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57th Sitges Film Festival

{{Short description|2024 edition of Spanish film festival}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox film festival

| name = 57th Sitges Film Festival

| image = 2024 Sitges Film Festival.jpeg

| caption = Official poster by CHINA.

| opening = Presence

| closing = Never Let Go

| location = Sitges, Catalonia, Spain

| awards = Best Film: The Devil's Bath by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala

| host =

| founded = 1968

| date = 3–13 October 2024

| website = {{URL|https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en}}

| main = Sitges Film Festival

| previous = 2023

| next = 2025

}}

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 opened the festival, while Alexandre Aja's survival horror film Never Let Go served as the festival's closing film.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/festival-de-sitges/a61935232/festival-sitges-2024-peliculas-invitados-cine-fantastico/|title=Festival de Sitges 2024: Todas las películas e invitados del mayor evento de cine fantástico del mundo|website=Fotogramas|date=12 September 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024|language=es}} Austrian historical horror film The Devil's Bath, directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, won the Best Film award.{{cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20241012/el-bano-del-diablo-palmares-festival-sitges-2024-109227370|title='El baño del diablo', mejor película en el festival de Sitges|website=El Periodico|first=Juan Manuel|last=Freire|date=12 October 2024|accessdate=12 October 2024|language=es}}

Background

While some films were announced in July 2024, the complete lineup was revealed on 10 September 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.escribiendocine.com/noticias/2024/09/10/18319-toda-la-programacion-de-sitges--festival-internacional-de-cinema-fantstic-de-catalunya-2024|title=Toda la programación de Sitges – Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya 2024|website=Escribiendo Cine|date=10 September 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20240518/9655527/festival-sitges-honra-parada-monstruos-cartel-premiara-mike-flanagan.html|title=El festival de Sitges premiará a Mike Flanagan y honra a 'La parada de los monstruos' en su cartel|website=La Vanguardia|first=Astrid|last=Meseguer|date=18 May 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024|language=es}}

Australian actor Geoffrey Rush will be honoured with the Honorary Grand Prize (Gran Premi Honorífic).{{cite web|url=https://www.cineytele.com/2024/09/12/sitges-2024-presenta-su-programacion-ya-tenemos-la-lista-completa-de-la-seccion-oficial/|title=El Festival de Cine de Sitges 2024 presenta su programación: ya tenemos la lista completa de la Sección Oficial|website=Cine y Tele|date=12 September 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024|language=es}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/catalunya/noticia-festival-sitges-premiara-nick-frost-corey-feldman-fred-dekker-heather-langenkamp-20240717143312.html|title=El Festival de Sitges premiará a Nick Frost, Corey Feldman, Fred Dekker y Heather Langenkamp|website=Europa Press|date=17 July 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024|language=es}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20240910/9927832/geoffrey-rush-steven-soderbergh-festival-sitges.html|title=El Festival de Sitges premiará a Geoffrey Rush y Soderbergh vendrá con una aterradora película|website=La Vanguardia|first=Astrid|last=Meseguer|date=10 September 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/el-festival-de-sitges-da-a-conocer-los-primeros-titulos-e-invitados-de-su-57a-edicion/#:~:text=El%20Premio%20Nosferatu%20de%20esta,)%2C%20referente%20del%20fant%C3%A1stico%20europeo.|title=El Festival de Sitges da a conocer los primeros títulos e invitados de su 57ª edición|website=Audiovisual|first=Marco|last=Sánchez Sequera|date=17 July 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/noticies/sitges2024-commercial-spot-and-final-special-guest-appearances-are-highlights-57th|title=The Sitges2024 Commercial Spot and the Final Special Guest Appearances are the Highlights of the 57th Edition's Final Preview|website=Sitges Film Festival|date=24 September 2024|accessdate=2 October 2024}}

Juries

The juries consists of the following members:{{cite web|url=https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/festival/jury/2024|title=Jury 2024|website=Sitges Film Festival|accessdate=15 September 2024}}

= Main competition =

= Noves Visions =

  • 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 =

  • 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 =

  • Roxana Ramos, Argentine film producer.
  • Douglas Buck, American director and film editor.
  • {{ill|Nahikari Ipiña|es}}, Spanish film producer.

= Méliès d'Argent =

  • Álex Mendíbil, Spanish screenwriter and researcher.
  • Marysia Nikitiuk, Ukrainian director, screenwriter and fiction writer.
  • Victoria McCollum, Northern Irish researcher.

= Brigadoon =

  • Nerea Torrijos, Spanish costume designer.
  • Ivan Villamel, Spanish film producer.
  • Mariona Borrull Zapata, Spanish journalist and film critic.

= Crítica / Méliès d'Or =

  • Josep M. Bunyol, Spanish film critic.
  • Paola Franco, Spanish film critic.
  • Sergi Sánchez, Spanish film critic.

