The 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 20 to 28 September 2024 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Background A restored 4K version of Montxo Armendariz's film Tasio (which premiered at the 1984 San Sebastián Film Festival) was announced to be part of the 'Klasikoak' slate. Audrey Diwan's Emmanuelle was later revealed to be the festival's opening film, as well as part of the official selection's competitive lineup. 2023 Donostia Award winner Javier Bardem is expected to receive the award in 2024, as the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike prevented him from attending the 71st festival. On 9 May 2024, the festival's organization unveiled the official poster for the 72nd edition; it features Donostia Award winner Cate Blanchett and it was designed by José Luis Lanzagorta based on a black and white photograph by Gustavo Papaleo. On 12 July 2024, the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain disclosed the 17 Spanish-produced titles which are to be part of the festival slate. On 14 August 2024, filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar was announced as the recipient of another Donostia Award. In September 2024, We Live In Time was announced as the festival's closing film, in a non-competitive slot. On 17 September 2024, the official selection jury was announced.
Juries Main Competition Jaione Camborda, Spanish film director and screenwriter – Jury president Leila Guerriero, Argentine journalist and writer Ulrich Seidl, Austrian film director, writer and producer , Greek film director, writer and producer , French film producer and distributor Fran Kranz, American actor and film director
Kutxabank-New Directors Award Philippe Bober, French film producer – Jury president Izibene Oñederra, Spanish film director and screenwriter Eduardo Crespo, Argentine film director Aulona Selmani, Swizz film director, writer and actress Jessica Kiang, Irish film critic, essayist and programmer
Latin Horizons Fernando Enrique Juan Lima, Argentine film critic and former director of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival – Jury president Pedro Fernandez Santos, Spanish film producer Valentina Maurel, Costa-Rican film director and writer
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award Emilie Bujès, French festival programmer and art director for Visions du Réel – Jury president Santiago Loza, Argentine film director and writer Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Icelandic film producer
Irizar Basque Film Award , Spanish actress and theatre director – Jury president Joseba Lopezortega, Spanish historian and director of the Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film (ZINEBI) Izaskun Rodríguez, Spanish journalist and professor
Sections Official selection The official selection slate includes the following pictures:
In competition Highlighted title indicates award winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies) Bound in Heaven 捆绑上天堂 Huo Xin China Conclave Edward Berger Germany Emmanuelle Audrey Diwan France The End Joshua Oppenheimer Glimmers Los destellos Pilar Palomero Spain Hard Truths Mike Leigh The Man Who Loved UFOs El hombre que amaba los platos voladores Diego Lerman Argentina Last Breath Le dernier souffle Costa-Gavras France The Last Showgirl Gia Coppola United States In Her PlaceEl lugar de la otra Maite Alberdi Chile I'm Nevenka Soy Nevenka Icíar Bollaín Spain On Falling Serpent's Path Hebi no Michi Kiyoshi Kurosawa Afternoons of Solitude Tardes de soledad Albert Serra The Wailing El llanto Pedro Martín-Calero When Fall Is Coming Quand vient l'automne François Ozon France
Out of Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies) Querer Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Spain Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness Johnny Depp We Live in Time John Crowley United Kingdom Special Screenings I, Addict Yo, adicto Javier Giner, Elena Trapé Spain Lumière!, l'aventure continue Thierry Frémaux The Red Virgin La virgen roja Paula Ortiz
New Directors The New Directors slate includes: English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies) The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés Antón Álvarez Spain The Last Romantics Azken erromantikoak Spain Switzerland Brûle le sang Akaki Popkhadze Gulizar Gülizar Belkis Bayrak Winter in Sokcho Hiver à Sokcho Koya Kamura La llegada del hijo , My Eternal Summer Min evige sommer Sylvia Le Fanu Denmark As Silence Passes By Por donde pasa el silencio Sandra Romero Spain Regretfully at Dawn Sivaroj Kongsakul Thailand Stars and the Moon Yongkang Tang China Turn Me On Michael Tyburski United States
Latin Horizons (Horizontes Latinos) The Latin Horizons slate includes the following films: English title Original title Director(s) Production country(ies) Beloved Tropic Querido trópico Cidade; Campo Juliana Rojas The Freshly Cut Grass El aroma del pasto recién cortado Celina Murga Kill the Jockey El jockey Luis Ortega Maybe It's True What They Say About Us Quizás es cierto lo que dicen de nosotras Sofía Paloma Gómez, Camilo Becerra Most People Die on Sundays Los domingos mueren más personas Ramón and Ramón Ramón y Ramón Salvador del Solar Lola Arias La piel en primavera Yennifer Uribe Alzate Simon of the Mountain Simón de la montaña Federico Luis Sleep With Your Eyes Open Dormir de olhos abertos Sujo Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez When Clouds Hide the Shadow Cuando las nubes esconden las sombras José Luis Torres Leiva Zafari Mariana Rondón
