58th Sitges Film Festival
Official poster | |
| Opening film | Alpha |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Long Walk |
| Location | Sitges, Catalonia, Spain |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Awards | The Kong |
| Hosted by | The Foundation Board |
| Artistic director | Ángel Sala |
| Festival date | Opening: 9 October 2025 Closing: 19 October 2025 |
| Website | sitgesfilmfestival |
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.[1]
Mr. K a surrealist mystery drama film by Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab was awarded the Méliès d'Or Award for the best European feature film.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4][5]
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.[6]
Juries
The juries consists of the following members:[7]
Main competition
- Peter Chan, Hong Kong filmmaker
- Mary Harron, Canadian film director and screenwriter
- Laura Pedro, Spanish visual effects supervisor
- Hernan Findling, director, producer
- Jovanka Vuckovic, director, writer
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
- Diana Peñalver, Spanish actress
- Marc Mounier, manager and producer at Entertainment 360, based in Los Angeles
- Marcus Stiglegger, Austrian publicist, film scholar, filmmaker and musician
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:[8]
Secció Oficial Fantàstic a Competició
- Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film winner.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balearic | Ion de Sosa | Spain, France | |
| Bulk | Ben Wheatley | United Kingdom | |
| Chien 51 | Cédric Jimenez | France | |
| Death of a Unicorn | Alex Scharfman | United States | |
| Decorado | Alberto Vázquez | Spain, Portugal | |
| Dracula | Radu Jude | Romania, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil | |
| El susurro | Gustavo Hernández Ibáñez | Uruguay, Argentina | |
| The Thing with Feathers | Dylan Southern | United Kingdom | |
| Exit 8 | 8番出口 | Genki Kawamura | Japan |
| Eye for an Eye | Colin Tilley | United States | |
| Gaua | Paul Urkijo | Spain | |
| Good Boy | Ben Leonberg | United States | |
| Her Will Be Done | Que ma volonté soit faite | Julia Kowalski | France, Poland |
| Honey Bunch | Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli | Canada | |
| The Ugly Stepsister | Den Stygge Stesøsteren | Emilie Blichfeldt | Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark |
| The Legend of Ochi | Isaiah Saxon | United States | |
| The Life of Chuck | Mike Flanagan | United States | |
| The Virgin of the Quarry Lake | La virgen de la tosquera | Laura Casabé | Argentina, Mexico, Spain |
| Mother's Baby | Johanna Moder | Austria, Switzerland, Germany | |
| New Group | Yûta Shimotsu | Japan | |
| No Other Choice | 어쩔수가없다 | Park Chan-wook | South Korea |
| Obsession | Curry Barker | United States | |
| Opus | Mark Anthony Green | United States | |
| Redux Redux | Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus | United States | |
| Reflection in a Dead Diamond | Reflet dans un diamant mort | Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani | Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France |
| If I Had Legs I'd Kick You | Mary Bronstein | United States | |
| Silence | Silencio | Eduardo Casanova | Spain |
| Singular | Alberto Gastesi | Spain | |
| The Furious | 火遮眼 | Kenji Tanigaki | Hong Kong |
| The Plague | Charlie Polinger | United States, Romania | |
| The Evil that Binds Us | Todos los males | Nicolás Postiglione | Chile, Mexico |
| Together | Michael Shanks | Australia, United States | |
