70th San Sebastián International Film Festival
Official poster of the 70th San Sebastián Film Festival featuring Juliette Binoche
Opening filmPrison 77
LocationSan Sebastián, Spain
AwardsGolden Shell: The Kings of the World
DirectorsJosé Luis Rebordinos
Festival date16–24 September 2022

The 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 16 to 24 September 2022 in San Sebastián,[1] Gipuzkoa, Spain. The awards were announced on 24 September 2022, with The Kings of the World winning the Golden Shell.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] In June 2022, Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg was disclosed as the recipient of another Donostia Award.[5]

The official selection's film Prison 77 will open the festival, screened out of competition.[1] Other than the opener, an initial lineup with some titles from Spain was announced on 15 July 2022.[6][7][8] A slate of 12 international main competition works was announced on 2 August.[9]

Juries

Main Competition

American actress Glenn Close was slated to feature as Jury president, but cancelled her visit in the wake of a "family emergency".[11]

Kutxabank-New Directors Award

  • Alina Grigore, filmmaker, Romania - Jury President[12]
  • Paolo Moretti, programmer, Italy
  • Paula Arantzazu Ruiz, film critic, Spain
  • Selva Almada, writer, Argentina
  • Ashmita Guha, filmmaker, India

Horizonte Latinos

  • Giovanni Pompili, Italian producer - Jury President[12]
  • Tatiana Huezo, Salvadoran filmmaker
  • Júlia Olmo, Spanish film critic

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award

Irizar Award

  • Ander Izagirre, journalist and writer - Jury President[12]
  • Nerea Kortabitarte, communicator and writer
  • Txema Muñoz, programmer

Sections

Official selection

The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:[9][13][14][15]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Countrie(s)
Il BoemoPetr Václav
  • Czech Republic
  • Italy
  • Slovakia
CorkSuroMikel GurreaSpain
ForeverResten af livetFrelle PetersenDenmark
Great Yarmouth-Provisional FiguresMarco Martins
  • Portugal
  • France
  • United Kingdom
A Hundred FlowersHyakkaGenki KawamuraJapan
The Kings of the WorldLos reyes del mundoLaura Mora
  • Colombia
  • Luxembourg
  • France
  • Mexico
  • Norway
La maternalPilar PalomeroSpain
PornomelancholiaPornomelancolíaManuel Abramovich
  • Argentina
  • France
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
The Rite of SpringLa consagración de la primaveraFernando FrancoSpain
RunnerMarian Mathias
  • United States
  • Germany
  • France
SpartaUlrich Seidl
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
The SubstituteEl suplenteDiego Lerman
  • Argentina
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Mexico
  • France
Walk UpHong SangsooSouth Korea
Wild FlowersGirasoles silvestresJaime Rosales
  • Spain
  • France
Winter BoyLe LycéenChristophe HonoréFrance
A WomanKong XiuWang ChaoChina
The WonderSebastián Lelio
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland

Out of Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
MarloweNeil Jordan
  • Spain
  • Ireland
  • France
OffworldApagónRodrigo Sorogoyen, Raúl Arévalo, Isa Campo, Alberto Rodríguez, Isaki LacuestaSpain
Prison 77Modelo 77Alberto RodríguezSpain
Special Screenings
El sostre grocIsabel CoixetSpain
Tax Me If You CanLa (très) grande évasionYannick KergoatFrance

Latin Horizons (Horizontes Latinos)

The line up of films selected for the Latin Horizons section is as follows:[16][17]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
My Imaginary CountryMi país imaginarioPatricio Guzmán
  • France
  • Chile
Octopus SkinLa piel pulpoAna Cristina Barragán
  • Ecuador
  • Greece
  • Mexico
  • Germany
  • France
1976Manuela MartelliChile
CharcoalCarvãoCarolina Markowicz
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
Dos estacionesJuan Pablo González
  • Mexico
  • France
  • United States
The Padilla affairEl caso PadillaPavel Giroud
  • Spain
  • Cuba
The Pack La JauríaAndrés Ramírez Pulido
  • France
  • Colombia
NoiseRuidoNatalia BeristáinMexico
SublimeMariano BiasinArgentina
I Have Electric DreamsTengo sueños eléctricosValentina Maurel
  • Belgium
  • France
  • Costa Rica
A Male Un varónFabián Hernández
  • Colombia
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
Vicenta B.Carlos Lechuga
  • Cuba
  • France
  • United States
  • Colombia

New Directors

The initial lineup of films selected for the Kutxabank-New Directors section is as follows:[18][19][20]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
To Books and Women I SingA los libros y a las mujeres cantoMaría ElorzaSpain
CarbonIon Bors
  • Moldova
  • Romania
  • Spain
The Great SilenceDen Store StilhedKatrine BrocksDenmark
Spare KeysFifiJeanne Aslan, Paul SaintillanFrance
ThunderFoudreCarmen JaquierSwitzerland
CarbideGarburaJosip ŽuvanCroatia
Grand MarinDinara DrukarovaFrance
Jeong-sunJi-hye JeongSouth Korea
Daughter of RageLa hija de todas las rabiasLaura Baumeister
  • Nicaragua
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
RolelessMiyamatsu To YamashitaMasahiko Sato, Yutaro Seki, Kentaro HiraseJapan
NagisaTakeshi KogaharaJapan
On Either Sides of the PondPokhar Ke Dunu ParaParth SaurabhIndia
Tobacco BarnsSecaderosRocío Mesa
  • Spain
  • United States
A Tale of ShemroonChevalier noirEmad Aleebrahim Dehkordi
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Iran
Something You Said Last NightLuis De Filippis
  • Canada
  • Switzerland