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera The Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section includes: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Across the Waters Viv Li France April Aprili Dea Kulumbegashvili Big Shadow Sombra grande Maximiliano Schonfeld Argentina Collective Monologue Monólogo colectivo Jessica Sarah Rinland Argentina Dahomey Mati Diop France Every You Every Me Alle Die Du Bist Filmlovers! Spectateurs ! Arnaud Desplechin France Here Comes the Sun Yao yuan de xia wu Wu Lang China How to Be Pehuén Pedre Cómo ser Pehuén Pedre Federico Luis Hymn of the Plague Gimn chume Ataka51 It's Not Me C'est pas moi Leos Carax France Leela Tanmay Chowdhary India Milky White Nai niu YoYo Liu China My Sunshine ぼくのお日さま Hiroshi Okuyama Pepe Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Johan Grimonprez Las novias del sur Elena López Riera Super Happy Forever To a Land Unknown Mahdi Fleifel Ulysses Hikaru Uwagawa When It Comes (It Will Have Your Eyes) Etorriko da (Eta zure begiak izango ditu) Izibene Oñederra Spain Where Time Stood Still Sadac dro idga Nino Benashvili
Perlak The 'Perlak' section includes: Highlighted title indicates City of Donostia / San Sebastián Audience Award winner. Highlighted title indicates City of Donostia / San Sebastián Audience Award for Best European Film winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Apocalypse in the Tropics Petra Costa Brazil Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard Marco Jon Garaño, Aitor Arregi Spain I'm Still Here Ainda Estou Aqui Walter Salles All We Imagine as Light Payal Kapadia Anora Sean Baker United States Bird Andrea Arnold United Kingdom The Seed of the Sacred Fig دانهی انجیر معابد Mohammad Rasoulof The Marching Band En fanfare Emmanuel Courcol France Megalopolis Francis Ford Coppola United States Memoir of a Snail Adam Elliot Australia Oh, Canada Paul Schrader United States Parthenope Paolo Sorrentino The Substance Coralie Fargeat United KingdomA Traveler's Needs 여행자의 필요 Hong Sangsoo South Korea Maria Callas: Letters and Memoirs Tom Volf, Yannis Dimolitsas The Wild Robot Chris Sanders United States
Velodrome (Velódromo) The following pictures will be screened at the Velodrome: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Celeste Elena Trapé Spain
Retrospective: Violent Italy The retrospective section 'Violent Italy', dedicated to Italian crime films, includes the following titles: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Obsession Ossessione Luchino Visconti Italy Escape to France Fuga in Francia Mario Soldati Italy In the Name of the Law In nome della legge Pietro Germi Italy The Crossroads Il bivio Fernando Cerchio Italy Four Ways Out La città si difende Pietro Germi Italy The City Stands Trial Processo alla città Luigi Zampa Italy The Facts of Murder Un maledetto imbroglio Pietro Germi Italy Mafioso Alberto Lattuada Italy The Violent Four Banditi a Milano Carlo Lizzani Italy The Day of the Owl Il giorno della civetta Damiano Damiani Inquiry of a Citizen Above Suspicion Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto Elio Petri Caliber 9 Milano calibro 9 Fernando Di Leo Italy Execution Squad La polizia ringrazia Steno (Stefano Vanzina) Revolver Sergio Sollima Almost Human Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare Umberto Lenzi Italy Illustrious Corpses Cadaveri eccellenti Francesco Rosi The Tough Ones Roma a mano armata Umberto Lenzi Italy I Am the Law Il prefetto di ferro Pasquale Squitieri Italy The Moro Affair Il caso Moro Giuseppe Ferrara Italy Good Morning, Night Buongiorno, notte Marco Bellocchio Italy Gomorrah Gomorra Matteo Garrone Italy Last Night of Amore L'ultima notte di Amore Andrea Di Stefano Italy
Klasikoak The Klasikoak selection includes the following films: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Tasio (1984) Montxo Armendáriz Spain Tattoo, the First Adventure of Pepe Carvalho (1978) Tatuaje, primera aventura de Pepe Carvalho Bigas Luna Spain The Woman of Wrath (1984) Sha fu Tseng Chuang-hsiang Taiwan Furrows (1951) Surcos José Antonio Nieves Conde Spain The Piano (1993) Jane Campion Australia Un rêve plus long que la nuit (1976) Niki de Saint Phalle France
RTVE Galas RTVE programmed galas for three film presentations: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) May I Speak with the Enemy? ¿Es el enemigo? La película de Gila Alexis Morante Escape Rodrigo Cortés The Girls at the Station Las chicas de la estación Juana Macías Spain
Culinary Zinema The films in the Culinary Zinema slate are listed as follows: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Mugaritz. Sin pan ni postre Paco Plaza Spain The Platform 2 El hoyo 2 Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia Spain Grand Maison Paris Ayuko Tsukahara Northern Food Story Kita no syokukei Tetsuya Uesugi Japan Shelf Life Ian Cheney United States
Made in Spain The films in the Made in Spain slate are listed as follows: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Tiempo de silencio y destrucción Joan López Lloret Spain Mucha mierda Break a Leg Alba Sotorra Spain As Neves Spain A House on Fire Casa en flames Dani de la Orden El hombre bueno David Trueba Spain Concrete Flowers Flores del cemento Luismi Pantiga Spain Artificial Justice Justicia artificial Simón Casal Holy Mother La abadesa Antonio Chavarrías La casa Spain Little Loves Los pequeños amores Celia Rico Clavellino Mamífera Liliana Torres Spain Nina Andrea Jaurrieta Spain Norberta Sonia Escolano, Belén López Albert Spain Orgullo vieja Chema Rodríguez Spain To Laugh, To Sing, Perhaps To Cry Reír, cantar, tal vez llorar Marc Ferrer Spain María Trénor Saturno Daniel Tornero Spain Saturn Return Segundo premio Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez Dreams and Crumbs Sueños y pan Luis (Soto) Muñoz Spain The Other Way Around Volveréis Jonás Trueba Spain
Awards Some of the festival awards as listed as follows:
Main Competition Golden Shell: Afternoons of Solitude by Albert Serra Special Jury Prize: Cast of The Last Showgirl Silver Shell for Best Director: Laura Carreira for On Falling & Pedro Martín-Calero for The Wailing Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance: Patricia López Arnaiz for Glimmers Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance: Pierre Lottin for When Fall Is Coming Jury Prize for Best Screenplay: François Ozon for When Fall Is Coming Jury Prize Best Cinematography: Piao Songri for Bound in Heaven
Other official awards