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59th Sitges Film Festival

Sitges — Catalonia International Fantastic Film Festival

8–18 October 2026 · Sitges, Catalonia, Spain

128 films across 13 sections · 6 prizes

  • Opened with Found Alive
  • Closed with Wicker

Time Machine Award

Robert Eggers, American filmmaker

The prizes

Time Machine Award

Robert Eggers, American filmmaker

Yuen Woo-ping, Hong Kong martial arts choreographer and film director

Takashi Shimizu, Japanese filmmaker

Mark L. Lester, American film director, screenwriter, and producer

Bob Murawski, American film editor and distributor

Nosferatu Award

Bárbara Rey, Spanish film and television actress

Grand Honorary Awards

Danny DeVito, American actor, comedian and filmmaker

Amy Irving, American actress and singer

Kevin Bacon, American actor

Kyra Sedgwick, American film and television actress

Peter Jackson, New Zealand filmmaker, entrepreneur and visual effects pioneer

WomanInFan Award

Adrienne Barbeau, American actress and author

Meiko Kaji, Japanese actress and singer

Méliès Career Award

Alejandro Amenábar, Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter and composer

Industry Award

[[

es:Bernardo Bergeret|Bernardo Bergeret]], cultural and artistic manager, record producer and promoter of Argentine cinema internationally

David Gregory, American television personality and the former host of NBC News' Sunday morning talk show Meet the Press

Jorge Gabarró, Producer, writer

Opening film 1

  • Found Alive
    Found AliveCarlota PeredaSpain

Closing film 1

  • Wicker
    WickerAlex Huston Fischer, Eleanor WilsonUnited Kingdom · United States · Australia

Secció Oficial Fantàstic a Competició 22

  • 11
    11Clàudia, Paula SerraSpain
  • Blades of the Guardians
    Blades of the GuardiansYuen Woo-pingChina · Hong Kong
  • Buddy
    BuddyCasper KellyUnited States
  • Carapace
    CarapaceNorma VilaSpain
  • Company
    CompanyCasey AffleckUnited States · Canada · Romania · Italy · United Arab Emirates
  • DreamQuil
    DreamQuilAlex PragerUnited Kingdom · United States
  • The End of It
    The End of ItMaria Martínez BayonaUnited Kingdom · Norway · Spain
  • The Face of Horror
    The Face of HorrorAnna BillerUnited Kingdom
  • Full Phil
    Full PhilQuentin DupieuxFrance
  • Hot Spot
    Hot SpotAgnieszka SmoczyńskaPoland · Greece · Sweden · Norway
  • The Incomer
    The IncomerLouis PaxtonUnited Kingdom
  • Las hijas
    Las hijasDaniel RomeroSpain
  • MUTTER: The Diary of a Mother
    MUTTER: The Diary of a MotherAlphan EşeliTurkey
  • No Rest for the Wicked
    No Rest for the WickedKasper KalleDenmark · Faroe Islands · Iceland
  • Onslaught
    OnslaughtAdam WingardUnited States
  • River
    RiverJoshua GiulianoUnited States
  • Sheep in the Box
    Sheep in the BoxHirokazu Kore-edaJapan
  • The Spiral
    The SpiralPaolo StrippoliItaly · France · Belgium
  • Titanic Ocean
    Titanic OceanKonstantina KotzamaniGreece · Germany · Romania · France · Spain
  • Upiro
    UpiroÓscar MartínSpain
  • We Are Aliens
    We Are AliensKohei KadowakiJapan · France
  • Wildwood
    WildwoodTravis KnightUnited States