| A Useful Ghost | ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ | Ratchapom Boombunchachoke | Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany |
| We Bury the Dead | Zak Hilditch | Australia, United States | |
Sitges Collection
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All You Need Is Kill | 集英社刊 | Kenichiro Akimoto | Japan |
| Arco | Ugo Bienvenu | United States, France | |
| Black Phone 2 | Scott Derrickson | United States | |
| Bugonia | Yorgos Lanthimos | Ireland, South Korea, United States | |
| Dracula | Luc Besson | France | |
| Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | United States | |
| Night Patrol | Ryan Prows | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Scarlet | 果てしなきスカーレット | Mamoru Hosoda | Japan |
| Sisu: Road to Revenge | Sisu 2 | Jalmari Helander | Finland, United States |
| Sons of the Neon Night | 風林火山 | Juno Mak | Hong Kong |
| The Home | James DeMonaco | United States | |
| The Ice Tower | La Tour de glace | Lucile Hadžihalilović | France, Germany, Italy |
| The Incredible Shrinking Man | L'Homme qui rétrécit | Jan Kounen | France, Belgium |
| V/H/S/Halloween | Various directors | United States | |
| Crazy Old Lady | Vieja loca | Martín Mauregui | Spain, Argentina, 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":
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blazing Fists | Blue Fight 〜蒼き若者たちのブレイキングダウン〜 | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| Cesium Fallout | 焚城 | Anthony Pun | Hong Kong |
| Crushed | Simon Rumley | United Kingdom, Thailand | |
| Find Your Friends | Izabel Pakzad | United States, Italy | |
| Luger | Bruno Martín | Spain | |
| No One Will Know | Le Roi Soleil | Vincent Maël Cardona | France |
| Odyssey | Gerard Johnson | United Kingdom | |
| Sham | 捏造：史上最惡殺人教師 | Takashi Miike | Japan |
| She's Got No Name | 酱园弄·悬案 | Peter Chan | China, Hong Kong |
| Forbidden City | La città proibita | Gabriele Mainetti | Italy |
| The Old Woman with the Knife | 파과 | Min Kyu-dong | South Korea |
| Tornado | John Maclean | United Kingdom | |
| Trapped | 大风杀 | Sagara | China |
| Tristes Tropiques | 슬픈 열대 | Park Hoon-jung | South Korea |
| Verano Trippin | Morena Fernández Quinteros | Argentina | |
Shorts
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Shorts section:
Official Fantastic Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99 Fantasmas | Gonzalo Torrens | Uruguay | |
| All These Faces Are Starting To Look Bizarrely Familiar | Callum Moore | Australia | |
| Amira | Javier Yáñez | Spain | |
| Animalia | Marius Rolfsvåg | Norway | |
| El Revisor | El Revisor | Jandro | Spain |
| Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting | Alex Thompson | United States | |
| Even The Moon Will Bleed | Même La Lune Saignera | Stef Meyer & Rémy Barbe | France, Belgium |
| Filther | Simen Nyland | Norway | |
| Fumigón | Fumigón | Dani Asensio | Spain |
| Heirlooms | Dan Abramovici | Canada | |
| Imaginary Friends | Elizabeth Crummett | United States | |
| Jacques The Giant Slayer | Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson | United States | |
| Las Lágrimas De Sísifo | Las Lágrimas De Sísifo | Luis Larrodera | Spain |
| Magai-Gami | マガイガミ | Norihiro Niwatsukino | Japan |
| Magpie | Sylvia Hoeks & Martyna Hoeks | Netherlands | |
| Masks | Andre LeBlanc | Canada | |
| Obsession | Curry Barker | United States | |
| Prou Bé | Prou Bé | Anna Carbonell | Spain |
| Praying Mantis | Joe Hsieh | Taiwan | |
| Steak Dinner | Nathan Ginter | United States | |
| The Beneath | Lisette Vlassak | Netherlands | |
| The First Hour | Harrison Thomas | United States | |
| The Littles | Andrew Duplessie | United States | |
