The Sitges Film Festival (Catalan: Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya) is a Catalonian film festival that is one of the most recognizable held in Europe and considered the world's first and best international festival specializing in fantasy and horror movies. Founded in 1967, the festival normally takes place every year in early October in the Catalonian coastal town of Sitges, located about 40 kilometers (24.9 miles) south of Barcelona, Spain's Capital.
The Eclipse won the Melies D'Argent Award for Best European Motion Picture at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in 2009.[1]
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Awards
Since 1971 the festival has given awards to the best films, actors, and film-makers.
The "Maria" award winners are the main awards of the festival and are chosen by an international jury. Currently, 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).
- and others
Winners
Notable attendees
Among the most relevant attendees of recent Festival de Sitges are
- Anthony Hopkins
- Quentin Tarantino
- Dino De Laurentiis
- 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 Krabbe
- Tadanobu Asano
- Dario Argento
- Rob Bowman
- Guy Maddin
- Ben Gazzara
- Eli Roth
- Johnnie To
- Hideo Nakata
Some of the most notable films shown at Sitges include:
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References
- ^ Irish film The Eclipse wins in Spain Tuesday, 20 October 2009
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See also
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