Today the winners of the 55th edition of the Sitges 2022 Festival have been announced. An edition with lights and shadows. Among the lights we can point out that at the festival you could find more than one surprise, the best national fantastic cinema and a greater number of works directed by a woman. But among the shadows we must highlight the fact that, with the exception of Pearl, it did not include any other hits that kept the advertising hype In the clouds.
The programming of this new edition of the Sitges Festival was weaker than in other years. It was difficult to find a film that deserved the prestigious award. Fortunately, movies like Summer scars, Don’t say evil, the five devils or Emilia They helped give us some joy.
Korean proposals this year have been disappointing. As much as Venusthe new film by Balagueró, or the unbearable Black Glasses, the new yellow by Dario Argento. Quentin Dupieux presents two decaffeinated films without the sparkle and ingenuity he has always shown. There hasn’t been a movie that really made us shiver in our chair..
Its jury, composed of William funny (Director of Maniac), Writer Mariana Enriquez, Christopher Mercier (former vice president of Fox Searchlight Europe), actress Susanne Wuest and programmer Heidy Honeycutt, it wasn’t very wise to reward again Jalmari Helander (he already won in 2010 for Rare Exports: A Thug’s Christmas Tale), Content It’s a movie I like Rare exportswill not transcend gender. A show that does not stand out for its proposal or for the quality of any of its departments. A correct film
The jury did not assess the riskiness of proposals such as Pearl by Ti West and Mia Goth o the five devils by Lea Mysius, undoubtedly the best of this Sitges 2022.
PALMARÉS SITGES 2022: OFFICIAL SECTION
Best Film Award: Contentby Jalmari Helander
Special Jury Prize: Wolf Hunt Projectby Kim Hong-sun
Best Director Award: Ti West for Pearl
Award for the best male interpretation: Jorma Tommila for Content
Best Female Performance Award: Mia Goth for Pearl
Best Photography Award: Contentby Kjell Lagerroos
Award for the best special effects: It hatches (Ego) y Irati
Best Music Award: Content de Juri Seppä & Tuomas Wäinölä
PALMARÉS SITGES 2022: NEW VISIONS
New Visions Best Film Award: Cretin by Gisèle Vienne
New Visions Best Director Award: Martika Ramirez Escobar por Leonor will never die
Award for the best short film of New visions in small format: Flashback before death by Rii Ishihara and Hiroyuki Onogawa
José Luis Guarner Award for Best Film: Something in the dirt, by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson
PALMARÉS SITGES 2022: CRITICAL AWARDS
Citizen Kane Award for Best First Feature Film: in shades, by Michelle Garza
SOFC Best Short Film Award (Oscar preselection): Newt’s Congress, by Matthias Sahli and Immanuel Esser
PALMARÉS SITGES 2022: Rejoice
Best Animated Short Film Award (Academy Awards preselection): skinned, by Joaquim Herisse
Award for the best animated film: the other way, by Diego Guzman
PALMARÉS SITGES 2022: MÉLIÈS AWARDS
Meliès d’Or Awards: little pigby Carlotta Pereda
Méliès Silver: Night sirenby Tereza Nvotová
SITGES 2022 PALMARÉS: OTHER SECTIONS
Best Blood Window Film: in shades, by Michelle Garza
Award for the best short film of European production: From beyondby Fredrik S. Hana
Audience Award for Best SOFC Film: Iratithe Paul Urkijo
Best Panoramic Film: DeadstreamJoseph Winter and Vanessa Winter
Best Midnight X-Treme Movie: Sissyby Kane Senes and Hannah Barlow
Brigadoon Paul Naschy Award: The faceby Raúl Cerezo and Carlos Moriana
Carnet Jove Award for the best SOFC feature film: You will not be aloneby Goran Stolevski
Carnet Jove Award for Best Film Sitges Documenta: Jurassic Punk, by Scott Leberecht
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