The 58th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia took place from 9 to 19 October 2025, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. It opened on 9 October with Julia Ducournau's body horror drama film Alpha. This edition of the festival honoured American film director, producer, and writer Sean S. Cunningham, the creator of Friday the 13th horror franchise.
Mr. K, a surrealist mystery drama film by Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab was awarded the Méliès d'Or Award for the best European feature film. The winners of the Festival were announced on 18 October 2025. The Ugly Stepsister, a satirical black comedy and body horror film directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, won the award for Best Film, while Park Chan-wook was awarded Best Director for his film No Other Choice.
The festival concluded on 19 October with a tribute to Gale Anne Hurd, who was presented with the WomanInFan Grand Honorary Prize and screening of Francis Lawrence's American dystopian survival thriller film The Long Walk.
Overview
Josefina Molina Award The festival with the support of the SGAE Foundation announced 1st Josefina Molina Award for Best Fantastic Feature Film Screenplay by a Woman 2025. The award consists of cash prize of €10,000 and named in honour of Spanish feature film director, screenwriter, TV producer and scene director Josefina Molina.
Juries The juries consists of the following members:
Main competition Peter Chan, Hong Kong filmmaker Mary Harron, Canadian film director and screenwriter Laura Pedro, Spanish visual effects supervisor Hernan Findling, director, producer Jovanka Vuckovic, director, writer
Noves Visions Alison Peirse, Professor of Film at the University of Leeds Miguel Llansó, Spanish-born director, writer, lives in Spain, Estonia and Ethiopia Santiago Fillol, Argentine film director and screenwriter
Blood Window / Òrbita Carmen Cuba, American casting director Darío Lavia, editor, communicator Lluís Arcarazo, Catalan film and television writer and screenwriter
Méliès d'Argent Diana Peñalver, Spanish actress Marc Mounier, manager and producer at Entertainment 360, based in Los Angeles , Austrian publicist, film scholar, filmmaker and musician
Anima't Alba Sotorra, independent film-director and producer of several documentaries Anastasiia Falileieva, Ukrainian director José Luis Farias, Spanish creator and director of 3D Wire, the International Market for Animation, Videogames and New Media
Brigadoon Marina Queraltó, film distributor Carles Torrens, director, writer Xavi Rubí, film fistributor
Crítica / Méliès d'Or Antonio Weinrichter, film critic Daniela Urzola, film critic Josep Maria Bunyol, film critic
SGAE Nova Autoria Francesc Gener, composer Belén Funes, Catalan film director Laia Aguilar, screenwriter, writer
Carnet Jove Javier Méndez Cañada Lucia Fabó Marc Negra Martina Rodríguez Pepe Rico Piqué
Official sections
The official programme for the 58th edition of the festival is as follows:
Secció Oficial Fantàstic a Competició Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies) Balearic Ion de Sosa Spain, France Bulk Ben Wheatley United Kingdom Chien 51 Cédric Jimenez France Death of a Unicorn Alex Scharfman United States Decorado Alberto Vázquez Spain, Portugal Dracula Radu Jude Romania, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil The WhisperEl susurro Gustavo Hernández Ibáñez Uruguay, Argentina The Thing with Feathers Dylan Southern United Kingdom Exit 8 8番出口 Japan Eye for an Eye Colin Tilley United States Gaua Spain Good Boy Ben Leonberg United States Her Will Be Done Que ma volonté soit faite France, Poland Honey Bunch Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli Canada The Ugly Stepsister Den Stygge Stesøsteren Emilie Blichfeldt Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark The Legend of Ochi Isaiah Saxon United States The Life of Chuck Mike Flanagan United States The Virgin of the Quarry Lake La virgen de la tosquera Argentina, Mexico, Spain Mother's Baby Austria, Switzerland, Germany Yûta Shimotsu Japan No Other Choice 어쩔수가없다 Park Chan-wook South Korea Obsession Curry Barker United States Opus Mark Anthony Green United States Redux Redux Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus United States Reflection in a Dead Diamond Reflet dans un diamant mort Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein United States Silence Silencio Eduardo Casanova Spain Singular Alberto Gastesi Spain The Furious 火遮眼 Kenji Tanigaki Hong Kong, China The Plague Charlie Polinger United States, Romania The Evil that Binds Us Todos los males Nicolás Postiglione Chile, Mexico Together Michael Shanks Australia, United States A Useful Ghost ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany We Bury the Dead Zak Hilditch Australia, United States
