SITGES: Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya

AWARDS: 30 YEARS OF HISTORY

1968
1969
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1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
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1980
1981
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1968. I Semana Internacional de Cine Fantástico (28/9-4/10)

without prizes

1969. II Semana Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (27/9-3/10)

without prizes

1970. III Semana Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (26/9-2/10)

without prizes

1971. IV Semana Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (9-15/10)

International Jury:

Tomás García de la Puerta (Spain), Rafael Capilla (Spain), Juan José Porto (Spain), Ornella Volta (France), Peter Besas (United States)

Prizes:

Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley

Best director, ex-aequo, to Janusz Majewski for Lokis (Poland) and to Michael Skaife for Necrophagus (Spain)

Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best short film, One Of The Missing by Anthony Scott

Special mentions:

Best actress, Yun Yeo-Jong for Fire Woman (South Korea)

Best actor, Vincent Price for The Abominable Dr. Phibes (Great Britain)

Best special effects to Antefatto (Italy)

to Paul Naschy for his lifetime contribution to the Spanish Fantasy Cinema

 

1972. V Semana Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (30/9-6/10)

International Jury:

Luis García Berlanga (Spain), Nicolás Alejandro Vignati (Argentina), Alain Schlockoff (France), José María Caparrós (Spain), Salvador Corberó (Spain)

Prizes:

Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley

Best director, Robert Mulligan for The Other (United States)

Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Geraldine Chaplin for Zero Population Growth (Denmark)

Best actor, Rudolf Hrusinsky for Spalovac Mrtvol (Czechoslovaquia)

Best cinematography, Stanislav Milota for Spalovac Mrtvol (Czechoslovaquia)

Best short film, System by Janusz Majewski

Critic’s Jury Prize: Medalla del C.E.C.

to Pánico en el Transiberiano by Eugenio Martín (Spain)

 

1973. VI Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (29/9-5/10)

International Jury:

Peter Fleischmann (Germany), Jean-Claude Carrière (France), Rina Ottolina (Venezuela), José María Forn (Spain), Pedro Serramalera (Spain)

Prizes:

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley

Best director, Juan Luis Buñuel for Au Rendez-Vous De La Mort Joyeuse (France)

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Andrea Martin for Cannibal Girls (Canada)

Best actor, Eugene Levy for Cannibal Girls (Canada)

Best special effects, Oldrich Bosak for Divkanakosteti (Czechoslovaquia)

Best short film, La Cabina by Bruno Bozzetto

Special mention:

to El Monte De Las Brujas by Raúl Artigot (Spain)

Critic’s Jury Prize: Medalla del C.E.C.

to Malpertuis by Harry Kümel (Belgium)

 

1974. VII Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (28/9-4/10)

International Jury:

Peter Sasdy (Great Britain), Václav Vorlicek (Czechoslovaquia), Evelyn Scott (France), Fernando Sancho (Spain), Luis Gómez Mesa (Spain).

Prizes:

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley

Best director, Robert Fuest for Dr. Phibes Rises Again (United States)

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Cristina Galbó for No Profanar El Sueño De Los Muertos (Spain)

Best actor, Mark Burns for The House Of The Living Dead (South Africa)

Best screenplay, Igaal Niddam and Yves Navarre for Le Troisieme Cri (Switzerland)

Best cinematography, Denis Gingras for The Possession Of Virginie (Canada)

Best special effects, Luciano Bird and Antonio Baladin for No Profanar El Sueño De Los Muertos (Spain)

Best short film, Ta Ta Boom Boom by Marçal Moliné

Critic’s Jury Prize: Medalla del C.E.C.

to No Profanar El Sueño De Los Muertos by Jorge Grau (Spain)

 

1975. VIII Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (4-10/10)

International Jury:

Kevin Francis (Great Britain), Sylvia Solar (France), Joel Laroche (France), Igaal Niddam (Switzerland), Eduardo Fajardo (Spain)

Prizes:

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley

Best director, David Cronenberg for The Parasite Murders (Canada)

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Lana Turner for Persecution (Great Britain)

Best actor, Paul Naschy for La Maldición De La Bestia (Spain)

Best screenplay, Alan Orms for Dead Of Night (United States)

Best cinematography, Peter Hurst for Ghost Story (Great Britain)

Best special effects, D. Li Knek for Devil Crows (China)

Best short film, Valdemar by Tomás Muñoz

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to Ghost Story by Stephen Weeks (Great Britain)

 

