{"id":840,"date":"2012-01-15T19:11:36","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T01:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=840"},"modified":"2012-01-15T19:11:36","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T01:11:36","slug":"one-night-in-sitges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=840","title":{"rendered":"One Night In Sitges"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sitges is a Spanish town about 35 kilometres southwest of Barcelona, renowned worldwide for its Film Festival and Carnival. Located between the Garraf Massif and the sea, it is known for its beaches, nightspots, and historical sites.<\/p>\n

It is also know as having the world’s number one fantasy film festival.<\/p>\n

SITGES International Film Festival of Catalonia is the number one fantasy film festival in the world and represents, at the same time, the cultural expression with the most media impact in Catalonia. With a solid experience, the Sitges Festival is a stimulating universe of encounters, exhibitions, presentations and screenings of fantasy films from all over the world.
\nAwards
\n Maria
\n A prestigious international jury from the Official Fant\u00e0stic Selection presents:
\n Award for best motion picture
\n Award for best director
\n Award for best actor
\n Award for best actress
\n Award for best screenplay
\n Award for best cinematography
\n Award for best original score
\n Award for best special effects
\n Award for best short film
\n Award for best makeup effects
\n Award for best production design
\n Noves Visions Seat Award
\n Other awards given, in addition, are the Noves Visions award, the award for best newcomer director, the Carnet Jove Jury award for best motion picture from the Official Fant\u00e0stic Selection and also for best motion picture from the Midnight X-Treme section.<\/p>\n

Grand Honorary Award \u2013 Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia
\n Presented to big stars from the movie world for their professional career.<\/p>\n

M\u00e0quina del Temps
\n Awarded to significant figures from the fantasy film world in recognition of their career as a whole.<\/p>\n

Gran Premi del P\u00fablic (Grand Audience Award)
\n Given by popular vote among the Festival\u2019s spectators to the best motion picture from the Official Selection.<\/p>\n

Gertie
\n Best animated short and feature film.<\/p>\n

Paul Naschy Brigadoon Award
\n Best fantasy short film from this section.
\n In addition, the Brigadoon section awards the NOSFERATU statuette to a representative figure from the fantasy scene for his or her professional career.<\/p>\n

Nova Autoria
\n Best direction of Nova Autoria Section, best script and best original musical composition.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 Luis Guarner
\n Best motion picture as chosen by the critics.<\/p>\n

Orient Express – Casa Asia
\n Best Asian production motion picture.<\/p>\n

M\u00e9li\u00e8s d’Or<\/p>\n

The M\u00e9li\u00e8s d’Or is the “Grand Award for Best European Motion Picture from the Fantasy Genre” and is presented by the European Federation of Fantasy Film Festivals (E.F.F.F.F) each year. The award\u2019s aim is to draw the attention of distributors and producers to European movies from the fantasy genre in order to promote their distribution in Europe and the rest of the world, in addition to stimulating fantasy film production in general.<\/p>\n

The award is given in two stages:<\/p>\n

M\u00c9LI\u00c8S D’ARGENT \u00ae Award for Best European Motion Picture from the Fantasy Genre. At each of the E.F.F.F.F.\u2019s member Festivals, a jury of national movie professionals awards a M\u00e9li\u00e8s d’Argent \u00ae to a European film from the program. Each festival is free to select the movies to compete. However, this selection must meet the criteria established by the Federation.
\n The criteria for a film to be considered European are:
\n *If the director is not European, the production must be entirely European (in no case will a co-production with a non-European country be accepted, regardless of how minor it is
\n *If the director is European, a co-production with a non-European country is acceptable (1 or 2
\n European countries and 1 non-European country.
\n *The term “European” is understood in a broad sense, meaning geographical Europe.
\n *The same film may be selected at various E.F.F.F.F festivals. However, a film receiving an award at one of the festivals is automatically excluded from competition at the other member festivals (a film can only be awarded one M\u00e9li\u00e8s d’Argent \u00ae).<\/p>\n

M\u00c9LI\u00c8S D’OR \u00ae. Grand Award for Best European Motion Picture from the Fantasy Genre.
\n Each year, an international jury made up of professionals from the movie world, assembles to present the M\u00c9LI\u00c8S D’OR \u00ae award. Competing for this award are this year\u2019s different M\u00c9LI\u00c8S D’ARGENT \u00ae award-winning films. The meeting takes place in one of the member festival\u2019s host cities which is chosen by rotation. The deliberation is combined with a public presentation gala, promoted by all the participants in the award-winning films. Representatives of each film (directors, actors, producers, etc.) are invited to this presentation. The gala concludes with the official presentation of the M\u00c9LI\u00c8S D’OR \u00ae award, following an agenda to be determined by the hosting festival. The results of the deliberation and the title of the award-winning film are released to the media of the different countries involved. The objective is to obtain the widest coverage possible of the results. In the following year\u2019s program, each member of the Federation will include at least one of the award-winning films that has not been presented in its competition, preferably the winner of the M\u00c9LI\u00c8S D’OR \u00ae award. The Federation then promotes the award-winning films throughout the entire year following the winning of the prizes (leaflets, catalog, etc\u2026).<\/p>\n

This year Sitges Festival is being held October 4th to 14th