At its 54^th edition, the Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is presenting a white-hot programme consisting of 269 works, which will be on show from 7-17 October. The latest Spanish genre productions will get an airing at Sitges, including those by established directors such as Álex de la Iglesia (with Veneciafrenia [+leggi anche:
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The debut feature by Catalonian director David Casademunt, El páramo [+leggi anche:
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Other Spanish movies in the Official Fantastic Competition Section include the unsettling flick Out of Sync [+leggi anche:
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This edition of the festival will also be showing off the totally bonkers Titane [+leggi anche:
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Away from the main core of the festival, there will be thematic offshoots and focuses on the means of expression in genre film, including new styles and mythologies stemming from more popular ones (such as in In the Earth [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Valdimar Jóhannsson
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intervista: Charlotte Colbert
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intervista: Eskil Vogt
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Information on all of the festival’s titles (which a single article would be insufficient to cover) and sections can be found on its website.