| 57th Sitges Film Festival | |
| Opening: | Presence |
| Closing: | Never Let Go |
| Location: | Sitges, Catalonia, Spain |
| Awards: | Best Film: The Devil's Bath by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala |
| Founded: | 1968 |
| Date: | 3–13 October 2024 |
| Main: | Sitges Film Festival |
| Previous: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 57th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia took place from 3 October to 13, 2024, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller film Presence will open the festival, while Alexandre Aja's survival horror film Never Let Go will serve as the festival's closing film.[1] Austrian historical horror film The Devil's Bath, directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, won the Best Film award.[2]
While some films were announced in July 2024, the complete lineup was revealed on 10 September 2024.[3] 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.[4]
Australian actor Geoffrey Rush will be honoured with the Honorary Grand Prize (Gran Premi Honorífic).[5] 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).[6] [7] 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.[8] On 24 September, it was announced that American actor Giancarlo Esposito will also be honored wit the Time Machine Award, while Spanish director Mar Targarona will be recognized with the WomanInFan Award.[9]
The juries consists of the following members:[10]
The films selected for each section are as follows:[1] [11] [12]
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the official competition section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2073 | United Kingdom | ||
| A Different Man | United States | ||
| Animale | Emma Benestan | France, Belgium | |
| Azrael | United States | ||
| Basileia | Isabella Torre | Italy, Sweden | |
| Still Life with Ghosts | Bodegón con Fantasmas | Enrique Buleo | Spain, Serbia |
| Bury Your Dead | Enterre seus mortos | Marco Dutra | Brazil |
| Call of Water | Dans l'eau | Élise Otzenberger | France |
| Continent | Continente | Davi Pretto | Brazil, France, Argentina |
| Daniela Forever | Spain, Belgium | ||
| Desert Road | Shannon Triplett | United States | |
| The Devil's Bath | Des Teufels Bad | Austria, Germany | |
| The Second Act | Le Deuxième Acte | France | |
| Else | Thibault Emin | France, Belgium | |
| Escape from the 21st Century | 从21世纪安全撤离 | Li Yang | China |
| Exhuma | 파묘 | South Korea | |
| Fréwaka | Aislinn Clarke | Ireland | |
| Get Away | Steffen Haars | United Kingdom | |
| Ghost Cat Anzu | 化け猫あんずちゃん | Japan | |
| Luna | Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas | Spain | |
| MadS | David Moreau | France | |
| Meanwhile on Earth | Pendant ce temps sur terre | Jéremy Clapin | France |
| Mr. K | Tallulah H. Schwab | Belgium, Netherlands, Norway | |
| Nightbitch | United States | ||
| Night Silence | Cisza nocna | Bartosz M. Kowalski | Poland |
| Planet B | Aude Léa Rapin | France | |
| Rich Flu | Spain | ||
| Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass | United Kingdom, Poland, Germany | ||
| Sister Midnight | United Kingdom | ||
| Strange Darling | United States | ||
| The Rule of Jenny Pen | James Ashcroft | New Zealand | |
| 九龍城寨之圍城 | Hong Kong | ||
| A Whale | Una ballena | Pablo Hernando | Spain |
The following films were selected to be screened out of the competition section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges Collection | |||
| Apartment 7A | Natalie Erika James | United States | |
| Apocalipsis Z: El principio del fin | Spain | ||
| Arcadian | Benjamin Brewer | United States, Canada, Ireland | |
| Bookworm | New Zealand | ||
| Cuckoo | Germany, United States | ||
| Dead Talents Society | 鬼才之道 | Taiwan | |
| The Wailing | El llanto | Pedro Martín-Calero | Spain, Argentina, France |
| Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning | 퇴마록 | Kim Dong-chul | South Korea |
| Ghost Killer | ゴーストキラー | Kensuke Sonomura | Japan |