Sitges Collection 17

  • 5 More Minutes
    5 More MinutesJavier Ruiz CalderaSpain
  • Beware Boiúna
    Beware BoiúnaMike P. NelsonUnited States · Germany
  • Crawlers
    CrawlersÁngel Hernández GómezUnited States
  • The Cycle
    The CycleJordan DowneyUnited Kingdom
  • Half
    HalfSamjadIndia
  • Hope
    HopeNa Hong-jinSouth Korea
  • The House on the Moon
    The House on the MoonNelson YeoSingapore · Taiwan · Indonesia · Germany
  • Inherit
    InheritBanjong PisanthanakunThailand
  • The Mage
    The MageDanny Pang Phat, Oxide PangHong Kong
  • Rain Catcher
    Rain CatcherMichele FiascarisUnited Kingdom
  • Red Snow
    Red SnowIlja RautsiFinland · Estonia · Sweden
  • Rogue Trooper
    Rogue TrooperDuncan JonesUnited Kingdom · United States
  • Sacrifice
    SacrificeRomain GavrasUnited Kingdom Greece · United States · Bulgaria
  • Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
    Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy BottomSteve Cox, Matthew WalkerUnited Kingdom · France · United States
  • The Swallow
    The SwallowKevin Kölsch, Dennis WidmyerUnited States
  • Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
    Teenage Sex and Death at Camp MiasmaJane SchoenbrunUnited States
  • Whalefall
    WhalefallBrian DuffieldUnited States

Noves Visions 11

  • The Death of Dracula
    The Death of DraculaBurnin' PercebesSpain
  • SICK
    SICKAgata TrzebuchowskaPoland
  • A Prayer for the Dying
    A Prayer for the DyingDara Van DusenNorway · Greece · United Kingdom · Sweden
  • The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its Flight
    The Arrow at Rest at Every Instant of its FlightTheodore SchaeferUnited States
  • Sender
    SenderRussell GoldmanUnited States
  • Phillip Philadelphia
    Phillip PhiladelphiaAdam C. BriggsAustralia
  • You're It
    You're ItAdrián García Bogliano, Ramiro García BoglianoArgentina · Mexico
  • City of the Dead
    City of the DeadJ. M. CraviotoMexico
  • Corpus
    CorpusCorrin EvansUnited States
  • Demons
    DemonsNatalka VorozhbytUkraine · Poland
  • Family Fears Another Night of Terror
    Family Fears Another Night of TerrorCristian PonceArgentina

Panorama 12

  • American Dollhouse
    American DollhouseJohn Valley
  • Breeder
    BreederAlex Goyette
  • Dreadful Mother
    Dreadful MotherAlicia Albares
  • The Eyes
    The EyesYeom Ji-ho
  • Forbidden Fruits
    Forbidden FruitsMeredith Alloway
  • The Fox
    The FoxDario Russo
  • Hungry
    HungryJames Nunn
  • Ithaqua
    IthaquaCasey Walker
  • Posthumous
    PosthumousJosh Tanner
  • Salmokji: Whispering Water
    Salmokji: Whispering WaterLee Sang-min
  • The Saviors
    The SaviorsKevin Hamedani
  • Sleep No More
    Sleep No MoreEdwin

Brigadoon 11

  • Francesco Barilli – Il cinema e la follia
    Francesco Barilli – Il cinema e la folliaLuca Magri
  • Gli anni d'oro di Dario Argento
    Gli anni d'oro di Dario ArgentoLuigi Cozzi
  • Forqué, el oficio de hacer cine
    Forqué, el oficio de hacer cineRafael Maluenda, Gaizka Urresti
  • Mockbuster
    MockbusterAnthony Frith
  • Scum of the Earth: Creating America's Rural Communities of Horror
    Scum of the Earth: Creating America's Rural Communities of HorrorXavier Mendik
  • Gli ultimi di noi
    Gli ultimi di noiGiorgio Bruno
  • The Barn Part III
    The Barn Part IIIJustin M. Seaman
  • The Rider: Burning Chrome
    The Rider: Burning ChromeJustin Stillmaker
  • Blood Barn
    Blood BarnGabriel Bernini
  • Sexy Cat
    Sexy CatJulio Pérez Tabernero
  • Operación Mantis (El exterminio del macho)
    Operación Mantis (El exterminio del macho)Jacinto Molina

