70th San Sebastián International Film Festival

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70th San Sebastián International Film Festival
Official poster of the 70th San Sebastián Film Festival featuring Juliette Binoche
Opening filmPrison 77
LocationSan Sebastián, Spain
AwardsGolden Shell: The Kings of the World
DirectorsJosé Luis Rebordinos
Festival date16–24 September 2022
San Sebastián International Film Festival

The 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 16 to 24 September 2022 in San Sebastián,[1] Gipuzkoa, Spain. The awards were announced on 24 September 2022, with The Kings of the World winning the Golden Shell.[2]

Background

Partnering with the Málaga Film Festival, the 70th edition will feature 'Spanish Screenings XXL', a beefed up joint version of the 'Spanish Screenings' film market, hitherto showcased at Málaga.[3] In May 2022, French actress Juliette Binoche was revealed to be the protagonist of the film's official poster as well as the recipient of a Donostia honorary career award.[4] In June 2022, Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg was disclosed as the recipient of another Donostia Award.[5]

The official selection's film Prison 77 will open the festival, screened out of competition.[1] Other than the opener, an initial lineup with some titles from Spain was announced on 15 July 2022.[6][7][8] A slate of 12 international main competition works was announced on 2 August.[9]

Juries

Main Competition

American actress Glenn Close was slated to feature as Jury president, but cancelled her visit in the wake of a "family emergency".[11]

Kutxabank-New Directors Award

Horizonte Latinos

  • Giovanni Pompili, Italian producer - Jury President[12]
  • Tatiana Huezo, Salvadoran filmmaker
  • Júlia Olmo, Spanish film critic

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award

Irizar Award

  • Ander Izagirre [es], journalist and writer - Jury President[12]
  • Nerea Kortabitarte, communicator and writer
  • Txema Muñoz, programmer

Sections

Official selection

The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[9][13][14][15]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
Il Boemo Petr Václav
  • Czech Republic
  • Italy
  • Slovakia
Cork Suro Mikel Gurrea [eu] Spain
Forever [da] Resten af livet Frelle Petersen [da] Denmark
Great Yarmouth-Provisional Figures Marco Martins
  • Portugal
  • France
  • United Kingdom
A Hundred Flowers Hyakka Genki Kawamura [ja] Japan
The Kings of the World Los reyes del mundo Laura Mora [es]
  • Colombia
  • Luxembourg
  • France
  • Mexico
  • Norway
La maternal Pilar Palomero Spain
Pornomelancholia [de] Pornomelancolía Manuel Abramovich
  • Argentina
  • France
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
The Rite of Spring La consagración de la primavera Fernando Franco Spain
Runner [de] Marian Mathias
  • United States
  • Germany
  • France
Sparta Ulrich Seidl
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
The Substitute El suplente Diego Lerman
  • Argentina
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • France
Walk Up 탑 Hong Sangsoo South Korea
Wild Flowers Girasoles silvestres Jaime Rosales
  • Spain
  • France
Winter Boy Le Lycéen Christophe Honoré France
A Woman Kong Xiu Wang Chao China
The Wonder Sebastián Lelio
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland

Out of Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Marlowe Neil Jordan
  • Spain
  • Ireland
  • France
Offworld Apagón Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Raúl Arévalo, Isa Campo, Alberto Rodríguez, Isaki Lacuesta Spain
Prison 77 Modelo 77 Alberto Rodríguez Spain
Special Screenings
El sostre groc [es] Isabel Coixet Spain
Tax Me If You Can La (très) grande évasion Yannick Kergoat France

Latin Horizons (Horizontes Latinos)

