58th Sitges Film Festival


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

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

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''

English titleOriginal titleDirectorProduction country
BalearicBalearicIon de SosaSpain, France
BulkBulkBen WheatleyUnited Kingdom
Chien 51Chien 51Cédric JimenezFrance
Death of a UnicornDeath of a UnicornAlex ScharfmanUnited States
DecoradoDecoradoAlberto VázquezSpain, Portugal
DraculaDraculaRadu JudeRomania, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil
El susurroEl susurroGustavo Hernández IbáñezUruguay, Argentina
The Thing with FeathersThe Thing with FeathersDylan SouthernUnited Kingdom
Exit 88番出口Japan
Eye for an EyeEye for an EyeColin TilleyUnited States
GauaGauaSpain
Good BoyGood BoyBen LeonbergUnited States
Her Will Be DoneQue ma volonté soit faiteFrance, Poland
Honey BunchHoney BunchMadeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty MancinelliCanada
The Ugly StepsisterDen Stygge StesøsterenEmilie BlichfeldtNorway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark
The Legend of OchiThe Legend of OchiIsaiah SaxonUnited States
The Life of ChuckThe Life of ChuckMike FlanaganUnited States
The Virgin of the Quarry LakeLa virgen de la tosqueraLaura CasabéArgentina, Mexico, Spain
Mother's BabyMother's BabyAustria, Switzerland, Germany
New GroupYûta ShimotsuJapan
No Other Choice어쩔수가없다Park Chan-wookSouth Korea
ObsessionObsessionCurry BarkerUnited States
OpusOpusMark Anthony GreenUnited States
Redux ReduxRedux ReduxKevin McManus, Matthew McManusUnited States
Reflection in a Dead DiamondReflet dans un diamant mortHélène Cattet, Bruno ForzaniBelgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France
If I Had Legs I'd Kick YouIf I Had Legs I'd Kick YouMary BronsteinUnited States
SilenceSilencioEduardo CasanovaSpain
SingularSingularAlberto GastesiSpain
The Furious火遮眼Kenji TanigakiHong Kong
The PlagueThe PlagueCharlie PolingerUnited States, Romania
The Evil that Binds UsTodos los malesNicolás PostiglioneChile, Mexico
TogetherTogetherMichael ShanksAustralia, United States
A Useful Ghostผีใช้ได้ค่ะRatchapom BoombunchachokeThailand, France, Singapore, Germany
We Bury the DeadWe Bury the DeadZak HilditchAustralia, 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":

Shorts

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

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:

Sitges Documenta

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

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:

Anima't

The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Anima't section, for animated films:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorProduction countrie
All You Need Is Kill集英社刊Kenichiro AkimotoJapan
ArcoArcoUnited States, France
世外Tommy Kai Chung NgHong Kong
ChaOChaOYasuhiro AokiJapan
DecoradoDecoradoAlberto VázquezSpain, Portugal
Dog of GodDieva SunsLauris Abele & Raitis AbeleLatvia, United States
Endless CookieEndless CookiePeter Scriver, Seth ScriverCanada
Lesbian Space PrincessLesbian Space PrincessEmma Hough Hobbs, Leela VargheseAustralia
Memory HotelMemory HotelHeinrich SablGermany, France
Nightmare BugsOsamu Fukutani, Saku SakamotoJapan
I Am FrankeldaSoy FrankeldaArturo Ambriz & Roy AmbrizMexico
Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat In Darkt.o.L.Japan
The Girl Who Stole Time时间之子Ao Yu & Zhou TienanChina
The SquareKim Bo-solSouth Korea
The Quinta's GhostEl Fantasma de la QuintaJames A. CastilloSpain

Special Screenings

The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Anima't section, for animated films:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorProduction countrie
Brick BoyBrick BoyScott VaseyUnited States
ChupacabrasChupacabrasJordi SerrallongaSpain
WisteriaWisteriaIan GarruchoSpain

Awards

The main awards of the 58th edition of the SITGES were announced on 18 October 2025.

SOFC jury prizes

The following awards were conceded:

Noves Visions

  • Best feature film:
  • * Lesbian Space Princess
  • * The True Beauty Of Being Bitten By A Tick
  • Best Director:
  • * A Grand Mockery
  • * Transcending Dimensions
  • Best Short Film: Monstruo Obscura, by Hong Seung-gi

Òrbita and Blood Window

Méliès d'Or

  • Méliès d'Or Award for the best European feature film: Mr. K by Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab
  • Méliès d'Or Award for the best European short film: Don't Be Afraid by Mats Udd

Méliès d'Argent

Anima't

Brigadoon

  • Brigadoon Paul Naschy Award for Best Short Film: Floor by Jo Ba-reun

Critic's Jury

SGAE Nova Autoria

  • Best Direction: Fran Moreno Blanco and Santi Pujol for Furia
  • Best Screenplay: Fran Moreno Blanco and Santi Pujol for Furia
  • Best Original Music: Sergio Rojas for ''Matcha''

People' Choice Award

  • SOFC Audience Award: Obsession by Curry Barker
  • Best Feature Film in the Panorama Section: Bagworm by Henry Bernsen
  • Best Feature Film in the Midnight X-Treme Section: Flush by Grégory Morin
  • Best Feature Film in the Sitges Collection Section: Arco by Ugo Bienvenu
  • Best Feature Film in Focus Asia: Hi-Five by Kang Hyeong-cheol

Carnet Jove (Youth Card)

Special awards

The following are recipients of special honours: