56th Sitges Film Festival
The 56th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia took place from 5 October to 15, 2023, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. The supernatural horror film Sister Death, directed by Paco Plaza, opened the festival.[2] Argentine horror film When Evil Lurks by Demián Rugna won the Best Feature Film Award.[3]
 Official poster by Nacho Alegre.[1] | |
| Opening film | Sister Death |
|---|---|
| Location | Sitges, Catalonia, Spain |
| Awards | Best Feature Film: When Evil Lurks |
| Festival date | 5-15 October 2023 |
Background
The official artwork for the festival was unveiled on 24 May 2023. Photographed by Nacho Alegre, it was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film The Birds, conmemorating the 60th anniverary of the film.[4] On 12 September, the festival announced both the recipients for the special awards and the complete lineup.[5] German-American producer Jan Harlan and American director and visual effects supervisor Phil Tippett wil received the Honorary Grand Prize while Spanish director J. A. Bayona, Japanese director Hideo Nakata and American director Lee Unkrich, all will be honored with the Time Machine Award (Premi Màquina del Temps).[6]
Juries
The juries consists of the following members:[7]
Main competition
- Jérôme Paillard, French producer
- Ana Torrent, Spanish actress
- David C. Fein, American producer
- Kim Newman, British critic and writer
- Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Australian critic and researcher
Noves Visions / Anima't
- Katharina Kubrick, American art director
- Sergi Caballero, Spanish filmmaker
- Fred Tsui, Chinese consultant
Blood Window / Òrbita
- Max Karli, French film producer
- Agnela Domínguez, Spanish cultural manager
- Júlia Olmo, Spanish journalist and critic
Méliès d'Argent
- Matthew Turner, British journalist and film critic
- Alexandra West, Canadian film critic
- Maura McHugh, Irish writer
Brigadoon
- Raúl Cerezo, Spanish director
- Daniel Rodríguez Sánchez, Spanish writer and critic
- Aida Solé, Spanish blogger
Crítica / Méliès d'Or
- Ylenia Cañadas, Spanish film critic
- Francesc Miró, Spanish film critic
- Antoni Peris, Spanish film critic
SGAE Nova Autoria
- Jaume Balagueró, Spanish director and screenwriter
- Marta Grau, Spanish screenwriter, writer and script editor
- Alfonso De Vilallonga, Spanish film composer, vocalist and singer-songwriter
Sections
The films selected for each section are as follows:[8]
In competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acid | Acide | Just Philippot | France |
| Best Wishes to All | みなに幸あれ | Yuta Shimotsu | Japan |
| Club Zero | Jessica Hausner | Austria, United Kingdom | |
| Conann | Bertrand Mandico | France, Luxembourg, Belgium | |
| When Evil Lurks | Cuando acecha la maldad | Demián Rugna | Argentina |
| Divinity | Eddie Alcazar | United States | |
| The Animal Kingdom | Le Règne animal | Thomas Cailley | France |
| In Flames | Zarrar Kahn | Canada, Pakistan | |
| It Lives Inside | Bishal Dutta | United States | |
| Kubi | 首 | Takeshi Kitano | Japan |
| The Wait | La espera | F. Javier Gutiérrez | Spain |
| Bitten | La Morsure | Romain de Saint-Blanquat | France |
| Late Night with the Devil | Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes | Australia | |
| Red Rooms | Les chambres rouges | Pascal Plante | Canada |
| Moscas | Aritz Moreno | Spain, Argentina | |
| Omen | Baloji Tshiani | Congo, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany, South Africa | |
| Riddle of Fire | Weston Razooli | United States | |
| Robot Dreams[lower-alpha 1] | Pablo Berger | Spain, France | |
| Killing Romance | 킬링 로맨스 | Lee Won-suk | South Korea |
| Salem | Jean-Bernard Marlin | France | |
| Sleep | 잠 | Jason Yu | South Korea |
| Sorcery | Brujería | Christopher Murray | Chile, Mexico, Germany |
| Stopmotion | Robert Morgan | United States | |
| The Seeding | Barnaby Clay | United States | |
| The Universal Theory | Die Theorie von Allem | Timm Kröger | Germany |
| There's Something in the Barn | Magnus Martens | Norway | |
| Tiger Stripes | Amanda Nell Eu | Malaysia, Taiwan, France, Germany, Netherlands, Indonesia | |
| Vermin | Vermines | Sébastien Vaniček | France |
| Vincent Must Die | Vincent doit mourir | Stéphan Castaing | France |
| Wake Up | François Simard, Annouk Whissel, Yoann-Karl Whissel | France | |
| White Plastic Sky[lower-alpha 1] | Műanyag égbolt | Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó | Hungary, Slovakia |
- Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film winner.