| Ick | United States | ||
| The American Backyard | L'orto americano | Italy | |
| The Substance | United States, United Kingdom, France | ||
| Please Don't Feed the Children | United States | ||
| Special Screenings | |||
| Escape | Spain | ||
| Never Let Go | United States | ||
| 'Salem's Lot | |||
| Hush | Mike Flanagan | ||
| House of Spoils | Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy | ||
| Presence | |||
| Rose & Samurai 2: Return of the Pirate Queen | Hidenori Inoue | Japan | |
| Terrifier 3 | United States | ||
| The Soul Eater | Le Mangeur d'Âmes | Alexandre Bustillo, Julie Maury | France, Belgium |
| The Wild Robot | United States | ||
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Yards | 门前宝地 | Xu Junfeng, Xu Haofeng | China |
| Cloud | クラウド | Japan | |
| Confession | 告白 | ||
| Diabolik chi sei? | Italy | ||
| Escape | 탈주 | Lee Jong-pil | South Korea |
| 범죄도시4 | Heo Myung-haeng | ||
| I, the Executioner | 베테랑2 | ||
| Maldoror | Belgium, France | ||
| Night Call | La nuit se traîne | Michael Blanchart | Belgium, France |
| Steppenwolf | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan | |
| The Goldfinger | 金手指 | Hong Kong | |
| The Kingdom | Le Royaume | France | |
| Zero | United States | ||
| Special Sessions | |||
| Beating Hearts | L'Amour ouf | France, Belgium | |
| The Moon Thieves | 盜月者 | Steve Yuen | Hong Kong |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalia y el Libro Rojo | David Bisbano | Argentina, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia | |
| Diplodocus | Wojtek Wawszczyk | Poland, Czech Republic | |
| Mariposas Negras | David Baute | Spain, Panama | |
| Memoir of a Snail | Australia | ||
| Night of the Zoopocalypse | Ricardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-Castro | Canada, France, Belgium | |
| Pig that Survived Foot-and-Mouth Disease | 구제역에서 살아 돌아온 돼지 | Hur Bum-wook | South Korea |
| Savages | Sauvages | Switzerland | |
| Spermageddon | Norway | ||
| The Colors Within | きみの色 | Japan | |
| The Glassworker | شیشہ گر | Usman Riaz | Pakistan |
| The Storm | 大雨 | Yang Zhigang | China |
| The Umbrella Fairy | 伞少女 | Jie Shen | |
| Special Sessions | |||
| Fox and Hare Save the Forest | Vos & Haas redden het bos | Mascha Halberstad | Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg |
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":
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Desert | Joshua Erkman | United States | ||
| Body Odyssey | Grazia Tricarico | Italy, Switzerland | ||
| Centaures de la Nit | Spain | |||
| Dead Mail | Joe DeBoer, Kyle McConaghy | United States | ||
| Electric Child | Switzerland, Germany, Philippines | |||
| Gazer | Ryan J. Sloan | United States | ||
| Infinite Summer | Miguel Llansó | Estonia, Spain | ||
| It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This | Rachel Kempf, Nick Toti | United States | ||
| The Hyperboreans | Los hiperbóreos | Chile | ||
| Love Me | United States | |||
| Mi Bestia | Camila Beltrán | Colombia, France | ||
| Pepe | Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias | Dominican Republic, Namibia, Germany, France | ||
| Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust | Ishan Shukla | India, France, Germany | ||
| Sew Torn | United States, Switzerland | |||
| She Loved Blossoms More | Yannis Veslemes | Greece, France | ||
| Spirit in the Blood | Carly May Borgstrom | Germany, Canada | ||
| The Gesuidouz | ザ・ゲスイドウズ | Ken'ichi Ugana | Japan | |
| The Killers | 더 킬러스 | South Korea | ||
| Things Will Be Different | Michael Felker | United States | ||
| Timestalker | United Kingdom | |||
| Un Cuento de Pescadores | Edgar Nito | Mexico | ||
| Witte Wieven | Didier Konings | Netherlands | ||
| Your Monster | Caroline Lindy | United States | ||
| Petit Format | ||||
| Death of an Actor | Ambroise Rateau | France | ||
| Don't Forget | Jeremy S. Thompson | Canada | ||
