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Sitges Film Festival 2013 – What not to miss!

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Sitges Film Festival

This year the Sitges International Film Festival takes place from the 11th to the 20th of October. It is one of the largest Horror/Scifi movie festivals in the world attracting international stars, world premiers and more.

Some of the films on this year’s schedule are quite out there! However here are some of the ones we won’t be missing!

Interior: Leather Room

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In order to avoid an X rating, 40 minutes of gay S&M footage was rumored to be cut and destroyed from the 1980 film, “Cruising.” Inspired by the mythology of this controversial film, filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews collaborate to imagine their own lost footage.

Amid the backdrop of a frenzied film set actor Val Lauren reluctantly agrees to take the lead in the film. Val is repeatedly forced to negotiate his boundaries during scenes on and “off camera,” as unsimulated gay sex happens around him. The film itself is constructed as a play with boundaries remaining queer in subject and form. As much a film about filmmaking as it is about an exploration of sexual and creative freedom, “Interior. Leather Bar.” defies easy categorization.

Byzantium by Neil Jordan

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Two decades after Interview with the Vampire, Neil Jordan returns to vampire movies. Two women, Clara and Eleonor, move to a hotel near the sea intending to keep the secret of their long-lived history. A history divided between two eras, and that bears the unavoidable signature of a subgenre master: romantic, gothic, seductive and bloody.

Sitges Zombie Walk 2013

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Sitges Zombie Walk 2013

This year’s Sitges Zombie Walk takes place on Saturday October 12th as part of Sitges International Film Festival. Those wishing to attend can get their make-up completed by professional make up artists and join in the fun from around 8pm. The Zombies will make their way from the Mayor’s building through the old town and descend onto the beaches and streets of Sitges bringing their usual frightening chaos.

Check out the video footage of the 2011 event. (Unfortunately last year the event barely too place due to a torrential rain storm that lasted the entire evening)

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If you are planning on visiting Sitges for the Film Festival, there are still some hotels offering late September deals. Check them out and see you in Sitges this September.

Sitges Zombie Walk 2012.

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Sitges Zombie Walk 2012

The rain clouds did not deter the Zombies from taking over Sitges this weekend!

Sitges Zombie Walk 2012

The event, now in its 4th year was full of Zombies, ghosts and ghouls… as the International Film Festival was drawing to a close.

Sitges Zombie Walk 2012

Many would-be Zombies waited hours for their make-up to be applied by professional make-up artists, with some stunning if not scary results!

Sitges Zombie Walk 2012

Check out the photos of the Zombie Walk in Sitges below.

Buried wins at MELIES D’OR at Sitges Film Festival

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Buried the movie

The 2010 Méliès d’Or Award – for Best European fantastic film went to BURIED a Spanish thriller starring Ryan Reynolds. The award was handed out at the Méliès d’Or award ceremony during the 43rd Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain, with director Rodrigo Cortés in attendance.

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Paul Conroy is not ready to die. But when he wakes up 6 feet underground with no idea of who put him there or why, life for the truck driver and family man instantly becomes a hellish struggle for survival. Paul has only 90 minutes to be rescued before his worst nightmare comes true.

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Sitges in the news – Zombie Walk 2010

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If you missed any of the crazy antics taking place during the weekend here is some footage of a very different looking Markatu Band,

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… together with some great shots of the Zombie walk as it makes its way through Sitges. Enjoy!

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Kellan Lutz at Sitges Film Festival 2010

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Kellan Lutz

Kellan Lutz, best known for playing Emmett Cullen in the Twilight series, appeared at the film festival this weekend.

Kellan Lutz

It was crazy… people were queuing for hours to get a glimpse of the star and his matinee-idol looks!

Kellan Lutz

Kellan was interviewed on his upcoming movie, Immortals as well as his work on the Twilight Saga.

Kellan Lutz

So, it was a welcome change from all the strange zombies and crazy people on the streets this weekend! Eye candy always makes a Monday more bearable.

Sitges Film Festival 2010 Opens

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The annual Sitges film festival opened last night with a glittering VIP reception, poolside at the Hotel Subur Maritim..

Sitges Film Festival

The festival continues throughout the week with film premieres from the world of Sci-fi and horror.

Sitges Film Festival

The Sitges Zombie Walk takes place on Saturday night on Psg Ribera from 8.30pm.

Sitges Zombie Walk 2010

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Sitges Zombie Walk

Sitges Zombie Walk is back and this year 2010 with a new route: entering via the village, willing to eat all its inhabitants! The walk will kick off at 20.30 at the Miramar building on Saturday the 9th of October.

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If you want to take part you can be “zombified” for free at the Edifici Miramar from 14h (limited places).

Check out last year’s event..scary!

Sitges Film Festival 2010 – What to look forward to!

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Sitges Film Festival

This year’s annual Sitges Film Festival takes place over 10 days, from the 7th to the 17th of October. We were give a sneak peak at some of the best movies that are going to be on show and the line up is as impressive as ever.

So if you want to catch a movie that won’t be in the European Cinemas for a while.. then the Sitges Film Festival is the pace to be this October. Here are some of our favourites! Films are shown in various locations throughout Sitges.

Super 8

This Sci-fi movie is a collaboration between Stephen Spielberg and J.J. Abram. Definitely one of the highlights for 2011!

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Vanishing On 7th Street Trailer

Some eye-candy with Hayden Christensen…. where everyone disappears!

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The Perfect Host

Definitely one of the quirkiest movies…. we just love the line “You can’t kill me, I’m having a dinner party!”

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Let Me In

It would not be a film festival if you didn’t have a Vampire movie..this one is quite creepy.. Vampire Children!

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Monsters

In Monsters, Mexico will never look the same again.

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With over 100 movies showing ranging from Japanese Magna to Swedish Thrillers, Sitges Film Festival will not disappoint those seeking something different to watch this October.

Book Your Hotel for Sitges Film Festival

If you are coming to the Film Festival – Check out our Special Rates on Hotels Here

We also have several apartments close to the main event hotel, the Melia.

The Second Sitges Zombie Walk – Sat Oct 10th 2009

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This year the second annual Sitges Zombie Walk takes place on Saturday the 10th of October. The effects are spectacular if not a little creepy, especially as they walk down the beach front at midnight.

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Check out last years coverage of the events on Gay Sitges Guide here.