Out of competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Screenings | |||
| Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out | Jake Van Wagoner | United States | |
| Amelia's Children | Gabriel Abrantes | Portugal | |
| Awareness | Daniel Benmayor | United States, Spain | |
| Blood | Brad Anderson | United States | |
| The Boy and the Heron | 君たちはどう生きるか | Hayao Miyazaki | Japan |
| The Hermitage | La ermita | Carlota Pereda | Spain |
| Society of the Snow | La sociedad de la nieve | J. A. Bayona | Spain |
| Poor Things | Yorgos Lanthimos | United Kingdom | |
| Sister Death (opening film) | Hermana Muerte | Paco Plaza | Spain |
| The Toxic Avenger | Macon Blair | United States | |
| UFO Sweden | Crazy Pictures | Sweden | |
| Midnight Special | |||
| God Is a Bullet | Nick Cassavetes | United States | |
| The Deep Dark | Gueules noires | Mathieu Turi | France |
Shorts
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abominations | Mike Fontaine | United States | |
| Ahora vuelvo | Lucas Paulino, Gabe Ibáñez | Spain | |
| Bloody Fury | Jordan Inconstant | France | |
| Callus | Ciarán Hickey | Ireland | |
| Escape Attempt | Alex Topaller, Daniel Shapiro | United States, Portugal | |
| Eyestring | Javier Devitt | United States, Argentina | |
| Fishmonger | Neil Ferron | United States | |
| Hito | Stephen Lopez | Phillipines | |
| Honk | Charles de Lauzirika | United States | |
| I'm Not a Robot | Victoria Warmerdam | Netherlands, Belgium | |
| Intercanvi | Alberto Evangelio | Spain | |
| Paragon | Colin Treneff | United States | |
| Pesudo | Miquel Díaz Pont | Spain | |
| Stop Dead | Emily Greenwood | United Kingdom | |
| Storm | Lena Tsodykovskaya | United States | |
| Sugar Rag | Jai Love | United States, Australia | |
| The Many Worlds of George Goodman | Gregg Bishop | United States | |
| The Shore | Eron Sheean | Netherlands, Australia | |
| Anima't | |||
| A Night with Moosina | Wang Shen Zhi Ye | Shiu-Cheng Tsai | Taiwan |
| Astoria | Franch Dion | France | |
| Bye Bear | Jan Bitzer | Germany | |
| De Imperio | Alessandro Novelli | Portugal, Spain | |
| Drijf | Levi Stoops | Belgium | |
| Eeva | Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak | Estonia, Croatia | |
| Flite | Tim Webber | United Kingdom | |
| Garden of Remembrance | Naoko Yamada | Japan | |
| Ghost of the Dark Path | Fish Wang | Taiwan | |
| La última historia | Vicente Molina | Spain | |
| Nezumikozō Jirokichi | Rintaro | Japan, France | |
| No Room at the Inn | R. O. Blechman | United States | |
| Radio-Pilotis | Sonia Gerbeaud | France, Portugal | |
| Sweet Like Lemons | Jenny Jokela | United Kingdom, Finland | |
| The Great Arc | Camille Authouart | France | |
| The Smile | Erik van Schaaik | Netherlands, Belgium | |
| To Bird or Not to Bird | Martín Romero | Spain | |
| Special Sessions | |||
| ALEXX196 & la plage de sable rose | Loïc Hobi | France, Switzerland | |
| Dark Cell | Jean-Michel Tari | France | |
| La ley del más fuerte | Raul Monge | Spain | |
| Los cómplices | Alberto Evangelio | Spain | |
| Milk & Cookies | Giancarlo Fernandez | United Kingdom | |
| Paradero 893 | Marc Martínez Pijoan | Spain | |
| Tooth | Jillian Corsie | United States | |
| Venus | Jolan Nihilo, Mickaël Dusa | France | |
Órbita
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Flies | Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire | United States | |
