69th San Sebastián International Film Festival

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69th San Sebastián International Film Festival
Opening filmOne Second
LocationSan Sebastián, Spain
AwardsGolden Shell (Blue Moon)
DirectorsJosé Luis Rebordinos
Festival date17–25 September 2021
San Sebastián International Film Festival

The 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 17 to 25 September 2021 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The festival opened with Zhang Yimou's One Second.[1] Marion Cotillard and Johnny Depp were awarded the Donostia Award for lifetime achievements.[2] The Donostia Award bestowed to Johnny Depp was mired by controversy and public scrutiny.[3]

The competitive awards were presented on 25 September 2021. Blue Moon by Alina Grigore won the Golden Shell award, whereas Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye) shared the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance (a new non-gendered category replacing the former gendered acting awards) with Danish teen Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl (As in Heaven).[4][5][6]

Juries[edit]

Official Selection
Horizontes latinos
New Directors
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

Sections[edit]

Official Selection[edit]

In competition

The lineup of films selected for the Official Selection is as follows:[9]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[5]
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
One Second Yi miao zhong · 一秒鐘 Zhang Yimou China
Arthur Rambo Laurent Cantet France
Benediction Terence Davies United Kingdom
Camila Comes Out Tonight [es] Camila saldrá esta noche Inés Barrionuevo Argentina
Blue Moon [es] Crai Nou Alina Grigore [es] Romania
Fever Dream Distancia de rescate Claudia Llosa
  • Peru
  • United States
  • Chile
  • Spain
As in Heaven [de] Du som er i himlen Tea Lindeburg [de] Denmark
Earwig Lucile Hadzihalilovic United Kingdom · France · Belgium
The Good Boss El buen patrón Fernando León de Aranoa Spain
Undercover [it] Enquête sur un scandale d'État Thierry de Peretti [fr] France
The Grandmother La abuela Paco Plaza
  • Spain
  • France
Maixabel Icíar Bollaín Spain
Fire on the Plain [zh] Ping yuan shang de huo yan · 平原上的火焰 Zhang Ji China
Who's Stopping Us Quién lo impide Jonás Trueba Spain
The Eyes of Tammy Faye Michael Showalter United States
I Want to Talk About Duras [fr] Vous ne désirez que moi Claire Simon France
Out of competition

The following works (including a short and a miniseries) were selected to screen out of competition:[10][9]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Rosa Rosae. A Spanish Civil War Elegy Rosa Rosae. La guerra civil Carlos Saura Spain
Las leyes de la frontera Daniel Monzón Spain
La Fortuna Alejandro Amenábar Spain
The Daughter La hija Manuel Martín Cuenca Spain

Latin Horizons[edit]

The following films were selected for the Latin Horizons section:[11][12]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[5]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Dusk Stone Piedra Noche Iván Fund Argentina · Chile · Spain
The Employer and the Employee El empleado y el patrón Manolo Nieto [es]
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • France
Jesús López Maximiliano Schonfeld [de]
  • Argentina
  • France
Madalena Madiano Marcheti Brazil
Aurora Paz Fábrega
  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
  • Panama
The Box La caja Lorenzo Vigas
  • Mexico
  • United States
A Cop Movie Una película de policías Alonso Ruizpalacios Mexico
Azor Andreas Fontana
  • Switzerland
  • Argentina
  • France
Prayers for the Stolen Noche de fuego Tatiana Huezo
  • Mexico
  • Germany
  • Brazil
  • Qatar
Amparo Simón Mesa Soto
  • Colombia
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • Qatar

New Directors[edit]

