‘I Origins’ Mike Cahill wins the Sitges Film Festival … – Cordoba Day

I Origins , American director Mike Cahill, a film budget and dares with “profound questions” yesterday won the prize for the best film of Fantastic Film Festival of Sitges.

I Origins is a romantic sci-fi drama that intertwines science and mysticism through the investigations carried out by the protagonist, a molecular biology student specializing in the evolution of the human eye.
The Special Jury Prize and the award for best actress Essie Davis, shared with Julianne Moore by Maps to the:

The movie The Babadook took two awards Stars , David Cronenberg, while the prize for best director went to Cub , Jonas Govaerts.

Festival director Angel Sala, was “very satisfied” with the jury’s decision, “which rewards the new low-budget science fiction”, with I Origins , and “intelligent horror film” with The Babadook .

The award for best actor was also shared between Nathan Phillips These Final hours , Zak Hilditch and Koji Yakusho by The world of Kanako , Tetsuya Nakashima.

Among the many awards given Festiva Sitges worth mentioning the best script Young ones , Jake Paltrow, special jury mention at Pos that , What we do in the shadows, A girl walks home alone at night and Spring and the Critics Award at Realité Quentin Dupieux. The jury explained that awarded the prize for best film at I Origins because “it is very well run, very well acted and dares to be deep questions”, Charles de Lauzirika, one member said.

“The discussion within the jury was very intense and was eventually decided by a majority,” said Alejo Cuervo, who clarified that the jury “has dissented at times, but most of the time has been tune “.

“The problem has been that many movies were very good and varied and it was difficult to choose,” said Sebastian Aloi.

As for the Belgian tape Cub , experts said it is “a very well directed film that you mind the plot from the start and does not let you escape.”

Hall thanked the public for their “loyalty”, which has allowed the contest again reach the record number of visitors last year, with 58,000 tickets sold.