Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 27, 2009 under San Sebastián International Film Festival | 
The Chinese film “City of Life and Death,” from director Lu Chuan’s which depicts the atrocities committed during the 1938 Japanese siege of China’s former capital, Nanjing, won the Golden Shell Saturday at the 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival.
1937. Japanese troops have entered China’s temporary capital, where their cruel occupation will be known as “The Rape of Nanjing.” Shot in wide lens black-and-white, the film alternates Japanese and Chinese points of view to brush a compelling and impressionist portrait of the day-to-day living conditions in the devastated city and recount the minute ethical dilemmas demanded by surviving in wartime.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 20, 2009 under San Sebastián International Film Festival |
Chloe, a story about infidelity and sexual self-discovery by Canadian director Atom Egoyan, starring Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson, opened the 57th San Sebastian Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain on Friday.
Fourteen other films will also compete for the Golden Shell, the festival’s top award, and a total of more than 200 films are scheduled to screen at the popular festival which reportedly sold 65,000 tickets in the first four days of sales.
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on September 29, 2008 under San Sebastián International Film Festival |
The Turkish film “Pandora’s Box,” won the top prize at Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival over the weekend. All the winners include:
Official selection awards
- JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SCREENPLAY to
BENOÎT DELÉPINE and GUSTAVE KERVERN for “LOUISE-MICHEL“ (France)
- JURY PRIZE FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY to
HUGO COLACE for “EL NIDO VACÍO” (Argentina-Spain-France)
- SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTOR to
OSCAR MARTÍNEZ for “EL NIDO VACÍO” (Argentina-Spain-France)
- SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTRESS to
MELISSA LEO for “FROZEN RIVER” (USA)
Ex-aequo with
TSILLA CHELTON for “PANDORANIN KUTUSU/PANDORA’S BOX”
(Turkey-France-Germany-Belgium)
- SILVER SHELL FOR BEST DIRECTOR to
MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM for “GENOVA” (UK)
- SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to
“ASBE DU-PA /TWO-LEGGED HORSE”
by SAMIRA Makhmalbaf (Iran-France)
The Special Jury Award goes to the boys Ziya Mirza Mohamad and Haron Ahad for their roles in “ASBE DU-PA/TWO LEGGED HORSE” directed by SAMIRA MAKHMALBAF, a film that draws special attention to the danger and abandonment in which many children around the world are forced to live.
- GOLDEN SHELL FOR BEST FILM to
“PANDORANIN KUTUSU /PANDORA’S BOX” by Yesim Ustaoglu
(Turkey-France-Germany-Belgium)
Altadis-New Directors Award
“LI MI DE CAI XIANG / THE EQUATION OF LOVE AND DEATH” by director Cao Baoping
TCM-Audience Award
The TCM-AUDIENCE AWARD at the 56th San Sebastian International Film Festival, carrying a cash prize of €70,000 in aid towards promotion of the winning film, goes to “BURN AFTER READING” by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, distributed in Spain by Universal Pictures Internacional Spain, S.L. This film was granted 8,639 points out of a maximum of 10.
Cash prize of €35,000 to the European film “LEMON TREE” by Eran Riklis, distributed in Spain by Golem Distribución, S.L. This film was granted 8,108 points out of a maximum of 10.
Horizontes Award
The Jury unanimously agrees to award a special mention to the following films:
And grants the HORIZONTES Award, carrying €35,000 (€10,000 for the director of the winning film and €25,000 for its importer in Spain), to the film:
- “GASOLINA” (Guatemala) directed by Julio Hernández Cordón.
Youth Award
The YOUTH JURY at the 56th San Sebastian International Film Festival, comprising 250 youngsters, grants its YOUTH AWARD to the film “AMOROSA SOLEDAD” by directors Martín Carranza and Victoria Galardi, with 8,389 points out of 10.
TVE-Another Look Award - Rules
SECOND EDITION OF THE TVE “OTRA MIRADA” AWARD
On September 25th 2008, the Jury, consisting of Inés París, Arantxa Urretabizkaia and Montse Abbad, has decided to grant the TVE “OTRA MIRADA” Award to the “FROZEN RIVER” a film by director Courtney Hunt included in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Film Festival in its 56th edition.
The film is a magnificent portrait of two female characters, removed far from any stereotypes, who struggle in the face of adversity, finding very original methods and daring solutions to the problems they face as individuals and mothers.
In a society that still allows women who are the sole providers of their families to live in borderline misery, even in the so-called developed countries, the film uses humour and intelligence to convey the two women’s ability to find bonds that reach beyond their differences.
