58th Sitges Film Festival

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58th Sitges Film Festival
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Official poster
Opening film Alpha
Closing film The Long Walk
Location Sitges, Catalonia, Spain
Founded1968
AwardsThe Kong
Hosted byThe Foundation Board
Artistic director Ángel Sala
Festival dateOpening: 9 October 2025 (2025-10-09)
Closing: 19 October 2025 (2025-10-19)
Website sitgesfilmfestival.com/en
Sitges Film Festival

The 58th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia took place from 9 to 19 October 2025, in Sitges, Catalonia, Spain. It opened on 9 October with Julia Ducournau's body horror drama film Alpha . This edition of the festival honoured American film director, producer, and writer Sean S. Cunningham, the creator of Friday the 13th horror franchise. [1]

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Mr. K a surrealist mystery drama film by Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab was awarded the Méliès d'Or Award for the best European feature film. [2] The winners of the Festival were announced on 18 October 2025. The Ugly Stepsister , a satirical black comedy and body horror film directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, won the award for Best Film, while Park Chan-wook was awarded Best Director for his film No Other Choice . [3]

The festival concluded on 19 October with a tribute to Gale Anne Hurd, who was presented with the WomanInFan Grand Honorary Prize and screening of Francis Lawrence's American dystopian survival thriller film The Long Walk . [4] [5]

Overview

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]

Juries

The juries consists of the following members: [7]

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

Official sections

The official programme for the 58th edition of the festival is as follows: [8]

Secció Oficial Fantàstic a Competició

Highlighted title indicates Best Feature Film winner.
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country(ies)
Balearic Ion de SosaSpain, France
Bulk Ben Wheatley United Kingdom
Chien 51 Cédric Jimenez France
Death of a Unicorn Alex ScharfmanUnited States
Decorado Alberto Vázquez Spain, Portugal
Dracula Radu Jude Romania, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil
El susurro Gustavo Hernández Ibáñez Uruguay, Argentina
The Thing with Feathers Dylan SouthernUnited Kingdom
Exit 8 8番出口 Genki Kawamura  [ ja ]Japan
Eye for an Eye Colin Tilley United States
Gaua Paul Urkijo  [ ca; eu ]Spain
Good Boy Ben LeonbergUnited States
Her Will Be Done Que ma volonté soit faite Julia Kowalski  [ fr ]France, Poland
Honey Bunch Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli Canada
The Ugly Stepsister Den Stygge Stesøsteren Emilie Blichfeldt  [ no ]Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark
The Legend of Ochi Isaiah Saxon United States
The Life of Chuck Mike Flanagan United States
The Virgin of the Quarry Lake La virgen de la tosqueraLaura CasabéArgentina, Mexico, Spain
Mother's Baby Johanna Moder  [ de ]Austria, Switzerland, Germany
New GroupYûta ShimotsuJapan
No Other Choice 어쩔수가없다 Park Chan-wook South Korea
Obsession Curry Barker United States
Opus Mark Anthony Green United States
Redux Redux Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus United States
Reflection in a Dead Diamond Reflet dans un diamant mort Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, France
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein United States
Silence Silencio Eduardo Casanova Spain
Singular Alberto GastesiSpain
The Furious 火遮眼 Kenji Tanigaki Hong Kong
The Plague Charlie PolingerUnited States, Romania
The Evil that Binds UsTodos los malesNicolás PostiglioneChile, Mexico
Together Michael Shanks Australia, United States
A Useful Ghost ผีใช้ได้ค่ะRatchapom BoombunchachokeThailand, France, Singapore, Germany
We Bury the Dead Zak Hilditch Australia, United States

