68th San Sebastián International Film Festival
| Opening film | Rifkin's Festival |
|---|---|
| Location | San Sebastián, Spain |
| Awards | Golden Shell (Beginning) |
| Directors | José Luis Rebordinos |
| Festival date | 18–26 September 2020 |
The 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 18 to 26 September 2020 in San Sebastián,[1] Gipuzkoa, Spain. The festival opened with Woody Allen's Rifkin's Festival.[2] Viggo Mortensen was awarded the Donostia Award for lifetime achievements.[3]
The competitive awards were presented on 26 September 2020. Another Round's ensemble lead cast won the Silver Shell for Best Actor.[4]
Background
In June 2020, American actor Viggo Mortensen was announced as recipient of a Donostia Award.[5]
Other than the announcement of the opener (Thierry Fremaux participated in the Zinemaldia's opening gala on 18 September, making together with José Luis Rebordinos a plea for the return of people to the theatres.[8][9]
Juries
- Official Selection
- Luca Guadagnino (President)[1]
- Joe Alwyn[1]
- Marisa Fernández Armenteros[1]
- Michel Franco[1]
- Lena Mossum[1]
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Sections
Official Selection
- In competition
The lineup of films selected for the Official Selection is as follows:[10]
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer of 85 | Été 85 | François Ozon | France |
| True Mothers | Asa ga Kuru / 朝が来る | Naomi Kawase | Japan |
| Courtroom 3H | Antonio Méndez Esparza |
| |
| Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan | Julian Temple |
United Kingdom | |
| Beginning | Dasatskisi / დასაწყისი | Dea Kulumbegashvili |
|
Another Round |
Druk | Thomas Vinterberg |
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| Any Crybabies Around? | Nakuko Wa Ineega | Takuma Sato | Japan |
| We Will Never Die | Nosotros nunca moriremos | Eduardo Crespo | Argentina |
| Simple Passion | Passion simple | Danielle Arbid |
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| Supernova | Harry Macqueen | United Kingdom | |
| In the Dusk | Sutemose | Šarūnas Bartas |
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| Wuhai | Zhou Ziyang | China | |
- Out of competition
The following works were selected to screen out of competition:[11][10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rifkin's Festival | Woody Allen |
| |
Forgotten We'll Be |
El olvido que seremos | Fernando Trueba | Colombia |
| Coven | Akelarre | Pablo Agüero |
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| Riot Police (miniseries) | Antidisturbios | Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Spain |
| Special Screenings | |||
| The Great Fellove | El gran Fellove | Matt Dillon |
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| Patria (miniseries) | Aitor Gabilondo | Spain | |
| We Are Who We Are (miniseries) | Luca Guadagnino | Italy | |
Latin Horizons
The following films were selected for the Latin Horizons section:[12][13]
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Intruder | El prófugo | Natalia Meta |
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| Unlimited Edition | Edición ilimitada | Edgardo Cozarinsky, Santiago Loza, Virginia Cosin, Romina Paula | Argentina |
| La Verónica | Leonardo Medel | Chile | |
| One in a Thousand | Las mil y una | Clarisa Navas |
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| Mum, Mum, Mum | Mamá, mamá, mamá | Sol Berruezo Pichon-Rivière | Argentina |
| Tragic Jungle | Selva trágica | Yulene Olaizola |
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| Identifying Features | Sin señales particulares | Fernanda Valadez |
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| All the Dead Ones | Todos os mortos | Caetano Gotardo, Marco Dutra |
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| Night Shot | Visión nocturna | Carolina Moscoso | Chile |
New Directors
The following films were selected for the New Directors section:[14][15]
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Blossom | 16 printemps | Suzanne Lindon | France |
| Ane Is Missing | Ane | David Pérez Sañudo | Spain |
| Memory House | Casa de antiguidades | João Paulo Miranda Maria |
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| Chupacabra | Grigory Kolomytsev | Russia | |
| Gull | Gal-mae-gi / 갈매기 | Kim Mi-jo | South Korea |
| Slow Singing | Gē shēng yuán hé màn bàn pāi | Dong Xingyi | China |
