The 10th day of the Sitges Film Festival was the last one. Ten intense days, filled with A-class guests like Takashi Miike, Susan Sarandon, Udo Kier or William Friedkin visited the festival. Many filmmakers came to present their latest works, some of them big surprises, lots of debutant directors with great fresh ideas.
The 10th day of the festival brought the closing of its 50th edition, with a spectacular gala starred by La Fura dels Baus. Gothic horror story The Lodgers (2017) was the movie chosen as the closure, and its director Brian O’Malley was there to present it.
And also, today was the awards day. Jupiter’s Moon (2017) won Best Movie, and debutant Coralie Fargeat won the best director with her amazing movie Revenge (2017).
There are a list of the most relevant awards from Sitges 2017:
Sitges 50 Official Fantàstic Selection
Best Feature Length Film: JUPITER’S MOON (2017), by Kornél Mundruczó
Special Jury Award: THELMA (2017), by Joachim Trier
Best Director: Coralie Fargeat, for REVENGE (2017)
Best Actress: Marsha Timothy, for MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS (2017)
Best Actor: Rafe Spall, for THE RITUAL (2017)
Best Screenplay: Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt, for THELMA (2017)
Best Special Effects: Ferenc Deák, for JUPITER’S MOON (2017)
Best Cinematography: Andrew Droz Palermo, for A GHOST STORY (2017)
Grand Audience Appreciation Award: MATAR A DIOS (2017), by Albert Pintó & Caye Casas
Best Short Film: R.I.P (2017), by Pintó & Caye
Focus Àsia
A SPECIAL LADY (2017), by Lee An-kyu
Special mention: MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS (2017), by Mouly Surya
Òrbita
Best Feature Length Film: THE BATTLESHIP ISLAND: DIRECTOR’S CUT (2017), de Ryoo Seung-wan
Panorama Fantàstic
Best Feature Length Film: CREEP 2 (2017), by Patrick Brice
Anima’t
Best Feature Length film: TEHRAN TABOO (2017), by Ali Soozandeh
Best Short Film: HYBRIDS (2017), by Florian Brauch, Matthieu Pujol, Kim Tailhades, Yohan Thireau and Romain Thirion
Noves Visions One
DAVE MADE A MAZE (2017), by Bill Watterson
Special Mention (2017): KUSO, by Steven Ellison
Noves Visions Plus
Best Feature Length Film: DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME (2017), by Bill Morrison
Noves Visions Petit Format
Best Short Film: HOISSURU (2017), by Armand Rovira
Critics’ Jury
Citizen Kane Award for Best New Director: Coralie Fargeat, for REVENGE (2017)
Best Feature Length Film Discovery: BRIGSBY BEAR (2017), by Dave McCary
Best Feature Length Film: A GHOST STORY (2017), by David Lowery
Best Midnight X-Treme Feature Length Film: ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (2017), by John McPhail
Paul Naschy Brigadoon Award: CUERNO DE HUESO (2017), Adrián López
Best Virtual Reality Film: KNIVES (2017), by Adam Cosco
Special mention: RAY (2017), by Rafael Pavón
Audience Appreciation Award for Best Feature Length Film: ALTERATION (2017), by Jérôme Blanquet
Méliès
Silver Melies Award for Best Feature Length Film: THELMA (2017), by Joachim Trier
Silver Melies Award for Best Short Film: EXPIRE (2017), by Magalí Magistry
And here are the reviews of the movies watched on this tenth and final day:
- 68 Kill (2017) 5/10 – A good story about a perfect crime turned into a disaster that could have been much more interesting if it wasn’t for the awful performance of the main actor and a dull direction. [Read full review here]
- What Happened to Monday (2017) 7/10 – Noomi Rapace times 7 in this spectacular science fiction thriller by the director of the Dead Snow Undoubtfully, one of the action titles of the year. [Read full review here]
- Cult of Chucky (2017) 2/10 – Chucky is back again, like pies. This seventh entry in the franchise overcomes by far all the other titles delighting itself in an overwhelming visual and plot sloppiness. [Read full review here]
