The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is the world's leading fantastic film festival and, at the same time, the cultural event with the greatest media impact in Catalonia. With a solid track record, the Sitges Festival is a stimulating universe for the meeting, exhibition, presentation and screening of fantastic cinema from all over the world.
Born in 1968 as the 1st International Fantastic and Horror Film Week, today the Festival is a must for film lovers and for audiences eager to get in touch with new trends and technologies applied to cinema and the audiovisual world. Sitges' status as the world's leading fantastic film festival allows it to receive visits from performers, directors and producers of the calibre of Quentin Tarantino, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Paul Verhoeven, Ralph Fiennes, George A. Romero, Cameron Diaz, Viggo Mortensen, Terry Gilliam, Rutger Hauer, Sarah Michelle Gellar, John Landis, Joe Dante, Zoë Bell, Dino de Laurentii, Takashi Miike, Wim Wenders, Tony Curtis, David Cronenberg, Vanessa Redgrave, Darren Aronofsky, Brad Dourif, John McNaughton, Peter Greenaway, John Woo, Park Chan-Wook, Johnnie To, Paul Naschy, Ray Liotta, Jon Voight, Sam Raimi, Robert Englund, Tarsem Singh, Roger Corman, Mira Sorvino, Santiago Segura, Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, Guillermo del Toro, Kim Ki Duk, Álex de la Iglesia, Aitana Sánchez Gijón, Guillermo del Toro, William Friedkin, Susan Sarandon, among a long list that, year after year, is an attraction for the media.
The Festival is governed by a Foundation, made up of representatives of the Sitges Town Council, the Generalitat de Catalunya and other institutions, associations and public and private companies.
Most of its resources come from sponsors, companies and collaborating institutions, who see their alliance with the Festival as an excellent platform for projection and branding.
Source: Festival Sitges
