71st San Sebastián International Film Festival

71st San Sebastián International Film Festival
Official poster of the 71st San Sebastián Film Festival featuring Javier Bardem
Opening filmThe Boy and the Heron
LocationSan Sebastián, Spain
AwardsGolden Shell: The Rye Horn
Festival date22–30 September 2023
San Sebastián International Film Festival

The 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival ran 22–30 September 2023 in San Sebastián,[1] Gipuzkoa, Spain. The awards were announced on 30 September 2023, with The Rye Horn winning the Golden Shell, being the first film directed by a female Spanish director to win said award.[2]

Background

In May 2023, actor Javier Bardem was announced as a recipient of a Donostia Award as well as the main feature of the 71st edition's official poster.[1][3] An early subset of the official selection film slate was announced on 7 July 2023.[4][5] New official selection titles were announced on 14 July 2023.[6] In August 2023, The Boy and the Heron was announced as the out-of-competition opening film.[7] Later that month, Spanish director Víctor Erice was announced to be the recipient of a Donostia Award.[8] The entire official selection line-up was announced on 25 August.[9] On 8 September, it was announced that Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki would receive a Donostia Award, presented to him virtually, while the award for Bardem would be postponed to next year's festival due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, which forbids the US-unionised actor to attend to the media or to record thank-you videos.[10]

Juries

Main Competition

Kutxabank-New Directors Award

  • Emily Morgan, British producer – Jury president[11]
  • Christian Jeune, French director of the Film Department and Deputy of the General Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival
  • Ricardo Aldarondo, Spanish journalist and film critic
  • Juanita Onzaga, Colombian director and artist
  • Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Norwegian-Guatemalan producer

Latin Horizons

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award

  • Fiorella Moretti, Mexican producer and president of Luxbox – Jury president[12]
  • Cecilia Barrionuevo, Argentine film curator

Irizar Award

  • Telmo Irureta [es], Spanish actor – Jury president[12]
  • Mikele Landa, Spanish director
  • Kristina Zorita, Spanish journalist, screenwriter and director

Sections

Official selection

The lineup of the official selection includes:[13]

In competition

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Raven Jackson United States
A Journey in Spring 春行 Tzu-Hui Peng, Ping-Wen Wang Taiwan
Un amor Isabel Coixet Spain
Ex-Husbands Noah Pritzker United States
Fingernails Christos Nikou United States
Great Absence Kei Chika-Ura Japan
Kalak Isabella Eklöf Denmark
MMXX Cristi Puiu
  • Romania
  • Moldova
  • France
Puan María Alché [es], Benjamín Naishtat
  • Argentina
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • France
  • Brazil
The Practice [es] La práctica Martín Rejtman
  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • Portugal
Red Island L'île rouge Robin Campillo
  • France
  • Belgium
The Royal Hotel Kitty Green Australia
The Rye Horn O corno Jaione Camborda
  • Spain
  • Portugal
  • Belgium
A Silence Un silence Joachim Lafosse
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Luxembourg
The Successor Le Successeur Xavier Legrand France
Sultana's Dream El sueño de la Sultana Isabel Herguera
  • Spain
  • Germany

Out of Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Boy and the Heron 君たちはどう生きるか Hayao Miyazaki Japan
La Mesías (TV series) Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo Spain
Dance First James Marsh
  • United Kingdom
  • Hungary
  • Belgium
Special Screenings
They Shot the Piano Player Dispararon al pianista Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
  • Spain
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
A Real Job Un métier sérieux Thomas Lilti France

New Directors

The New Directors slate includes:[14]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Achilles Ashil Farhad Delaram
  • Germany
  • Iran
  • France
Bahadur The Brave Diva Shah India
Bauryna Salu Askhat Kuchinhirekov Kazakhstan
Beyond The Fog Kiri No Fuchi Daichi Murase Japan
The Blue Star La estrella azul Javier Macipe
  • Spain
  • Argentina
Carefree Days Xiao Yao You Jiang Ming China
Hi Mom Ilia Malakhova Russia
Last Shadow At First Light Nicole Midori Woodford
  • Singapore
  • Japan
  • Slovenia
  • Philippines
  • Indonesia
The Other Son El otro hijo Juan Sebastián Quebrada
  • Colombia
  • France
  • Argentina
Gamma Rays Les Rayons Gamma Henry Bernadet Canada
Mother, Couch Niclas Larsson
  • United States
  • Denmark
  • Sweden

Latin Horizons (Horizontes Latinos)