1976. IX Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (2-9/10)

International Jury:

Terence Fisher (Great Britain), Juan Luis Buñuel (France), Kristo Papic (Yugoslavia), Arturo Marcos (Spain), Miguel Utrillo (Spain)

Prizes:

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley

Best director, Dario Argento for Profondo Rosso (Italy)

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Brenda Vaccaro for Death Week-End (Canada)

Best actor, Peter Cushing for The Ghoul (Great Britain)

Best screenplay, William Fruet for Death Week-End (Canada)

Best cinematography, Jean-Jacques Mathy for Le Nosferat (Belgium)

Best special effects, Phil Cory for Bug (United States)

Best short film, Hotelska Sova by Vanca Kljakovic

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to Death Week-End by William Fruet (Canada)

 

1977. X Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (1-8/10)

International Jury:

Dario Argento (Italy), Dennis Gifford (Great Britain), Horacio Cabral (France), Antonio Solé (Spain), Joaquín Coll Espona (Spain)

Prizes:

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley

Best director, Dan Curtis for Burnt Offerings (United States)

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Karen Black for Burnt Offerings (United States)

Best actor, Burgess Meredith for Burnt Offerings (United States)

Best screenplay, David Cronenberg for Rabid (Canada)

Best cinematography, Phillippe Theaudiere for Les Week-Ends Malefiques Du Comte Zaroff (France)

Best special effects, Al Griswol for Rabid (Canada)

Best short film, Putovanje by Bogden Zizic

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to The Hills Have Eyes by Wes Craven (United States)

 

1978. XI Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (7-14/10)

International Jury:

Forrest J. Ackerman (United States), Ivan Hetrich (Yugoslavia), Dondzillo Czeslaw (Poland), Ismael González (Spain), Enric Ripoll Freixes (Spain)

Prizes:

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley

Best director, Richard Franklin for Patrick (Australia)

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Camille Keaton for Day Of The Woman (United States)

Best actor, John Hargreaves for Long Week-End (Australia)

Best screenplay, Mario Bava for Shock (Italy)

Best cinematography, Jaroslav Kucera for Adela Jeste Nevecerela (Czechoslovaquia)

Best special effects, Dan Genis for Las Abejas (Mexico)

Best short film, La Nichee by Gerard Collin

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to Long Week-End by Colin Eggleston (Australia)

 

1979. XII Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (6-13/10)

International Jury:

Camille Keaton (United States), Wilhelm Petersen (Germany), Eduardo Ruiz Saviñon (Mexico), Ricardo Muñoz Suay (Spain), Esteba Gallego (Spain)

Prizes:

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley

Best director, Juraj Herz for Panna A Neitvor (Czechoslovaquia)

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Lisa Pelikan for Jennifer (United States)

Best actor, Gerhard Olschewki for Der Morder (Germany)

Best screenplay, Barry Pearson and Ed Hunt for Plague (United States)

Best cinematography, Peter Jessop for The Comeback (Great Britain)

Best special effects, Conrad C. Rothmann for Thirst (Australia)

Best short film, Fantabiblical by Manuli Guido

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to Plague by Ed Hunt (United States)

 

1980. XIII Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico y de Terror (4-11/10)

International Jury:

Joan Brossa (Spain), Hanna Sansonowska (Poland), Danilo Arona (Italy), Eduardo Sou-er-Mo (China), Jacinto Molina (Spain)

Prizes:

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley Dorada

Best director, Veljko Bulajic for Legend O Caru Scepano Malom (Yugoslavia)

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Cyd Hayman for The Godsen (Great Britain)

Best actor, Nicholas Worth for Don’t Answer The Phone (United States)

Best screenplay, Everett de Roche for Harlequin (Australia)

Best cinematography, Gary Hansen for Harlequin (Australia)

Best special effects, Wang Shih-Li for Sacrifici Nocturn (China)

Best short film, Riblje Oko by Josko Marusic

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to Harlequin by Simon Wincer (Australia)

 

1981. XIV Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic i de Terror (3-10/10)

International Jury:

Doru Nastase (Romania), Jean Rollin (France), Giovanni Mongini (Italy), Josep Maria Badal (Spain), Jacinto Ferrer (Spain)

Prizes:

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley Dorada

Best director, Walerian Borowczyk for Docteur Jekyll Et Miss. Osborne (France)

Clavel Medalla Sitges en Plata de Ley

Best actress, Linda Haynes for Human Experiments (United States)

Best actor, Mircea Bogdan for Povestea Dragostel (Romania)

Best screenplay, David Ambrose for The Survivor (Australia)

Best cinematography, Jochen Richter for Geburt Der Heche (Germany)

Best special effects, to the SP-EFX team of Hell Night (United States)

Best short film, Kral A Skritek by Lubomir Benes

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to The Survivor for David Hemmings (Australia)

Special mention to The Brood by David Cronenberg (United States)

 

1982. XV Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic i de Terror (2-10/10)

International Jury:

Joan Perucho (Spain), Francesc Gratacós (Spain), Luigi Valerio (Italy), Jean-Pierre Putters (France), Patricia Richardson (Argentina)

Prizes:

Clavell de Plata Daurada

Best director, Tony Williams for Next Of Kin (Australia)

Clavell de Plata

Best actress, Annie McEnroe for Battletruck (New Zealand)

Best actor, Richard Chamberlain for The Last Wave (Australia)

Best screenplay, Jean Claude Romer, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Patrick Granier, Scott Baker and Suzi Baker for Litan (France)

Best cinematography, Tom de Nove for The Last Horror Film (United States)

Best special effects, Tom Sullivan for Evil Dead (United States)

Best short film, Muha

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to Evil Dead by Sam Raimi (United States)

 

1983. XVI Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges(1-8/10)

International Jury:

Tony Bill (United States), José Luis Garci (Spain), Mario Dorminsky (Portugal), Josep Toutain (Spain), José Agustín Mahieu (Argentina)

Prizes Caixa de Catalunya:

Best film, Le Dernier Combat by Luc Besson (France)

Best director, Luc Besson for Le Dernier Combat (France)

Best actress, Elizabeth Word for Alone In The Dark (United States)

Best actor, ex-aequo, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and John Carradine for House Of The Long Shadows (Great Britain)

Best screenplay, Michael Armstrong for House Of The Long Shadows (Great Britain)

Best cinematography, Jacques Steyn for Feuer Und Schwert (Germany)

Best special effects, Bob McCarron for The Return Of Captain Invincible (Australia)

Best short film, Sombras Trágicas by Raúl Román

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to The Lost Tribe by John Laing (New Zealand)

Special mention to Pura Sangre by Luis Ospina (Colombia)

 

1984. XVII Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (5-13/10)

International Jury:

Jaime de Armiñán (Spain), David Fulton (Canada), Bigas Luna (Spain), Rodolfo Pastor (Argentina), Nick Roddick (Great Britain)

Caixa de Catalunya Prizes:

Best film, The Company Of Wolves by Neil Jordan (Great Britain)

Best director, Carl Schenkel for Abwärts (Germany)

Best actress, Amy Madigan for Streets Of Fire (United States)

Best actor, Joe Morton for The Brother From Another Planet (United States)

Best screenplay, John Sayles for The Brother From Another Planet (United States)

Best cinematography, Tom Cowan for One Night Stand (Australia)

Best special effects, Christopher Tucker for The Company Of Wolves (Great Britain)

Best short film, Chist by Ramon García and Josep Maria Torras

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

The Company Of Wolves by Neil Jordan (Great Britain)

Special mention to Abwärts by Carl Schenkel (Germany)

 

1985. XVIII Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (4-12/10)

International Jury:

Eric Burdon (Great Britain), Pepon Coromina (Spain), Alberto Ravaglioli (Italy), José Luis Guarner (Spain), Milton Subotsky (Great Britain)

Caixa de Catalunya Prizes:

Best film, Re-Animator by Stuart Gordon (United States)

Best director, Shuji Terayama for Saraba Hakobune (Japan)

Best actress, Lori Cardille for Day Of The Dead (United States)

Best actor, John Walcutt for Return (United States)

Best screenplay, Heiner Stadler for King Kongs Faust (Germany-United States)

Best cinematography, Tatsuo Suzuki for Saraba Hakobune (Japan)

Best special effects, John Dykstra for Lifeforce (United States)

Best short film, Wings Of Death by Nicholas Bruce and Michael Coulson

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to Saraba Hakobune by Shuji Terayama (Japan)

 

1986. XIX Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (3-11/10)

International Jury:

Robert Balser (United States), Jaume Camino (Spain), Juan Cueto (Spain), Manuel de Sica (Italy),

Roy Ward Baker (Great Britain)

Caixa de Catalunya Prizes:

Best film, Blue Velvet by David Lynch (United States)

Best director, Sergei Paradjanov and Dodo Abachidze for Leienda I Suramsion Irepiosta (USSR)

Best actress, Caroline Williams for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part II (United States)

Best actor, Juanjo Puigcorbé for Més Enllà De La Passió (Spain)

Best cinematography, Frederick Elmes for Blue Velvet (United States)

Best original soundtrack, Richard Band for From Beyond (United States)

Best special effects, John Naulin and Anthony Doublin for From Beyond (United States)

Best short film, Street Of Crocodiles by Quay Bros.

