Eleven films will compete for the XV RTVE-Otra Mirada Award at the 69th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival, running from September 17 to 25. The award is given to feature films on subjects close to the world of women; directed, starring or written by women; or also by men whose films show particular sensitivity towards the world of women.
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.
The 2021 Palme D’Or winner Titane directed by Julia Ducournau headlines the first wave of films for 2021 Fantastic Fest. Described as “a poignant study on loneliness, isolation and gender identity wrapped in a constantly surprising world of body horror, muscle cars, violence, and disco-dancing firemen,” Titane opens in US cinemas on October 1.
Julia Ducournau won the Palme d’Or for her film Titane at Cannes Film Festival, becoming only the second female director to win the top prize at the festival. In the film starring Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier and Laïs Salameh, following a series of unexplained crimes, a father is reunited with the son who has been missing for 10 years.