| Concrete Utopia | 콘크리트 유토피아 | Um Tae-hwa | South Korea |
| Diabolik: Ginko Attacks | Diabolik - Ginko all'attacco! | Marco Manetti, Antonio Manetti | Italy |
| The Roundup: No Way Out | 범죄도시3 | Lee Sang-yong | South Korea |
| Jackdaw | Jamie Childs | United Kingdom | |
| Jericho Ridge | Will Gilbey | Kosovo, United Kingdom | |
| The Extortion | La extorsion | Martino Zaidelis | Argentina |
| The Night Owl | 올빼미 | Ahn Tae-jin | South Korea |
| Lumberjack the Monster | 怪物の木こり | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Mad Fate | 命案 | Soi Cheang | Hong Kong |
| Night of the Hunted | Franck Khalfoun | France | |
| Property | Propriedade | Daniel Bandeira | Brazil |
| Smugglers | 밀수 | Ryoo Seung-wan | South Korea |
| The Childe | 귀공자 | Park Hoon-jung | South Korea |
| The Last Stop in Yuma County | Francis Galluppi | United States | |
| Where the Wind Blows | 風再起時 | Philip Yung | China, Hong Kong |
- Highlighted title indicates Òrbita winner.
Panorama
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Manhole | Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Japan | |
| Appendage | Anna Zlokovic | United States | |
| Blackout | Larry Fessenden | United States | |
| Brooklyn 45 | Ted Geoghegan | United States | |
| Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism | Nick Kozakis | Australia | |
| Hood Witch | Saïd Belktibia | France | |
| Last Straw | Alan Scott Neal | United States | |
| Let It Ghost | Hoi Wong | Hong Kong | |
| Nina of the Wolves | Nina dei lupi | Antonio Pisu | Italy |
| Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls | Andrew Bowser | United States | |
| Project Silence | 탈출: Project Silence | Kim Tae-gon | South Korea |
| Rabia | Jorge Michel Grau | Mexico | |
| Restore Point | Bod obnovy | Robert Hloz | Czech Republic |
| Superposition | Karoline Lyngbye | Denmark | |
| The Forbidden Play | 禁じられた遊び | Hideo Nakata | Japan |
| The Sacrifice Game | Jenn Wexler | United States | |
| You'll Never Find Me | Josiah Allen, Indianna Bell | Australia | |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Cuando los amos duermen | Santiago Alvarado | Spain | |
| Immersion | 忌怪島 | Takashi Shimizu | Japan |
| The Primevals | David Allen | United States | |
| Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 1 | 東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編 運命 | Tsutomu Hanabusa | Japan |
| Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 2 | 東京リベンジャーズ2 血のハロウィン編 決戦 | Tsutomu Hanabusa | Japan |
Anima't
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Sea | 深海 | Tian Xiaopeng | China |
| Four Souls of Coyote | Kojot négy lelke | Áron Gauder | Hungary |
| Tender Metalheads | Heavies tendres | Joan Tomàs, Carlos Pérez-Reche, Juanjo Sáez | Spain |
| Komada – A Whisky Family | 駒田蒸留所へようこそ | Masayuki Yoshihara | Japan |
| Lonely Castle in the Mirror | かがみの孤城 | Keiichi Hara, Takakazu Nagamoto | Japan |
| Mars Express | Jérémie Périn | France | |
| Sand Land | Toshihisa Yokoshima | Japan | |
| Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light | Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo | Filip Pošivač | Hungary, Solavkia |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower | 火の鳥 #エデンの花 | Shōjirō Nishimi | Japan |
| The Feast of Anrita | アムリタの饗宴 | Saku Sakamoto | Japan |
- Highlighted title indicates Best Animated Feature Film winner.
