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# Peter Jackson and Danny DeVito to Attend Sitges Film Festival
- URL: https://barna.news/peter-jackson-and-danny-devito-to/
- Published: 2026-09-04T10:17:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-04T10:17:15.000Z
- Description: The 59th Sitges Film Festival will host major guests including Peter Jackson, Danny DeVito and Amy Irving in October 2026.
- Author: Barbara Town
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## Festival Honours Horror and Fantasy Icons

The 59th Sitges Film Festival, running from 8 to 18 October 2026, will welcome director Peter Jackson, actor Danny DeVito and actress Amy Irving as recipients of the Honorary Grand Prize. The announcement was made by Mònica Garcia Massagué, director of the festival’s foundation, at a press conference in Barcelona, with festival director Ángel Sala joining remotely. Jackson, best known for the *Lord of the Rings* trilogy, returns to Sitges over 30 years after presenting *Braindead*, which will screen in a new 4K restoration under its Spanish title *Tu madre se ha comido a mi perro*. He will also participate in a special session on *King Kong* alongside Rick Baker, the special effects artist behind the 1976 film’s iconic ape suit, which marks its 50th anniversary this year.

> Peter Jackson is coming back to Sitges more than three decades after he presented 'Braindead' here.

Danny DeVito will attend as executive producer of *Drag*, a film in the Official Fantàstic Competition section starring his daughter Lucy DeVito. Amy Irving will appear for a screening of Brian De Palma’s 1978 thriller *The Fury*, following her earlier recognition at the festival for *Carrie*.

## Spanish Director Makes History with Opening Film

The festival will open with *Found Alive* by Spanish filmmaker Carlota Pereda, the first film directed by a Spanish woman to inaugurate the event. It will be screened alongside the short film *Homing* by Lizzie Atherton and Hansel Rodrigues. The closing film will be *Wicker* by Alex Huston Ficker and Eleanor Wilson. Alejandro Amenábar will receive the Méliès Career Award on the 30th anniversary of his debut feature *Tesis*, which will be shown in a restored version. The Time Machine Awards will also celebrate Robert Eggers for historical horror, Yuen Woo-ping for action choreography, editor Bob Murawski, director Takashi Shimizu for J-Horror, and Mark L. Lester for 1980s popular cinema.

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Festivalgoers can find full programming and ticket information via the [Sitges Film Festival official website](https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/?ref=barna.news).

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*Reported by europapress.es, notimerica.com, infobae.com, lavanguardia.com, sitgesfilmfestival.com, tourismattractions.net, en.ara.cat, Agència de Promoció Turisme de Sitges, RUSSPAIN.com, particle.news.*

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