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Annual film festival held in Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
The
San Sebastian International Film Festival
(
abbr.
SSIFF
;
Spanish
:
Festival Internacional de San Sebastian
,
Basque
:
Donostia Zinemaldia
) is an annual
FIAPF
A category
film festival
held in the
Spanish
city of
Donostia-San Sebastian
in September, in the
Basque Country
.
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Since its creation in 1953 it has established itself as one of the 14 "A" category competitive festivals accredited by the
FIAPF
, of which it has one of the lowest budgets. It has hosted several important events of the history of cinema, such as the international premieres of
Vertigo
, by
Alfred Hitchcock
(who attended the Festival) and the European premiere of
Star Wars
. It was the first festival attended by
Roman Polanski
and has helped advance the professional careers of filmmakers such as
Francis Ford Coppola
,
Bong Joon-ho
and
Pedro Almodovar
.
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citation needed
]
Jose Luis Rebordinos
has served as the director of the festival since 2011.
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History
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The festival was founded in 1953 with the first festival starting on September 21, 1953.
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Although it was originally intended to honour Spanish language films, films of other languages became eligible for consideration in 1955, when the festival was specialized in color films. It has been acknowledged by the FIAPF as an A category festival since 1957, with the exception of the 1980?1984 period, when no major awards were given.
Many important moments of the history of cinema have taken place in the festival, such as the European premiere of Star Wars, the international premiere of Vertigo, presented by Alfred Hitchcock, and Roman Polanski's first attendance at a film festival.
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Sections
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Bryce Dallas Howard
and
Night Shyamalan
attending the 52nd edition of the festival in September 2004
Victoria Eugenia Theatre
Maria Cristina Hotel during the San Sebastian International Film Festival
These are the main sections of the festival:
- Official Selection
: a selection of recent full-length cinematographic works, which have not previously screened in other festivals (except FIAPF-regulated non-competitive festivals and national competitions at festivals in their countries of production),
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compete for the major awards. Spanish-produced films in competition must be world premieres.
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Some films are included out of competition.
- New Directors
: First or second movies of new talents.
- Horizontes Latinos
: A selection of films from
Latin America
, unreleased in Spain.
- Pearls
: A selection of the best movies screened at other international festivals throughout the year.
- Zabaltegi ? Tabakalera
: A competitive section aiming for heterogeneity with no formal norms.
- Made in Spain
: A showcase of the year's Spanish movies for their international launch.
- Zinemira
: A showcase of movies produced or directed by
Basques
.
- Retrospectives
: Retrospectives are included in the program to present the works of a renowned filmmaker or works that represent a particular theme.
- Culinary Cinema
: A non-competitive selection of gastronomy-related films.
- Velodrome
: Projections of movies for a big audience in a giant screen installed at the
Velodromo de Anoeta
.
- Nest Film Students
: Selected shorts, mostly graduation projects, from film schools around the world.
Awards
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An international jury evaluates the films in the Official Selection and awards the following prizes:
Former awards include:
The following are the main awards for films in the parallel sections:
- New Directors Award: decided by a special jury, the films in the
New Directors
section compete for this prize.
- Audience Award: The audience chooses a film from among those in the
Pearls
section.
- Youth Award: A jury composed of 350 youngsters aged between 17 and 21 chooses a film from those competing for the "New Directors Award".
- Horizontes Award: A specific jury chooses the best film in the Horizontes Latinos section.
- "Otra Mirada" Award:
TVE
gives the
Another Look
award to the film, from any section, that best reflects the female world.
- Sebastiane Award
: a jury chooses the film, from any section, that best reflects the values and reality of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.
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External links
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- 1953
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