Sitges Collection English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies) All You Need Is Kill 集英社刊 Kenichiro AkimotoJapan Arco United States, France Black Phone 2 Scott Derrickson United States Bugonia Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland, South Korea, United States Dracula Luc Besson France Frankenstein Guillermo del Toro United States Night Patrol Ryan Prows United States, United Kingdom Scarlet 果てしなきスカーレット Mamoru Hosoda Japan Sisu: Road to Revenge Sisu 2 Jalmari Helander Finland, United States Sons of the Neon Night 風林火山 Juno Mak Hong Kong The Home James DeMonaco United States The Ice Tower La Tour de glace Lucile Hadžihalilović France, Germany, Italy L'Homme qui rétrécit Jan Kounen France, Belgium V/H/S/Halloween Various directors United States Crazy Old Lady Vieja loca Martín Mauregui Spain, Argentina, United 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": English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Blazing Fists Blue Fight 〜蒼き若者たちのブレイキングダウン〜 Takashi Miike Japan Cesium Fallout 焚城 Anthony Pun Hong KongCrushed Simon Rumley United Kingdom, Thailand Find Your Friends Izabel Pakzad United States, Italy Luger Bruno Martín Spain No One Will Know Le Roi Soleil Vincent Maël Cardona FranceOdyssey Gerard Johnson United Kingdom Sham 捏造：史上最惡殺人教師 Takashi Miike Japan She's Got No Name 酱园弄·悬案 Peter Chan China, Hong Kong Forbidden City La città proibita Gabriele Mainetti Italy The Old Woman with the Knife 파과 Min Kyu-dong South KoreaTornado John Maclean United Kingdom Trapped 大风杀 Sagara China Tristes Tropiques 슬픈 열대 Park Hoon-jung South KoreaVerano Trippin Morena Fernández Quinteros Argentina
Shorts The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Shorts section:
Official Fantastic Competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 99 Fantasmas Gonzalo Torrens UruguayAll These Faces Are Starting To Look Bizarrely Familiar Callum Moore Australia Amira Javier Yáñez Spain Animalia Marius Rolfsvåg Norway El Revisor El Revisor Jandro SpainEm & Selma Go Griffin Hunting Alex Thompson United States Even The Moon Will Bleed Même La Lune Saignera Stef Meyer & Rémy Barbe France, Belgium Filther Simen Nyland Norway Fumigón Fumigón Dani Asensio SpainHeirlooms Dan Abramovici CanadaImaginary Friends Elizabeth Crummett United StatesJacques The Giant Slayer Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson United States Las Lágrimas De Sísifo Las Lágrimas De Sísifo Luis Larrodera Spain Magai-Gami マガイガミ Norihiro Niwatsukino Japan Magpie Sylvia Hoeks & Martyna Hoeks NetherlandsMasks Andre LeBlanc CanadaObsession Curry Barker United States Prou Bé Prou Bé Anna Carbonell Spain Praying Mantis Joe Hsieh TaiwanSteak Dinner Nathan Ginter United States The Beneath Lisette Vlassak NetherlandsThe First Hour Harrison Thomas United StatesThe Littles Andrew Duplessie United StatesThe Man That I Wave At Ben S. Hyland United Kingdom The Sleeping Beauty ນາງງາມນອນຫຼັບ Mattie Do Laos Tongue 혀 Lim Da-seul South Korea Väsen Väsen Kristofer Kiggs Carlsson Sweden Watch Me Burn Sofia Spotti ItalyYou Are Here Spencer Lackey United States Señuelo Señuelo Martha Ayerbe Colombia
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: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)Abraham's Boys Natasha Kermani United States 13 Days Till Summer 13 dni do wakacji Bartosz M. Kowalski PolandBagworm Oliver Bernsen United StatesBlood Shine Emily Bennett, Justin Brooks United StatesBokshi Bhargav Saikia IndiaDelivery Run Joey Palmroos FinlandDescendent Peter Cilella United States Dollhouse ドールハウス Shinobu Yaguchi Japan Halabala ฮาลาบาลา ป่าจิตหลุด Eakasit Thairaat ThailandHellcat Brock Bodell United StatesIt Ends Alex Ullom United StatesLove Kills Luiza Shelling Tubaldini Brazil Mag Mag 禍禍女 Yuriyan Retriever JapanMan Finds Tape Paul Gandersman and Peter S. Hall United StatesMarama Taratoa Stappard New ZealandMermaid Tyler Cornack United States Monster Island Orang Ikan Mike Wiluan Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, United KingdomMother of Flies John Adams, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser United States My Daughter Is a Zombie 좀비딸 Pil Gam-sung South Korea No dejes a los niños solos Emilio Portes MexicoOsiris William Kaufman United StatesRabbit Trap Bryn Chainey United Kingdom, United StatesShelby Oaks Chris Stuckmann United StatesSlanted Amy Wang United States The Curse Ken'ichi Ugana Japan, Taiwan The Surrender Julia Max Canada, United States The Vile Majid Al Ansari United Arab Emirates, United States Hi Five 하이파이브 Kang Hyeong-cheol South Korea Taroman Expo Explosion 大長編 タローマン 万博大爆発 Ryo Fujii Japan
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