| The Evil Eye | El mal donat | Hector Mas, Alfons Canal | Andorra, Spain | |
| Fishtank | Wendi Tang | United States, China | ||
| La Plaga | Gemma Capdevila | Spain | ||
| ME | United States | |||
| Satomi | Rayner Wang | Japan, United States, Hong Kong | ||
| Say Wuff | Fabian Podeszwa | Germany | ||
| Stills Moving | Kevin Tsung-Hsuan Yeh | Taiwan | ||
| Strawberry Shortcake | Deborah Devyn Chuang | |||
| The Image Seller | Donavan Richard | Canada | ||
| The Law of Extinction of Pain | Lee Wonjae | South Korea | ||
| The Tree of Sinners | Hiroyuki Onogawa, Rii Ishihara | Japan | ||
| Vinca Vision | Lazar Bodroza | Serbia | ||
| Special Sessions | ||||
| Dragon Dilatation | France | |||
| The Fall (4K Director's Cut) | United States, India | |||
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Shorts section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition Fantàstic | |||
| Agonist | Annie Marie Elliot | United States | |
| Atom & Void | Gonçalo Almeida | Portugal | |
| Attachment Theory | Katherine Jackson | New Zealand | |
| Bisected | Daniel Piñeros | United States | |
| Chew | Felix Dobaire | France | |
| Cornucopia | Andrew Kevelson | United States | |
| Drizzle in Johnson | Ivan Li | Canada, Hong Kong | |
| From Me to You | Simret Cheema-Innis | Vietnam, United Kingdom | |
| Humedad | Julieta Quiroga | Argentina | |
| Imago | Rafa Dengrá | Spain | |
| Lui | Matthias Couquet | France | |
| Lullaby | Chi Thai | United Kingdom | |
| Magnum Opus | Nicholas Kozakis | Australia | |
| Make Me a Pizza | Talia Shea Levin | United States | |
| Malet | Roger Danès, Alfred Pérez-Fargas | Spain | |
| Meat Puppet | Eros V | United Kingdom | |
| One for the Road | Daniel Carsenty | United States, Germany | |
| Shadow | Kanell Allaway | United States | |
| Skulk | Max Ward | United Kingdom | |
| Triangle | Joseph Diaz | Spain | |
| Anima't | |||
| Crimson Harbor | Victor Bonafonte | Spain | |
| Devil's Paradise | Ett Ont | Lars Henrik, Lisa Rydberg | Sweden |
| Dolores | Cecilia Andalón | Mexico | |
| Fish River Anthology | Mereneläviä | Veera Lamminpää | Finland |
| Free the Chickens | Matus Vizar | Slovakia, Czech Republic | |
| Howl If You Love Me | John Dilworth | United States | |
| Hurikán | Jan Saska | Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Inkwo for When the Starving Return | Canada | ||
| Joko | Iza Plucinska | Poland, Germany, Czech Republic | |
| Kawauso | 獺 | Akihito Izuhara | Japan |
| The Fence | La Valla | Sam Orti | Spain |
| La Voix des Sirènes | Gianluigi Toccafondo | France, Italy | |
| Magic Candies | Daisuke Nishio | Japan | |
| Matta and Matto | Bianca Caderas, Kerstin Zemp | Switzerland | |
| Monsoon Blue | Ellis Kayin Chan | Hong Kong | |
| Shoes and Hooves | Viktória Traub | Hungary | |
| Society of Clothes | Dahee Jeong | France, South Korea, Canada | |
| Tennis, Oranges | Sean Pecknold | United States | |
| The Hunt | Diogo Costa | Portugal, Spain, Japan, Netherlands | |
| The Shadow of Dawn | Olga Stalev | Estonia | |
| Trompet Voice | Voz de trompeta | David Monarte, Pilar Smoje | Chile |
| When It Comes (It Will Have Your Eyes) | Etorriko da (Eta zure begiak izango ditu) | Izibene Oñederra | Spain |
| Brigadoon | |||
| Céntrico | Luso Martínez | Spain | |
| El Fantasma de la Mediocridad | Naxo Fiol | Spain | |
| Escape | Lorenzo Manetti | United States | |
| Este Será el Último. Naxo Fiol y su Cámara | Xavier Guillaumes, Carlos J. Lafuente Cerdán | Spain | |
| Forgive Me | Cameron Sun | United States | |
| Hive | Felipe Vargas Ferrufino | ||
| The Harvest | David Barrera, Manuel Carballo | Spain | |
| The Harvester | Gavin Bradley, Andrew Allen | United States | |
| Voyager | Pablo Pagán | Spain | |
| Will Helm | Bobby Roe | United States | |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Help I'm Alien Pregnant | THUNDERLIPS | New Zealand | |
| Kokuhaku | Adrià Guxens | Spain | |
| Los Comensales | MJ Fuentes Mateos | ||
| Tengo Que Acabar el Puto TFM | Estíbaliz Burgaleta, Andrea Casaseca | ||