 

1987. XX Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (2-11/10)

International Jury:

Forrest J. Ackerman (United States), Luis Gasca (Spain), Teresa Gimpera (Spain), Bernard Majani (France), Wayne Drew (Great Britain)

Prizes:

Best film, Hol Volt Hol Nem Volt by Gyula Gazdag (Hungary)

Best director, Paul Verhoeven for Robocop (United States)

Best actress, Jill Schoelen for The Stepfather (United States)

Best actor, Michael Nouri for The Hidden (United States)

Best screenplay, Daniel Schmid and Martin Suter for Jenatsch (Switzerland-France)

Best cinematography, Morten Bruus for Mandem I Manen (Denmark)

Best original soundtrack, Maurice Jarre for Giulia E Giulia (Italy)

Best special effects, A Chinese Ghost Story (Hong Kong)

Best short film, Crash by John Stewart

Prize of the International Critic’s Jury

to The Hidden by Jack Sholder (United States)

 

1988. XXI Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (7-15/10)

International Jury:

Michael Berlin (United States), Phil Hardy (Great Britain), Vicente Molina Foix (Spain), Ingrid Pitt (Great Britain), Paco Poch (Spain)

Prizes:

Best film, The Navigator by Vincent Ward (New Zealand-Australia)

Best director, George A. Romero for Monkey Shines (United States)

Best actress, Kate McNeil for Monkey Shines (United States)

Best actor, Grigori Gladyi for Otstupnik (USSR)

Best screenplay, ex-aequo, to George A. Romero for Monkey Shines (United States) and Hugh Leonard for Da (United States)

Best cinematography, Yuri Yeljov for Otstupnik (USSR)

Best original soundtrack, Joao Paes for Os Canibais (Portugal)

Best special effects, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Child (United States)

Best short film, Les Diners De Bustes

Special Prize of the Jury to the film Ofelas by Nils Gaup (Norway-Finland) for its strength and originality.

Prize of the Screenwriter’s Critic and Writer’s Catalan Association

to Monkey Shines by George A. Romero (United States)

 

1989. XXII Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (6-14/10)

International Jury:

Horacio Altuna (Argentina), Josep M. Forn (Spain), Adriano Pintaldi (Italy), Ricardo Franco (Spain), J. Hunter Todd (United States)

Prizes:

Best film, Heart Of Midnight by Matthew Chapman (United States)

Best director, Peter Greenaway for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover (Great Britain-France)

Best actress, Rosanna Arquette for Black Rainbow (Great Britain)

Best actor, ex-aequo, to Nicolas Cage for The Vampire’s Kiss (United States) and to Michael Gambon for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover (Great Britain-France)

Best screenplay, Mike Hodges for Black Rainbow (Great Britain)

Best cinematography, Sacha Vierny for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover (Great Britain-France)

Best original soundtrack, Michael Nyman for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover (Great Britain-France)

Best special effects, Miracle Mile (United States)

Best short film, Kitchen Sink by Alison MacLean

Special Prize of the Jury to the film Venus Peter by Ian Sellar (Great Britain) for its cinematographic values, with a special emphasis on the extraordinary performance of the boy Gordon Strachan and the sensibility of the director.

Prize of the Screenwriter’s Critic and Writer’s Catalan Association

to La Banyera by Jesús Garay (Spain)

 

1990. XXIII Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (5-13/10)

International Jury:

Marianne Sägebrecht (Germany), Jesús Garay (Spain), Manuel Sanjulián (Spain), Clare Downs (Great Britain), Cary Elwes (United States)

Prizes:

Best film, Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer by John McNaughton (United States)

Best director, ex-aequo, to Sam Raimi for Darkman (United States) and to John McNaughton for Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (United States)

Best actress, Lindsay Duncan for The Reflecting Skin (Great Britain)

Best actor, Jeff Goldblum for Mr. Frost (France-Great Britain)

Best screenplay, Jean-Claude Carrière and Peter Fleischmann for Hard To Be A God (Germany-USSR-France-Switzerland)

