SITGES FANPITCH Feature Films
SITGES FILM FESTIVAL
Program description 2024
The Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia organizes Sitges FanPitch (Sitges FanLab), its pitch competition for feature film and serialized production projects, for the tenth consecutive year.
Sitges FanPitch is an international pitch competition event focused on feature films and serialized productions in development with horror, science fiction and/or fantasy themes. The event will take place in a hybrid form on October 6 and 7, 2024 within the framework of the Sitges Festival.
In total, a maximum of five series and a maximum of seven feature films from around the world will be selected. To these will be added the projects selected by the Festival in the Sitges FanPitch collaborating film markets. Those responsible for the selected projects will have the opportunity to make a sales pitch and meet with each of the participating companies. In addition, the five winning feature film projects will be eligible for travel bags for international circulation. This year, Feratum, International Fantastic Film Festival, located in Mexico, joins the Sitges FanPitch market circuit, which will select a Sitges FanPitch project to be part of the next Feratum Residency, at the same time, we create an extra section dedicated to projects in Catalan entitled Catalunya Imaginaria. In the series category, 1 winning project will be selected, which will be awarded a cash prize for its development.
For the fourth consecutive year, this edition will be complemented by the Showrunners LAB, an introductory and advisory seminar on the figure of the showrunner. The selected series projects will be able to carry out individual mentoring with the showrunners participating in this edition.
Awards 2024
All selected projects will receive free Industry accreditation for this year’s Festival to be able to attend all industry activities (except private ones), be part of the Sitges Industry Online-Catalan Films platform, and the film screenings included with their accreditation.
The projects selected at Sitges FanPitch will be eligible for the following prizes:
FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
Four travel grants for 1 representative of each project (includes the accreditation, travel and hotel at the destination):
Four travel grants for 1 representative of each project (includes the accreditation, travel and hotel at the destination):
SERIES CATEGORY
Cash prize of 2,500 euros (VAT included) for the project’s development*
* The representative of the winning series project must submit a proposal for expenses as part of the production development plan, which will be approved and paid for directly by the Sitges Film Festival of Catalonia Foundation.
COLLABORATORS
Guidelines and requirements 2024
Candidate projects must present:
Candidates must submit a script, dossier with project synopsis, film references, and description of the target audience (in English), a maximum 3-minute video pitch (in English or English-subtitled), and a proposed movie/series poster.
Commitment to participation and recognition of the sole spokesperson by the project.
Commitment to include the Sitges FanPitch and Sitges FanLab logos in the production credits if the project is realized.
Participation commitment 2024
The project selected in the Sitges FanPitch-Sitges FanLab will receive the logo accrediting it as a finalist and winner of the call. The organization will recognize the signatory of these rules as the only interlocutor to negotiate all aspects related to the participation of their project and as the only person responsible to other companies or people that may participate in the production of their project. In the event that the corresponding feature or series is carried out, the winning projects undertake to add the Sitges FanPitch and Sitges FanLab logo to the production credits.
Key Dates 2024
Call 2023
Program description 2023
For the ninth year in a row, the Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is organizing Sitges FanPitch, its feature film and series production project pitch competition.
Sitges FanPitch is the international pitch competition event focused on feature films and series productions in development with horror, science fiction and/or fantastic themes. The initiative still maintains its goal of discovering the best genre projects and hooking them up with leading companies in the industry. The event will take place in hybrid format on October 8th and 9th, 2023 as part of the Sitges Film Festival.
A total of three series and thirteen feature films from around the world have been selected. These will be joined by the projects selected by the Festival at the collaborating Sitges FanPitch film markets. The people responsible for each of the selected projects will have the opportunity to make a sales pitch and meet with each of the participating companies. In addition, the 4 winning feature film projects will be eligible for travel grants for their international circulation. This year, the BIF Market, the section dedicated to the film market at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, joins the Sitges FanPitch market circuit.
In the series category, 1 winning project will be selected, which will be awarded a cash prize for its ongoing development. For the third consecutive year, this edition will be complemented by the Showrunners LAB, an introductory and mentoring seminar on the figure of the showrunner. The selected series projects will be able to receive individual mentoring sessions with the showrunner participating in this year’s edition.
Programming blocks
The Sitges FanPitch programming is divided into the following blocks: Scripted Series, Feature Films and Showrunners Lab, an introductory seminar and advice on the figure of the showrunner.
Awards 2023
All selected projects will receive free Industry accreditation for this year’s Festival to be able to attend all industry activities (except private ones), be part of the Sitges Industry Online-Catalan Films platform, and the film screenings included with their accreditation.
The projects selected at Sitges FanPitch will be eligible for the following prizes:
FEATURE FILM CATEGORY
Four travel grants for 1 representative of each project (includes travel and living expenses at the destination):
SERIES CATEGORY
Cash prize of 2,500 euros (VAT included) for the project’s development*
* The representative of the winning series project must submit a proposal for expenses as part of the production development plan, which will be approved and paid for directly by the Sitges Film Festival of Catalonia Foundation.
Selected feature films 2023
Selected series 2023
SITGES FANPITCH – FEATURE FILMS 2023
Pitch Session
Live pitching session of the selected projects at the Sitges FanPitch.
In this session, the selected feature films present their pitch in a hybrid session both in person and online.
The event is hosted by Mònica Garcia Massagué, General Director of the Sitges – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia.
Date and location
Sunday, October 8th, 2023 / 10:00h – 12:00h – Carpa Noray (Hotel Meliá Sitges)
Jury
- Javier Fernández: Director of Blood Window
- Annick Mahnert: Director of Programming at Fantastic Fest in Austin and Executive Director of the Frontières Co-Production Market
- Jongsuk Thomas Nam: NAFF Managing Director at Bucheon Int’l Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN)
1:1 Meetings
* Private event.
Date
Sunday, October 8th, 2023
Location
Online and Onsite
Participating companies