Anima't 10

  • Chimney Town: Frozen in Time
    Chimney Town: Frozen in TimeYusuke Hirota
  • ghost – end of night
    ghost – end of nightShingo Natsume
  • Gregor
    GregorManu Gómez
  • Lucy Lost
    Lucy LostOlivier Clert
  • Monster Mia
    Monster MiaVerena Fels
  • Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise
    Peleliu: Guernica of ParadiseGorō Kuji
  • Soul Shift
    Soul ShiftChristian Franz Schmidt
  • Spacetime Chronicles
    Spacetime ChroniclesStefano Bertelli
  • Welcome to Dolly's House
    Welcome to Dolly's HouseSeven Ych, Rady Fu, Tree Muta
  • Wildwood
    WildwoodUnited States

Seven Chances 7

  • Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel
    Dead Mountaineer’s HotelGrigori KromanovEstonia · Soviet Union
  • Love Massacre
    Love MassacrePatrick TamHong Kong
  • Misterio
    MisterioMarcela Fernández ViolanteMexico
  • The Bullet Train
    The Bullet TrainJunya SatoEstonia · Japan
  • Office Killer
    Office KillerCindy ShermanUnited States
  • Battered Flesh
    Battered FleshJavier AguirreSpain
  • The Quiet Earth
    The Quiet EarthGeoff MurphyNew Zealand

Sitges Clàssics 5

  • Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
    Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the EndCarles TorrensSpain
  • Carrie
    CarrieBrian De PalmaUnited States
  • The Devils
    The DevilsKen RussellUnited States · United Kingdom
  • Scanners
    ScannersDavid CronenbergCanada
  • Who Can Kill a Child?
    Who Can Kill a Child?Narciso Ibáñez SerradorSpain

Midnight X-Treme 19

  • Higuma! The Killer Bear
    Higuma! The Killer BearEisuke Naito
  • Gator Face
    Gator FacePadraig Reynolds
  • Hotspring Shark Attack: Great Kyushu Showdown
    Hotspring Shark Attack: Great Kyushu ShowdownMorito Inoue
  • Frogman Returns
    Frogman ReturnsAnthony Cousins
  • Black Sheeps
    Black SheepsJonathan King
  • Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
    Mum, I'm Alien PregnantTHUNDERLIPS
  • FLAPJAX
    FLAPJAXRocko Zevenbergen
  • Insectasy
    InsectasyAngus Silver
  • Astrolatry
    AstrolatryDavid Gordon
  • Corporate Retreat
    Corporate RetreatAaron Fisher
  • Kick On
    Kick OnNick Kozakis
  • Get Undressed
    Get UndressedSeji Chiba
  • The Tao Exorcist
    The Tao ExorcistHau-Jou Chiou
  • Kung Fu Deadly
    Kung Fu DeadlyFergal Costello
  • The Demon Among Us
    The Demon Among UsClaudio Fragasso
  • Unholy Night
    Unholy NightMichael Gabriele
  • Hallowarrior
    HallowarriorBen Sottak
  • I Love Paris
    I Love ParisNicky Murphy
  • Faces of Death
    Faces of DeathDaniel Goldhaber

Òrbita 8

  • Arrested Memory
    Arrested MemorySabu
  • Karma
    KarmaGuillaume Canet
  • Dante
    DanteHugo Ruiz
  • Cold War 1994
    Cold War 1994Longman Leung
  • The Samurai and the Prisoner
    The Samurai and the PrisonerKiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo
    Bad Lieutenant: TokyoTakashi Miike
  • Kill Me
    Kill MePeter Warren
  • Father Joe
    Father JoeBarthélémy Grossmann

Sitges Family 4

  • Brave Cat
    Brave CatGabriel Osorio Vargas
  • Olivia & the Clouds
    Olivia & the CloudsTomás Pichardo Espaillat
  • Don't Come Out
    Don't Come OutVictoria Linares Villegas
  • Risa and the Wind Phone
    Risa and the Wind PhoneJuan Cabral