The 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 16 to 24 September 2022 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The awards were announced on 24 September 2022, with The Kings of the World winning the Golden Shell.
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. 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. In June 2022, Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg was disclosed as the recipient of another Donostia Award.
The official selection's film Prison 77 will open the festival, screened out of competition. Other than the opener, an initial lineup with some titles from Spain was announced on 15 July 2022. A slate of 12 international main competition works was announced on 2 August.
Juries
Main Competition Matías Mosteirín, Argentinian producer - Jury President Antoinette Boulat, French casting director and filmmaker Tea Lindeburg, Danish filmmaker Rosa Montero, Spanish writer Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Lesotho filmmaker Hlynur Pálmason, Icelandic director
American actress Glenn Close was slated to feature as Jury president, but cancelled her visit in the wake of a "family emergency".
Kutxabank-New Directors Award , filmmaker, Romania - Jury President Paolo Moretti, programmer, Italy , film critic, Spain Selva Almada, writer, Argentina Ashmita Guha, filmmaker, India
Horizonte Latinos Giovanni Pompili, Italian producer - Jury President Tatiana Huezo, Salvadoran filmmaker Júlia Olmo, Spanish film critic
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award Albertina Carri, Argentine director, screenwriter and producer - Jury President Vanja Kaluđerčić, director of Rotterdam Film Festival Manuel Calvo, producer and director
Irizar Award , journalist and writer - Jury President Nerea Kortabitarte, communicator and writer Txema Muñoz, programmer
Sections Official selection The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:
Highlighted title indicates award winner. English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s) Petr Václav Cork Spain Denmark Great Yarmouth-Provisional Figures Marco Martins 百花 Japan Laura Mora Pilar Palomero Spain Manuel Abramovich Fernando Franco Spain Marian Mathias Sparta Ulrich Seidl Diego Lerman Walk Up Hong Sangsoo South Korea Wild Flowers Jaime Rosales Winter Boy Christophe Honoré France A Woman 孔秀 Wang Chao China Sebastián Lelio
Out of Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Marlowe Neil Jordan Offworld Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Raúl Arévalo, Isa Campo, Alberto Rodríguez, Isaki Lacuesta Spain Prison 77 Alberto Rodríguez Spain Special Screenings Isabel Coixet Spain Yannick Kergoat France
Latin Horizons () The line up of films selected for the Latin Horizons section is as follows: Highlighted title indicates award winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) My Imaginary Country Patricio Guzmán Octopus Skin Ana Cristina Barragán 1976 Manuela Martelli Chile Charcoal Carolina Markowicz Dos estaciones Juan Pablo González The Padilla affair Pavel Giroud The PackLa Jauría Andrés Ramírez Pulido Noise Natalia Beristáin Mexico Sublime Argentina I Have Electric Dreams Tengo sueños eléctricos Valentina Maurel A MaleUn varón Fabián Hernández Vicenta B. Carlos Lechuga
New Directors The initial lineup of films selected for the Kutxabank-New Directors section is as follows: Highlighted title indicates award winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) To Books and Women I Sing María Elorza Spain Carbon Ion Bors The Great Silence 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 Laura Baumeister 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 Rocío Mesa A Tale of Shemroon Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi Something You Said Last Night Luis De Filippis
Perlak A list of films selected for the 'Perlak' lineup is as follows: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Argentina, 1985 Santiago Mitre Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Alejandro G. Iñarritu Mexico The Beasts Rodrigo Sorogoyen Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda South Korea Corsage Marie Kreutzer Don't Worry Darling Olivia Wilde United States God's Crooked Lines Oriol Paulo Spain The Innocent Louis Garrel France Living Oliver Hermanus United Kingdom Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen United States On the Fringe Juan Diego Botto One Fine Morning Mia Hansen-Løve France One Year, One Night Isaki Lacuesta Peter von Kant François Ozon France R.M.N. Cristian Mungiu Tori and Lokita Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund Sweden