The line up of films selected for the Latin Horizons section is as follows:[16][17]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
My Imaginary Country Mi país imaginario Patricio Guzmán
  • France
  • Chile
Octopus Skin La piel pulpo Ana Cristina Barragán [es]
  • Ecuador
  • Greece
  • Mexico
  • Germany
  • France
1976 Manuela Martelli Chile
Charcoal Carvão Carolina Markowicz
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
Dos estaciones Juan Pablo González
  • Mexico
  • France
  • United States
The Padilla affair El caso Padilla Pavel Giroud
  • Spain
  • Cuba
The Pack La Jauría Andrés Ramírez Pulido
  • France
  • Colombia
Noise Ruido Natalia Beristáin Mexico
Sublime Mariano Biasin [de] Argentina
I Have Electric Dreams Tengo sueños eléctricos Valentina Maurel
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Costa Rica
A Male Un varón Fabián Hernández
  • Colombia
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
Vicenta B. Carlos Lechuga
  • Cuba
  • France
  • United States
  • Colombia

New Directors

The initial lineup of films selected for the Kutxabank-New Directors section is as follows:[18][19][20]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
To Books and Women I Sing A los libros y a las mujeres canto María Elorza Spain
Carbon Ion Bors
  • Moldova
  • Romania
  • Spain
The Great Silence Den Store Stilhed Katrine Brocks Denmark
Spare Keys Fifi Jeanne Aslan, Paul Saintillan France
Thunder Foudre Carmen Jaquier Switzerland
Carbide Garbura Josip Žuvan Croatia
Grand Marin Dinara Drukarova France
Jeong-sun Ji-hye Jeong South Korea
Daughter of Rage La hija de todas las rabias Laura Baumeister
  • Nicaragua
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
Roleless Miyamatsu To Yamashita Masahiko Sato, Yutaro Seki, Kentaro Hirase Japan
Nagisa Takeshi Kogahara Japan
On Either Sides of the Pond Pokhar Ke Dunu Para Parth Saurabh India
Tobacco Barns Secaderos Rocío Mesa
  • Spain
  • United States
A Tale of Shemroon Chevalier noir Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Iran
Something You Said Last Night Luis De Filippis
  • Canada
  • Switzerland

Perlak

A list of films selected for the 'Perlak' lineup is as follows:[21][22]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Argentina, 1985 Santiago Mitre
  • Argentina
  • United States
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades Alejandro G. Iñarritu Mexico
The Beasts As bestas Rodrigo Sorogoyen
  • Spain
  • France
Broker 브로커 Hirokazu Kore-eda South Korea
Corsage Marie Kreutzer
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
Don't Worry Darling Olivia Wilde United States
God's Crooked Lines Los renglones torcidos de Dios Oriol Paulo Spain
The Innocent L'innocent Louis Garrel France
Living Oliver Hermanus United Kingdom
Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen United States
On the Fringe En los márgenes Juan Diego Botto
  • Spain
  • Belgium
One Fine Morning Un beau matin Mia Hansen-Løve France
One Year, One Night Un año, una noche Isaki Lacuesta
  • Spain
  • France
Peter von Kant François Ozon France
R.M.N. Cristian Mungiu
  • Romania
  • France
  • Belgium
Tori and Lokita Tori et Lokita Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
  • Belgium
  • France
Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund Sweden

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

The lineup of films in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section is as follows:[23][24][20]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Mountain [fr] La montagne Thomas Salvador [fr] France
Les créatures qui fondent au soleil Diego Céspedes
  • Chile
  • France
Trenque Lauquen Laura Citarella
  • Argentina
  • Germany
A Human Position Anders Emblem
  • Norway
Friends on a Country Road Amigas en un camino de campo Santiago Loza Argentina
Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp) Peter Strickland
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
Piggy Cerdita Carlota Pereda
  • Spain
  • France
Chords Cuerdas Estibaliz Urresola Spain
Diarios Andrés Di Tella [es] Argentina
The Water El agua Elena López Riera
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • Spain
Godland Hlynur Pálmason
  • Denmark
  • Iceland
  • France
  • Sweden
Heartbeat Lee Chang-dong South Korea
Third Notebook Hirugarren koadernoa Lur Olaizola [eu] Spain
Robe of Gems Manto de gemas Natalia López Gallardo [es]
  • Mexico
  • Argentina
Meet Me in the Bathroom Dylan Southern United Kingdom
Mutzenbacher [de] Ruth Beckermann Austria
Itchan and Satchan Naname no rouka Takayuki Fukata Japan
Nest Hlynur Pálmason
  • Denmark
  • Iceland
Nowhere to Go But Everywhere Erick Shirai, Masako Tsumura Japan
Piaffe Ann Oren [fr] Germany
A Short Story Po Sui Tai Yang Zhi Xin Bi Gan China
Unrest Unrueh Cyril Schäublin [de] Switzerland
Letter to My Mother for My Son Carta a mi madre para mi hijo Carla Simón Spain