Sitges Collection 

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country(ies)
All You Need Is Kill 集英社刊Kenichiro AkimotoJapan
Arco Ugo Bienvenu  [ fr ]United States, France
Black Phone 2 Scott Derrickson United States
Bugonia Yorgos Lanthimos Ireland, South Korea, United States
Dracula: A Love Tale Dracula Luc Besson France
Frankenstein Guillermo del Toro United States
Night PatrolRyan ProwsUnited States, United Kingdom
Scarlet 果てしなきスカーレット Mamoru Hosoda Japan
Sisu: Road to Revenge Sisu 2 Jalmari Helander Finland, United States
Sons of the Neon Night 風林火山 Juno Mak Hong Kong
The Home James DeMonaco United States
The Ice Tower La Tour de glace Lucile Hadžihalilović France, Germany, Italy
The Incredible Shrinking Man  [ fr ]L'Homme qui rétrécit Jan Kounen France, Belgium
V/H/S/Halloween Various directorsUnited States
Crazy Old Lady Vieja locaMartín MaureguiSpain, Argentina, United States

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":

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Blazing Fists~蒼き若者たちのブレイキングダウン~ Takashi Miike Japan
Cesium Fallout 焚城 Anthony Pun Hong Kong
CrushedSimon RumleyUnited Kingdom, Thailand
Find Your FriendsIzabel PakzadUnited States, Italy
Luger Bruno MartínSpain
No One Will KnowLe Roi SoleilVincent Maël CardonaFrance
OdysseyGerard JohnsonUnited Kingdom
Sham捏造:史上最惡殺人教師Takashi MiikeJapan
She's Got No Name 酱园弄·悬案 Peter Chan China, Hong Kong
Forbidden City La città proibita Gabriele Mainetti Italy
The Old Woman with the Knife 파과 Min Kyu-dong South Korea
Tornado John Maclean United Kingdom
Trapped大风杀SagaraChina
Tristes Tropiques슬픈 열대 Park Hoon-jung South Korea
Verano TrippinMorena Fernández QuinterosArgentina

Shorts

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

Official Fantastic Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
99 FantasmasGonzalo TorrensUruguay
All These Faces Are Starting To Look Bizarrely FamiliarCallum MooreAustralia
AmiraJavier YáñezSpain
AnimaliaMarius RolfsvågNorway
El RevisorEl RevisorJandroSpain
Em & Selma Go Griffin HuntingAlex ThompsonUnited States
Even The Moon Will BleedMême La Lune SaigneraStef Meyer & Rémy BarbeFrance, Belgium
FiltherSimen NylandNorway
FumigónFumigónDani AsensioSpain
HeirloomsDan AbramoviciCanada
Imaginary FriendsElizabeth CrummettUnited States
Jacques The Giant SlayerAaron Moorhead & Justin BensonUnited States
Las Lágrimas De SísifoLas Lágrimas De SísifoLuis LarroderaSpain
Magai-GamiマガイガミNorihiro NiwatsukinoJapan
MagpieSylvia Hoeks & Martyna HoeksNetherlands
MasksAndre LeBlancCanada
Obsession Curry Barker United States
Prou BéProu BéAnna CarbonellSpain
Praying MantisJoe HsiehTaiwan
Steak DinnerNathan GinterUnited States
The BeneathLisette VlassakNetherlands
The First HourHarrison ThomasUnited States
The LittlesAndrew DuplessieUnited States
The Man That I Wave AtBen S. HylandUnited Kingdom
The Sleeping BeautyນາງງາມນອນຫຼັບMattie DoLaos
TongueLim Da-seulSouth Korea
VäsenVäsenKristofer Kiggs CarlssonSweden
Watch Me BurnSofia SpottiItaly
You Are HereSpencer LackeyUnited States
SeñueloSeñueloMartha AyerbeColombia