Noves Visions
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All You Need is Death | Paul Duane | Ireland | |
| Embryo Larva Butterfly | Kyros Papavassiliou | Greece, Cyprus | |
| En Attendant la Nuit (opening film) | Céline Rouzet | France | |
| Halfway Home | Madarász Isti | Hungary | |
| Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person | Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant | Ariane Louis-Seize | Canada |
| Hundreds of Beavers | Mike Cheslik | United States | |
| In My Mother's Skin | Kenneth Dagatan | Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan | |
| La última noche de Sandra M. | Borja de la Vega | Spain | |
| Luka | Jessica Woodworth | Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Armenia | |
| Mimì: Prince of Darkness | Mimì - Il principe delle tenebre | Brando De Sica | Italy |
| Mondays: See You "This" Week! | Ryo Takebayashi | Japan | |
| Monolith | Matt Vesely | Australia | |
| Moon Garden | Ryan Stevens Harris | United States | |
| Motel Melati | Mike Wiluan, Billy Christian | Indonesia, Singapore | |
| My Animal | Jacqueline Castel | Canada | |
| Pandemonium | Quarxx | France | |
| Raging Grace | Paris Zarcilla | United Kingdom | |
| River | Junta Yamaguchi | Japan | |
| Cobweb (closing film) | 거미집 | Kim Jee-woon | South Korea |
| The Funeral | Orçun Behram | Turkey | |
| The Invisible Fight | Rainer Sarnet | Estonia, Lithuania, Greece, Finland | |
| The Last Ashes | Läif a Séil | Loïc Tanson | Luxembourg, Belgium |
| The Uncle | David Kapac, Andrija Mardesic | Serbia, Croatia | |
| The Vourdalak | Le Vourdalak | Adrien Beau | France |
| Where the Devil Roams | Zelda Adams, John Adams, Toby Poser | United States | |
| Petit Format | |||
| A Kind of Girl Who Knows Blanche | Seyoung Lee | South Korea | |
| Collection of Extremely Short Stories | Pedro Villaça | Brazil | |
| Cultes | David Padilla | France | |
| Days of Spring | Arianne Hinz | Netherlands | |
| Gable | Theo Taplitz | United States | |
| Half-Dream | Jan Grabowski | Poland | |
| Mothers & Monsters | Edith Jorisch | Canada | |
| Pruning | Lola Blanc | United States | |
| Retrodreaming | Alisa Berger | Germany, Japan | |
| Spoor | Statten Roeg, Sunita Soliar | United Kingdom, Mexico | |
| The Old Young Crow | Liam Lopinto | Japan, United States | |
| Zero at the Bone | Erin Grant | United States | |
| Petit Format - Special Sessions | |||
| Mamántula | Ion de Sosa | Germany, Spain | |
| Print the Legend | Victor Matellano | Spain | |
| We Are Animals | Thijs Bouman | Netherlands | |
- Highlighted title indicates Noves Visions winner.
Series
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Coins (episodes "El pueblo fantasma" and "Las tierras del sueño") | 30 monedas | Álex de la Iglesia | Spain |
| El otro lado (episodes 1-3) | Javier Ruiz Caldera, Alberto de Toro | Spain | |
| Luz en la oscuridad: Daniela, dulce y bella (episodes 1-2) | — | Spain | |
| Romancero (episodes 1-2) | Tomás Peña | Spain, United States | |
Nova Autoria
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | University/School |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Albert Mariné | Spain | Escola de Cinema de Reus |
| El último recuerdo | Javier Sáez | Spain | International University of Catalonia |
| Fuego amigo | Asha Ruiz | Spain | Catalonia Film School |
| Lifetime | Ariadna Puigdemasa | Spain | Escola de Disseny i Arts Visuals LCI Barcelona |
| Los Frustrado | Martí Rovira Cortada | Spain | Tecnocampus, Escola Superior Politècnica |
| Not Yet | Pau Ballesté Aguirre, Maria Bros Carreras, Jorge Librero Cano | Spain | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
| O que me parta un rayo | Karen Joaquín | Spain | Escola de Cinema de Barcelona |
| Tenemos patria | Mikel Garrido Linares | Spain | Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya |
| The Sun Thief | Joan Cerdà Monterio, Maria Agustina Montaña | Spain | L'IDEM Barcelona, Creative Arts School |
| Tiet | Iris Dalmau | Spain | FX ANIMATION Barcelona 3D & Film School |