Velodromo

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Black Is Beltza II: Ainhoa Fermin Muguruza Spain
Rainbow Paco León Spain
Feeling It Sintiéndolo mucho Fernando León de Aranoa
  • Spain
  • Mexico

Made in Spain

The slate of films selected for screening in the 'Made in Spain' section is as follows:[25][26]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Color of Heaven El color del cielo Joan Marc Zapata
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
The House Among the Cactuses La casa entre los cactus Carlota González-Adrio Spain
Alcarràs Carla Simón
  • Spain
  • Italy
Love Gets a Room El amor en su lugar Rodrigo Cortés Spain
The Critic El crítico Juan Zavala, Javier Morales Pérez Spain
Alone in the Mountains Entre montañas Unai Canela Spain
Girlfriends and Girlfriends La amiga de mi amiga Zaida Carmona Spain
Unfinished Affairs La maniobra de la tortuga Juan Miguel del Castillo [es]
  • Spain
  • Argentina
Full of Grace Llenos de gracia Roberto Bueso Spain
My Emptiness and I Mi vacío y yo Adrián Silvestre Spain
You Have to Come and See It Tenéis que venir a verla Jonás Trueba Spain
Tequila. Sex, Drog and Rock and Roll Tequila. Sexo, drogas y rock and roll Álvaro Longoria Spain
Pacifiction Tourment sur les îles Albert Serra
  • France
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Portugal

Surprise film

The following film was programmed as a surprise:[27]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Blonde Andrew Dominik United States

Awards

Main Competition

Other awards

Donostia awards

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f Lodge, Guy (24 September 2022). "Colombian Film 'Kings of the World' Tops San Sebastian Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (18 January 2022). "Malaga, San Sebastian Festivals Launch Spanish Screenings XXL". Variety.
  4. ^ "Juliette Binoche protagoniza el cartel de San Sebastián 2022 (y recibirá el Premio Donostia)". Cinemanía. 13 May 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  5. ^ Aller, María (24 June 2022). "David Cronenberg recibirá el Premio Donostia en la 70ª edición del Festival de San Sebastián". Fotogramas.
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  7. ^ Belinchón, Gregorio (15 July 2022). "Avalancha de cine español en el festival de San Sebastián, con los últimos filmes de Jaime Rosales, Pilar Palomero y Fernando Franco a concurso". El País.
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  10. ^ Ntim, Zac (2 September 2022). "Glenn Close To Preside Over San Sebastian Film Festival Jury". Deadline Hollywood.
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  16. ^ Rodríguez, Inés (11 August 2022). "Las películas que proyectará Horizontes Latinos en la 70 edición de Zinemaldia". El Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.
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  20. ^ a b "La sección New Directors se completa con 'Chevalier noir', de Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi, y 'Something You Said Last Night', de Luis De Filippis". San Sebastián International Film Festival. 29 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Perlak". San Sebastián International Film Festival. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  22. ^ "'Don't Worry Darling', la segunda película de Olivia Wilde, completa la sección Perlak del Festival de San Sebastián". Europa Press. 23 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Zabaltegi-Tabakalera". San Sebastián International Film Festival. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Zabaltegi-Tabakalera mostrará trabajos de cineastas como Ruth Beckermann, Lee Chang-dong o Hlynur Pálmason". Diario Vasco. 24 August 2022.
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  27. ^ "'The Killer (El asesino)' de David Fincher es la película sorpresa de la 71ª edición del Festival de San Sebastián". Europa Press (in European Spanish). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  28. ^ "¡Viva la nueva carne! David Cronenberg recibirá un Premio Donostia del Festival de San Sebastián 2022". 20minutos.es. 24 June 2022.

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