The 55th Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia is taking place from October 6 through 16, 2022. French productions have been given a prominent place this year, with numerous titles showcased across the various programs, including 8 films in the Official Competition. This year for the first time, Unifrance joined forces with the festival to hold the "French Genre: Unifrance x Sitges x SoFilm" event aimed at promoting French genre films.
The "French Genre: Unifrance x Sitges x SoFilm" event was held on Friday, October 14, with the presentation of 11 projects and mood reels, 3 script readings by Spanish actors accompanied by live music, and followed by a networking cocktail reception with industry professionals (view the gallery of the photo shoot for the pitch sessions below).
Students from the ESCAC Film School in Barcelona were invited to take part in the event and vote for the best project presented.
The winner for Best Project was Diane Lecerf, for Fragile, a horror-thriller that focuses on a toxic relationship between a mother and daughter.
In 2022, for the first time, and as part of our strategy to strengthen support for the creation of French genre productions around the world, Unifrance provided assistance for the travel arrangements for a section of the artistic delegation and in the organization of this new professional operation.
All the French films at the Sitges International Film Festival in 2022
Official Fantastic Competition
- Final Cut by Michel Hazanavicius
- Everything Will Be OK by Rithy Panh
- Smoking Causes Coughing by Quentin Dupieux
- Incredible But True by Quentin Dupieux
- Lockdown Tower by Guillaume Nicloux
- The Five Devils by Léa Mysius
- Summer Scars by Simon Rieth
- Tropic by Édouard Salier
- Unicorn Wars by Alberto Vázquez (minority-French coproduction)
- Vesper Seeds by Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper (minority-French coproduction)
- Irati by Paul Urkijo Alijo (minority-French coproduction)
New Visions
- Jerk by Gisèle Vienne
- The Strange Case of Jacky Caillou by Lucas Delangle
- Saloum by Jean-Luc Herbulot
- 15 Ways to Kill Your Neighbour by Santiago Mitre
Anima't
- Dragon Princess by Anthony 'Tot' Roux, Jean-Jacques Denis
- Dozens of Norths by Koji Yamamura
- Unicorn Wars by Alberto Vázquez (minority-French coproduction)
Out of Competition
- Year of the Shark by Ludovic Boukherma and Zoran Boukherma
- Piggy by Carlota Pereda (minority-French coproduction)
Orbita closing film
Brigadoon
Sitges Classics
Sitges Documenta
- Mad in Belgium by Yves Montmayeur
- King on Screen by Daphné Baiwir
- Heart of Oak by Laurent Charbonnier and Michel Seydoux
Seven Chances
Short Films - Anima't Competition
- The World’s After by Florentina Gonzalez
- My Tiger by Jean-Jean Arnoux
- Scale by Joseph Pierce
- Skinned by Joachim Hérissé
Short Films - New Visions Competition
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