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The San Sebastian Festival's new work in progress, which replaces the pioneering Films in Progress, will run online and physically on September 22, 23 and 24
Boreal by Federico Adorno (Paraguay - Mexico), Piedra Noche / Dusk Stone by Iván Fund (Argentina - Chile), La Roya / The Rust by Juan Sebastián Mesa (Colombia - France), El empleado y...
The selected proposals, coming from Spain, the UK, Norway and Germany, will compete for an award of 10,000 euros, free access during the first year to an incubation space at one of the Business Innovation Centers (BICs) belonging to the Basque Country Technology Park Network and access to funding of up to 500,000 euros
Zinemaldia & Technology will be held online on Friday, September 25, and will include the presentations of the five finalist projects and a masterclass
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Eleven productions from Brazil, China, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Russia, the United Kingdom and Vietnam to compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award
Among the selected movies are several from the Festival’s work in progress projects
A total of eleven productions 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 a...
‘Akelarre’, by Pablo Agüero, and ‘Courtroom 3H’ (‘Sala de Juzgado 3H’), by Antonio Méndez Esparza, to compete for the Golden Shell at the Festival’s 68th edition
Rodrigo Sorogoyen will participate out of competition in the Official Selection with the complete screening of the series ‘Antidisturbios’
The series ‘Patria’, created by Aitor Gabilondo, can be seen as a special screening
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The poster was created by the San Sebastian studio Patio based on an image by the photographer Martin Schoeller
The North American actor Willem Dafoe (Appleton, Wisconsin, 1955) will feature on the poster of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, 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 serie...
Almost 250 students from Argentina have participated since 2017 in this project promoted by the San Sebastian Festival and Gipuzkoa Provincial Council
Some 250 young people have participated in the Gipuzkoa Coopera cinema workshops, a cooperation project promoted by the San Sebastian Festival and Gipuzkoa Provincial Council, the aim of which is to foster audiovisual creation in schools with girl and boy students at risk of social exclusion.
For years now, different Development NGOs hav...
Letters, photographs, documents and audiovisual material will reconstruct an edition that brought about a radical change
The show will run from september 9 until december 8
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Sharunas Bartas, Naomi Kawase, François Ozon and Thomas Vinterberg to compete in the San Sebastian Festival’s Official Selection
The debut by Dea Kulumbegashvili and the second film from Takuma Sato will also contend for the Golden Shell at the 68th edition
Established filmmakers including Sharunas Bartas, Naomi Kawase, François Ozon and Thomas Vinterberg will compete in the Official Selection at the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, which will also scr...
The programme registration deadline is August 31
Today, the Ikusmira Berriak programme of residencies and audiovisual project development, organised by the San Sebastian Festival, Tabakalera International Centre for Contemporary Culture and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE), opens the call for submissions for its seventh edition.
Filmmakers from the Basque Country, Spain and other countries can submit their projects until August 31. The same applies to participants in the N...
The world premiere of ‘Rifkin’s Festival’, Woody Allen’s new film, will open the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
The romantic comedy, shot in San Sebastian, stars Elena Anaya, Louis Garrel, Gina Gershon, Sergi López, Wallace Shawn and Christoph Waltz
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 in the Kursaal Auditorium. &...
The North American actor will present ‘Falling’, his directorial debut, at the Festival’s 68th edition
The 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 the North American star will present the film Falling, his directorial debut.
The movie, which closed the Sundance Festival and is one of those selected for the Festival de Cannes, will have its European premiere at San...
Given the extraordinary circumstances caused by the COVID-19 health crisis, the San Sebastian Festival has decided to extend the online submission period for the pre-selection of films for its 68th edition by two weeks. This means that films proposed for participation in any of the sections making up its programme can be submitted until June 30.
The calls for submissions of films for Culinary Zinema (June 15), WIP Latam, WIP Europa and Nest (all three on June 1) maintain their initial dates.
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We Are One: A Global Film Festival announces the first-ever co-curated programming lineup featuring 21 of the most prolific film festivals in the world
10-Day Digital Festival, Produced and Organized by Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, will Feature Programming from Festivals including Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, Venice Film Festival and San Sebastian International Film Festival
Highlights Include Online Premiere of ‘Ricky Powell’ featuring Natash...