| The Merchant | Gabriel Campoy, Guillem Lafoz | ||
| Special Sessions | |||
| Combinados de Ficción | Various directors | Spain | |
| Ensalada de Ostias con Entrantes | |||
| Entre el Stop Motion, la Animación y la Distopía | |||
| Imagen DEATH | Adrián López | ||
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Mother's Embrace | Criatian Ponce | Brazil | |
| A Samurai in Time | 侍タイムスリッパー | Junichi Yasuda | Japan |
| Bone Lake | United States | ||
| Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever | Nattevagten 2 - Dæmoner går i arv | Denmark | |
| Estela | Adrián Araujo | Mexico, Spain | |
| Handsome Guys | 핸섬가이즈 | Nam Dong-hyeop | South Korea |
| Historias de Halloween | Kiko Prada | Spain | |
| Inexternal | 裡應外合 | Steve Yuen | Hong Kong |
| Kryptic | Kourtney Roy | Canada, United Kingdom | |
| Little Bites | United States | ||
| Mr. Crocket | Brandon Espy | ||
| Noise | 노이즈 | Kim Soo-jin | South Korea |
| Oddity | Damian McCarthy | Ireland | |
| Párvulos | Isaac Ezband | Mexico | |
| Peg O' My Heart | 贖夢 | Hong Kong | |
| Push | David Charbonier, Justin Powell | United States | |
| Respati | Malam Pencabut Nyawa | Sidharta Tata | Indonesia |
| Resvrgis | Francesco Carnesecchi | Italy | |
| Tenement | អ្នកស្នងអគារ | Sokyou Chea, Inrasothythep Neth | Cambodia |
| The Beldham | Angela Gulner | United States | |
| The Damned | Thordur Palsson | United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, Belgium, United States | |
| Touched by Eternity | Mūžības skartie | Mārcis Lācis | Latvia |
| U Are the Universe | Ти – Космос | Pavlo Ostrikov | Ukraine, Belgium |
| V/H/S/Beyond | United States | ||
| Within the Pines | Paul Evans Thomas | Australia | |
The following series were selected to be screened as a part of the Serial Sitges section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Mal Invisible | Lluís Arcarazo Martínez | Spain | |
| Hay Algo en el Bosque | Nicolás Amelio-Ortiz | ||
| Invisible | Paco Caballero | ||
| The Head | Spain, Japan | ||
| Shatter Belt | United States | ||
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:
| Title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Flamin' Hot | Clàudia Romeo Cassadò, Paula Othmer Pérez, Alícia García Iniesta, Adrià Carballada Mallofré, Leanora Schnog Barriga, Bernardo Oliveira Mesquita, Marlon Anthony Hugo Zapata, Pol Córcoles Serra | Spain |
| Baile con la Muerte | Berta Alsinet, Paula Anglàs, Nuria Aranda, Martina Barney, Joan Cortit, Laia Domene, David Martin, Carlota Massó, Roger Menta, Victor Moya, Gisela Torras | |
| Burned Out | Isa Adler | |
| De-Sastre | Tommasso Mangiacotti, Marolyn Ávila, Constanza Melio, Maria Antonieta Fernández, Kuang Yi Lee | |
| Lluna | Pol Mansachs | |
| Daru/n (Passed/Mother) | Benjamin Hindrichs | |
| Alicia Gilipollas | Gerard Miró | |
| Asterisco | Xavi Herrera | |
| Blava Terra | Marine Auclair March | |
| Azadi | Lily-Eileen Uxía Baker Föhring, Juan Luis Ortega Navarrete, Luciana and Espinoza Hoempler | |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Reactions | United States | ||
| Deep Argento | Giancarlo Rolandi, Steve Della Casa | Italy | |
| Exorcismo | Alberto Sedano | Spain | |
| Grand Theft Hamlet | United Kingdom | ||
| Llámame Paul | Víctor Matellano García | Spain | |
| Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director | Jonathan Bellés | ||
| Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui | United States | ||
| Realm of Satan | Scott Cummings | United States | |
| The Last Sacrifice | Rupert Russell | United Kingdom | |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Nicolás Onetti, Luciano Onetti | Argentina | |
| Dark Match | Canada | ||
| Die Alone | |||
| El Tema del Verano | Pablo Stoll Ward | Uruguay, Argentina, Chile | |
| Fly Me to the Saitama: From Biwa Lake with Love | 翔んで埼玉 ～琵琶湖より愛をこめて～ | Hideki Takeuchi | Japan |
| Frankie Freako | Steven Kostanski | Canada | |
| Grafted | Sasha Rainbow | New Zealand | |
