French actress Marion Cotillard will receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition. She will collect the honorary award on Friday, September 17, during the Festival opening ceremony.
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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Films by Joanna Hogg, Radu Jude, Gaspar Noé Competing for Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award at San Sebastian Festival
The Souvenir: Part II directed by Joanna Hogg A total of 18 films, including works by Joanna Hogg, Radu Jude and Gaspar Noé, will compete for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award of the 2021 San Sebastian Festival. This year thirteen features, one medium-length film and four shorts will compete in the all-encompassing competitive section, where any kind of style or length goes.
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Nomadland Wins FIPRESCI Grand Prix for Best Film of 2021
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved Nomadland directed by Chloé Zhao was voted the best film of the year 2021 by the members of the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI, and will receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2021 award at the 69th San Sebastian Festival.
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San Sebastian Festival Defends Donostia Award for Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (dp) San Sebastian Festival is defending its decision this week to honor actor Johnny Depp with the Donostia Award, the festival’s highest honorary award at the upcoming festival. The festival while reiterating its “commitment to fighting inequality, the abuse of power and violence against women”also emphasized the “the presumption of innocence” noting that “Johnny Depp has not been arrested, charged nor convicted of any form of assault or violence against any woman.”
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14 Student Short Films to Compete in 2021 Nest at San Sebastian Festival
À la recherche d’Aline directed by Rokhaya Marieme Balde The 20th edition of Nest, San Sebastian Festival’s international competition for shorts by film students, has selected fourteen films from Argentina, Brazil, China, Croatia, Denmark, France, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.
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The Velvet Underground Doc to Close Perlak Lineup of 2021 San Sebastian Festival
The Velvet Underground directed by Todd Haynes The Perlak program of the 69th edition of San Sebastian Festival will showcase a total of 15 films from filmmakers like Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Todd Haynes, François Ozon and Paul Verhoeven, joined by important contemporary filmmakers, such as the last Golden Palm-winner Julia Ducournau, Céline Sciamma, Sean Baker and Joachim Lafosse. The writer Emmanuel Carrère will present her second fiction as a director, while the debuts by Shipei Wen and Charlotte Gainsbourg will also screen.
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Johnny Depp to Receive San Sebastian Festival’s Donostia Award
Johnny Depp (dp) San Sebastian Festival will honor actor Johnny Depp with the Donostia Award, the festival’s highest honorary award in recognition of his career.
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Ten Latin American Films to Compete for Horizontes Award at San Sebastian Festival
Jesús López directed by Maximiliano Schonfeld Ten Latin American films directed by filmmakers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Switzerland, Uruguay and Venezuela will compete in the 2021 Horizontes Latinos selection at the San Sebastian Festival.
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14 Spanish Films at San Sebastian Festival – ‘Las leyes de la frontera’ as Closing Night Film
Las leyes de la frontera directed by Daniel Monzón Fourteen Spanish films have been selected for San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition with four of them competing for the Golden Shell: Maixabel, by Iciar Bollaín; El buen patrón / The Good Boss by Fernando León de Aranoa; La abuela by Paco Plaza and Quién lo impide, by Jonás Trueba.
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Thirteen Films to Compete for New Directors Award at San Sebastian Festival 2021
Mass directed by Fran Kranz Thirteen films from 15 countries will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the 69th edition of San Sebastian Festival taking place from September 17-25, 2021.
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Films by Laurent Cantet, Terence Davies, Claudia Llosa and More to Compete in 69th San Sebastian Festival
Benediction directed by Terence Davies Acclaimed filmmakers including Laurent Cantet, Terence Davies, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Claudia Llosa and Claire Simon will compete in the Official Selection at 69th edition of San Sebastian Festival running from September 17-25, 2021. Inés Barrionuevo will show her fourth feature film, while Alina Grigore, Zhang Ji and Tea Lindeburg will also present their first films.
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San Sebastián Festival Acting Awards go Gender Neutral + Sigourney Weaver Featured on Official Poster
Sigourney Weaver featured on the 69th San Sebastián Festival official poster Starting with this year’s 69th San Sebastián Festival, the festival will be gender-neutral in its acting awards. The Silver Shell for best actor and best actress will be replaced by the Silver Shell for best leading performance and for best supporting performance.