A total of 19 films will compete for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award in San Sebastian Festival’s most open competitive section, which this year sees the participation of filmmakers Philippe Garrel, Hong Sang-soo and Peter Strickland, among others.
San Sebastian International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious and important film festivals in the world, held annually in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián.
San Sebastian’s film program consists of some 200 films selected for six competitive sections (Official Selection, New Directors, Horizontes Latinos, Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, Perlak and Nest) and seven non-competitive sections (Culinary Zinema, Made in Spain, Zinemira, Velodrome, Movies for Kids, Retrospective and Klasikoak).
San Sebastian International Film Festival started in 1953 and takes place in Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
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19 Films to Compete for Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award at San Sebastian Festival
Domangchin yeoja / The Woman Who Ran
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MY HEART GOES BOOM! and THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS to Premiere at San Sebastian Festival
Explota explota / My Heart Goes Boom!, by Nacho Álvarez San Sebastian Festival, will present at its 68th edition the feature films Sentimental/The People Upstairs, by Cesc Gay, and Explota explota/My Heart Goes Boom!, by Nacho Álvarez, as well as the series Inés del alma mía, based on the book of the same name by Isabel Allende.
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13 Short Films to Participate in Nest, San Sebastian Festival’s Film Students’ Competition
PERFECT AS CATS directed by Kevin Vu Thirteen short films – seven by male filmmakers and six by female filmmakers, from schools in Argentina, Cuba, Germany, India, Spain, the UK and the USA, will be showcased in the XIX edition of Nest, San Sebastian Festival’s international competition for short films by film students.
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San Sebastian Festival Adds New Competition Films + Matt Dillon’s THE GREAT FELLOVE
Supernova directed by Harry Macqueen San Sebastian Festival added new films from filmmakers Danielle Arbid, Eduardo Crespo, Harry Macqueen and Julien Temple to its 2020 competition. The festival will also present a Special Screening of actor Matt Dillon’s second film as a director, El gran Fellove, on the Cuban musician Francisco Fellove.
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11 Films to Compete for New Directors Award at 68th San Sebastian Festival
Memory House (Casa de Antiguidades) directed by João Paulo Miranda Eleven films from Brazil, China, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom and Vietnam will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the 68th San Sebastian Festival, taking place from September 18 to 26.
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Actor Willem Dafoe Featured on Poster of San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition
Willem Dafoe Featured on poster of San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition Actor Willem Dafoe is featured on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, set to run from September 18-26. In 2018 the Festival launched a new line of posters with a composition combining photography and illustration and presided over by a figure from contemporary cinema. The actress Isabelle Huppert opened the series at the 66th edition and last year it continued with Penélope Cruz. The poster was created by the San Sebastian studio Patio based on an image by the photographer Martin Schoeller.
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San Sebastian Film Festival Announces First Titles for Official Selection
François Ozon’s Summer of 85 The San Sebastian Film Festival released the first six titles competing for the Golden Shell at its 68th edition. The list features returning filmmakers Naomi Kawase, François Ozon, and new directors such as Dea Kulumbegashvili and Takuma Sato, among others.
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Woody Allen’s RIFKIN’S FESTIVAL will open San Sebastian Festival
Rifkin’s Festival The world premiere of Woody Allen’s latest movie, Rifkin’s Festival, will open, out of competition, the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival on September 18.
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Actor Viggo Mortensen to receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival
Actor and filmmaker Viggo Mortensen will receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival, and also present the film Falling, his directorial debut. Actor and filmmaker Viggo Mortensen will receive a Donostia Award in recognition of his career at the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival, where he will present the film Falling, his directorial debut.
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Mexican Film Wins Films Progress 37 Toulouse Awards + San Sebastian Festival Exits as Partner
“50 o Dos Ballenas se Encuentran en la Playa” directed by Jorge Cuchí The Mexican production “50 o Dos Ballenas se Encuentran en la Playa” directed by Jorge Cuchí was awarded the Films in Progress Toulouse Award and the Special Ciné+ in Progress Award at the 2020 Films in Progress Toulouse organized by the San Sebastian Festival and Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse.
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San Sebastian Festival to Dedicate a Retrospective to Golden Age of Korean Cinema
YEONSANGUN / PRINCE YEONSAN, Shin Sang-ok (1961) The San Sebastian Festival and the Filmoteca España organize, in collaboration with the Filmoteca Vasca and the San Telmo Museum, a retrospective on the golden age of South Korean cinema, to be accompanied by a monographic book published by the Festival and the Filmoteca Española on the more than twenty titles dating from the 50s and 60s making up the season.
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Brazilian Film PACIFIED Wins Golden Shell at 67th San Sebastian Film Festival. Complete List of Winners.
Pacified (Pacificado) directed by Paxton Winters The Brazilian film Pacificado / Pacified, directed by Paxton Winters, is the winner of the Golden Shell for Best Film at the 67th edition of the San Sebastian Festival and the first Brazilian production to win the prize in the history of the Festival. Darren Aronofsky, Paula Linhares, Marcos Tellecheak, Lisa Muskat and Winters himself are the producers of this film set in the favelas of Brazil. As well as carrying off the Festival’s highest accolade, Pacified garnered another two recognitions: the Best Actor Silver Shell for Bukassa Kabengele and the Award for Best Cinematography going to Laura Merians.