= SGAE Nova Autoria =

  • Jaume Balagueró, Spanish director and screenwriter.
  • Aina Clotet, Spanish actress and director.
  • Francesc Gener Rius, Spanish film composer.

Sections

The films selected for each section are as follows:{{cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/sitges-2024-mejores-peliculas-terror-programacion-5532148/|title=Sitges 2024 anuncia su programación definitiva: las mejores películas de terror que podremos ver este año|website=Cinemanía|first=Miguel Ángel|last=Romero|date=10 September 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/noticies/sitges2024-completes-its-constellation-worlds-best-fantastic-genre|title=Sitges2024 Completes its Constellation of the World's Best Fantastic Genre|website=Sitges Film Festival|date=10 September 2024|accessdate=15 September 2024}}

= Official selection =

== In competition ==

The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the official competition section:

class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
scope="col" | English title

!scope="col" | Original title

!scope="col" | Director(s)

!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

colspan="2"| 2073Asif KapadiaUnited Kingdom
colspan="2"| A Different ManAaron SchimbergUnited States
colspan="2"| AnimaleEmma BenestanFrance, Belgium
colspan="2"| AzraelE.L. KatzUnited States
colspan="2"| BasileiaIsabella TorreItaly, Sweden
Still Life with GhostsBodegón con fantasmasEnrique BuleoSpain, Serbia
Bury Your DeadEnterre seus mortosMarco DutraBrazil
Call of WaterDans l'eauÉlise OtzenbergerFrance
ContinentContinenteDavi PrettoBrazil, France, Argentina
colspan="2"| Daniela ForeverNacho VigalondoSpain, Belgium
colspan="2"| Desert RoadShannon TriplettUnited States
style="background:#E7CD00;"

| The Devil's Bath

Des Teufels BadVeronika Franz and Severin FialaAustria, Germany
The Second ActLe Deuxième ActeQuentin DupieuxFrance
colspan="2"| ElseThibault EminFrance, Belgium
Escape from the 21st Century从21世纪安全撤离Li YangChina
Exhuma파묘Jang Jae-hyunSouth Korea
colspan="2"| FréwakaAislinn ClarkeIreland
colspan="2"| Get AwaySteffen HaarsUnited Kingdom
Ghost Cat Anzu{{efn|name=Anima't|Also nominated for the Anima't Best Animated Film Award}}化け猫あんずちゃんYōko Kuno, Nobuhiro YamashitaJapan
colspan="2"| LunaAlfonso Cortés-CavanillasSpain
colspan="2"| MadSDavid MoreauFrance
Meanwhile on EarthPendant ce temps sur terreJéremy ClapinFrance
colspan="2"| Mr. KTallulah H. SchwabBelgium, Netherlands, Norway
colspan="2"| NightbitchMarielle HellerUnited States
Night SilenceCisza nocnaBartosz M. KowalskiPoland
colspan="2"| Planet BAude Léa RapinFrance
colspan="2"| Rich FluGalder Gaztelu-UrrutiaSpain
colspan="2"| Sanatorium Under the Sign of the HourglassBrothers QuayUnited Kingdom, Poland, Germany
colspan="2"| Sister MidnightKaran KandhariUnited Kingdom, India, Sweden
colspan="2"| Strange DarlingJT MollnerUnited States
colspan="2"| The Rule of Jenny PenJames AshcroftNew Zealand
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In九龍城寨之圍城Soi CheangHong Kong
A WhaleUna ballena{{ill|Pablo Hernando|es}}Spain

:Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film winner.

== Out of competition ==

The following films were selected to be screened out of the competition section:

class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
scope="col" | English title

!scope="col" | Original title

!scope="col" | Director(s)

!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Sitges Collection
colspan="2"| Apartment 7ANatalie Erika JamesUnited States
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the EndApocalipsis Z: El principio del finCarles TorrensSpain
colspan="2"| ArcadianBenjamin BrewerUnited States, Canada, Ireland
colspan="2"| BookwormAnt TimpsonNew Zealand
colspan="2"| CuckooTilman SingerGermany, United States
Dead Talents Society鬼才之道John HsuTaiwan
The WailingEl llantoPedro Martín-CaleroSpain, Argentina, France
Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning퇴마록Kim Dong-chulSouth Korea
Ghost KillerゴーストキラーKensuke SonomuraJapan
colspan="2"| IckJoseph KahnUnited States
The American BackyardL'orto americanoPupi AvatiItaly
colspan="2"| The SubstanceCoralie FargeatUnited States, United Kingdom, France
colspan="2"| Please Don't Feed the ChildrenDestry Allyn SpielbergUnited States
colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Special Screenings
colspan="2"| EscapeRodrigo CortésSpain
colspan="2"| Never Let Go {{small|(closing film)}}Alexandre Ajarowspan="5"| United States
colspan="2"| 'Salem's LotGary Dauberman
colspan="2"| HushMike Flanagan
colspan="2"| House of SpoilsBridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
colspan="2"| Presence {{small|(opening film)}}Steven Soderbergh
colspan="2"| Rose & Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate QueenHidenori InoueJapan
colspan="2"| Terrifier 3Damien LeoneUnited States
The Soul EaterLe Mangeur d'ÂmesAlexandre Bustillo, Julie MauryFrance, Belgium
colspan="2"| The Wild RobotChris SandersUnited States