| Death Knell | Hil kanpaiak | Imanol Rayo | Spain |
| I Never Cry | Jak najdalej stąd | Piotr Domalewski |
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| Last Days of Spring | La última primavera | Isabel Lamberti |
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| Limbo | Ben Sharrock | United Kingdom | |
| Grand écart | Spagat | Christian Johannes Koch | Switzerland |
| Along the Sea | Umibe no kanojotachi / 海辺の彼女たち | Akio Fujimoto |
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Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
The following films were selected for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section:[16]
- Highlighted title indicates award winner.[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Metamorphosis of Birds | A metamorfose dos pássaros | Catarina Vasconcelos | Portugal |
| Autofiction | Autoficción | Laida Lertxundi |
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| Cold Meridian | Peter Strickland |
| |
| Correspondence | Correspondencia | Carla Simón, Dominga Sotomayor |
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| The Woman Who Ran | Domangchin yeoja / 도망친 여자 | Hong Sang-soo | South Korea |
| Dustin | Naïla Guiguet | France | |
| Fauna | Nicolás Pereda |
| |
| Having a Good Time | Huan Le Shi Guang | Bell Zhong | China |
| I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face | Sameh Alaa |
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| The Salt of Tears | Le Sel des larmes | Philippe Garrel |
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| Los conductos | Camilo Restrepo |
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| Perpetual Night | Noche perpetua | Pedro Peralta |
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| The Calming | Ping jing | Song Fang | China |
| Days | Rìzi / 日子 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Simon Calls | Simon chama | Marta Sousa Ribeiro | Portugal |
| Stephanie | Leonardo Van Dijl | Belgium | |
| The Trouble with Being Born | Sandra Wollner | Austria | |
| An Optical Illusion | Un efecto óptico | Juan Cavestany | Spain |
| Ya no duermo | Marina Palacio | Spain | |
| Yellow Cat | Zheltaya koshka | Adilkhan Yerzhanov |
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Surprise film
The following film was programmed as a surprise:[17]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Sportin' Life (2020 film) | Spencer]] | Abel Ferrara |
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Official Selection Awards
- Golden Shell: Beginning by Dea Kulumbegashvili[4]
- Special Jury Prize: Julian Temple[4]
- Silver Shell for Best Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili (Beginning)[4]
- Silver Shell for Best Actress: Ia Sukhitashvili (Beginning)[4]
- Another Round)[4]
- Best Screenplay: Dea Kulumbegashvili and Rati Oneli (Beginning)[4]
- Best Cinematography: Yuta Tsukinaga (Any Crybabies Around?)[4]
References
- ^ indiewire.com.
- ^ "'Rifkin's Festival', de Woody Allen, abrió la justa de San Sebastián". La Jornada. 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen, Premio Donostia 2020: "Agradezco a la gente que sigue yendo al cine, nos da la oportunidad de contar historias"". heraldo.es. 24 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Georgian Film 'Beginning' Sweeps San Sebastian Fest Awards on a Night of Triumph For Female Filmmakers". Variety. 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen, Premio Donostia del Festival de San Sebastián 2020". HuffPost. 22 June 2020.
- 20minutos.es.
- Europa Press. 10 September 2020.
- ^ Martos, David (19 September 2020). "El Festival de San Sebastián 2020 arranca con un homenaje a las salas de cine y al Cannes que no fue". Onda Cero.
- EiTB.
- ^ a b "Sección Oficial. 68 Edición 2020". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Bollaín, León de Aranoa, Plaza y Jonás Trueba competirán en San Sebastián". HuffPost. 30 July 2021.
- Europa Press. 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Horizontes Latinos. 68 Edición 2020". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (28 July 2021). "San Sebastian Film Festival Unveils New Directors Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "New Directors. 68 Edición 2020". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Zabaltegi-Tabakalera. 68 Edición 2020". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "'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.