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The Sitges Film Festival ( ca, Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya, links=no) is an annual film festival held in
Sitges Sitges (, , ) is a town about 35 kilometres southwest of Barcelona, in Spain, renowned worldwide for its Film Festival, Carnival, and LGBT Culture. Located between the Garraf Massif and the Mediterranean Sea, it is known for its beaches, nights ...
, Spain, specialized in
fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
and
horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
s, of which it is considered one of the world's foremost international festivals. Established in 1968, the festival takes place every year, usually in early October. The 55th edition of the festival will be held from October 6 to 16, 2022. This year, in the 22nd edition of the Awards 15 film schools and universities around Catalonia, which have submitted a total of 32 audiovisual works, will also participate.


Venues

The main venue of the Sitges Film Festival is the Auditori (Auditorium), located in the Hotel Melià Sitges (in the Port d'Aiguadolç area), which has a capacity of 1,384 seats. As of 2020, other venues are: Cine El Retiro (El Retiro Cinema), Cine Prado (Prado Cinema), Brigadoon - L'escorxador (a beautiful modernista building), Tramuntana (another cinema hall in Hotel Melià), Platja de Sant Sebastià (Sant Sebastià Beach), the emblematic Palau de Maricel (villa), Hort de Can Falç (Can Falç Garden) and Edifici Miramar (Miramar Building).


Directors

The director of the festival since 2001 is Àngel Sala Corbí, who succeeded Roc Villas i Ventura (1999-2000), and Àlex Gorina i Macià (1994-1998) before him, etc.


Awards

Since 1971 the festival has given awards to the best films, actors, and filmmakers. The Gorilla (Official Fantastic Section) are the festival's main awards. Award-winners are selected by an international jury. These awards are:Festival Award-winners for the 52nd Edition (2019)
official website of the Sitges Film Festival. onsulted 27-05-2020 *Best Feature-Length Film *Best Director *Best Actor *Best Actress *Best Screenplay *Best Special Effects *Best Cinematography *Best Original Score *Special Jury Prize *Grand Audience Award for Best Motion Picture (Official Fantastic Selection) *Best Fantastic Genre Short Film The festival also presents: *The José Luis Guarner Critics’ Award *Citizen Kane Award for the Best Debut Feature (Best New Director) *The Noves Visions (New Visions) Award *The Carnet Jove Jury Award (film selected by a youth jury) *The Grand Honorary Award (for Lifetime Achievement in Cinema) *The Anima't Awards for Best Animated Short and Feature Film *The Màquina del Temps (Time Machine) Award, given to individuals from the
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film genre *The Midnight X-Treme Award, for the best motion picture from the special screenings (selected by the Carnet Jove Jury) and a few others...


Winners


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