= Órbita =

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":

class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
scope="col" | English title

!scope="col" | Original title

!scope="col" | Director(s)

!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

100 Yards门前宝地Xu Junfeng, Xu HaofengChina
CloudクラウドKiyoshi Kurosawarowspan="2"| Japan
Confession告白Nobuhiro Yamashita
Diabolik: Who Are You?Diabolik chi sei?Antonio and Marco ManettiItaly
Escape탈주Lee Jong-pilrowspan="3"| South Korea
The Roundup: Punishment범죄도시4Heo Myung-haeng
I, the Executioner베테랑2Ryoo Seung-wan
colspan="2"| MaldororFabrice Du WelzBelgium, France
Night CallLa nuit se traîneMichael BlanchartBelgium, France
colspan="2"| SteppenwolfAdilkhan YerzhanovKazakhstan
The Goldfinger金手指Felix ChongHong Kong
The KingdomLe RoyaumeJulien ColonnaFrance
style="background:#E7CD00;"

| colspan="2"| Zero

Jean Luc HerbulotUnited States
colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Special Sessions
Beating HeartsL'Amour oufGilles LelloucheFrance, Belgium
The Moon Thieves盜月者Steve YuenHong Kong

:Highlighted title indicates Órbita winner.

= Anima't =

The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Anima't section, for animated films:

class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
scope="col" | English title

!scope="col" | Original title

!scope="col" | Director(s)

!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

colspan="2"| Dalia y el Libro RojoDavid BisbanoArgentina, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia
colspan="2"| DiplodocusWojtek WawszczykPoland, Czech Republic
colspan="2"| Mariposas NegrasDavid BauteSpain, Panama
style="background:#E7CD00;"

| colspan="2"| Memoir of a Snail

Adam ElliotAustralia
colspan="2"| Night of the ZoopocalypseRicardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-CastroCanada, France, Belgium
Pig that Survived Foot-and-Mouth Disease구제역에서 살아 돌아온 돼지Hur Bum-wookSouth Korea
SavagesSauvagesClaude BarrasSwitzerland
colspan="2"| SpermageddonTommy Wirkola, Rasmus A. SivertsenNorway
The Colors Withinきみの色Naoko YamadaJapan
The Glassworkerشیشہ گرUsman RiazPakistan
The Storm大雨Yang Zhigangrowspan="2"| China
The Umbrella Fairy伞少女Jie Shen
colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Special Sessions
Fox and Hare Save the ForestVos & Haas redden het bosMascha HalberstadNetherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

:Highlighted title indicates Anima't winner.

= Noves Visions =

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":

class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
scope="col" | English title

!scope="col" | Original title

!scope="col" | Director(s)

!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

style="background:#E7CD00;"

| colspan="2"| A Desert

Joshua ErkmanUnited States
colspan="2"| Body OdysseyGrazia TricaricoItaly, Switzerland
colspan="2"| Centaures de la NitMarc RechaSpain
colspan="2"| Dead MailJoe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghyUnited States
colspan="2"| Electric ChildSimon JaquemetSwitzerland, Germany, Philippines
colspan="2"| GazerRyan J. SloanUnited States
colspan="2"| Infinite SummerMiguel LlansóEstonia, Spain
colspan="2"| It Doesn't Get Any Better Than ThisRachel Kempf, Nick TotiUnited States
The HyperboreansLos hiperbóreosJoaquín Cociña, Cristóbal LeónChile
colspan="2"| Love MeSam and Andy ZucheroUnited States
colspan="2"| Mi BestiaCamila BeltránColombia, France
colspan="2"| PepeNelson Carlo De Los Santos AriasDominican Republic, Namibia, Germany, France
colspan="2"| Schirkoa: In Lies We TrustIshan ShuklaIndia, France, Germany
colspan="2"| Sew TornFreddy MacdonaldUnited States, Switzerland
colspan="2"| She Loved Blossoms MoreYannis VeslemesGreece, France
colspan="2"| Spirit in the BloodCarly May BorgstromGermany, Canada
The Gesuidouzザ・ゲスイドウズKen'ichi UganaJapan
The Killers더 킬러스Roh Deok, Kim Jong-kwan, Jang Hang-jun, Lee Myung-seSouth Korea
colspan="2"| Things Will Be DifferentMichael FelkerUnited States
colspan="2"| TimestalkerAlice LoweUnited Kingdom
colspan="2"| Un Cuento de PescadoresEdgar NitoMexico
colspan="2"| Witte WievenDidier KoningsNetherlands
colspan="2"| Your MonsterCaroline LindyUnited States
colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Petit Format
colspan="2"| Death of an ActorAmbroise RateauFrance
colspan="2"| Don't ForgetJeremy S. ThompsonCanada
The Evil EyeEl mal donatHector Mas, Alfons CanalAndorra, Spain
colspan="2"| FishtankWendi TangUnited States, China
colspan="2"| La PlagaGemma CapdevilaSpain
colspan="2"| MEDon HertzfeldtUnited States
colspan="2"| SatomiRayner WangJapan, United States, Hong Kong
style="background:#E7CD00;"

