68th San Sebastián International Film Festival
Opening filmRifkin's Festival
LocationSan Sebastián, Spain
AwardsGolden Shell (Beginning)
DirectorsJosé Luis Rebordinos
Festival date18–26 September 2020

The 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 18 to 26 September 2020 in San Sebastián,[1] Gipuzkoa, Spain. The festival opened with Woody Allen's Rifkin's Festival.[2] Viggo Mortensen was awarded the Donostia Award for lifetime achievements.[3]

The competitive awards were presented on 26 September 2020. Beginning by Dea Kulumbegashvili swept the official selection prizes, winning the Golden Shell, as well as Best Actress, Screenplay, and Director.[4] Another Round's ensemble lead cast won the Silver Shell for Best Actor.[4]

Background

In June 2020, American actor Viggo Mortensen was announced as recipient of a Donostia Award.[5] Other than the announcement of the opener (Rifkin's Festival, out of competition), the first films confirmed to be in for screening were official selection competitive titles Another Round, True Mothers, Summer of 85, In the Dusk, Beginning, and Any Crybabies Around?.[6] The festival picked up 17 works (13 feature films and 4 short films) that have been pre-selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[7] Cannes Festival director Thierry Fremaux participated in the Zinemaldia's opening gala on 18 September, making together with José Luis Rebordinos a plea for the return of people to the theatres.[8][9]

Juries

Official Selection

Sections

Official Selection

In competition

The lineup of films selected for the Official Selection is as follows:[10]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[4]
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Summer of 85Été 85François OzonFrance
True MothersAsa ga Kuru / 朝が来るNaomi KawaseJapan
Courtroom 3HAntonio Méndez Esparza
  • Spain
  • United States
Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowanJulian TempleUnited Kingdom
BeginningDasatskisi / დასაწყისიDea Kulumbegashvili
  • France
  • Georgia
Another RoundDrukThomas Vinterberg
  • Denmark
  • Sweden
  • Netherlands
Any Crybabies Around?Nakuko Wa IneegaTakuma SatoJapan
We Will Never DieNosotros nunca moriremosEduardo CrespoArgentina
Simple PassionPassion simpleDanielle Arbid
  • France
  • Belgium
SupernovaHarry MacqueenUnited Kingdom
In the DuskSutemoseŠarūnas Bartas
  • Lithuania
  • France
  • Czech Republic
  • Serbia
  • Portugal
  • Letonia
WuhaiZhou ZiyangChina
Out of competition

The following works were selected to screen out of competition:[11][10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Rifkin's FestivalWoody Allen
  • Spain
  • United States
  • Italy
Forgotten We'll BeEl olvido que seremosFernando TruebaColombia
CovenAkelarrePablo Agüero
  • Spain
  • France
  • Argentina
Riot Police (miniseries)AntidisturbiosRodrigo SorogoyenSpain
Special Screenings
The Great FelloveEl gran FelloveMatt Dillon
  • Mexico
  • Cuba
  • United States
Patria (miniseries)Aitor GabilondoSpain
We Are Who We Are (miniseries)Luca GuadagninoItaly

Latin Horizons

The following films were selected for the Latin Horizons section:[12][13]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[4]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The IntruderEl prófugoNatalia Meta
  • Argentina
  • Mexico
Unlimited EditionEdición ilimitadaEdgardo Cozarinsky, Santiago Loza, Virginia Cosin, Romina PaulaArgentina
La VerónicaLeonardo MedelChile
One in a ThousandLas mil y unaClarisa Navas
  • Argentina
  • Germany
Mum, Mum, MumMamá, mamá, mamáSol Berruezo Pichon-RivièreArgentina
Tragic JungleSelva trágicaYulene Olaizola
  • Mexico
  • France
  • Colombia
Identifying FeaturesSin señales particularesFernanda Valadez
  • Mexico
  • Spain
All the Dead OnesTodos os mortosCaetano Gotardo, Marco Dutra
  • Brazil
  • France
Night ShotVisión nocturnaCarolina MoscosoChile

