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Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
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22 films presented at the San Sebastian Festival land 64 Goya Award nominations
‘Handia’, winner of the Special Jury Prize in San Sebastian, is the film to have bagged most nominations in 13 sections
Films in progress 33 is opening its registration period
The next Films in Progress will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2018 within the framework of Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse
Orona Fundazioa and the San Sebastian Festival renew their collaboration to continue with Zinetek
XVIII SEBASTIAN Award: “120 battements par minute (120 BPM) / 120 Beats per Minute"
200 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 will give the EROSKI Youth Award
Filmmaker Tamyka Smith presents 'Gwendolyn Green', an installation based on the short film to be screened in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section
Fashion from San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa and the Basque Country to dress the presenters of the San Sebastian Festival galas
Max Factor gives actress Barbara Lennie spanish cinema’s most glamorous face award in the framework of the San Sebastian Festival
The actress will collect the award on September 27th, at 11:00 am, at an event taking place in the Elcano lounge of the María Cristina hotel in San Sebastián
The presentation ceremony of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Prize to the actress Paz Vega, will include screening of the film ’10 Items or Less’
Tickets for the XVI International Film Students Meeting must be purchased from the Festival and Kutxabank websites, like the other screenings
Screenwriter Jorge Guerricaechevarría and cinematographer André Szankowski complete the Official Jury
Savina Neirotti joins the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section jury
Savage Cinema, the Festival’s adventure film section, will gather in San Sebastian the moviemaker Jennifer Peedom, actor Bérénice Bejo and the surfer Kai Lenny, among others
The City Council throws its support behind the San Sebastian Festival
Eight Ibero-American films compete for the Cooperación Española Award at the San Sebastian Festival
Monica Bellucci, Ricardo Darín and Agnès Varda to receive Donostia Awards at the 65th edition
Javier Bardem, Bérénice Bejo, Steve Coogan, Glenn Close, Penélope Cruz, James Franco, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Benoît Magimel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, winner of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Prize to Latin Cinema, Paz Vega, and Alicia Vikander have also confirmed their presence in San Sebastian
The actor John Malkovich will preside over the Official Selection Jury, on which he will be accompanied by the actors Dolores Fonzi and Emma Suárez, the filmmaker William Oldroyd, the producer and screenwriter Paula Vaccaro and the cinematographer Fabio Cianchetti
The FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2017 for Best Film of the Year goes to “Toivon tuolla puolen / The Other Side of Hope” by Aki Kaurismäki, who will collect the prize at the San Sebastian Festival
This is the second time Aki Kaurismäki will have received the accolade at the Festival, which he formerly won in 2002 for “Mies vailla menneisyyttä / The Man Without a Past”
The five filmmakers of the third edition of Ikusmira Berriak explain their creative processes at the halfway point of the residence
Jaeger-LeCoultre honours its commitment to the San Sebastian Film Festival and awards, together with the Festival, the ''Jaeger-LeCoultre Prize to Latin Cinema'' to Spanish actress Paz Vega
The Spanish actress has worked with filmmakers including Julio Medem, Pedro Almodóvar, Frank Miller, Danis Tanovic and the Taviani brothers, among others
The Velodrome will host the world premieres of ''Fe de etarras'' and ''Operación Concha''
“Audiovisual pleasure” at the Velodrome: Film music by the Basque National Orchestra, the Sgae Foundation and the San Sebastian Festival
Soundtracks in a concert with the screening of scenes from films
The submission of films for the Film Library of the Festival is still open
Festival 2017: Professional Agenda
Numerous industry activities are scheduled for the 65th San Sebastian Festival. Said activities are detailed in the Professional Agenda and it will be frequently updated on the Festival website. Updates will also be included in the daily Newsflash sent out to registered industry members.
The latest film from Michael Winterbottom to close the seventh edition of Culinary Zinema
Seven productions from Argentina, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK and USA, five of them first films, make up the San Sebastian Festival section organised jointly with the Basque Culinary Center and in collaboration with the Berlinale
Thierry Frémaux, Director of the Cannes Festival, will present the film ''Lumière!'' at the 65th San Sebastian Festival
The commented screening will take place on the 23rd at the Tabakalera cinema
Seven films with Basque production to compete for the Irizar Basque Film Award
The editor Julia Juaniz will receive the Zinemira Award at the Basque Film and ETB Gala, including the premiere of ''Elkarrekin-Together''
Zinemira will present the fiction debuts ''Bi txirula'', by Iñigo García Arrizabalaga, and ''Non / No'', by Eñaut Castagnet and Ximun Fuchs
Antoniak, Berneri, Finkiel, Libon & Hinant, Popescu and Schwentke to close the competition for the Golden Shell at the 65th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
Fourteen short films from Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain and the USA to compete at the International Film Students Meeting
The XVI edition of the Meeting, to take place between September 25 and 29 at Tabakalera, will include masterclasses by Raymond Depardon and Claudine Nougaret, Todd Haynes and Christine Vachon, Marine Francen, Nobuhiro Suwa and José Luis Torres Leiva, who will also chair the jury
The world premiere of ‘Charmøren / The Charmer’ to open the New Directors section
One Indian and one British productions to complete the New Directors section, where sixteen first and second films will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award
Aronofsky, Baker, Guédiguian, Haneke, Koreeda, McDonagh, Ramsay and Virzì, among others, join the Pearls selection
Raymond Depardon, Hong Sang-soo and Frederick Wiseman, among others, to compete for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award
This section congregating films that seek to open new cinematic paths contains fourteen features, one medium-length film and seven shorts
Rory Kennedy (‘Last Days in Vietnam’) and Jennifer Peedom (‘Sherpa’), in the selection of Savage Cinema’s fifth edition
The discovery of Desert Point, the lives of Kai Lenny and Laird Hamilton and the fascination of mountaineering are some of the subjects of the section’s six titles
The European premiere of ''The Wife'' to close the Official Selection of the Festival's 65th edition
Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Annie Starke and the filmmaker Björn Runge will present the film in San Sebastian
San Sebastian Festival’s Official Selection will include four special screenings
Adrián Biniez, Michel Franco, Sebastián Lelio and Marcela Said, among others, to compete for the Horizontes Award
Seven of the twelve films selected for Horizontes Latinos were screened at Films in Progress
Films in Progress 32 to present six films by María Alche, Nicolás Buenaventura, Armando Capó, Leandro Lara, Rubén Mendoza and Aly Muritiba
Films in Progress 32 will run on September 25, 26 and 27
The Joseph Losey retrospective will offer all his feature films at the 65th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival
Glocal in Progress, the Festival´s new industry activity, opens with three films in Slovenian, Basque and Romanian
The event will run on September 25, 26 and 27, the same dates as Films in Progress 32 and the VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum.