| colspan="2"| Say Wuff!

Fabian PodeszwaGermany
colspan="2"| Stills MovingKevin Tsung-Hsuan Yehrowspan="2"| Taiwan
colspan="2"| Strawberry ShortcakeDeborah Devyn Chuang
colspan="2"| The Image SellerDonavan RichardCanada
colspan="2"| The Law of Extinction of PainLee WonjaeSouth Korea
colspan="2"| The Tree of SinnersHiroyuki Onogawa, Rii IshiharaJapan
colspan="2"| Vinca VisionLazar BodrozaSerbia
colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Special Sessions
colspan="2"| Dragon DilatationBertrand MandicoFrance
colspan="2"| The Fall (4K Director's Cut)Tarsem SinghUnited States, India

:Highlighted title indicates Noves Visions winner.

= Shorts =

The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Shorts section:

class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
scope="col" | English title

!scope="col" | Original title

!scope="col" | Director(s)

!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Competition Fantàstic
colspan="2"| AgonistAnnie Marie ElliotUnited States
colspan="2"| Atom & VoidGonçalo AlmeidaPortugal
colspan="2"| Attachment TheoryKatherine JacksonNew Zealand
colspan="2"| BisectedDaniel PiñerosUnited States
colspan="2"| ChewFelix DobaireFrance
colspan="2"| CornucopiaAndrew KevelsonUnited States
colspan="2"| Drizzle in JohnsonIvan LiCanada, Hong Kong
colspan="2"| From Me to YouSimret Cheema-InnisVietnam, United Kingdom
colspan="2"| HumedadJulieta QuirogaArgentina
colspan="2"| ImagoRafa DengráSpain
colspan="2"| LuiMatthias CouquetFrance
colspan="2"| LullabyChi ThaiUnited Kingdom
colspan="2"| Magnum OpusNicholas KozakisAustralia
colspan="2"| Make Me a PizzaTalia Shea LevinUnited States
colspan="2"| MaletRoger Danès, Alfred Pérez-FargasSpain
style="background:#E7CD00;"

| colspan="2"| Meat Puppet

Eros VUnited Kingdom
colspan="2"| One for the RoadDaniel CarsentyUnited States, Germany
colspan="2"| ShadowKanell AllawayUnited States
colspan="2"| SkulkMax WardUnited Kingdom
colspan="2"| TriangleJoseph DiazSpain
colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Anima't
colspan="2"| Crimson HarborVictor BonafonteSpain
Devil's ParadiseEtt OntLars Henrik, Lisa RydbergSweden
colspan="2"| DoloresCecilia AndalónMexico
Fish River AnthologyMereneläviäVeera LamminpääFinland
style="background:#E7CD00;"

| colspan="2"| Free the Chickens

Matus VizarSlovakia, Czech Republic
colspan="2"| Howl If You Love MeJohn DilworthUnited States
colspan="2"| HurikánJan SaskaCzech Republic, France, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
colspan="2"| Inkwo for When the Starving ReturnAmanda StrongCanada
colspan="2"| JokoIza PlucinskaPoland, Germany, Czech Republic
Kawauso獺Akihito IzuharaJapan
The FenceLa VallaSam OrtiSpain
colspan="2"| La Voix des SirènesGianluigi ToccafondoFrance, Italy
colspan="2"| Magic CandiesDaisuke NishioJapan
colspan="2"| Matta and MattoBianca Caderas, Kerstin ZempSwitzerland
colspan="2"| Monsoon BlueEllis Kayin ChanHong Kong
colspan="2"| Shoes and HoovesViktória TraubHungary
colspan="2"| Society of ClothesDahee JeongFrance, South Korea, Canada
colspan="2"| Tennis, OrangesSean PecknoldUnited States
colspan="2"| The HuntDiogo CostaPortugal, Spain, Japan, Netherlands
colspan="2"| The Shadow of DawnOlga StalevEstonia
Trompet VoiceVoz de trompetaDavid Monarte, Pilar SmojeChile
When It Comes (It Will Have Your Eyes)Etorriko da (Eta zure begiak izango ditu)Izibene OñederraSpain
colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Brigadoon
style="background:#E7CD00;"

