Tuesday, September 29, 2009

FESTIVAL 8: San Sebastian, Spain


The most important festival in the Spanish speaking world which serves also as the portal to Latin and South America beyond Spain. The festival has competitions and juries which makes it attractive for filmmakers around the world. In the top ten it would come in the sixth spot right after Sundance. This year the jury is presided by French director Laurent Cantet.

OFFICIAL COMPETITION
Chloe, Atom Egoyan (Opening Film)
Mother and Child, Rodrigo García (Closing Film)
10 TO 11, Pelin Esmer
Blessed, Ana Kokkinos
BEST SCREENPLAY
City of Life and Death, Lu Chuan GOLDEN SHELL FOR BEST FILM
Los Condenados, Isaki Lacuesta
Get Low, Aaron Schneider
Hadewijch, Bruno Dumont
The White Meadows, Mohammad Rasoulof
Making Plans for Lena, Christophe Honoré
La Mujer Sin Piano, Javier Rebollo
BEST DIRECTOR
Le Refuge, François Ozon SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
El Secreto de Sus Ojos, Juan José Campanella
This Is Love, Matthias Glasner
I Came from Busan, Jeon Soo-il
Yo, También, Álvaro Pastor, Antonio Naharro
BEST ACTOR & BEST ACTRESS
El Baile de la Victoria, Fernando Trueba




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