Sanguine wins best film at Sitges Film Festival

The film ‘Sanguine’, the debut feature by French director and screenwriter Marion Le Coroller, has been named the best film in competition at the Sitges Film Festival. The jury, which included Locarno artistic director Giona A. Nazzaro and writer Valeria Vegas, praised the film for its narrative depth and its use of body horror to explore themes of workplace stress and productivity pressure.

Other notable award winners at the festival include Joko Anwar, who received the best director award and the Carnet Jove jury prize for ‘Ghost in the cell’. Jasmine Trinca was named best actress for her role in Paolo Strippoli’s ‘The spiral’, which also earned the Méliès d’Argent. Additionally, a special award was granted to the black comedy ‘Drag’, directed by Greg Yagolnitzer and Raviv Ullman.