Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival
Sitges Film Festival in 2009
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| Location | Sitges, Catalonia (Spain) |
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| Founded | 1967 |
| Language | Spanish |
| Website | sitgesfilmfestival |
The Sitges Film Festival (Catalan: Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya) is a Catalan film festival and one of the world's foremost international festivals specializing in fantasy and horror films. Established in 1968, the festival normally takes place every year in early October in the coastal resort of Sitges, 34 kilometers West-South-West of the city of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).
The main venue of the Sitges Film Festival is the Auditori (Auditorium), which has a capacity of 1,384 seats. Also the festival takes place in El Prado, El Retiro and Sala Tramuntana.
The Auditori is located inside the Melia Hotel in the Port d'Aiguadolç area.
The director of the festival is Àngel Sala.
Since 1971 the festival has given awards to the best films, actors, and filmmakers.
The Maria Award winners are the main awards of the festival, and are chosen by an international jury. They are:
The festival also presents:
John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer)
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