Sitges expands its creator encounters and support for women in genre film

Sitges has outlined the creator talks and development programmes accompanying its 59th festival, which runs October 8–18. MaestrAs returns for a second edition with encounters involving Adrienne Barbeau, Julie Corman, Anna Biller, Meiko Kaji and Amy Irving, alongside a discussion of programming and curation led by K. J. Relth-Miller.

Sitges has outlined the creator talks and development programmes accompanying its 59th festival, which runs October 8–18. MaestrAs returns for a second edition with encounters involving Adrienne Barbeau, Julie Corman, Anna Biller, Meiko Kaji and Amy Irving, alongside a discussion of programming and curation led by K.

J. Relth-Miller. The festival’s WomanInFan programme adds a Talent Accelerator offering workshops and mentorship for women at different stages of their careers. The announced international mentors include screenwriter Alex Litvak and Blumhouse development executive Shaun S. Sutton; the existing residency also continues

with DAMA. The wider industry programme includes conversations about independent distribution, low-budget genre production and stop-motion animation. Public activities include the October 10 Zombie Walk, scheduled to depart at 7:30 p.m. local time from Miramar. Check the festival’s individual event listings for

admission and exact talk times. Read the official source. Image: Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival; official MaestrAs programme artwork.

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