| The Man That I Wave At | Ben S. Hyland | United Kingdom | |
| The Sleeping Beauty | ນາງງາມນອນຫຼັບ | Mattie Do | Laos |
| Tongue | 혀 | Lim Da-seul | South Korea |
| Väsen | Väsen | Kristofer Kiggs Carlsson | Sweden |
| Watch Me Burn | Sofia Spotti | Italy | |
| You Are Here | Spencer Lackey | United States | |
| Señuelo | Señuelo | Martha Ayerbe | Colombia |
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:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham's Boys | Natasha Kermani | United States | |
| 13 Days Till Summer | 13 dni do wakacji | Bartosz M. Kowalski | Poland |
| Bagworm | Oliver Bernsen | United States | |
| Blood Shine | Emily Bennett, Justin Brooks | United States | |
| Bokshi | Bhargav Saikia | India | |
| Delivery Run | Joey Palmroos | Finland | |
| Descendent | Peter Cilella | United States | |
| Dollhouse | Shinobu Yaguchi | Japan | |
| Halabala | Eakasit Thairaat | Thailand | |
| Hellcat | Brock Bodell | United States | |
| It Ends | Alex Ullom | United States | |
| Love Kills | Luiza Shelling Tubaldini | Brazil | |
| Mag Mag | 禍禍女 | Yuriyan Retriever | Japan |
| Man Finds Tape | Paul Gandersman and Peter S. Hall | United States | |
| Marama | Taratoa Stappard | New Zealand | |
| Mermaid | Tyler Cornack | United States | |
| Monster Island | Orang Ikan | Mike Wiluan | Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, United Kingdom |
| Mother of Flies | John Adams, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser | United States | |
| My Daughter Is a Zombie | 좀비딸 | Pil Gam-sung | South Korea |
| No dejes a los niños solos | Emilio Portes | Mexico | |
| Osiris | William Kaufman | United States | |
| Rabbit Trap | Bryn Chainey | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Shelby Oaks | Chris Stuckmann | United States | |
| Slanted | Amy Wang | United States | |
| The Curse | Ken'ichi Ugana | Japan, Taiwan | |
| The Surrender | Julia Max | Canada, United States | |
| The Vile | Majid Al Ansari | United Arab Emirates, United States | |
| Hi Five | 하이파이브 | Kang Hyeong-cheol | South Korea |
| Taroman Expo Explosion | 大長編 タローマン 万博大爆発 | Ryo Fujii | Japan |
Brigadoon
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's The Keep | Stewart Buck, Stéphane Piter | United Kingdom | |
| African Kung Fu Nazis II – Bum Bum! | アフリカン・カンフー・ナチス2 ブンブン | Sebastian Stein & Samuel "Ninja-Man" Nkansah | Japan |
| Arcade | Albert Pyun | United States | |
| Baby Blues – Going Dark | James P. Gleason | United States | |
| Bizarrofilia | Ayi Turzi | Argentina | |
| Carlos Cardona, Un Ibicenco En Hollywood | José Luis Mir | Spain | |
| Cemetery of Terror | Rubén Galindo Jr. | Mexico | |
| Death Cycle | Gabriel Carrer | Canada | |
| Devil Curse | 猛鬼咒 | To Man-Bo | Taiwan, Hong Kong |
| Devil Returns | 驚魂風雨夜 | Richard Chen | Hong Kong |
| Dr. Lazarus | Alejandro Jablonskis, Pedro Loeb | Argentina | |
| Equals | Javier Yáñez | Spain | |
| Floor | Jo Ba-reun | South Korea | |
| Ghosting | Yago Casariego | Spain | |
| Komoriuta | 子守唄 | Rii Ishihara, Hiroyuki Onogawa | Japan |
| Nightmare City | Incubo sulla città contaminata | Umberto Lenzi | Italy |
| La Noche De Romero | Allan J. Arcal | Spain | |
| The Night of the Executioner | La noche del ejecutor | Jacinto Molina | Spain |
| Listen | Javi Prada | Spain | |
| Las Siete Vidas Del Gato | Pedro Lazaga | Spain | |
| Game of Werewolves | Lobos de Arga | Juan Martínez Moreno | Spain |
| Los Cántabros | Jacinto Molina | Spain | |
| Masacre En El Río Tula | Ismael Rodríguez Jr. | Mexico | |
| Masters of the Grind | Jason Rutherford | United States | |
| Mighty Boy | Javier Yáñez | Spain | |
| Morbus (O Bon Profit) | Ignasi P. Ferré | Spain | |