The following films were selected for the New Directors section:[13][14]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[5]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Carajita Silvina Schnicer, Ulises Porra
  • Dominican Republic
  • Argentina
That Weekend Ese fin de semana Mara Pescio
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
Aloners Honja Saneun Salamdeul · 혼자 사는 사람들 Hong Sung-eun South Korea
Between Two Dawns İki Şafak Arasinda Selman Nacar
  • Turkey
  • France
  • Romania
  • Spain
Inventory Inventura Darko Sinko Slovenia
Josephine Josefina Javier Marco Spain
The Rust La Roya Juan Sebastián Mesa
  • Colombia
  • France
Hilda's Short Summer Las vacaciones de Hilda Agustin Banchero
  • Uruguay
  • Brazil
The Noise of Engines Le bruit des moteurs Philippe Grégoire Canada
Mikado Marocco Emanuel Parvu
  • Romania
  • Czech Republic
Mass Fran Kranz United States
Unwanted Nich'ya Lena Lanskih Russia
Lost in Summer Shu qi shi guang Sun Liang China

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera[edit]

The following films were selected for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section:[15]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[5]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Mi iubita, mon amour Noémie Merlant France
Unclenching the Fists Razzhimaya kulaki · Разжимая кулаки Kira Kovalenko Russia
Petrov's Flu Petrovy v grippe · вы в гриппе Kirill Serebrennikov
  • Russia
  • France
  • Switzerland
  • Germany
Playground Un monde Laura Wandel Belgium
Vortex Gaspar Noé France
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc Radu Jude
  • Romania
  • Luxembourg
  • Czech Republic
  • Croatia
The Crossing [fr] La Traversée Florence Miailhe [fr]
  • France
  • Germany
  • Czech Republic
They Carry Death Eles transportan a morte Helena Girón, Samuel M. Delgado
  • Spain
  • Colombia
The Great Movement El gran movimiento Kiro Russo
  • Bolivia
  • France
107 Mothers Cenzorka Péter Kerekes [fr]
  • Slovakia
  • Czech Republic
  • Ukraine
Haruhara-san's Recorder Haruharasan no uta Kyoshi Sugita Japan

Donostia Award Screenings[edit]

The following film was selected for the Donostia Award Screenings section:[16]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Bigger Than Us Bigger Than Us Flore Vasseur France

Surprise film[edit]

The following film was programmed as a surprise:[17]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Spencer Pablo Larraín
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Germany
  • Chile

Official Selection Awards[edit]

Special Awards[edit]

Donostia Award for lifetime achievements: Marion Cotillard and Johnny Depp[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Arrancó el festival de San Sebastián con las miradas puestas en Marion Cotillard". El Universal. 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Johnny Depp: "Llevaré el Premio Donostia siempre en la memoria"". EiTB. 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Johnny Depp, al recibir el Premio Donostia más polémico: "Nadie está a salvo de la cultura de la cancelación"". eldiario.es. 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ Melo, Verónica (26 September 2021). "«Un día podremos dejar de hablar de mujeres oprimidas»". Diario Vasco.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Lodge, Guy (25 September 2021). "Romanian Film 'Blue Moon' Takes Top Prize at San Sebastian Fest, as Jessica Chastain Wins for Performance". Variety.
  6. ^ "[Festival de San Sebastián 2021] Palmarés completo". Cinemanía. 25 September 2021 – via 20minutos.es.
  7. ^ a b c d e "El 69 Festival de San Sebastián entrega hoy su Concha de Oro". Agencia EFE. 25 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Javier Bardem, Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, o Stanley Tucci, entre las estrellas del Festival de San Sebastián". 20minutos.es. 3 September 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Sección Oficial. 69 Edición 2021". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Bollaín, León de Aranoa, Plaza y Jonás Trueba competirán en San Sebastián". HuffPost. 30 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Diez películas latinoamericanas competirán en Horizontes Latinos 2021 del Festival de San Sebastián". Europa Press. 4 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Horizontes Latinos. 69 Edición 2021". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  13. ^ Roxborough, Scott (28 July 2021). "San Sebastian Film Festival Unveils New Directors Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ^ "New Directors. 69 Edición 2021". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Zabaltegi-Tabakalera. 69 Edición 2021". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Donostia Award Screenings 2021. 69th Edition". San Sebastian International Film Festival. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  17. ^ "'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.