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FANTÀSTIC JURY
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J. A. BAYONA
Born in Barcelona, where he graduated from the ESCAC (Catalonian School of Cinema and Audiovisuals) specializing in direction. For years he combined his work as a professor at this center with directing numerous commercials and video clips. He’s the person behind two of the most significant short films in recent Spanish cinema, Mis vacaciones (99) and El hombre esponja (01). Guillermo del Toro produced his debut feature, The Orphanage (07), one of the key films for the international success of the new Spanish genre cinema. Currently he’s finishing up The Impossible, about the tsunami that devastated Thailand in December 2004, starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor. |
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QUIM CASAS
Film critic and writer, he contributed to “Dirigido por”, “Nosferatu” and “El Periódico de Catalunya”, among other publications, and as a music critic to Rockdelux. He’s a member of the San Sebastian Festival Selection Committee and professor of Audiovisual Communication at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. Author of several books, among them “John Ford. El arte y la leyenda”, “John Carpenter. Horror en B mayor”, “Clint Eastwood. Avatares del último cineasta clásico”, “David Lynch” and “Películas clave del cine de superhéroes. He has coordinated group volumes dedicated to Jim Jarmusch, Abel Ferrara and David Cronenberg, among others.. |
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RYOO SEUNG-WAN
Filmmaker. He caused a sensation among South Korean audiences and critics with his debut film, Die Bad (00). Following other successful films like No Blood No Tears (02), Arahan (04), A Crying Fist (05) and The City of Violence (06), he earned a place of honor in the new Korean cinema alongside his friends Park Chan-wook and Kim Ji-woon. His nickname is “Action Kid” because of his predilection for thrillers and criminal dramas, always approached from a unique point of view. At Sitges'11 we can see his latest piece, the highly acclaimed Unjust, also screened in the Panorama section at the Berlinale. |
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LISA MARIE
When she was 15 she moved to New York to study theater, dance and music. Her face started to become familiar when she posed as a model for Robert Mappelthorpe and appeared in the advertising campaign for “Calvin Klein's Obsession” cologne done by Bruce Weber. He offered her a small appearance in his documentary Let's Get Lost (88), revolving around Chet Baker. Soon afterwards she appeared in Woody Allen’s Alice (89). In 1992 she met Tim Burton, with whom she started a personal and professional relationship that provided her with unforgettable roles over a ten-year period in films like Ed Wood (94) and Mars Attacks! (96). She has also appeared in magazines like “Maxim” and “Esquire”. 2011 has been the year of her return to cinema.
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RICHARD STANLEY
Director of films like Hardware, Heartless and author of one of the fragments of The Theatre Bizarre.
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NOVES VISIONS JURY
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LORIS OMEDES
Film producer. He started off in the special effects field, and was the special effects coordinator for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Barcelona'92 Olympic Games. In 1989 he founded the Bausan Films production company, whose multiple achievements include a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Feature Length Documentary for Cuban Rafters (04).
JAVI GINER
A Marketing and Film graduate. He combined his training in movie directing and writing in Los Angeles working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He later joined El Deseo as Pedro Almodóvar’s personal assistant and the person in charge of international relationships. He is currently working on different film projects in different stages of development.
ANAÏS EMERY
Founder of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, the only competition in Switzerland dedicated to genre cinema. In conjunction with the festival, she organizes Imaging the Future, an encounter focused on the use of digital technology in different fields. |
ANIMA'T / CASA ASIA JURY
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CARLES SANTAMARÍA
Journalist. He occupied the office of general secretary of Ficomic between 1994 and 1996, and was director of the Barcelona International Comic Fair and the first edition of the Manga Fair, positions he would take up again in 2005. He has also been a writer for comics and television and curated exhibits like “The Heroes of the European Comic”.
PIL-SUNG YIM
Filmmaker. His short film Baby (99) was selected in Venice and Karlovy Vary. He directed the feature-length films Antarctic Journal, winner of the Orient Express-Casa Asia Award at Sitges'05 and Hansel and Gretel (07), also screened at the Festival.
JORDI OJEDA
Doctor of industrial engineering and with a master’s degree in automated production and robotics, he is a professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). He is the director of the “Comic, science and technology” project, where he organizes activities using cartoons as a teaching element. |
MÉLIÈS JURY
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ÁLEX AGUILERA
Film historian. Publisher and editor of “Seqüències de cinema” magazine. Co-director of Editorial 2001. He is the author of the book “Directores del género fantástico (1904-2004)” and he is presently the editor of the Cine Archivo website.
MANLIO GOMARASCA
Co-founder of Nocturno Cinema magazine and author of a large variety of books on genre cinema. In collaboration with Venice, he has organized tributes and retrospectives, like the one dedicated to the spaghetti western. He was screenwriter on two documentaries about Joe D'Amato and director of the documentary short Fernando di Leo: La morale de genere (05).
PACO CABEZAS
Screenwriter and film director. His filmography is closely linked to Sitges: in 2007 he presented his feature film debut, The Appeared and in 2010, Neon Flesh, the long version of the multi award winning short he made in 2005. |
BRIGADOON JURY
LETICIA DOLERA
Actress. She has participated in films like El otro lado de la cama (02), Imagining Argentina (03) or Semen, una historia de amor (05). In 2009 she debuted as a director with the short film Lo siento, te quiero, which was followed by A o B (10). She was an official judge at Sitges'06. She recently starred in [·Rec]3 Genesis, currently in its post-production stage.
ADRIÁN CARDONA
Since the year 2000 he has been making short and feature-length films under the hallmark of his production company Eskoria Films, films that blend action, B movie, humor and gore. His artistic activity currently moves between cinema, painting and sculpture. He has won the Brigadoon Award twice, with Brico Killer (07) and Torbelino de hostias (09).
RAFA DENGRÀ
Self taught short film maker. He directs, writes, films, edits and post-produces his pieces. He created the SoulPsychoKiller production company and is the founder and director of the Festival de Cortometrajes Fantásticos y/o Freaks Fantosfreak in Cerdanyola del Vallès since the year 2000. |
NOVA AUTORIA JURY
ARNAU BATALLER
Composer. His pieces have been performed in Europe, Asia and the United States. He has written works for orchestra, chamber music and symphony orchestras. For cinema he composed, among others, the scores for Heroes (10) and 14 Days with Victor (10), both screened last year in Sitges.
SÍLVIA MUNT
Actress and theater, movies and television director, as well as a screenwriter. She has won two Goya Awards: Best Actress for Alas de mariposa (91) and Best Short Film for Lalia (99). She has directed two feature-length films for cinema, the documentary Gala. Elena Dimitrievna Diakonova (03) and Pretextos (08).
MARIA RIPOLL
Screenwriter and filmmaker. She has a master’s degree in movie direction from the American Film Institute. Somes outstanding movies from her filmography are Lluvia en los zapatos, Audience Appreciation Award winner at Sitges'99, Tortilla Soup (01) and Tu vida en 65 minutos (07). |
CARNET JOVE JURY
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ALBERTO MARTÍN
SERGI MARÍ
DAVID VILAPLANA
ERIC ANTONELL
GERARD FOSSAS
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CRITICS' JURY
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DESIRÉE DE FEZ
CARLOS LOSILLA
JOSÉ LUIS LOSA |
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