2023 film festival
The 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival ran 22–30 September 2023 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The awards were announced on 30 September 2023, with "The Rye Horn" winning the Golden Shell, being the first film directed by a female Spanish director to win said award.
Background.
In May 2023, actor Javier Bardem was announced as a recipient of a Donostia Award as well as the main feature of the 71st edition's official poster. An early subset of the official selection film slate was announced on 7 July 2023. New official selection titles were announced on 14 July 2023. In August 2023, "The Boy and the Heron" was announced as the out-of-competition opening film. Later that month, Spanish director Víctor Erice was announced to be the recipient of a Donostia Award. The entire official selection line-up was announced on 25 August. On 8 September, it was announced that Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki would receive a Donostia Award, presented to him virtually, while the award for Bardem would be postponed to next year's festival due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, which forbids the US-unionised actor to attend to the media or to record thank-you videos.
Sections.
Official selection.
The lineup of the official selection includes:
Highlighted title indicates award winner.
New Directors.
The New Directors slate includes:
Highlighted title indicates award winner.
Latin Horizons ("Horizontes Latinos").
The Latin Horizons slate includes the following films:
Highlighted title indicates award winner.
Highlighted title indicates award winner.
Perlak.
The 'Perlak' lineup includes:
Surprise film.
The following film was programmed as a surprise:
References.
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