VII International Film School Meeting Awards
The Jury of the VI International Film School Meeting, consisting of students from schools in the United States, Poland, Colombia, Spain, Cuba, Morocco, France, the United Kingdom and Israel, and chaired by director Amos Gitai, has unanimously decided to grant the following awards:
aiTe Award for the film:
- “LE BAL DES SUSPENDUS” by Azzam El Mehdi.
ESAV-ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DES ARTS VISUELS. (MOROCCO).
The aiTe Award (Association of Spanish Audiovisual Technical Industries) carries a prize of €6,000 (six thousand euros) for the director of the winning short film in postproduction services from aiTe partner companies.
The second prize, consisting of an invitation to participate in the SHORT FILM CORNER at the next Cannes Festival:
- LE BAL DES SUSPENDUS by Azzam El Mehdi
ESAV- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DES ARTS VISUELS (MOROCCO)
- HIMNON (ANTHEM) by Elad Keidan
THE SAM SPIEGEL FILM&TV SCHOOL (ISRAEL)
- JAK TO JEST BYC MOJA MATKA? ( What it´s like to be my mother) by Nora Mcgettigan
ANDRZEJ WAJDA MASTER SCHOOL OF FILM DIRECTING (POLAND)
The Jury also grants three special mentions:
- “EL AÑO DEL CERDO” by Claudia Calderon (EICTV, Cuba)
- “PATRIA” by Susana Rodríguez Barriga (EICTV, Cuba)
- “WEDNESDAYS” by Deniz Buga (NYU-TISCH School Arts, USA)
Cinema in motion awards
- Le Temps des camarades, Mohamed Chrif Tribak (MOROC):
- 15,000 € from the Centre National de Cinématographie for post-production works to be held in France.
- Chou Sar?, De Gaulle Eid (LEBANON-PALESTINE-FRANCE)
- A non-subtitled copy in 35 mm given by the Festival of Amiens.
- Pomegranates and Myrrh, Najwa Najjar (PALESTINA/PALESTINE)
- Digital calibration worth 20,000 € provided by Mikros Image.
- 15,000 € for mixing works provided by Mac’tari.
- Subtitles in French or English, worth 2,500 €, provided by Titra Films.
- One 35 mm copy without subtitles offered by the Fribourg Festival.
The selected directors will have the possibility to make an annual tour at the Cinema in Motion section in Latin America. They will also participate at the itinerant cycles of Cinema in Motion at the Cervantes Institute’s International Network in the Arab countries.
VII International Film School Meeting Awards
aiTe Award for the film:
- “LE BAL DES SUSPENDUS” by Azzam El Mehdi.
ESAV-ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DES ARTS VISUELS. (MOROCCO).
The aiTe Award (Association of Spanish Audiovisual Technical Industries) carries a prize of €6,000 (six thousand euros) for the director of the winning short film in postproduction services from aiTe partner companies.
The second prize, consisting of an invitation to participate in the SHORT FILM CORNER at the next Cannes Festival:
- LE BAL DES SUSPENDUS by Azzam El Mehdi
ESAV- ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DES ARTS VISUELS (MOROCCO)
- HIMNON (ANTHEM) by Elad Keidan
THE SAM SPIEGEL FILM&TV SCHOOL (ISRAEL)
- JAK TO JEST BYC MOJA MATKA? ( What it´s like to be my mother) by Nora Mcgettigan
ANDRZEJ WAJDA MASTER SCHOOL OF FILM DIRECTING (POLAND)
The Jury also grants three special mentions:
- “EL AÑO DEL CERDO” by Claudia Calderon (EICTV, Cuba)
- “PATRIA” by Susana Rodríguez Barriga (EICTV, Cuba)
- “WEDNESDAYS” by Deniz Buga (NYU-TISCH School Arts, USA)
OTHER AWARDS
| FIPRESCI AWARD
TVE OTRA MIRADA AWARD
SIGNIS AWARD
SPECIAL MENTION
2008 CEC AWARD FOR BEST FILM
GUIPUZCOAN BLOOD-DONORS’ ASSOCIATION CORRESPONDING TO THE SOLIDARITY AWARD
SEBASTIAN 2008 AWARD
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Posted by editor@vimooz.com on July 18, 2008 under San Sebastián International Film Festival |
This year’s San Sebastián International Film Festival (Sept. 18-27) has mounted a very impressive retrospective of 43 Japanese film noir titles under the banner “Japan in Black” (”Japón en Negro”).
The program spans more than 70 years, from 1927 to 1999, with films by Uchida, Ozu, Imamura, Hasebe, Miike, Kitano, and Kurosawa.
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