Born in 1968 under the name of the 1st International Week of Fantasy and Horror Movies, the Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia has become an unmissable event for movie lovers and audiences who are eager to see the latest trends and new technologies applied to fantastic and horror genre films.
The Sitges Film Festival is the world’s number one fantastic film festival, both for its longstanding history and its media and industry impact. With its solid track record, this film competition offers a stimulating setting for encounters, exhibitions, presentations and screenings for fantastic genre films from all over the world.
Sitges can boast that it has welcomed visits from artists, directors and producers of the stature of David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, George A. Romero, Cameron Diaz, Ed Harris, Tilda Swinton, Peter Weir, Viggo Mortensen, Terry Gilliam, John Landis, Joe Dante, Zoë Bello, Dino de Laurentii, Takashi Miike, Wim Wenders, Tony Curtis, David Cronenberg, Álex de la Iglesia, Vanessa Redgrave, Darren Aronofsky, John Woo, Park Chan-Wook, Johnnie To, Paul Naschy, Ray Liotta, Jon Voight, Sam Raimi, Robert Englund, Mira Sorvino, Santiago Segura, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, Guillermo del Toro, Kim Ki Duk, William Friedkin, Susan Sarandon, and a long etcetera that, year after year, are a genuine attraction for both audiences and the media.