| Occupy Cannes | Lily Hayes Kaufman | United States | |
| Paspocalypse | Jasper ten Hoor, Ivan Hidayat | Netherlands | |
| Ratón De Biblioteca | Javier Yáñez | Spain | |
| Rats: Night of Terror | Rats: Notte di terrore | Bruno Mattei | Italy |
| Speak with the Dead | Stephanie Paris | United States | |
| Street Trash | Jim Muro | United States | |
| Survive! | ¡Sobrevive! | René Cardona Jr. | Mexico |
| Tapestry | Jason Sheedy | United States | |
| TerrorVision | Ted Nicolaou | United States | |
| Test Screening | Clark Baker | United States | |
| The Curious Dr. Humpp | La venganza del sexo | Emilio Vieyra | Argentina |
| The Devil | 魔鬼 (Mo gui) | Chang Jen-Chieh | Taiwan |
| The Devil's Teardrop | Gonzalo Otero | Uruguay | |
| They Call Her Death | Austin Snell | United States | |
| The Ghost Game | 귀신놀이 (Gwisin Nori) | Son Dong-wan | South Korea |
| Thinestra | Nathan Hertz | United States | |
| Tintorera: Killer Shark | Tintorera | René Cardona Jr. | Mexico |
| Tragedium | Gastón Haag | Argentina | |
| Tras Las Huellas De Un Gigante. Ray Harryhausen En España | Tras las huellas de un gigante. Ray Harryhausen en España | Luis Esquinas, Domingo Lizcano | Spain |
| Under Siege | Bajo asedio | René Cardona Jr. | Mexico |
| Tura! | Cody Jarrett | United States | |
| Two Thousand Maniacs! | Herschell Gordon Lewis | United States | |
Sitges Documenta
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Documenta section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 Women in Horror | Donna Davies | United States | |
| A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's The Keep | Stewart Buck, Stéphane Piter | United Kingdom, France | |
| Aquel Último Tiburón | Víctor Matellano, Ángel Sala | Spain | |
| Bizarrofilia | Ayi Turzi | Argentina | |
| Eloy De La Iglesia, Film Addict | Eloy de la Iglesia, adicto al cine | Gaizka Urresti | Spain |
| Endless Cookie | Peter Scriver, Seth Scriver | Canada | |
| Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters | Benjamin Field | United Kingdom | |
| Horror and Love | Joaquín Oristrell | Spain | |
| Kim Novak's Vertigo | Alexandre O. Philippe | United States | |
| Occupy Cannes | Lily Hayes Kaufman | United States | |
| Sangre Del Toro | Yves Montmayeur | France, United Kingdom | |
| Starman | Robert Stone | United States | |
| Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror | Linus O'Brien | United States | |
| The Python Hunt | Xander Robin | United States | |
| The Vincent Price Legacy | Laurent Ohmansiek | Germany | |
| Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol | David Gregory | France | |
| The Degenerate: The Life and Films of Andy Milligan | Grayson Tyler Johnson, Josh Johnson | United States | |
| Tura! | Cody Jarrett | United States | |
| Zodiac Killer Project | Charlie Shackleton | United Kingdom, United States | |
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:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deathgasm II: Goremageddon | Jason Howden | New Zealand | |
| Deathstalker | Steven Kostanski | Canada, United States | |
| Dolly | Rod Blackhurst | United States | |
| Flush | Grégory Morin | France | |
| Fuck My Son! | Todd Rohal | United States | |
| Hold The Fort | William Bagley | United States | |
| Karmadonna | Aleksandar Radivojevic | Serbia | |
| Meat Kills | Vleesdag | Martijn Smits | Netherlands |
| Queens of the Dead | Tina Romero | United States | |
| The Book Of Sijjin And Illiyyin | Kitab Sijjin & Illiyyin | Hadrah Daeng Ratu | Indonesia |
| The Creeps | Marko Mäkilaakso | Finland | |
| Touch Me | Addison Heimann | United States | |
| Ut Lan The Guardian Demon | Dan Trong Tran | Vietnam | |
