58th Sitges Film Festival

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]

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 [de], 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

Secció Oficial Fantàstic a Competició

Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film winner.

Sitges Collection 

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":

Shorts

The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Shorts section:

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:

Brigadoon

Sitges Documenta

The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Sitges Documenta section:

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:

Noves Visions

Anima't

The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Anima't section, for animated films:

Special Screenings

The following films were selected to be screened as a part of the Anima't section, for animated films:

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