SPAIN ISSUE 57 Oct 2006

The Sitges International Film Festival is "the number one fantasy film festival in the world", and presents cultural expression with the greatest media impact in Catalonia.

With a solid experience behind it, the festival is a "stimulating universe of meetings, exhibitions, presentations and screenings" of fantasy films from all over the world.

The festival will be kicking off its 39th edition with the premiere of El Laberinto del Fauno, by Guillermo del Toro.

The Official Fantastic Section includes films such as: Cigarette Burns (Masters Of Horror 8) by John Carpenter, The Science Of Sleep by Michel Gondry and Time (Shigan) by Kim Ki-Duk.