| Death Red | Mitch Glass | United States | |
Noves Visions
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country(ies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| About a Hero | Acerca de un héroe | Piotr Winiewicz | Denmark, United States, Germany |
| Anything That Moves | Alex Phillips | United States | |
| Astrid's Saints | Mariano Baino | Italy | |
| Be A Good Girl | Louiza Zouzias | Canada | |
| Buffet Infinity | Simon Glassman | Canada | |
| Camp | Avalon Fast | Canada | |
| Crocodile Tears | Tumpal Tampubolon | Indonesia | |
| Dead Lover | Grace Glowicki | Canada | |
| Dawning | Patrik Syversen | Norway | |
| A Grand Mockery | Adam C. Briggs, Sam Dixon | Australia | |
| The Last Rapture | El último arrebato | Enrique López Lavigne, Marta Medina | Spain |
| Every Heavy Thing | Mickey Reece | United States | |
| Feels Like Home | Itt Érzem Magam Otthon | Gábor Holtai | Hungary |
| Forte | Kimbo Kim | South Korea | |
| Fucktoys | Annapurna Sriram | United States | |
| Lucid | Ramsey Fendall, Deanna Milligan | Canada | |
| Obex | Albert Birney | United States | |
| Roqia | Yanis Koussim | Algeria, France | |
| Tengosei～Shaman Star | 天號星 (Tengosei) | Hidenori Inoue | Japan |
| The Fin | Syeyoung Park | South Korea, Germany, Qatar | |
| The Holy Boy | La Valle Dei Sorrisi | Paolo Strippoli | Italy, Slovenia |
| The Home | Hemmet | Mattias J. Skoglund | Sweden |
| The Infinite Husk | Aaron Silverstein | United States | |
| The Things You Kill | Alireza Khatami | Turkey, France, Poland, Canada | |
| The True Beauty Of Being Bitten By A Tick | Pete Ohs | United States | |
| Transcending Dimensions | 次元を超える | Toshiaki Toyoda | Japan |
Anima't
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Anima't section, for animated films:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All You Need Is Kill | 集英社刊 | Kenichiro Akimoto | Japan |
| Arco | Ugo Bienvenu | United States, France | |
| Another World | 世外 | Tommy Kai Chung Ng | Hong Kong |
| ChaO | Yasuhiro Aoki | Japan | |
| Decorado | Alberto Vázquez | Spain, Portugal | |
| Dog of God | Dieva Suns | Lauris Abele & Raitis Abele | Latvia, United States |
| Endless Cookie | Peter Scriver, Seth Scriver | Canada | |
| Lesbian Space Princess | Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela Varghese | Australia | |
| Memory Hotel | Heinrich Sabl | Germany, France | |
| Nightmare Bugs | Osamu Fukutani, Saku Sakamoto | Japan | |
| I Am Frankelda | Soy Frankelda | Arturo Ambriz & Roy Ambriz | Mexico |
| Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat In Dark | t.o.L. | Japan | |
| The Girl Who Stole Time | 时间之子 | Ao Yu & Zhou Tienan | China |
| The Square | Kim Bo-sol | South Korea | |
| The Quinta's Ghost | El Fantasma de la Quinta | James A. Castillo | Spain |
Special Screenings
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Anima't section, for animated films:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Boy | Scott Vasey | United States | |
| Chupacabras | Jordi Serrallonga | Spain | |
| Wisteria | Ian Garrucho | Spain | |
Awards
The main awards of the 58th edition of the SITGES were announced on 18 October 2025.[9]
SOFC jury prizes
The following awards were conceded:[10][3]
- Best Film: The Ugly Stepsister
- Special Jury Prize: The Furious and Obsession
- Best Director: Park Chan-wook (No Other Choice)
- Best Actress: Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You)
- Best Actor: the cast of The Plague
- Best Screenplay: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke (A Useful Ghost)
- Best Cinematography: Diego Tenorio (The Virgin of the Quarry Lake)