16 projects from 13 countries will be presented at the VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
The Forum will have an extra day and will take place from 24 to 27 September
Barbara Albert, Alexandros Avranas, James Franco, Diego Lerman, Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano, Ivana Mladenovic, Matt Porterfield and Nobuhiro Suwa, among others, to compete for the Golden Shell
The selected projects for the 13th Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum have been announced
''The Square'', Golden Palm at Cannes, to open the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section
Berlin’s Golden Bear will compete in Pearls with Haynes, Guadagnino and Zvyagintsev, among others, for the City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award
Wim Wenders´ new film to open the 65th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
The director of ''Submergence'' and its leading lady, Alicia Vikander, will present in San Sebastian the film which joins Official Section in competition
"El autor", "Handia" and "Life and Nothing More", competitors for the Golden Shell in San Sebastian
"Marrowbone", the directorial debut of screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez, will participate out of competition, and "Morir (Dying)", the second film by Fernando Franco, will be a special screening
For the first time a TV series, "La peste (The Plague)", directed by Alberto Rodríguez, will participate in the Official Selection out of competition
The Chilean, Germany and Spanish coproduction ''Una mujer fantástica (A Fantastic Woman)'', 5th Sebastiane Latino Award
Thirteen first and second films by filmmakers from Argentina, Belgium, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Taiwan to compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award
Five films will be competing for the 5th Sebastiane Latino Award
The award will recognise the Latin American film of the year that best reflects sexual and gender diversity
Tickets for the Donostia Award-giving ceremony for Ricardo Darín, on sale starting today
Ricardo Darín, Donostia Award at the 65th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
The Argentine actor will present "La cordillera (The Summit)", the film directed by Santiago Mitre which premiered at the Cannes Festival
Gas Natural Fenosa and Isabel Coixet will present the first part of a film on energy efficiency in San Sebastian
The 16th International Film Students Meeting registration opens
The San Sebastian Festival’s short film competition will take place from Monday 25th to Friday 29th September 2017
The third edition of Ikusmira Berriak selects four proposals from five filmmakers under 35 years of age
From 21 August, filmmakers from Argentina, Belgium and Spain will be carrying out projects in Tabakalera
Savage Cinema is now receiving film submissions for its fifth edition
Deadline: July 16
Call for entries for the 13th Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum
Deadline: July 14th
The cut and editing concepts play the lead part in the image of the 65th edition
The author of the poster is the graphic design studio from San Sebastian Husmee
Films in Progress 32 opens its call for submissions
The Film Factory Award will be given for the first time
The first edition of Glocal in Progress call for submissions is now open
San Sebastian Festival’s new industry activity is aimed at European productions in non-hegemonic languages
VI Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum call for submissions now open
The Eurimages Co-production Development Award with €20,000 will be given for the first time
Projects submitted for Ikusmira Berriak have quadrupled with respect to last year
The experts committee, comprised of Carlo Chatrian, Sergio Oksman and Ada Solomon, will draw up a shortlist from the 157 proposals submitted
San Sebastian poster competition finalists
Voting for the poster competition has closed and the finalists announced for each category.
The winners will be announced on May 12
Films in Progress 31 will present six films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela
The Toulouse edition, which will be held on 23 and 24 March 2017, has chosen five début films
The San Sebastian Film Festival publishes the report of the 64th edition
The number of accredited guests at the San Sebastian Festival has risen by more than 36% since 2010
Our commitment to the Industry translated into a rise of 59% in the number of professionals who attended the event
Today the period begins for voting by the public in the online poster competition organised by the San Sebastián Film Festival
The 65th edition of the San Sebastian Festival and the Spanish Film Archive will dedicate a retrospective to the North American director who settled in the UK, Joseph Losey
The San Sebastian Festival, sixth most important cultural initiative of 2016
Seven films presented at the San Sebastian Festival carry off 16 Goya Awards
“Tarde para la ira” and “A Monster Calls” were the big winners of the night
Four films presented at the San Sebastian Festival land four Feroz Awards
Films can now be submitted online for participation in the 65th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
Monday to Thursday: 09:00h - 15:00h
Friday: 10:00h - 14:00h