New Directors

The following films were selected for the New Directors section:[14][15]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[4]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Spring Blossom16 printempsSuzanne LindonFrance
Ane Is MissingAneDavid Pérez SañudoSpain
Memory HouseCasa de antiguidadesJoão Paulo Miranda Maria
  • Brazil
  • France
ChupacabraGrigory KolomytsevRussia
GullGal-mae-gi / 갈매기Kim Mi-joSouth Korea
Slow SingingGē shēng yuán hé màn bàn pāiDong XingyiChina
Death KnellHil kanpaiakImanol RayoSpain
I Never CryJak najdalej stądPiotr Domalewski
  • Poland
  • Ireland
Last Days of SpringLa última primaveraIsabel Lamberti
  • Spain
  • Netherlands
LimboBen SharrockUnited Kingdom
Grand écartSpagatChristian Johannes KochSwitzerland
Along the SeaUmibe no kanojotachi / 海辺の彼女たちAkio Fujimoto
  • Japan
  • Vietnam

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

The following films were selected for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section:[16]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.[4]
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Metamorphosis of BirdsA metamorfose dos pássarosCatarina VasconcelosPortugal
AutofictionAutoficciónLaida Lertxundi
  • United States
  • Spain
  • New Zealand
Cold MeridianPeter Strickland
  • Hungary
  • United Kingdom
CorrespondenceCorrespondenciaCarla Simón, Dominga Sotomayor
  • Spain
  • Chile
The Woman Who RanDomangchin yeoja / 도망친 여자Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
DustinNaïla GuiguetFrance
FaunaNicolás Pereda
  • Canada
  • Mexico
Having a Good TimeHuan Le Shi GuangBell ZhongChina
I Am Afraid to Forget Your FaceSameh Alaa
  • Egypt
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Qatar
The Salt of TearsLe Sel des larmesPhilippe Garrel
  • France
  • Switzerland
Los conductosCamilo Restrepo
  • France
  • Colombia
  • Brazil
Perpetual NightNoche perpetuaPedro Peralta
  • Portugal
  • France
The CalmingPing jingSong FangChina
DaysRìzi / 日子Tsai Ming-liangTaiwan
Simon CallsSimon chamaMarta Sousa RibeiroPortugal
StephanieLeonardo Van DijlBelgium
The Trouble with Being BornSandra WollnerAustria
An Optical IllusionUn efecto ópticoJuan CavestanySpain
Ya no duermoMarina PalacioSpain
Yellow CatZheltaya koshkaAdilkhan Yerzhanov
  • Kazakhstan
  • France

Surprise film

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
SpencerAbel Ferrara
  • Italy
  • France
  • United Kingdom

Official Selection Awards

References

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  2. "'Rifkin's Festival', de Woody Allen, abrió la justa de San Sebastián". La Jornada. 19 September 2020.
  3. "Viggo Mortensen, Premio Donostia 2020: "Agradezco a la gente que sigue yendo al cine, nos da la oportunidad de contar historias"". heraldo.es. 24 September 2020.
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  9. Domínguez, Mikel (18 September 2020). "El Zinemaldia arranca con una oda a la "distancia salvadora" que permitirá ver cine". EiTB.
  10. 1 2 "Sección Oficial. 68 Edición 2020". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  11. "Bollaín, León de Aranoa, Plaza y Jonás Trueba competirán en San Sebastián". HuffPost. 30 July 2021.
  12. "Diez películas latinoamericanas competirán en Horizontes Latinos 2021 del Festival de San Sebastián". Europa Press. 4 August 2021.
  13. "Horizontes Latinos. 68 Edición 2020". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  14. Roxborough, Scott (28 July 2021). "San Sebastian Film Festival Unveils New Directors Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter.
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  16. "Zabaltegi-Tabakalera. 68 Edición 2020". sansebastianfestival.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  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.
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