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:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Abraham's Boys Natasha Kermani United States
13 Days Till Summer13 dni do wakacjiBartosz M. KowalskiPoland
BagwormOliver BernsenUnited States
Blood ShineEmily Bennett, Justin BrooksUnited States
BokshiBhargav SaikiaIndia
Delivery RunJoey PalmroosFinland
DescendentPeter CilellaUnited States
DollhouseShinobu YaguchiJapan
HalabalaEakasit ThairaatThailand
HellcatBrock BodellUnited States
It EndsAlex UllomUnited States
Love KillsLuiza Shelling TubaldiniBrazil
Mag MagYuriyan RetrieverJapan
Man Finds TapePaul Gandersman and Peter S. HallUnited States
Marama Taratoa StappardNew Zealand
MermaidTyler CornackUnited States
Monster IslandOrang IkanMike WiluanIndonesia, Singapore, Japan, United Kingdom
Mother of FliesJohn Adams, Zelda Adams and Toby PoserUnited States
My Daughter Is a Zombie 좀비딸Pil Gam-sungSouth Korea
No dejes a los niños solosEmilio PortesMexico
Osiris William Kaufman United States
Rabbit TrapBryn ChaineyUnited Kingdom, United States
Shelby Oaks Chris Stuckmann United States
Slanted Amy WangUnited States
The CurseKen'ichi UganaJapan, Taiwan
The SurrenderJulia MaxCanada, United States
The VileMajid Al AnsariUnited Arab Emirates, United States
Hi Five 하이파이브 Kang Hyeong-cheol South Korea
Taroman Expo Explosion大長編 タローマン 万博大爆発Ryo FujiiJapan

Brigadoon

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's The KeepStewart Buck, Stéphane PiterUnited Kingdom
African Kung Fu Nazis II – Bum Bum!アフリカン・カンフー・ナチス2 ブンブンSebastian Stein & Samuel "Ninja-Man" NkansahJapan
ArcadeAlbert PyunUnited States
Baby Blues – Going DarkJames P. GleasonUnited States
BizarrofiliaAyi TurziArgentina
Carlos Cardona, Un Ibicenco En HollywoodJosé Luis MirSpain
Cemetery of TerrorRubén Galindo Jr.Mexico
Death CycleGabriel CarrerCanada
Devil Curse猛鬼咒To Man-BoTaiwan, Hong Kong
Devil ReturnsJing hun feng yu yeRichard ChenHong Kong
Dr. LazarusAlejandro Jablonskis, Pedro LoebArgentina
EqualsJavier YáñezSpain
FloorJo Ba-reunSouth Korea
GhostingYago CasariegoSpain
Komoriuta子守唄Rii Ishihara, Hiroyuki OnogawaJapan
Nightmare CityIncubo sulla città contaminataUmberto LenziItaly
La Noche De RomeroAllan J. ArcalSpain
The Night of the ExecutionerLa noche del ejecutorJacinto MolinaSpain
ListenJavi PradaSpain
Las Siete Vidas Del GatoPedro LazagaSpain
Game of Werewolves Lobos de ArgaJuan Martínez MorenoSpain
Los Cántabros Jacinto Molina Spain
Masacre En El Río TulaIsmael Rodríguez Jr.Mexico
Masters of the GrindJason RutherfordUnited States
Mighty BoyJavier YáñezSpain
Morbus (O Bon Profit)Ignasi P. FerréSpain
Occupy CannesLily Hayes KaufmanUnited States
PaspocalypseJasper ten Hoor, Ivan HidayatNetherlands
Ratón De BibliotecaJavier YáñezSpain
Rats: Night of TerrorRats: Notte di terroreBruno MatteiItaly
Speak with the DeadStephanie ParisUnited States
Street TrashJim MuroUnited States
Survive!¡Sobrevive!René Cardona Jr.Mexico
TapestryJason SheedyUnited States
TerrorVisionTed NicolaouUnited States
Test ScreeningClark BakerUnited States
The Curious Dr. HumppLa venganza del sexoEmilio VieyraArgentina
The Devil魔鬼 (Mo gui)Chang Jen-ChiehTaiwan
The Devil's TeardropGonzalo OteroUruguay
They Call Her DeathAustin SnellUnited States
The Ghost Game귀신놀이 (Gwisin Nori)Son Dong-wanSouth Korea
ThinestraNathan HertzUnited States
Tintorera: Killer SharkTintoreraRené Cardona Jr.Mexico
TragediumGastón HaagArgentina
Tras Las Huellas De Un Gigante. Ray Harryhausen En EspañaTras las huellas de un gigante. Ray Harryhausen en EspañaLuis Esquinas, Domingo LizcanoSpain
Under SiegeBajo asedioRené Cardona Jr.Mexico
Tura!Cody JarrettUnited States
Two Thousand Maniacs! Herschell Gordon Lewis United States