Best cinematography, Dick Pope for The Reflecting Skin (Great Britain)

Best original soundtrack, Jürgen Fritz for Hard To Be A God (Germany-USSR-France-Switzerland)

Best special effects, Darkman (United States)

Best short film, For God’s Sake by Enric Folch (Spain)

Prize of the Screenwriter’s Critic and Writer’s Catalan Association

to Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer by John McNaughton (United States)

 

1991. XXIV Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (4-12/10)

International Jury:

Colin Arthur (Great Britain), James Dearden (United States), Emilio García Riera (Mexico), Myriam Mezières (Switzerland), J.A. Pérez Giner (Spain)

Prizes:

Best film, Europa by Lars Von Trier (Denmark-France-Germany-Sweden)

Best director, Jean Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro for Delicatessen (France)

Best actress, Juliet Stevenson for Truly, Madly, Deeply (Great Britain)

Best actor, Dominique Pinon for Delicatessen (France)

Best screenplay, Sami and Martin Witz for Immer & Ewin (Switzerland)

Best cinematography, Henning Bendtsen, Jean Paul Meurisse and Edward Klosinsky for Europa (Denmark-France-Germany-Sweden)

Best original soundtrack, Delicatessen (France)

Best special effects, The Borrower

Best short film, Push Comes To Shove by Bill Plympton (United States)

Special Prize of the Jury to the film Poison by Todd Haynes (United States) for keeping the subversive values inherent to any genuine poetry in force.

Prize of the Screenwriter’s Critic and Writer’s Catalan Association

to Delicatessen by Jean Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro (France)

 

1992. XXV Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (2-11/10)

International Jury:

Ramón de España (Spain), Carles Jové (Spain), Philippe Rouyer (France), Ellen Burstyn (United States), Stuart Gordon (United States), Stuart Freeborn (United States)

Prizes:

Best film, C’est Arrivé Près De Chez Vous by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel and Benoît Poelvoorde (Belgium)

Best director, Quentin Tarantino for Reservoir Dogs (United States)

Best actress, Joey Wang for A Chinese Ghost Story III (Hong Kong)

Best actor, Benoît Poelvoorde for C’est Arrivé Près De Chez Vous (Belgium)

Best screenplay, Quentin Tarantino for Reservoir Dogs (United States)

Best cinematography, Ramón Suárez for L’Oeil Qui Ment (France-Portugal-Great Britain)

Best original soundtrack, Jorge Arriagada for L’Oeil Qui Ment (France-Portugal-Great Britain)

Best special effects, Richard Taylor and Bob McCarron for Braindead (New Zealand)

Best short film, Jadoube by Antonio Morales (Spain)

Special Prize of the Jury to the film Tetsuo II - The Body Hammer by Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan) for its production design.

The Festival awards Sam Raimi with its honorary prize, La Màquina del Temps.

 

1993. XXVI Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (8-16/10)

International Jury:

Bernardo Bonezzi (Spain), Robert Balser (United States), Tom Holland (United States), Manuel Huerga (Spain), Kim Newman (Great Britain)

Prizes:

Best film, Orlando by Sally Potter (Great Britain)

Best director, Dave Borthwick for The Secret Adventures Of Tom Thumb (Great Britain)

Best actress, Jennifer Ward-Lealand for Desperate Remedies (New Zealand)

Best actor, Federico Luppi for Cronos (Mexico)

Best screenplay, Guillermo del Toro for Cronos (Mexico)

Best cinematography, Sacha Vierny for The Baby Of Mâcon (Great Britain)

Best original soundtrack, Carl Virne for Bedevil (Australia)

Best special effects, Cineflex Workshop for The Wicked City (Hong Kong)

Best short film, Arturo Gámez by Miguel Navarro (Spain)

The Festival awards Don Bluth with its honorary prize, La Màquina del Temps.