| colspan="2"| Céntrico

Luso MartínezSpain
colspan="2"| El Fantasma de la MediocridadNaxo FiolSpain
colspan="2"| EscapeLorenzo ManettiUnited States
colspan="2"| Este Será el Último. Naxo Fiol y su CámaraXavier Guillaumes, Carlos J. Lafuente CerdánSpain
colspan="2"| Forgive MeCameron Sunrowspan="2"| United States
colspan="2"| HiveFelipe Vargas Ferrufino
colspan="2"| The HarvestDavid Barrera, Manuel CarballoSpain
colspan="2"| The HarvesterGavin Bradley, Andrew AllenUnited States
colspan="2"| VoyagerPablo PagánSpain
colspan="2"| Will HelmBobby RoeUnited States
colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Special Screenings
colspan="2"| Help I'm Alien PregnantTHUNDERLIPSNew Zealand
colspan="2"| KokuhakuAdrià Guxensrowspan="4"| Spain
colspan="2"| Los ComensalesMJ Fuentes Mateos
colspan="2"| Tengo Que Acabar el Puto TFMEstíbaliz Burgaleta, Andrea Casaseca
colspan="2"| The MerchantGabriel Campoy, Guillem Lafoz
colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Special Sessions
colspan="2"| Combinados de Ficción {{efn|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}}
rowspan="3"| Various directorsrowspan="4"| Spain
colspan="2"| Ensalada de Ostias con Entrantes {{efn|Composed of three short films:
  • El Duro by Nacho Serapio
  • Ayuda by Andrés Amores
  • Papu by Jesús Loniego}}
    • colspan="2"| Entre el Stop Motion, la Animación y la Distopía {{efn|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}}
    • colspan="2"| Imagen DEATH {{efn|Composed of the short film GERMEN (30 Anniversary) by Adrián López}}Adrián López

    = Panorama =

    The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Panorama section, for films previously screened at non-Spanish film festivals:

    class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
    scope="col" | English title

    !scope="col" | Original title

    !scope="col" | Director(s)

    !scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

    colspan="2"| A Mother's EmbraceCriatian PonceBrazil
    A Samurai in Time侍タイムスリッパーJunichi YasudaJapan
    colspan="2"| Bone LakeMercedes Bryce MorganUnited States
    Nightwatch: Demons Are ForeverNattevagten 2 - Dæmoner går i arvOle BornedalDenmark
    colspan="2"| EstelaAdrián AraujoMexico, Spain
    Handsome Guys핸섬가이즈Nam Dong-hyeopSouth Korea
    colspan="2"| Historias de HalloweenKiko PradaSpain
    Inexternal裡應外合Steve YuenHong Kong
    colspan="2"| KrypticKourtney RoyCanada, United Kingdom
    colspan="2"| Little BitesSpider Onerowspan="2"| United States
    colspan="2"| Mr. CrocketBrandon Espy
    Noise노이즈Kim Soo-jinSouth Korea
    colspan="2"| OddityDamian McCarthyIreland
    colspan="2"| PárvulosIsaac EzbandMexico
    Peg O' My Heart贖夢Nicholas Cheung Ka-faiHong Kong
    colspan="2"| PushDavid Charbonier, Justin PowellUnited States
    RespatiMalam Pencabut NyawaSidharta TataIndonesia
    colspan="2"| ResvrgisFrancesco CarnesecchiItaly
    Tenementអ្នកស្នងអគារSokyou Chea, Inrasothythep NethCambodia
    colspan="2"| The BeldhamAngela GulnerUnited States
    colspan="2"| The DamnedThordur PalssonUnited Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, Belgium, United States
    Touched by EternityMūžības skartieMārcis LācisLatvia
    U Are the UniverseТи – КосмосPavlo OstrikovUkraine, Belgium
    colspan="2"| V/H/S/BeyondJordan Downey, Christian Long, Justin Long, Justin Martínez, Virat Pal, Kate Siegel, Jay CheelUnited States
    colspan="2"| Within the PinesPaul Evans ThomasAustralia

    = Serial Sitges =

    The following series were selected to be screened as a part of the Serial Sitges section:

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    scope="col" | English title

    !scope="col" | Original title

    !scope="col" | Director(s)

    !scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

    colspan="2"| El Mal Invisible {{small|(episodes 1 & 2)}}Lluís Arcarazo Martínezrowspan="3"| Spain
    colspan="2"| Hay Algo en el Bosque {{small|(episodes 1 & 3)}}Nicolás Amelio-Ortiz
    colspan="2"| Invisible {{small|(episodes 1 & 2)}}Paco Caballero
    colspan="2"| The Head {{small|(episodes 1 & 2, season 3)}}Jorge DoradoSpain, Japan
    colspan="2"| Shatter Belt {{small|(episodes 1, 2 & 3)}}James Ward ByrkitUnited States

