First of two editions under the artistic direction of Roc Villas. The Festival opened with eXistenZ and closed with The Winslow Boy. The surprise screening - a Sitges classic- featured a high-profile premiere this year: none other than Fight Club. A comprehensive retrospective was dedicated to Jacques Demy, bringing to Sitges filmmaker Agnès Varda, the French musical film master's widow. The successful premiere of The Nameless, Jaume Balagueró's highly anticipated debut film, was the prelude to the Fantastic Factory project. This year's guests included Whit Stillman, Hideo Nakata, Miki Nakatani, Lloyd Kaufman, Veronica Cartwright, Cédric Kahn, Sophie Guillemin, Henry Thomas, and Isabel Coixet.