Prize of the Screenwriter’s Critic and Writer’s Catalan Association

to El Acto En Cuestión by Alejandro Agresti (Argentina)

 

1994. XXVII Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (7-15/10)

International Jury:

Iciar Bollain (Spain), Guillermo del Toro (Mexico), Nigel Floyd (Great Britain), Inga Lisa Middleton (Iceland), Rosa Vergés (Spain)

Prizes:

Best film, ex-aequo, to Justino, Un Asesino De La Tercera Edad by La Cuadrilla (Spain) and to 71 Fragmente Einer Chronologie Des Zufalls by Michael Haneke (Austria)

Best director, Scott McGehee and David Siegel for Suture (United States)

Best actress, Jane Horrocks for Deadly Advice (Great Britain)

Best actor, Saturnino García for Justino, Un Asesino De La Tercera Edad (Spain)

Best screenplay, Michael Haneke for 71 Fragmente Einer Chronologie Des Zufalls (Austria)

Best cinematography, Emmanuel Lubezki for Ambar (Mexico)

Best original soundtrack, Santiago Ojeda for Ambar (Mexico)

Best special effects, Ken Ralston and Greg Cannom for The Mask (United States)

Best short film, Alicia by Jaume Balagueró (Spain)

The Festival awards Saul Bass with its honorary prize, La Màquina del Temps.

José Luis Guarner Prize of the Screenwriter’s Critic and Writer’s Catalan Association

to 71 Fragmente Einer Chronologie Des Zufalls by Michael Haneke (Austria)

 

1995. XXVIII Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (7-14/10)

International Jury:

Joaquim De Almeida (Portugal), Álex de la Iglesia (Spain), Marcos Ordóñez (Spain), Ventura Pons (Spain), Barbara Steele (Great Britain), Alexander Stuart (Great Britain), Caroline Vié (France)

Prizes:

Best film, Citizen X by Chris Gerolmo (United States-Canada)

Best director, ex-aequo, to Michael Almereyda for Nadja (United States) and to Chris Gerolmo for Citizen X (United States-Canada)

Best actress, Bridget Fonda for Rough Magic (France-Great Britain)

Best actor, Stephen Rea for Citizen X (United States-Canada)

Best screenplay, Eliseo Subiela for No Te Mueras Sin Decirme Adónde Vas (Argentina)

Best cinematography, Nick Knowland for The Institute Benjamenta (Germany-Great Britain)

Best original soundtrack, Nick Bîckat for The Passion Of Darkly Noon (Great Britain-Belgium)

Best special effects, Steve Johnson and Richard Edlund for Species (United States)

Best short film, How To Make Love To A Woman by Bill Plympton (United States)

Special Prize of the Jury to Ubu by Manuel Gómez (France-Belgium) for its technique and originality.

The Festival awards Ray Harryhausen with its honorary prize, La Màquina del Temps.

José Luis Guarner Prize of the Screenwriter’s Critic and Writer’s Catalan Association

to O Convento by Manoel de Oliveira (Portugal)

The Jury composed by Vicente Gualda Ruiz (Spain), Antonio Busquets Carles (Spain) and Mario Dominsky (Portugal) awards the prize Best Animated Short Film to The Dirdy Birdy by John R. Dillworth (United States)

 

1996. XXIX Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Sitges (4-12/10)

International Jury:

Jörg Buttgereit (Germany), Jonathan Coe (Great Britain), Antonio Chavarrías (Spain), Marta Esteban (Spain), Leonardo García Tsao (Mexico), Ana Torrent (Spain), Ken Russell (Great Britain)

Prizes:

Best film, The Pillow Book by Peter Greenaway (France-Holland-Great Britain)

Best director, Mohsen Makhmalbaf for Gabbeh (Iran-France)

Best actress, Melinda Clarke for La Lengua Asesina (Spain-Great Britain)

Best actor, James Woods for Killer: a Journal of Murder (United States)

Best screenplay, Elio Quiroga for Fotos (Spain)

Best cinematography, Sacha Vierny for The Pillow Book (France-Holland-Great Britain)

Best original soundtrack, Christopher Young for Head Above Water (United States-Great Britain)

Best special effects, Richard Taylor for The Frighteners (New Zealand-United States)

Best short film, Abductees by Paul Vester (Great Britain)

The Festival awards Quentin Tarantino with its honorary prize, La Màquina del Temps.

José Luis Guarner Prize of the Screenwriter’s Critic and Writer’s Catalan Association

to Gabbeh by Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Iran-France)

The Jury composed by Fernando de Felipe (Spain), Pablo Llorens (Spain) and J.R. Dillworth (United States) awards the following prize: Best Animated Short Film, ex-aequo, to Quest by Tyron C. Montgomery (Germany) and to Bird in a Window by Igor Kovalyov (United States).

The Jury composed by Manuel Romo (Spain), Mirito Torreiro (Spain) and Sara Torres (Spain) awards the Méliès d’Argent Prize to the film Sólo se muere dos veces by Esteban Ibarretxe (Spain).

 


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