Sitges Documenta

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
1000 Women in HorrorDonna DaviesUnited States
A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's The KeepStewart Buck, Stéphane PiterUnited Kingdom, France
Aquel Último TiburónVíctor Matellano, Ángel SalaSpain
BizarrofiliaAyi TurziArgentina
Eloy De La Iglesia, Film AddictEloy de la Iglesia, adicto al cineGaizka UrrestiSpain
Endless Cookie Peter Scriver, Seth Scriver Canada
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersBenjamin FieldUnited Kingdom
Horror and Love Joaquín Oristrell Spain
Kim Novak's Vertigo Alexandre O. Philippe United States
Occupy CannesLily Hayes KaufmanUnited States
Sangre Del ToroYves MontmayeurFrance, United Kingdom
StarmanRobert StoneUnited States
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror Linus O'BrienUnited States
The Python HuntXander RobinUnited States
The Vincent Price LegacyLaurent OhmansiekGermany
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand GuignolDavid GregoryFrance
The Degenerate: The Life and Films of Andy MilliganGrayson Tyler Johnson, Josh JohnsonUnited States
Tura!Cody JarrettUnited States
Zodiac Killer Project Charlie Shackleton United Kingdom, United States

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:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Deathgasm II: GoremageddonJason HowdenNew Zealand
Deathstalker Steven KostanskiCanada, United States
DollyRod BlackhurstUnited States
FlushGrégory MorinFrance
Fuck My Son! Todd Rohal United States
Hold The FortWilliam BagleyUnited States
KarmadonnaAleksandar RadivojevicSerbia
Meat KillsVleesdagMartijn SmitsNetherlands
Queens of the Dead Tina RomeroUnited States
The Book Of Sijjin And Illiyyin Kitab Sijjin & IlliyyinHadrah Daeng RatuIndonesia
The Creeps Marko Mäkilaakso Finland
Touch MeAddison HeimannUnited States
Ut Lan The Guardian DemonDan Trong TranVietnam
Death RedMitch GlassUnited States

Noves Visions

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country(ies)
About a HeroAcerca de un héroePiotr Winiewicz Denmark, United States, Germany
Anything That MovesAlex PhillipsUnited States
Astrid's SaintsMariano BainoItaly
Be A Good GirlLouiza ZouziasCanada
Buffet Infinity Simon GlassmanCanada
CampAvalon FastCanada
Crocodile TearsTumpal TampubolonIndonesia
Dead Lover Grace Glowicki Canada
DawningPatrik SyversenNorway
A Grand MockeryAdam C. Briggs, Sam DixonAustralia
The Last RaptureEl último arrebato Enrique López Lavigne, Marta MedinaSpain
Every Heavy ThingMickey ReeceUnited States
Feels Like HomeItt Érzem Magam OtthonGábor HoltaiHungary
ForteKimbo KimSouth Korea
Fucktoys Annapurna SriramUnited States
LucidRamsey Fendall, Deanna MilliganCanada
ObexAlbert BirneyUnited States
RoqiaYanis KoussimAlgeria, France
Tengosei~Shaman Star天號星 (Tengosei)Hidenori InoueJapan
The FinSyeyoung ParkSouth Korea, Germany, Qatar
The Holy Boy La Valle Dei SorrisiPaolo StrippoliItaly, Slovenia
The Home HemmetMattias J. SkoglundSweden
The Infinite HuskAaron SilversteinUnited States
The Things You KillAlireza KhatamiTurkey, France, Poland, Canada
The True Beauty Of Being Bitten By A TickPete OhsUnited States
Transcending Dimensions次元を超えるToshiaki ToyodaJapan

