The 69th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) took place from 18 to 26 October 2024, in Valladolid, Spain. They Will Be Dust opened the festival.
Background In June 2024, the festival announced the update of its branding image since 1984, the iconic lips by Leonese painter Manuel Sierra, with a revamped version developed by PobrelaVaca Studio's Félix Rodríguez and Ana María Hernández, which was included in the festival's poster for the 69th edition. On 21 August 2024, Carlos Marques-Marcet's They Will Be Dust was announced as the festival's opening picture. Later in August, the festival announced an early tranche of Spanish-produced and co-produced films to be part of different festivals sections.
On 15 October 2024, director , actress Aida Folch, film critic Devika Girish, director Luis López Carrasco, and producer Ingmar Frost were announced as the members of the main competition jury.
Official Section Feature Films Competition The following films were selected to compete for the Golden Spike: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Armand Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel Becoming Ana La mitad de Ana Marta Nieto Spain Black Dog 狗阵 Guan Hu China The Brutalist Brady Corbet Bob Trevino Likes It Tracie Laymon United States Christmas Eve in Miller's Point Tyler Taormina United States La cocina Alonso Ruizpalacios Close to the Sultan En la alcoba del sultán Grand Tour Miguel Gomes Harvest Athina Rachel Tsangari Misericordia Alain Guiraudie The Most Precious of Cargoes La Plus Précieuse des marchandises Michel Hazanavicius My Favourite Cake کیک محبوب من Maryam Moqadam, Behtash Sanaeeha The Party's Over Fin de fiesta Elena Manrique Salve Maria Salve María Mar Coll Spain September Says Ariane Labed Sex Dag Johan Haugerud Norway Stranger Eyes 默視錄 Yeo Siew Hua Suspended Time Hors du temps Olivier Assayas France They Will Be Dust Polvo serán Carlos Marques-Marcet Three Kilometres to the End of the World Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii Emanuel Pârvu Romania Vermiglio Maura Delpero Wild Diamond Diamant brut Agathe Riedinger France
Out of competition English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Rita Paz Vega Spain Sing Sing Greg Kwedar United States RTVE Galas Verano en diciembre Carolina África Spain
Special Screenings The festival's special screenings include: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) The New Years Los años nuevos Sandra Romero, David Martín de los Santos, Rodrigo Sorogoyen Spain The Wailing El llanto Pedro Martín-Calero Always+Positivo Siempre+Positivo Nacho Solana Spain Blackmail Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom Colita sin filtros Hortensia Vélez, Elisabeth Anglarill Spain Domar la luz Oihan Spain The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés Antón Álvarez Spain State of Silence Estado de Silencio Santiago Maza Mexico
Meeting Point (Punto de Encuentro) The following films were selected for the 'Meeting Point' section: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Blue Sun Palace Constance Tsang United States Brief History of a Family 家庭简史 Lin Jianjie Caught by the Tides 风流一代 Jia Zhangke China Edge of Night Gecenin Kıyısı Eephus Carson Lund The Fable Raam Reddy Familiar Touch Sarah Friedland United States Ghost Trail Les Fantômes Jonathan Millet À son image France Holy Cow Vingt dieux Louise Courvoisier France Ivo Germany Moon Mond Kurdwin Ayub Austria To Our Friends A nuestros amigos Adrián Orr Serrano A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg Scorched Earth Verbrannte Erde Thomas Arslan Germany Toxic Akiplėša Saulė Bliuvaitė Lithuania Universal Language Une langue universelle Matthew Rankin Canada Việt and Nam Minh Quý Trương
Alchemies (Alquimias) The following films were selected for the Alquimias section: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) The Adamant Girl Kottukkaali PS Vinothraj India Agora Ala Eddine Slim Bluish Lilith Kraxner, Milena Czernovsky Austria Cyborg Generation Miguel Morillo Vega Spain The Great Yawn of History Khamyazeye bozorg Iran Anna Cornudella Castro Spain Invention Courtney Stephens United States The Rim La parra Spain An Unfinished Film 一部未完成的电影 Lou Ye