Films in Progress and Glocal in Progress give way to two new programmes for films in post-production from Latin America and Europe respectively
WIP Latam will have an award of 30,000 euros sponsored by EGEDA
The San Sebastian Festival creates WIP Latam and WIP Europa, two new works in progress (WIP) for Latin American and European productions at the post-production stage.
WI...
The course
The San Sebastian Festival, the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola and Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa organise the University of the Basque Country Summer Course ‘Critical approaches to film festivals’ which will run from September 1-3 : registration on www.uik.eus
The San Sebastian Festival and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE), created and financed by Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, will participate in the University of the Basque ...
The 10-day digital festival, produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises, will feature programming from 20 festivals including Berlin Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival and many more, enabling audiences to experience films from around the world
Festival to benefit World Health Organization Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund
Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube jointly announced today We Are One: A Global Film Festival, an unprecedented 10-d...
The competition is open to entrepreneurs and startups proposing new business projects based on introducing new technologies to the audiovisual field
The deadline for submissions is June 1
Today the San Sebastian Festival opens its second call for submissions for the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge, a competition for technology projects in the audiovisual field. The initiative will run in th...
The deadline for the registration of projects is 10 July
The XVI Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-production Forum will take place on 22, 23 and 24 September 2020 within the framework of the 68th San Sebastian International Film Festival. This forum is organised by IBAIA (Association of Independent Audiovisual Producers of the Basque Country) and the San Sebastian Film Festival.
From among the total number of registered projects, fourteen will be selected to be presented bef...
The deadline for submitting projects from Europe and Latin America is June 15
The ninth edition of the San Sebastian Festival Forum opens its call for audiovisual projects from Europe and Latin America with a minimum runtime of 60 minutes and 20% of their financing guaranteed. European projects must have an express connection with Latin America.
The Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum will consist of one day, September 20, for pitchings by the selected projects, followed b...
The San Sebastian Festival and Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse created, in 2002, Films in Progress, a pioneer industry activity which has inspired similar formats at numerous international markets and festivals. It was born with the intention to back the production of Latin American cinema and to achieve the completion of films at the post-production stage.
This activity was held twice-yearly: the first coinciding with the dates of the Toulouse festival in March and the second...
Official awards - FIAPF
Golden Shell for Best Film
PACIFICADO / PACIFIED
PAXTON WINTERS (BRAZIL)
Special Jury Prize
© Carole Bethuel
PROXIMA
ALICE WINOCOUR (FRANCE - GERMANY)
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Martín will also be a delegate in Latin America and Roberto Cueto will assume representation of the Festival in Eastern Europe
The San Sebastian Festival has incorporated two professionals to its selection committee, the programmers Javier Martín and Natalia Marín. Javier Martín's career has been connected to festivals including Berlin, Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), Cinéma du Réel and San Sebastian. Natalia Marín is a ...
The actress received the San Sebastian Festival's most important honorary award from Bono (U2) in a surprise ceremony which got her in tears...
Penélope Cruz (Madrid, 1974) has received the third Donostia Award of the 67th edition from Bono, the frontman of U2, at a gala representing a surprise for both the honoured guest and for the audience. This was the San Sebastian Festival's tribute to the Spanish actress to enjoy greatest international ...
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ORONA AWARD - Nest Film Students Best Short Film
The Nest Films Students Jury of the 67th Edition decide to give the ORONA AWARD - Nest Film Students Best Short Film to:
"EM CASO DE FOGO / IN CASE OF FIRE" Tomás Paula Marques
(Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema – ESTC, Portugal)
For creating a subtle and atmospheric portrait of adolescence in rural Portugal
The award carries 10,000 euros.
Special mention to
"FIEBRE AU...
FILMS IN PROGRESS 36
FILMS IN PROGRESS 36 INDUSTRY AWARD
Ad Hoc Studios / Deluxe-Spain / Dolby Iberia / Laserfilm Cine y Video / Nephilim Producciones / No Problem Sonido / Wanda Visión
SIN SEÑAS PARTICULARES / NON DISTINGUISHING FEATURES, Fernanda Valadez
Produced by: Corpulenta Producciones (Mexico)
GLOCAL IN PROGRESS
GLOCAL IN PROGRESS INDUSTRY AWARD
Ad Hoc Studios / BTeam Pictures / Deluxe-Spain / Dolby Iberia / Laserfilm Cine y Video / Nephil...
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