The Latin Horizons slate includes the following films:[15]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Alemania [es] María Zanetti
  • Argentina
  • Spain
Blondi Dolores Fonzi
  • Argentina
  • Spain
  • United States
The Castle [es] El castillo Martín Benchimol [es]
  • Argentina
  • France
  • Spain
Clara Gets Lost in the Woods [es] Clara se pierde en el bosque Camila Fabbri Argentina
The Echo El eco Tatiana Huezo
  • Mexico
  • Germany
Heroic Heroico David Zonana Mexico
Los impactados [es] Lucía Puenzo Argentina
A Ravaging Wind [es] (opening film) El viento que arrasa Paula Hernández
  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
The Settlers Los colonos Felipe Gálvez Haberle
  • Chile
  • Argentina
  • United Kingdom
  • Taiwan
  • France
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
A Strange Path [pt] Estranho caminho Guto Parente Brazil
Toll (closing film) Pedágio Carolina Markowicz
  • Brazil
  • Portugal
Totem Tótem Lila Avilés Mexico

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Absence Xue Yun Wu Lang China
Camping du Lac Éléonore Saintagnan
  • Belgium
  • France
Contadores Irati Gorostidi Spain
The Delinquents Los delinquentes Rodrigo Moreno
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Luxembourg
Even Though It's Night Aunque es de noche Guillermo García López
  • Spain
  • France
Grace Blazh Ilya Povolotsky Russia
Here Bas Devos Belgium
The Human Surge 3 El auge del humano 3 Eduardo Williams
  • Argentina
  • Portugal
  • Netherlands
  • Taiwan
  • Brazil
  • Hong Kong
  • Sri Lanka
  • Peru
The Island L'île Damien Manivel France
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell Bên trong vỏ kén vàng Pham Thien An
  • Singapore
  • Vietnam
  • France
  • Spain
Mamántula Ion de Sosa
  • Germany
  • Spain
Mixtape La Pampa Andres Di Tella
  • Argentina
  • Chile
Nights Gone By Alberto Martín Menacho
  • Switzerland
  • Spain
Orlando, My Political Biography Orlando, ma biographie politique Paul B. Preciado France
Oyu Atsushi Hirai France
La Palisiada Philip Sotnuchenko Ukraine
Remembering Every Night (opening film) Subete No Yoru Wo Omoidasu Yui Kiyohara Japan
Through the Night Quitter la nuit Delphine Girard
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Canada
The Trial El juicio Ulises de la Orden
  • Argentina
  • Norway
  • France
  • Italy
Two of Us Suigyo no Mayawari Kohei Igarashi
  • Japan
  • France
Sīlan Ashmita Guha Neogi France
Single Light Or panas yachid Shaylee Atary Israel
Short Story Duan pian gu shi Wu Lang China
We Are the Hollow Men Gamopitulo khalkhi Rati Oneli Georgia

Perlak

The 'Perlak' lineup includes:[16][17]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Afire Roter Himmel Christian Petzold Germany
Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet France
Dumb Money Craig Gillespie United States
The Eternal Memory La memoria infinita Maite Alberdi Chile
Evil Does Not Exist 悪は存在しない Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
Fallen Leaves Kuolleet lehdet Aki Kaurismäki
  • Finland
  • Germany
Les Indésirables Bâtiment 5 Ladj Ly France
I'm Captain Io capitano Matteo Garrone Italy
May December Todd Haynes United States
Memory Michel Franco
  • Mexico
  • United States
Monster 怪物 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan
The New Boy Warwick Thornton Australia
Past Lives Celine Song United States
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
  • Japan
  • Germany
The Promised Land Bastarden Nikolaj Arcel Denmark
Rosalie Stéphanie Di Giusto France
Society of the Snow La sociedad de la nieve J.A. Bayona
  • Spain
  • Uruguay
  • Chile
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer United Kingdom

Surprise film

The following film was programmed as a surprise:[18]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Killer David Fincher United States

Awards

Main Competition

Other official awards

Industry awards

  • WIP LATAM Industry Award: Most People Die on Sundays by Iair Said
  • EGEDA PLATINO Industria Award for the Best WIP LATAM: Most People Die on Sundays by Iair Said
  • WIP Europa Industry Award: Mannequins by Michael Fetter Nathansky
  • WIP Europa Award: Mannequins by Michael Fetter Nathansky
  • XII Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum Best Project Award: These Were All Fields by Daniela Abad Lombana
  • DALE! Award: Little War by Barbara Sarasola-Day
  • Artekino International Prize: The Days Off by Lucila Mariani
  • ELAMEDIA - Euskadi Post-Production Award: After the Night, the Night by Naomi Pacifique

Other awards

Parallel awards

Donostia awards

References

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  5. ^ Zurro, Javier (7 July 2023). "Robin Campillo, Joachim Lafosse y Cristi Puiu competirán por la Concha de Oro en San Sebastián". eldiario.es.
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