    = Nova Autoria =

    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:

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    scope="col" | Title

    !scope="col" | Director(s)

    !scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

    Flamin' HotClàudia Romeo Cassadò, Paula Othmer Pérez, Alícia García Iniesta, Adrià Carballada Mallofré, Leanora Schnog Barriga, Bernardo Oliveira Mesquita, Marlon Anthony Hugo Zapata, Pol Córcoles Serrarowspan="10"| Spain
    Baile con la MuerteBerta Alsinet, Paula Anglàs, Nuria Aranda, Martina Barney, Joan Cortit, Laia Domene, David Martin, Carlota Massó, Roger Menta, Victor Moya, Gisela Torras
    Burned OutIsa Adler
    De-SastreTommasso Mangiacotti, Marolyn Ávila, Constanza Melio, Maria Antonieta Fernández, Kuang Yi Lee
    LlunaPol Mansachs
    style="background:#E7CD00;"

    | Daru/n (Passed/Mother)

    		Benjamin Hindrichs
    Alicia GilipollasGerard Miró
    AsteriscoXavi Herrera
    style="background:#E7CD00;"

    | Blava Terra

    		Marine Auclair March
    AzadiLily-Eileen Uxía Baker Föhring, Juan Luis Ortega Navarrete, Luciana and Espinoza Hoempler

    :Highlighted title indicates Nova Autoria Best Direction-Production winner.

    = Sitges Documenta =

    The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Documenta section:

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    scope="col" | English title

    !scope="col" | Original title

    !scope="col" | Director(s)

    !scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

    colspan="2"| Chain ReactionsAlexandre O. PhilippeUnited States
    colspan="2"| Deep ArgentoGiancarlo Rolandi, Steve Della CasaItaly
    colspan="2"| ExorcismoAlberto SedanoSpain
    colspan="2"| Grand Theft HamletPinny Grylls, Sam CraneUnited Kingdom
    colspan="2"| Llámame PaulVíctor Matellano Garcíarowspan="2"| Spain
    colspan="2"| Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film DirectorJonathan Bellés
    colspan="2"| Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve StoryIan Bonhôte, Peter EttedguiUnited States
    colspan="2"| Realm of SatanScott CummingsUnited States
    colspan="2"| The Last SacrificeRupert RussellUnited Kingdom

    = Midnight X-Treme =

    The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Midnight X-Treme section, for indie and extreme horror films:

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    scope="col" | English title

    !scope="col" | Original title

    !scope="col" | Director(s)

    !scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

    colspan="2"| 1978Nicolás Onetti, Luciano OnettiArgentina
    colspan="2"| Dark Matchrowspan="2"| Lowell Deanrowspan="2"| Canada
    colspan="2"| Die Alone
    colspan="2"| El Tema del VeranoPablo Stoll WardUruguay, 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 TakeuchiJapan
    colspan="2"| Frankie FreakoSteven KostanskiCanada
    colspan="2"| GraftedSasha RainbowNew Zealand
    colspan="2"| Hell HoleToby Poser, John AdamsUnited States
    colspan="2"| Jimmy & StiggsJoe BegosUnited States
    colspan="2"| Krazy HouseSteffen Haars, Filip van der KuilNetherlands
    Chainsaws Were SingingMootorsaed laulsidSander MaranEstonia
    colspan="2"| Operation UndeadKongkiat KomesiriThailand
    Plastic GunsLes Pistolets en plastiqueJean-Christophe MeurisseFrance
    colspan="2"| The Beast HandTaichiro NatsumeJapan

    = Brigadoon =

    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":

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    scope="col" | English title

    !scope="col" | Original title

    !scope="col" | Director(s)

