The Brazilian director will receive the award at the opening gala of the San Sebastian Festival
The Academy Award winning actress will receive the honorary award on 26th September at a gala in the Kursaal, accompanied by the screening of her latest film, ‘Die, My Love’, by Lynne Ramsay
Thirteen titles programmed at the Festival compete for the Sebastiane Award, in its 26th edition this year
The Basque Association of Gays, Lesbians, Transsexuals and Bisexuals will organise the 11th Meeting of LGBTIQA+ Festivals during the San Sebastián Festival, assisted by the Basque Agency for Cooperation and Solidarity (through Mugen Gainetik), the Spanish Ministry of Equality and Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)
The accolade recognises the gender perspective in film and comes with 5,000 euros
Almost 100 works about social issues were submitted for the award created by the San Sebastian Festival and Loterías.
The jury is made up of former RTVE president Elena Sánchez Caballero, director Juana Macías and producer and programmer Paz Lázaro
The City Council and the Festival will distribute 1,000 free tickets among the unemployed
Juan Diego Botto will preside over the jury, on which he will be accompanied by the screenwriter Alicia Luna and the Director of Social Innovation with the Basque Government, Asier Aranbarri