnet Jove Jury)
Winners
Notable attendees
Among the most relevant attendees of recent Festival de Sitges are
- Anthony Hopkins
- Quentin Tarantino
- Dino De Laurentiis
- Isabelle Fuhrman
- Ralph Fiennes
- David Lynch
- Sam Raimi
- Terry Gilliam
- Vin Diesel
- Tobe Hooper
- Tony Curtis
- Malcolm McDowell
- David Cronenberg
- Ray Liotta
- Jason Patric
- Peter Greenaway
- Chan-wook Park
- Guillermo del Toro
- Martin Sheen
- Stan Winston
- Rob Cohen
- Ray Harryhausen
- Rutger Hauer
- Takashi Miike
- Douglas Trumbull
- Fay Wray
- Jeroen Krabbé
- Tadanobu Asano
- Dario Argento
- Rob Bowman
- Guy Maddin
- Ben Gazzara
- Eli Roth
- Johnnie To
- Taissa Farmiga
- Mark Strong
See also
Other genre film festivals
- Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film
- Dead by Dawn
- European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation
- Fantafestival
- Fantasia Festival
- Fantastic Fest
- International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival
- New York City Horror Film Festival
- Toronto After Dark Film Festival
- TromaDance
References
- ^ Sitges 1971 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1972 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1973 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1974 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1975 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1976 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1977 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1978 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1979 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1980 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1981 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1982 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1983 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1984 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1985 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1986 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1987 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1988 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1989 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1990 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1991 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1992 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1993 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1994 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1995 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1996 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1997 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1998 Awards
- ^ Sitges 1999 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2000 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2001 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2002 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2003 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2004 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2005 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2006 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2007 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2008 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2009 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2010 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2011 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2012 Awards
- ^ Sitges 2013 Awards
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