Emmanuelle directed by Audrey Diwan will make its world premiere as Opening Film in Competition at the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival.
San Sebastian International Film Festival
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Audrey Diwan’s ‘Emmanuelle’ to World Premiere as Opening Film of 72nd San Sebastian Festival
Emmanuelle (courtesy San Sebastian Festival)
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Spanish Drama ‘The Rye Horn’ by Jaione Camborda Wins Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival
The Rye Horn (O corno) The Spanish drama The Rye Horn (O corno) set in the rural Galicia of the 70s, directed by Jaione Camborda from San Sebastian, won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival’s 71st edition. This is the fourth year running that the Golden Shell has been won by a woman after Beginning (Dasatskisi) by Dea Kulumbegashvili in 2020; Blue Moon (Crai nou) by Alina Grigore in 2021 and The Kings of the World ( Los reyes del mundo0 by Laura Mora in 2022.
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David Fincher’s The Killer Gets Spotlight at San Sebastian and New York Film Festivals
The Killer (Netflix) David Fincher’s The Killer has been named the surprise film at the 71st San Sebastian Festival and the Spotlight selection of the 61st New York Film Festival.
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‘No me llame Ternera’ Documentary on ETA Terrorist Group World Premieres at San Sebastian Film Festival
No me llame Ternera Co-directed by Jordi Évole and Màrius Sánchez, the documentary No me llame Ternera will open Made in Spain and complete the section showcasing 20 Spanish features of the year at San Sebastian International Film Festival. The film features an exclusive interview between Évole and Josu Urrutikoetxea, who goes by the nickname of Josu Ternera, and takes a harsh and innovative look at his background as leader of the ETA terrorist organization.
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Juliette Binoche’s ‘The Pot au Feu’ to Close Culinary Zinema of San Sebastian Festival
The Pot au Feu (La passion de Dodin Bouffant) The world premiere of the Argentine series Nothing (Nada) directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, will open the Culinary Zinema section of 2023 San Sebastian Festival, and The Pot au Feu (La passion de Dodin Bouffant) by Tran Anh Hung, winner of Best Director in Cannes, will bring it to a close.
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19 Spanish Films Showcased in Made in Spain at 71st San Sebastian Festival
La vida de Brianeitor 19 Spanish feature films will be showcased in Made in Spain, the non-competitive section of the 71st San Sebastian Festival running from September 22-30, 2023.
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Unseen ‘Socialist Realism’ Among Restored Films in Klasikoak at San Sebastian Film Festival
Socialist Realism (El realismo socialista) Eight classic films directed by Yasuzô Masumura, Liliane de Kermadec, Francesc Betriu, Yasujiro Ozu, Fabián Bielinsky and Arturo Ripstein will screen in the Klasikoak section of the 71st edition of San Sebastian Film Festival.
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Fingernails Starring Riz Ahmed Among New Films Added to 71st San Sebastian Festival Golden Shell Competition
Fingernails Films from Isabella Eklöf, Kitty Green, Kei Chika-Ura, Xavier Legrand, Christos Nikou, Tzu-Hui Peng and Ping-Wen Wang join the list of Golden Shell competitors at the 71st San Sebastian Festival. In addition, the French film A Real Job (Un métier sérieux), directed by Thomas Lilti, will be part of the special screenings of the Official Selection.
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Films by Jean-Luc Godard, Yui Kiyohara in San Sebastian Festival’s Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Competition
Remembering Every Night Films by Paul B. Preciado, Delphine Girard, Jean-Luc Godard, Yui Kiyohara, Damien Manivel, Rodrigo Moreno, Éléonore Saintagnan and Eduardo Williams will compete at San Sebastian Festival’s 71st edition in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera open competition, where everything goes as far as style and runtime are concerned. The section will showcase 25 titles: fifteen features, eight shorts and two medium-length films.
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Aki Kaurismäki ‘Fallen Leaves’ Wins FIPRESCI Grand Prix – Best Film of 2023
Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet) Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet) directed by Aki Kaurismäki has won the FIPRESCI Grand Prix as the best film of 2023 – films released after July 1 , 2022. The FIPRESCI Grand Prix will be presented at the opening gala of San Sebastian Festival where Fallen Leaves will also screen in the Perlak section.
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Close Your Eyes Director Víctor Erice to Receive Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival
Víctor Erice, Close Your Eyes (Cerrar los ojos) 50 years after he won the Golden Shell for his first solo feature film, The Spirit of the Beehive (El espíritu de la colmena), filmmaker Víctor Erice will receive a Donostia Award at the 71st edition of the San Sebastian Festival. The Festival pays tribute to a filmmaker who, with only four feature films to his name, has garnered the Silver Shell for Best Director, Golden Shell for Best Film and the Jury and International Film Critics Prizes at the Festival de Cannes, among many other distinctions.
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James Marsh’s ‘Dance First’ Starring Gabriel Byrne to Close San Sebastian Festival
Dance First Oscar winning director James Marsh’s Dance First, the biopic film on Irish Nobel Prize-winning playwright Samuel Becket, will close the 71st San Sebastian Festival. The film closing out the Official Selection in out of competition stars Gabriel Byrne, Aidan Gillen, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maxine Peake, and Fionn O’Shea.