| Hell Hole | Toby Poser, John Adams | United States | |
| Jimmy & Stiggs | Joe Begos | United States | |
| Krazy House | Steffen Haars, Filip van der Kuil | Netherlands | |
| Chainsaws Were Singing | Mootorsaed laulsid | Sander Maran | Estonia |
| Operation Undead | Kongkiat Komesiri | Thailand | |
| Plastic Guns | Les Pistolets en plastique | Jean-Christophe Meurisse | France |
| The Beast Hand | Taichiro Natsume | Japan | |
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":
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premieres | |||
| Dirty Money | 더러운 돈에 손대지 마라 | Kim Min-soo | South Korea |
| The Wizard | 呪禁師 | Lee Shu-Mak | Japan |
| El Cristo de la Calavera | Chus Lara | Spain | |
| Monster on a Plane | Erza Tsegaye | Germany | |
| Nadie Inquietó Más: Narciso Ibáñez Menta 2.0 | Gustavo Leonel Mendoza | Argentina | |
| Traumatika | Pierre Tsigaridis | United States | |
| Tripping the Dark Fantastic | LG White | United Kingdom | |
| Marisa y Gamoso | Pablo Parés | Argentina | |
| Year 10 | Benjamin Goodger | United Kingdom | |
| Documentaries | |||
| Albert Pyun: King of Cult Movies | Lisa D'Apolito | United States | |
| Boutique: To Preserve and Collect | Ryan Bruce Levey | Canada, United States | |
| Generation Terror | Sarah Appleton | United Kingdom | |
| José Lifante, Mi Aventura en el Cine | David Garía Sariñera | Spain | |
| Los Albores del Kaiju Eiga | Jonathan Bellés | ||
| Mad Props | Juan Pablo Reinoso | United States | |
| SUZZANNA: Queen of Black Magic | David Gregory | Indonesia | |
| Special Screenings | |||
| Carnival of Souls (1962) | United States | ||
| The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) | |||
| Crypt of the Living Dead (1973) | La tumba de la isla maldita | Spain, United States | |
| Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2023) | Robbie Davidson | United States | |
| Kung Fu Magic (1986) | Lee Tso-Nam | Taiwan | |
| Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) | La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro | Italy | |
| The Lords of Magick (1989) | David Marsh | United States | |
| Contraband (1980) | Luca il contrabbandiere | Italy | |
| The Last Hunter (1980) | L'ultimo cacciatore | Antonio Margheriti | |
| Santo vs. the Kidnappers (1972) | Santo contra los secuestradores | Mexico | |
| Terror Circus (1973) | United States | ||
| Four of the Apocalypse (1975) | I quattro dell'apocalisse | Italy | |
| The Stand (1994) | United States | ||
| Thrilling Bloody Sword (1981) | 神劍動山河 | Chang Hsing-Yi | Taiwan |
| The Undead (1957) | United States | ||
| Red Rings of Fear (1978) | Enigma rosso | Italy, Spain, West Germany | |
| Zombie 5 Killing Birds (1988) | Claudio Lattanzi | Italy | |
| What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) | Cosa avete fatto a Solange? | Italy, West Germany | |
| Who Saw Her Die? (1972) | Chi l'ha vista morire? | ||
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Classics section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | United States | ||
| (1980) | Italy | ||
| Beyond the Door (1974) | Chi sei? | Italy, United States | |
| Children of the Corn | United States | ||
| Count Dracula (1970) | El conde Drácula | West Germany, Spain | |
| Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf (1971) | Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo | Spain | |
| Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972) | Drácula contra Frankenstein | Spain, Portugal, Liechtenstein | |
| Godzilla (1954) | ゴジラ | Japan | |
| Night of the Creeps (1986) | United States | ||
| Revolver (1973) | Italy, West Germany, France | ||
| The Birthday (2004) | Spain | ||
| The Dracula Saga (1973) | La saga de los Drácula | León Klimovsky | |
| The Strange Love of the Vampires (1975) | El extraño amor de los vampiros | Spain | |
| The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) | United States | ||
| The People Who Own the Dark (1976) | Último deseo | Spain | |