Time of History (Tiempo de historia) English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Resistance Reels Caja de resistencia Alejandro Alvarado, Concha Barquero, Alejandro Alvarado Jódar, Concha Barquero Artés The Marseillaise of the Drunkards La marsellesa de los borrachos Pablo Gil Rituerto My Brother Ali Mi hermano Ali Paula Palacios Turismo de guerra Kikol Grau Spain Waldo Carlos Arnaiz Escalpés, Alberto Ortega Ahumada Spain Hija del volcán Jenifer de la Rosa Martín
Memory & Utopia (Memoria y Utopía) The following films were selected for the 'Memory & Utopia' section: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Portabella Constellation Constel·lació Portabella Claudio Zulian Spain
International Short Film Official Section English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 400 Cassettes Thelyia Petraki Bad For a Moment Daniel Soares Portugal Baldilocks Marthe Peters Belgium El cambio de rueda Begoña Arostegui Spain El cuento de una noche de verano María Herrera Spain Immaculata Kim Lêa Sakkal Le Loup Theodore Ushev Canada Lluna de Sal Mariona Martínez Spain Marion Joe Weiland, Finn Constantine My Senses Are All I Have to Offer Isadora Neves Marques Portugal Nens Anna Martí Domingo Spain O Rúnar Rúnarsson On the Way Samir Karahoda Kosovo Pacific Vein Ulu Braun Germany Percebes Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves Punter Jason Adam Maselle Vegan Mayo Luca Tóth Hungary Vox Humana Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan White Cloud Emmanuel Van der Auwera Belgium
Spanish Short Films Official Section English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) At Night We Walk Alone Rafa Alberola Spain Berta Lucía Forner Segarra Spain Futuro Amanda Cots, Ángel Suárez Ávila Made of sugar Clàudia Cedó Spain Mater Benefacta Marc Riba, Anna Solanas Spain The Other Eduard Fernández Spain The Prince Àlex Sardà Spain They Send Word Mariano Schoendorff Spain Una cabeza en la pared Manuel Manrique Spain You were Paris Claudia Barral Magaz
Castilla y León The Castilla y León feature films and Castilla y León short films programmes include the following films: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Castilla y León feature films Devil Dog Road Lo carga el diablo Guillermo Polo Spain Pastoris Pablo Moreno Spain Castilla y León short films Arenillas Marta Martín Spain DxTequiero Sergio López, Mariola Aygües, Macarena Peri Spain In Between Lo que paso entre medias (de estudiar cine) Dacio de las Heras Spain Only the Dead Remain Sólo los muertos se quedan Alejandro Renedo Spain Panorama Margo García Spain Seeds from Kivu Semillas de Kivu Néstor López, Carlos Valle Spain
Awards A list of awards is listed as follows:
Official Section — Feature Films Golden Spike: Misericordia Silver Spike: Stranger Eyes & They Will Be Dust 'Ribera del Duero' Award for Best Direction: Guan Hu (Black Dog) Best Actress: Laura Weissmahr (Salve Maria); special mention for Ángela Molina (The Will Be Dust) Best Actor: Jan Gunnar Roise & Thorbjørn Harr (Sex); special mention for Alfredo Castro (They Will Be Dust) Best Cinematography: Weizhe Gao (Black Dog) 'Miguel Delibes' Award for Best Screenplay: Alain Guiraudie (Misericordia) 'José Salcedo' Award for Best Editing: Telmo Churro & Pedro Filipe Marques (Grand Tour)
Other awards 'Meeting Point' award: Holy Cow Fundos Special Award: Familiar Touch 'Alchemies' Grand Prize: The Rim; special mention for Bluish 'Time of History' Grand Prize: Youth (Hard Times) 'Time of History' Special Award: Henry Fonda for President; special mention for Savanna and the Mountains 'Pilar Miró' Award for Best Spanish Direction: Elena Manrique (The Party's Over) DOC. España Award: Resistance Reels Young Seminci Award: Hija del volcán Young Jury — Official Section Prize: Armand Golden Spike for Best Short Film: Baldilocks Silver Spike for Best Short Film: Punter & Lluna de sal Rainbow Spike: Three Kilometres to the End of the World FIPRESCI Award: Christmas Eve in Miller's Point Audience Award (Official Section — Feature Films): Bob Trevino Likes It Audience Award (Meeting Point): Holy Cow
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