The 57th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia took place from 3 to 13 October 2024, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller film Presence opened the festival, while Alexandre Aja's survival horror film Never Let Go served as the festival's closing film. Austrian historical horror film The Devil's Bath, directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, won the Best Film award.
While some films were announced in July 2024, the complete lineup was revealed on 10 September 2024. The festival's poster, commissioned to design agency CHINA and created through chemical techniques on photography, pays hommage to Tod Browning's 1932 horror film Freaks.
Australian actor Geoffrey Rush will be honoured with the Honorary Grand Prize (Gran Premi HonorÃÂfic). French director Alexandre Aja, English actor Nick Frost, American filmmaker Mike Flanagan, American actor Corey Feldman, American actress Heather Langenkamp, Greek-Italian film producer Ovidio G. Assonitis, and American director Fred Dekker, all will be recognized with the Time Machine Award (Premi Màquina del Temps). Additionally, Italian actor Fabio Testi will received the Nosferatu Award (Premio Nosferatu) while French director Christophe Gans will be honored with the Premio Méliès Career, presented by the Méliès International Festivals Federation. On 24 September, it was announced that American actor Giancarlo Esposito will also be honored with the Time Machine Award, while Spanish director Mar Targarona will be recognized with the WomanInFan Award.
The juries consists of the following members:
The films selected for each section are as follows:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the official competition section:
The following films were selected to be screened out of the competition section:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the ÃÂrbita section, for films that "stand out for their unique approach and their audience appeal":
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Anima't section, for animated films:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Noves Visions section, for films "with fantastic genre themes, committed to experimentation, new languages and formats, and the hybridization of genres":
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Shorts section:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Panorama section, for films previously screened at non-Spanish film festivals:
The following series were selected to be screened as a part of the Serial Sitges section:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Nova Autoria section, for short films made by students from Catalan universities and film schools:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Documenta section:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Midnight X-Treme section, for indie and extreme horror films:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Brigadoon section, for "independently produced feature films, documentaries and short films with horror and fantastic genre themes":
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Classics section:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Family section, dedicated to film literacy for young people:
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Retrospective section, intended to celebrate Tod Browning's 1932 horror film Freaks:
The following awards were presented at the 57th Edition: