About this episode
Elinor Lewy interviews various guests at the Sitges Film Festival, discussing the experience and insights from the largest genre film festival in the world.
I took the opportunity during my third time at Sitges Film Festival to chat with some fine people who came to this gargantuan annual celebration of horror. You'll hear from film professor Alison Peirse and film journalist Daniela Urzola who were on Sitges juries (different juries, there are quite a few at this fest), genre filmmakers Arianne Hinz and Avalon Fast as well as film programmers Sabina Pujol and Sara Neidorf, who is also the co-director of Final Girls Berlin with me. I hope this gives you a glimpse of what being at the largest genre film festival in the world is like and that it motivates you to go in the future! Show Notes: Alison Pierse’s Website Alison Pierse’s Instagram Doing Women’s Global Horror Film History Daniela Urzola’s Instagram Daniela Urzola’s Letterboxd Arianne Hinz’s Website Arianne Hinz’s Instagram Avalon Fast’s Website Avalon Fast’s Instagram Sabina Pujol’s Instagram B-Retina Film Festival Filmets Cryptshow Fest Sara Neidorf’s Website Sara Neidorf’s Instagram Mellowdeath Bandcamp Weapons (2025) The Monkey (2025) Barbarian (2022) House of Psychotic Women Kier-La Janisse 1000 Women in Horror (2025) Zodiac Killer Project (2025) Catherine Grant Beyond…
People in this episode
Host: Elinor Lewy
Guests: Alison Peirse, Daniela Urzola, Arianne Hinz, Avalon Fast, Sabina Pujol, Sara Neidorf
Topics covered
- Sitges Film Festival
- horror films
- film interviews
- genre filmmaking
- film programming
Keywords
- Sitges Film Festival
- horror
- film interviews
- genre filmmakers
- film programming
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Final Girls Berlin
Books & works: Weapons (2025), The Monkey (2025), Barbarian (2022), House of Psychotic Women, 1000 Women in Horror (2025), Zodiac Killer Project (2025), Beyond Clueless (2014), The ‘Burbs (1989), Piranha (1978), The Fog (1980)
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