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera The lineup of films in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section is as follows: Highlighted title indicates award winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) France Les créatures qui fondent au soleil Diego Céspedes Trenque Lauquen Laura Citarella A Human Position Anders Emblem Friends on a Country Road Santiago Loza Argentina Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp) Peter Strickland Piggy Carlota Pereda Chords Estibaliz Urresola Spain Diarios Argentina The Water Elena López Riera Godland Hlynur Pálmason Heartbeat Lee Chang-dong South Korea Third Notebook Spain Robe of Gems Meet Me in the Bathroom Dylan Southern United Kingdom Ruth Beckermann Austria Itchan and Satchan Naname no rouka Takayuki Fukata Japan Nest Hlynur Pálmason Nowhere to Go But Everywhere Erick Shirai, Masako Tsumura Japan Piaffe Germany A Short Story Po Sui Tai Yang Zhi Xin Bi Gan China Unrest Unrueh Cyril Schäublin Switzerland Letter to My Mother for My Son 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 Fernando León de Aranoa
Made in Spain The slate of films selected for screening in the 'Made in Spain' section is as follows:
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Color of Heaven Joan Marc Zapata The House Among the Cactuses Carlota González-Adrio Spain Alcarràs Carla Simón Love Gets a Room Rodrigo Cortés Spain The Critic Juan Zavala, Javier Morales Pérez Spain Alone in the Mountains Unai Canela Spain Girlfriends and Girlfriends Zaida Carmona Spain Unfinished Affairs Full of Grace Roberto Bueso Spain My Emptiness and I Adrián Silvestre Spain You Have to Come and See It Jonás Trueba Spain Tequila. Sex, Drog and Rock and Roll Álvaro Longoria Spain Pacifiction Albert Serra
Surprise film The following film was programmed as a surprise: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Andrew Dominik United States
Awards Main Competition Golden Shell: The Kings of the World by Laura Mora Special Jury Prize: Runner by Marian Mathias Silver Shell for Best Director: Genki Kawamura for A Hundred Flowers Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance: Paul Kircher for Winter Boy & Carla Quílez for Motherhood Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance: Renata Lerman for The Substitute Best Screenplay: Wang Chao & Dong Yun Zhou for A Woman Best Cinematography: Manuel Abramovich for Pornomelancholia
Other awards Kutxabank-New Directors Award: Spare Keys by Jeanne Aslan, Paul Saintillan Special Mention: On Either Sides of the Pond by Parth Saurabh Horizontes Award: I Have Electric Dreams by Valentina Maurel Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award: Godland by Hlynur Pálmason San Sebastian Audience Award: Argentina, 1985 by Santiago Mitre San Sebastian Audience Award for Best European Film: The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen Spanish Cooperation Award: Noise by Natalia Beristáin RTVE-Another Look Award: El sastre groc by Isabel Coixet Special Mention: Corsage by Marie Kreutzer Irizar Basque Film Award: Cork by Mikel Gurrea Special Mention: To Books and Women I Sing by María Elorza TCM Youth Award: To Books and Women I Sing by María Elorza Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award: Tori and Lokita by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Nest Award: Blue Mountain by Sofía Salinas & Juan David Bohórquez Special Mention: Anabase by Benjamin Goubet Dunia Ayaso Award: Tobacco Barns by Rocío Mesa Special Mention: El sastre groc by Isabel Coixet FIPRESCI Award: Cork by Mikel Gurrea Feroz Zinemaldia Award: The Kings of the World by Laura Mora Euskal Gidoigileen Elkartea Award: Cork by Mikel Gurrea & Francisco Kosterlitz Sebastiane Award: Something You Said Last Night by Luis De Filippis Lurra Greenpeace Award: Alcarràs by Carla Simón SIGNIS Award: The Kings of the World by Laura Mora Special Mention: Runner by Marian Mathias
Donostia awards Donostia Award for Lifetime Achievements: Juliette Binoche and David Cronenberg
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