    !scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

    colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Premieres
    Dirty Money더러운 돈에 손대지 마라Kim Min-sooSouth Korea
    The Wizard呪禁師Lee Shu-MakJapan
    colspan="2"| El Cristo de la CalaveraChus LaraSpain
    colspan="2"| Monster on a PlaneErza TsegayeGermany
    colspan="2"| Nadie Inquietó Más: Narciso Ibáñez Menta 2.0Gustavo Leonel MendozaArgentina
    colspan="2"| TraumatikaPierre TsigaridisUnited States
    colspan="2"| Tripping the Dark FantasticLG WhiteUnited Kingdom
    colspan="2"| Marisa y GamosoPablo ParésArgentina
    colspan="2"| Year 10Benjamin GoodgerUnited Kingdom
    colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Documentaries
    colspan="2"| Albert Pyun: King of Cult MoviesLisa D'ApolitoUnited States
    colspan="2"| Boutique: To Preserve and CollectRyan Bruce LeveyCanada, United States
    colspan="2"| Generation TerrorSarah Appleton, Phillip EscottUnited Kingdom
    colspan="2"| José Lifante, Mi Aventura en el CineDavid Garía Sariñerarowspan="2"| Spain
    colspan="2"| Los Albores del Kaiju EigaJonathan Bellés
    colspan="2"| Mad PropsJuan Pablo ReinosoUnited States
    colspan="2"| SUZZANNA: Queen of Black MagicDavid GregoryIndonesia
    colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Special Screenings
    colspan="2"| Carnival of Souls (1962)Herk Harveyrowspan="2"| United States
    colspan="2"| The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)Albert Pyun
    Crypt of the Living Dead (1973)La tumba de la isla malditaJulio Salvador, Ray DantonSpain, United States
    colspan="2"| Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2023)Robbie DavidsonUnited States
    colspan="2"| Kung Fu Magic (1986)Lee Tso-NamTaiwan
    Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)La Corta notte delle bambole di vetroAldo LadoItaly
    colspan="2"| The Lords of Magick (1989)David MarshUnited States
    Contraband (1980)Luca il contrabbandiereLucio Fulcirowspan="2"| Italy
    The Last Hunter (1980)L'ultimo cacciatoreAntonio Margheriti
    Santo vs. the Kidnappers (1972)Santo contra los secuestradoresFederico CurielMexico
    colspan="2"| Terror Circus (1973)Alan RudolphUnited States
    Four of the Apocalypse (1975)I quattro dell'apocalisseLucio FulciItaly
    colspan="2"| The Stand (1994)Mick GarrisUnited States
    Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981)神劍動山河Chang Hsing-YiTaiwan
    colspan="2"| The Undead (1957)Roger CormanUnited States
    Red Rings of Fear (1978)Enigma rossoAlberto NegrinItaly, Spain, West Germany
    colspan="2"| Zombie 5 Killing Birds (1988)Claudio LattanziItaly
    What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)Cosa avete fatto a Solange?Massimo Dallamanorowspan="2"| Italy, West Germany
    Who Saw Her Die? (1972)Chi l'ha vista morire?Aldo Lado

    = Sitges Classics =

    The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Classics section:

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    scope="col" | English title

    !scope="col" | Original title

    !scope="col" | Director(s)

    !scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

    colspan="2"| A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)Wes CravenUnited States
    colspan="2"| Alien 2: On Earth (1980)Ciro IppolitoItaly
    Beyond the Door (1974)Chi sei?Ovidio G. AssonitisItaly, United States
    colspan="2"| Children of the CornFritz KierschUnited States
    Count Dracula (1970)El conde DráculaJesús FrancoWest Germany, Spain
    Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf (1971)Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre LoboLeón KlimovskySpain
    Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972)Drácula contra FrankensteinJesús FrancoSpain, Portugal, Liechtenstein
    Godzilla (1954)ゴジラIshirō HondaJapan
    colspan="2"| Night of the Creeps (1986)Fred DekkerUnited States
    colspan="2"| Revolver (1973)Sergio SollimaItaly, West Germany, France
    colspan="2"| The Birthday (2004)Eugenio Mirarowspan="2"| Spain
    The Dracula Saga (1973)La saga de los DráculaLeón Klimovsky
    The Strange Love of the Vampires (1975)El extraño amor de los vampirosLeón KlimovskySpain
    colspan="2"| The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)Tobe HooperUnited States
    The People Who Own the Dark (1976)Último deseoLeón KlimovskySpain
    colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Seven Chances
    colspan="2"| Malpertius (1971)Harry KümelBelgium, France, West Germany
    colspan="2"| Mirror, Mirror (1990)Marina SargentiUnited States
    colspan="2"| Stone (1974)Sandy HarbuttAustralia
    The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981)Tajemství hradu v KarpatechOldřich LipskýCzechoslovakia
    The Passion According to Béatrice (2024)La passion selon BéatriceFabrice du WelzFrance, Belgium
    The Spider Labyrinth (1988)Il nido del ragnoGianfranco GiagniItaly
    Vampyros Lesbos (1971)Las VampirasJesús FrancoSpain, West Germany

    = Sitges Family =

    The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Family section, dedicated to film literacy for young people:

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    scope="col" | English title

    !scope="col" | Original title

    !scope="col" | Director(s)