- Best Music: Yasutaka Nakata and Shohei Amimori (Exit 8)
- Best Special Effects: Tenille Shockey and François Dagenais (Honey Bunch)
Noves Visions
- Best feature film: (ex aequo for)
- Lesbian Space Princess (by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese)
- The True Beauty Of Being Bitten By A Tick (by Pete Ohs)
- Best Director:
- A Grand Mockery (Adam C. Briggs and Sam Dixon)
- Transcending Dimensions (Toshiaki Toyoda)
- Best Short Film: Monstruo Obscura, by Hong Seung-gi
Òrbita and Blood Window
- Best Film Blood Window: Don't Leave the Children Alone by Emilio Portes
- Best Orbit Film: The Forbidden City by Gabriele Mainetti
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[11]
Méliès d'Argent
- Méliès d'Argent Award for the Best Film: Feels Like Home by Gábor Holtai
- Méliès d'Argent Award for the Best Short Film: The Quinta's Ghost by James A. Castillo
Anima't
- Best Animated Feature Film: Lesbian Space Princess by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese
- Best Animated Short Film: Luz diabla by Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo and Patricio Plaza
Brigadoon
- Brigadoon Paul Naschy Award for Best Short Film: Floor by Jo Ba-reun
Critic's Jury
- José Luis Guarner Critics' Award for Best Film in the SOFC:
- Life of Chuck by Mike Flanagan
- Reflection in a Dead Diamond by Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
- Citizen Kane Award for Best New Director: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke for A Useful Ghost
- Best Short Film in the SOFC: The Man That I Wave At by Ben S. Hyland
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[12]
Carnet Jove (Youth Card)
- Best Film in the Official Competition: Obsession by Curry Barker
- Best Film Sitges Documentary: Endless Cookie, by Peter Scriver and Seth Scriver
Special awards
The following are recipients of special honours:[13]
- Time Machine Award:
- Sean S. Cunningham, American film director, producer, and writer, the creator of Friday the 13th horror franchise.[1]
- Ben Wheatley, English filmmaker, film editor, and animator
- Benedict Cumberbatch, English actor
- Enzo G. Castellari, Italian film director, screenwriter and actor
- William Fichtner, American actor
- Grand Honorary Awards:
- Peter Chan, Hong Kong-born filmmaker.
- Carmen Maura, Spanish actress
- Terry Gilliam, American-British filmmaker, comedian, collage animator
- Joe Dante, American film director
- WomanInFan Grand Honorary Award:
- Gale Anne Hurd, American film and television producer, the founder of Valhalla Entertainment
- WomanInFan Award:
- Mary Harron, Canadian film director and screenwriter
- Nancy Loomis, American actress
- Nosferatu Award:
- Hugo Stiglitz, Mexican actor
- Méliès Career Award:
- Dominique Pinon, French actor
References
- ^ a b "Welcome 2025 Sitges Film Festival Poster and First Award Winners and Special Guests". Sitges Film Festival. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ^ Economou, Vassilis (15 October 2025). "Mr. K crowned with the 2025 Méliès d'Or". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ a b Miguel Ángel Romero (18 October 2025). "Palmarés de Sitges 2025: el body horror 'La hermanastra fea' gana el premio a la mejor película" [Sitges 2025 Awards: The body horror film 'The Ugly Stepsister' wins Best Film]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ "We Complete the 2025 line-up: Guillermo del Toro, Yorgos Lanthimos, Park Chan-wook, Carmen Maura, and Other Big Names in Contemporary Fantastic Genre". Sitges Film Festival. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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