Sitges Documenta
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Disturbance in the Force | Jeremy Coon, Steve Kozak | United States | |
| Dario Argento Panico | Simone Scafidi | United Kingdom | |
| Dream Time | Claudio Lattanzi | Italy | |
| Enter the Clones of Bruce | David Gregory | United States | |
| Kaidan: Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts | Yves Montmayeur | France | |
| Kim's Video | David Redmon, Ashley Sabin | United States | |
| Living with Chucky | Kyra Elise Gardner | United States | |
| Loch Ness: They Created a Monster | John MacLaverty | United Kingdom | |
| Mujeres sin censura | Eva Vizcarra | Spain | |
| Otra película maldita | Alberto Fasce, Mario Varela | Argentina | |
| The History of Metal and Horror | Mike Schiff | United States | |
| Satan Wants You | Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams | Canada | |
| Sharksploitation | Stephen Scarlata | United States | |
| Spooktacular! | Quinn Monahan | United States | |
| The Darkside of Society | Larry Wade Carrell | United States | |
| The J-Horror Virus | Sarah Appleton, Jasper Sharp | Japan, United Kingdom | |
| 1 Million Zombies: The Story of Plaga Zombie | Un millón de zombies: La historia de Plaga Zombie | Nicanor Loreti, Camilo de Cabo | Argentina |
| You Can Call Me Bill | Alexandre O. Philippe | United States | |
Midnight X-Treme
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All You Need is Blood | Cooper Roberts | United States | |
| Kill | Nikhil Nagest Bhat | India | |
| Mad Cats | Reiki Tsuno | Japan | |
| I'll Crush Y'All | Os reviento | Kike Narcea | Spain |
| The Well | Federico Zampaglione | Italy | |
| The Wrath of Becky | Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote | United States | |
| Triggered | Richard V. Somes | Philippines | |
| We Are Zombies | RKSS (François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell) | Canada | |
| Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey | Rhys Frake-Waterfield | United Kingdom | |
Brigadoon
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature Film Premieres | |||
| Auxilio | Tamae Garateguy | Argentina | |
| Thorns | Douglas Schulze | United States | |
| Maria | Gabriel Grieco, Nicanor Loreti | Argentina | |
| The Barn Part II | Justin M. Seaman | United States | |
| Documentaries | |||
| Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow | Jake West | United Kingdom | |
| Dario Argento's Museum of Horrors | Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento | Luigi Cozzi | Italy |
| Nosferatu Award Barbara Bouchet | |||
| The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972) | La dama rossa uccide sette volte | Emilio Miraglia | Italy |
| Amuck! (1972) | Alla ricerca del piacere | Silvio Amadio | Italy |
| Caliber 9 (1972) | Milano calibro 9 | Fernando Di Leo | Italy |
| Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971) | La tarantola dal ventre nero | Paolo Cavara | Italy |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Il Boss (1973) | Fernando Di Leo | Italy | |
| Somebody is Watching You (1988) | Alguien te está mirando | Gustavo Cova, Horacio Maldonado | Argentina |
| Plaga Zombie (1997) | Pablo Parés, Hernán Sáez | Argentina | |
| Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero (1990) | 妖怪天国・ゴーストヒーロー | Makoto Tezuka | Japan |
| Cut and Run (1985) | Inferno in diretta | Ruggero Deodato | Italy |
| Take a Hard Ride (1975) | La parola di un fuorilegge... è legge! | Antonio Margheriti | Italy |
| Maria's Stomach (1990) | マリアの胃袋 | Hideyuki Hirayama | Japan |
| The Atlantis Interceptors (1983) | I predatori di Atlantide | Ruggero Deodato | Italy |
| Tintorera (1977) | René Cardona Jr. | Mexico | |
| Samurai Ninja Onimanji (2023) | Yoshihiro Nishimura | Japan | |
| Great White (1981) | L'ultimo squalo | Enzo G. Castellari | Italy |
| Door (1988) | Banmei Takahashi | Italy | |
| Hall of Frame: María Luisa Pino (2023) | Guillermo López Aliaga, Fran Mateu | Spain | |