    !scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

    colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Sitges Family – Kids
    colspan="2"| A Guest from ElsewhereEthan AndersonUnited States
    Abah and His BandAbá e Sua BandaHumberto AvelarBrazil
    colspan="2"| Bird DroneRadheya JegathevaAustralia
    colspan="2"| Bottle GeorgeDaisuke "Dice" TsutsumiJapan
    colspan="2"| Bufet ParadísHéctor Zafra, Santi AmézquetaSpain, France
    colspan="2"| Candy PuppetAngela Lorena StatnikUnited States, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina
    colspan="2"| Capitán AvispaJean Gabriel Guerra, Jonnathan MelendezDominican Republic
    colspan="2"| Cuando Llegue la InundaciónAntonio LomasSpain
    colspan="2"| DagonPaolo GaudioItaly
    colspan="2"| El AtrapasueñosGuillermo Patrikios AlumSpain
    Lonely Castle in the Mirrorかがみの孤城Keiichi HaraJapan
    colspan="2"| Fagnes 1986Nicolas MonfortBelgium
    colspan="2"| FanErik LeeTaiwan
    colspan="2"| FlockyEsther Casas RouraSpain, United States
    colspan="2"| FreelanceLuciano A. Muñoz Sessarego, Magnus Igland Møller, Peter SmithDenmark, Chile
    colspan="2"| Gaomei FantasyWen Chin JuoTaiwan
    colspan="2"| Garu & PonkiCristhian JallierColombia
    colspan="2"| GizakiXanti RodríguezSpain
    colspan="2"| Green NightHan ShuaiHong Kong
    colspan="2"| HammertimeJan MockaGermany
    colspan="2"| Haru-tsuge Fish and Fu-rai BoyTakeshi YashiroJapan
    Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary아메바 소녀들과 학교괴담: 개교기념일Kim Min-haSouth Korea
    colspan="2"| Iris de CristalDiego GaviriaColombia
    colspan="2"| John Vardar vs the GalaxyGoce CvetanovskiNorth Macedonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia
    colspan="2"| Kit & Spoon and the Wayward MoonOlivia MoeUnited States
    colspan="2"| La Gran Cita de ConejPablo RíoSpain
    colspan="2"| Las Aventuras del Pequeño ColónRodrigo GavaBrazil
    colspan="2"| Malas HierbasDaniel TorneroSpain
    colspan="2"| MûMalin NeumannGermany
    colspan="2"| Neon VowelsSergio CaballeroUnited States
    colspan="2"| Pasos para VolarRosario Carlino, Nicolás ConteArgentina, France
    colspan="2"| PigsyLi Wei ChiuTaiwan
    Quadrilateral

    |Cuadrilátero

    |Daniel Rodríguez Risco

    |Peru

    colspan="2"| SincopatPol DigglerSpain
    colspan="2"| SuperklausSteve Majaury, Andrea SebastiáSpain, Canada
    colspan="2"| The Human FossilRebecca HuangUnited States, Canada
    The SirenLa SirèneSepideh FarsiFrance, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium
    colspan="2"| The Worlds DivideDenver JacksonCanada
    A PleasureUn placerSonia EstévezSpain
    colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Sitges Family – Kids en Acció
    colspan="2"| AnimaliaSofia AlaouiFrance, Morocco, Qatar
    colspan="2"| SaleemCynthia Madanat SharaihaJordan
    colspan="2"| Croma KidPablo CheaDominican Republic
    colspan=4 class="center" style="padding-center:120px; background-color:#EAECF0" | Sitges Family – Teens
    colspan="2"| Isla MonstroSteven SheaUnited States
    colspan="2"| LAVA 2 (El Nuevo Show del Narciso)Ayar BlascoArgentina

    = Retrospective =

    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:

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    scope="col" | English title

    !scope="col" | Original title

    !scope="col" | Director(s)

    !scope="col" | Production countrie(s)

    colspan="2"| Freaks (1932)Tod Browningrowspan="4"| United States
    colspan="2"| House of 1000 Corpses (2003)Rob Zombie
    colspan="2"| The Funhouse (1981)Tobe Hooper
    colspan="2"| The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964)Ray Dennis Steckler
    The Last Circus (2010)Balada triste de trompetaÁlex de la IglesiaSpain
    The Magician (1958)AnsiktetIngmar BergmanSweden
    colspan="2"| The Unknown (1927)Tod BrowningUnited States
    colspan="2"| Santa Sangre (1989)Alejandro JodorowskyMexico, Italy

    Notes

    {{notelist}}

    Awards

    The following awards were presented at the 57th Edition:{{cite web|url=https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en/noticies/57th-edition-award-winners|title=57th Edition Award Winners|website=Sitges Film Festival|accessdate=12 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.escribiendocine.com/noticias/2024/10/12/18524-todos-los-ganadores-de-sitges--festival-internacional-de-cinema-fantstic-de-catalunya-2024#google_vignette|title=Todos los ganadores de Sitges - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya 2024|website=Escribiendo Cine|date=12 October 2024|accessdate=12 October 2024|language=es}}

    = Official competition =

    = Noves Visions =

    • 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 =

    • 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 =

    = Òrbita =

    = Critic's Jury =

    = Brigadoon =

    • Brigadoon Paul Naschy Award for the Best Short Film: Céntrico by Luso Martínez

    = SGAE Nova Autoria =

    • 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 =

    = People' Choice Award =

    = Other awards =

    • Blood Window Award for Best Feature Film: Mi Bestia by Camila Beltrán

    = Special awards =

    References

    {{reflist|2}}

    External links

    • {{Official website|https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/en}}

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