Anima't

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
All You Need Is Kill 集英社刊Kenichiro AkimotoJapan
Arco Ugo Bienvenu  [ fr ]United States, France
Another World  [ zh ]世外Tommy Kai Chung NgHong Kong
ChaO Yasuhiro AokiJapan
Decorado Alberto Vázquez Spain, Portugal
Dog of God Dieva SunsLauris Abele & Raitis AbeleLatvia, United States
Endless Cookie Peter Scriver, Seth Scriver Canada
Lesbian Space Princess Emma Hough Hobbs, Leela VargheseAustralia
Memory HotelHeinrich SablGermany, France
Nightmare BugsOsamu Fukutani, Saku SakamotoJapan
I Am Frankelda Soy FrankeldaArturo Ambriz & Roy AmbrizMexico
Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat In Darkt.o.L.Japan
The Girl Who Stole Time时间之子Ao Yu & Zhou TienanChina
The SquareKim Bo-solSouth Korea

Special Screenings

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Brick BoyScott VaseyUnited States
ChupacabrasJordi SerrallongaSpain
WisteriaIan GarruchoSpain

Awards

The main awards of the 58th edition of the SITGES were announced on 18 October 2025. [9]

SOFC jury prizes

The following awards were conceded: [10] [3]

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

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 Ghost of the Villa 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

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)

Special awards

The following are recipients of special honours: [13]

Sean S. Cunningham, recipient of the Time Machine Award Sean Cunningham People Fan Fest People Convention Los Angeles 2024 Portrait.jpg
Sean S. Cunningham, recipient of the Time Machine Award
Gale Anne Hurd, recipient of the WomanInFan Grand Honorary Award Gale Anne Hurd by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
Gale Anne Hurd, recipient of the WomanInFan Grand Honorary Award
Mary Harron, recipient of the WomanInFan Award Mary Harron Portrait Photo by John C. Walsh.jpg
Mary Harron, recipient of the WomanInFan Award

References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome 2025 Sitges Film Festival Poster and First Award Winners and Special Guests". Sitges Film Festival . 17 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  2. Economou, Vassilis (15 October 2025). "Mr. K crowned with the 2025 Méliès d'Or". Cineuropa . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Miguel Ángel Romero (18 October 2025). "Palmarés de Sitges 2025: el body horror 'La hermanastra fea' gana el premio a la mejor película" [Sitges 2025 Awards: The body horror film 'The Ugly Stepsister' wins Best Film]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  4. "We Complete the 2025 line-up: Guillermo del Toro, Yorgos Lanthimos, Park Chan-wook, Carmen Maura, and Other Big Names in Contemporary Fantastic Genre". Sitges Film Festival . 10 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  5. Popp, Olivia (11 September 2025). "Sitges gets ready to thrill and chill with its 2025 line-up". Cineuropa . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  6. "The SGAE Foundation and the Sitges Film Festival Announce the 1st Josefina Molina Award". Sitges Film Festival . 11 June 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  7. "Jury 2025". Sitges Film Festival . Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  8. León, Por Karla (11 September 2025). "Conoce la programación del Festival de Sitges 2025" [Discover the Sitges Festival 2025 program]. The Hollywood Reporter (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  9. "'The Ugly Stepsister', by Emilie Blichfeldt, Best Feature Film Award at Sitges 2025". Sitges Film Festival . 18 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  10. "«La hermanastra fea», de Emilie Blichfeldt, premio al mejor filme del Festival de Sitges" ["The Ugly Stepsister" by Emilie Blichfeldt, winner of the Best Film Award at the Sitges Film Festival]. EFE . 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  11. "Mr. K and Dominique Pinon, the Highlights of the Méliès d'Or Awards Gala". Sitges Film Festival . 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  12. Popp, Olivia (21 October 2025). "Emilie Blichfeldt's The Ugly Stepsister triumphs at Sitges". Cineuropa . Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  13. "List of Confirmed Artists at Sitges 2025". Sitges Film Festival . 22 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.