| The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser (2023) | Kier-La Janisse | United States, Canada | |
| Blood-Sucking Tree (1992) | 吸血木 | Shunji Iwai, Masaharu Ota, Akira Yoneta | Japan |
| The Swamp of the Ravens (1974) | El pantano de los cuervos | Manuel Caño | Spain |
| Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy (1971) | Santo en la venganza de la momia | Carlos Aured | Spain |
| Oldboy (2003) | 올드보이 | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| Santo Contra los Zombies (1961) | Benito Alazraki | Mexico | |
| Humanoid Puppet (1992) | Hidehiro Ito | Japan | |
Sitges Classics
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acción mutante (1993) | Álex de la Iglesia | Spain | |
| Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) | Non si sevizia un paperino | Lucio Fulci | Italy |
| Caligula - The Ultimate Cut (1979) | Tinto Brass | United States, Italy | |
| Contempt (1963) | Le Mépris | Jean-Luc Godard | France |
| Enter the Game of Death (1978) | 十字手拳 | Lee Tso-nam | Hong Kong |
| The Raid (2011) | Gareth Evans | Indonesia | |
| Extra Terrestrial Visitors (1983) | Los nuevos extraterrestres | Juan Piquer Simón | Spain |
| The Shining (1980) | Stanley Kubrick | United States | |
| The Exorcist (1973) | William Friedkin | United States | |
| Lake Michigan Monster (2018) | Ryland Brickson Cole Tews | United States | |
| Pet Sematary (1989) | Mary Lambert | United States | |
| Psychic Vision: Jaganrei (1988) | Teruyoshi Ishii | Japan | |
| King Kong (1933) | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | United States | |
| The Wicker Man (1973) | Robin Hardy | United Kingdom | |
| Black Sunday (1960) | La maschera del demonio | Mario Bava | Italy |
| The Dragon Lives Again (1977) | 李三腳威震地獄門 | Law Kei | Hong Kong |
| Cannibal Holocaust (1980) | Ruggero Deodato | Italy | |
| Siesta (1987) | Mary Lambert | United States | |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture - The Director's Edition | Robert Wise | United States | |
| Anima't | |||
| The Masters of Time (1982) | Les Maîtres du temps | René Laloux | France, Hungary, Switzerland |
| The Soldier's Tale (1984) | R. O. Blechman | United States | |
| 100 Years of Walt Disney Animation Studios: An Hommage to Its Short Films (2023) | Various authors | United States | |
| Panic City | |||
| Don't Look Now (1973) | A Venezia... un Dicembre rosso shocking | Nicolas Roeg | United Kingdom |
| Hollywood 90028 (1973) | Christina Hornisher | United States | |
| Pájaros de ciudad (1983) | José María Sánchez Álvaro | Spain, Italy | |
| Naked Lunch (1991) | David Cronenberg | Canada, United Kingdom | |
| A House Without Boundaries (1972) | La casa sin fronteras | Pedro Olea | Spain |
| God Told Me To (1976) | Larry Cohen | United States | |
| The Last Days (2013) | Los últimos días | Álex Pastor, David Pastor | Spain |
| Seven Chances | |||
| The Fourth Victim (1971) | In fondo alla piscina | Eugenio Martín | Spain, Italy |
| La Venere d'Ille (1979) | Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava | Italy | |
| Los leprosos y el sexo (1970) | René Cardona | Mexico | |
| O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985) | O-bi, o-ba: Koniec cywilizacji | Piotr Szulkin | Poland |
| The Appointment (1980) | Lindsey C. Vickers | United Kingdom | |
| The McPherson Tape (1989) | Dean Alioto | United States | |
| Twilight (1990) | Szürkület | György Fehér | Hungary |
Notes
- Nominated for the Anima't Best Animated Film Award
Awards
The following awards were presented at the 56th Edition:[9]
Official competition
- Best Feature Film: When Evil Lurks by Damián Rugna
- Special Jury Award: Stopmotion by Robert Morgan & Vermin by Sébastien Vaniček
- Best Direction: Baloji Tshiani for Omen
- Best Actress: Kate Lyn Sheil for The Seeding
- Special Mention for Best Actress: Zafreen Zairizal for Tiger Stripes
- Best Actor: Karim Leklou for Vincent Must Die
- Best Screenplay: Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes for Late Night with the Devil