Perlak

A list of films selected for the 'Perlak' lineup is as follows:[21][22]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Argentina, 1985Santiago Mitre
  • Argentina
  • United States
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of TruthsBardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdadesAlejandro G. IñarrituMexico
The BeastsAs bestasRodrigo Sorogoyen
  • Spain
  • France
Broker브로커Hirokazu Kore-edaSouth Korea
CorsageMarie Kreutzer
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Luxembourg
Don't Worry DarlingOlivia WildeUnited States
God's Crooked LinesLos renglones torcidos de DiosOriol PauloSpain
The InnocentL'innocentLouis GarrelFrance
LivingOliver HermanusUnited Kingdom
Moonage DaydreamBrett MorgenUnited States
On the FringeEn los márgenesJuan Diego Botto
  • Spain
  • Belgium
One Fine MorningUn beau matinMia Hansen-LøveFrance
One Year, One NightUn año, una nocheIsaki Lacuesta
  • Spain
  • France
Peter von KantFrançois OzonFrance
R.M.N.Cristian Mungiu
  • Romania
  • France
  • Belgium
Tori and LokitaTori et LokitaJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
  • Belgium
  • France
Triangle of SadnessRuben ÖstlundSweden

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

The lineup of films in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section is as follows:[23][24][20]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[2]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The MountainLa montagneThomas SalvadorFrance
Les créatures qui fondent au soleilDiego Céspedes
  • Chile
  • France
Trenque LauquenLaura Citarella
  • Argentina
  • Germany
A Human PositionAnders Emblem
  • Norway
Friends on a Country RoadAmigas en un camino de campoSantiago LozaArgentina
Blank Narcissus (Passion of the Swamp)Peter Strickland
  • United Kingdom
  • Australia
PiggyCerditaCarlota Pereda
  • Spain
  • France
ChordsCuerdasEstibaliz UrresolaSpain
DiariosAndrés Di TellaArgentina
The WaterEl aguaElena López Riera
  • Switzerland
  • France
  • Spain
GodlandHlynur Pálmason
  • Denmark
  • Iceland
  • France
  • Sweden
HeartbeatLee Chang-dongSouth Korea
Third NotebookHirugarren koadernoaLur OlaizolaSpain
Robe of GemsManto de gemasNatalia López Gallardo
  • Mexico
  • Argentina
Meet Me in the BathroomDylan SouthernUnited Kingdom
MutzenbacherRuth BeckermannAustria
Itchan and SatchanNaname no roukaTakayuki FukataJapan
NestHlynur Pálmason
  • Denmark
  • Iceland
Nowhere to Go But EverywhereErick Shirai, Masako TsumuraJapan
PiaffeAnn OrenGermany
A Short StoryPo Sui Tai Yang Zhi XinBi GanChina
UnrestUnruehCyril SchäublinSwitzerland
Letter to My Mother for My SonCarta a mi madre para mi hijoCarla SimónSpain

Velodromo

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Black Is Beltza II: AinhoaFermin MuguruzaSpain
RainbowPaco LeónSpain
Feeling ItSintiéndolo muchoFernando León de Aranoa
  • Spain
  • Mexico

Made in Spain

The slate of films selected for screening in the 'Made in Spain' section is as follows:[25][26]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Color of HeavenEl color del cieloJoan Marc Zapata
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
The House Among the CactusesLa casa entre los cactusCarlota González-AdrioSpain
AlcarràsCarla Simón
  • Spain
  • Italy
Love Gets a RoomEl amor en su lugarRodrigo CortésSpain
The CriticEl críticoJuan Zavala, Javier Morales PérezSpain
Alone in the MountainsEntre montañasUnai CanelaSpain
Girlfriends and GirlfriendsLa amiga de mi amigaZaida CarmonaSpain
Unfinished AffairsLa maniobra de la tortugaJuan Miguel del Castillo
  • Spain
  • Argentina
Full of GraceLlenos de graciaRoberto BuesoSpain
My Emptiness and IMi vacío y yoAdrián SilvestreSpain
You Have to Come and See ItTenéis que venir a verlaJonás TruebaSpain
Tequila. Sex, Drog and Rock and RollTequila. Sexo, drogas y rock and rollÁlvaro LongoriaSpain
PacifictionTourment sur les îlesAlbert Serra
  • France
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Portugal

Surprise film

The following film was programmed as a surprise:[27]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
BlondeAndrew DominikUnited States

Awards

Main Competition

Other awards

Donostia awards

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