| Seven Chances | |||
| Malpertius (1971) | Belgium, France, West Germany | ||
| Mirror, Mirror (1990) | United States | ||
| Stone (1974) | Australia | ||
| The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (1981) | Tajemství hradu v Karpatech | Czechoslovakia | |
| The Passion According to Béatrice (2024) | La passion selon Béatrice | France, Belgium | |
| The Spider Labyrinth (1988) | Il nido del ragno | Gianfranco Giagni | Italy |
| Vampyros Lesbos (1971) | Las Vampiras | Spain, West Germany | |
The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Family section, dedicated to film literacy for young people:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges Family – Kids | |||
| A Guest from Elsewhere | Ethan Anderson | United States | |
| Abah and His Band | Abá e Sua Banda | Humberto Avelar | Brazil |
| Bird Drone | Radheya Jegatheva | Australia | |
| Bottle George | Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi | Japan | |
| Bufet Paradís | Héctor Zafra, Santi Amézqueta | Spain, France | |
| Candy Puppet | Angela Lorena Statnik | United States, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina | |
| Capitán Avispa | Jean Gabriel Guerra, Jonnathan Melendez | Dominican Republic | |
| Cuando Llegue la Inundación | Antonio Lomas | Spain | |
| Dagon | Paolo Gaudio | Italy | |
| El Atrapasueños | Guillermo Patrikios Alum | Spain | |
| Lonely Castle in the Mirror | かがみの孤城 | Japan | |
| Fagnes 1986 | Nicolas Monfort | Belgium | |
| Fan | Erik Lee | Taiwan | |
| Flocky | Esther Casas Roura | Spain, United States | |
| Freelance | Luciano A. Muñoz Sessarego, Magnus Igland Møller, Peter Smith | Denmark, Chile | |
| Gaomei Fantasy | Wen Chin Juo | Taiwan | |
| Garu & Ponki | Cristhian Jallier | Colombia | |
| Gizaki | Xanti Rodríguez | Spain | |
| Green Night | Han Shuai | Hong Kong | |
| Hammertime | Jan Mocka | Germany | |
| Haru-tsuge Fish and Fu-rai Boy | Takeshi Yashiro | Japan | |
| Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary | 아메바 소녀들과 학교괴담: 개교기념일 | Kim Min-ha | South Korea |
| Iris de Cristal | Diego Gaviria | Colombia | |
| John Vardar vs the Galaxy | Goce Cvetanovski | North Macedonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia | |
| Kit & Spoon and the Wayward Moon | Olivia Moe | United States | |
| La Gran Cita de Conej | Pablo Río | Spain | |
| Las Aventuras del Pequeño Colón | Rodrigo Gava | Brazil | |
| Malas Hierbas | Daniel Tornero | Spain | |
| Mû | Malin Neumann | Germany | |
| Neon Vowels | Sergio Caballero | United States | |
| Pasos para Volar | Rosario Carlino, Nicolás Conte | Argentina, France | |
| Pigsy | Li Wei Chiu | Taiwan | |
| Quadrilateral | Cuadrilátero | Daniel Rodríguez Risco | Peru |
| Sincopat | Pol Diggler | Spain | |
| Superklaus | Steve Majaury, Andrea Sebastiá | Spain, Canada | |
| The Human Fossil | Rebecca Huang | United States, Canada | |
| The Siren | La Sirène | France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium | |
| The Worlds Divide | Denver Jackson | Canada | |
| A Pleasure | Un placer | Sonia Estévez | Spain |
| Sitges Family – Kids en Acció | |||
| Animalia | France, Morocco, Qatar | ||
| Saleem | Cynthia Madanat Sharaiha | Jordan | |
| Croma Kid | Pablo Chea | Dominican Republic | |
| Sitges Family – Teens | |||
| Isla Monstro | Steven Shea | United States | |
| LAVA 2 (El Nuevo Show del Narciso) | Ayar Blasco | Argentina | |
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:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freaks (1932) | United States | ||
| House of 1000 Corpses (2003) | |||
| The Funhouse (1981) | |||
| The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964) | Ray Dennis Steckler | ||
| The Last Circus (2010) | Balada triste de trompeta | Spain | |
| The Magician (1958) | Ansiktet | Sweden | |
| The Unknown (1927) | United States | ||
| Santa Sangre (1989) | Mexico, Italy | ||
The following awards were presented at the 57th Edition:[13] [14]