- Best Special, Visual or Makeup Effects: Frédéric Lainé, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Pascal Molina, Cyrille Bonjean-Jean, Bruno Sommier and Jean-Louis Autret for The Animal Kingdom
- Best Music: Markus Binder for Club Zero
- Best Cinematography: Martin Roux for Bitten
- Special Mentions: Moscas by Aritz Moreno & Riddle of Fire by Weston Razooli
Noves Visions
- Best Film: Moon Garden by Ryan Stevens Harris
- Best Direction: David Kapac and Andrija Mardesic for The Uncle
- Best Short Film: The Old Young Crow by Liam Lopinto
- Special Mentions
- Special Mention: Halfway Home by Madarász Isti
- Special Mention for Screenplay: Christine Doyon and Ariane Louis-Seize for Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
- Special Mention for Cinematigraphy: Andrea Arnone for Mimì: Prince of Darkness
Méliès d'Argent
- Méliès d'Argent Award for the Best Fantastic Genre Feature Film: Bitten by Romain de Saint-Blanquat
- Méliès d'Argent Award for the Best European Fantastic Genre Short Film: Cultes by David Padilla
Anima't
- Best Animated Feature Film: Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light by Filip Pošivač
- Best Animated Short Film: Ghost of the Dark Path by Fish Wang
Òrbita
- Best Feature Film: The Last Stop in Yuma County by Francis Galluppi
Critic's Jury
- José Luis Guarner Critics' Award for Best Film in the SOFC: The Universal Theory by Timm Kröger
- Citizen Kane Award for Best New Director: Stéphan Castaing for Vincent Must Die
- Best Short Film in the SOFC: I'm Not a Robot by Victoria Warmerdam
Brigadoon
- Brigadoon Paul Naschy Award for the Best Short Film: Ellos by Néstor López, Óscar Romero
SGAE Nova Autoria
- Best Direction-Production: Mikel Garrido for Tenemos patria
- Best Screenplay: Karen Joaquín for O que me parta un rayo
- Best Original Music: Márcio Echeverria for The Sun Thief
Carnet Jove Jury
- Best Feature Film in the SOFC: Bitten by Romain de Saint-Blanquat
- Best Sitges Documenta Film: Kim's Video by David Redmon, Ashley Sabin
People' Choice Award
- Grand People's Choice Award for Best Feature Film in the SOFC: Robot Dreams by Pablo Berger
- Panorama Fantàstic People’s Choice Award: Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism by Nick Kozakis
- Focus Asia People's Choice Award: The Roundup: No Way Out by Lee Sang-yong
- Midnight X-Treme People's Choice Award: I'll Crush Y'all by Kike Narcea
Other awards
- Blood Window Award for Best Feature Film: When Evil Lurks by Damian Rugna
Special awards
- Honorary Grand Prize: Jan Harlan and Phil Tippett
- Time Machine Award: J. A. Bayona, Hideo Nakata, Lee Unkrich
References
- "Sitges rinde homenaje a 'Los pájaros' de Hitchcock". La Pulicidad (in Spanish). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- Chico, Fran (18 May 2023). "'Hermana muerte', la precuela de 'Verónica' de Paco Plaza, inaugurará el Festival de Sitges 2023 antes de su paso por Netflix". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- "Cuando acecha la maldad consigue el premio a la mejor película en el Festival de Cine de Sitges 2023". Sitges (in Spanish). 14 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- "The 56th edition unveils its image". Sitges Film Festival. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- Chico, Fran (12 September 2023). "Festival de Sitges 2023: J.A. Bayona, Yorgos Lanthimos y Hayao Miyazaki completan la programación". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- "El Festival de Sitges premiará a Bayona, Hideo Nakata y Jan Harlan". Europa Press (in Spanish). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- "Jury 2023". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- "The Festival's 56th Edition Kicks Off by Announcing its Complete Lineup". Sitges Film Festival. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- "56th Edition Award Winners". Sitges Film Festival. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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