SITGES 2005 is Coming!

It’s that time of year again, when Film Fests rule the world. Coming this October is SITGES- the International Film Festival of Catalonia!


Here’s what the week of October 9th through the 18th is going to have in store if you’re lucky enough to be there:

Official Fantàstic Selection


LEMMING, by Dominik Moll; THE DARK, by John Fawcett; MIRRORMASK, by Dave Mackean; YOKAI DAISENSO (THE BIG SPOOK WAR), by Takashi Miike and FRAGILE, by Jaume Balagueró.

Noves Visions


WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW?!, by Marck Vicente, William Arntz and Betsy Chasse; THE GIRL FROM MONDAY, by Hal Harley and ELI, ELI, LEMA SABACHTANI?, by Shinji Aoyama.

Europa Imaginaria


RECONSTRUCTION, by Christopher Boe (Denmark); L’ANNÉE DERNIÈRE À MARIENBAD (LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD), by Alain Resnais (France); LE FANTÔME DE LA LIBERTÉ (THE PHANTOM OF LIBERTY), by Luis Buñuel (France); JOAN OF ANGELS, by Jerzy Kavalerowicz (Poland), BENNY’S VIDEO, by Michael Haneke (Austria), DANZA MACABRA (CASTLE OF BLOOD) by Antonio Margheritti (Italy) and TEOREMA (THEOREM), by Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italy).


30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF JAWS


Different activities will be programmed to mark the 30th anniversary of JAWS, among them the publication of a book and screening of the documentary THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING. In addition, diverse celebrities related to Steven Spielberg’s movie will be present.

LA MÀQUINA DEL TEMPS (TIME MACHINE) AWARD: ÁLEX DE LA IGLESIA

On this occasion, director Álex de la Iglesia will be receiving the La Màquina del Temps (Time Machine) Award. This tribute will include the publication of a book and screening of the TV-movie LA HABITACIÓN DEL HIJO, produced by Filmax and Estudios Picasso for the Historias para no dormir series.

NEW CARNET JOVE JURY

SITGES 05 – International Film Festival of Catalonia will have a youth jury for the first time since its creation, organized in collaboration with the Secretaria General de Joventut de la Generalitat de Catalunya (Catanolian Government’s Youth Department). The Carnet Jove Jury, made up exclusively of film critics between 18 and 30 years of age, will be presenting the new Carnet Jove Jury’s Best Motion Picture Award to the best film from among all the feature films presented in the Festival’s Official Fantàstic Selection, allowing the youth audience, this international competition’s most faithful audience, to officially express, for the first time, its tastes and preferences in movies.

The members of the new Carnet Jove Jury will be chosen through a previous selection process, open until June 30th.



For more information on all of the above, go ahead and click HERE. What an awesome Poster, in honor of the JAWS 30th Anniversary! Nice!