Pablo Agüero, Asier Altuna, Cesc Gay, Marc Recha, Federico Veiroj, Agustí Villaronga and Álex de la Iglesia will premiere their new films in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival
Imanol Uribe and Pere Joan Ventura will present their latest works as special screenings as part of the Official Selection
Two co-productions with Spain compete in New Directors, and another nine titles will participate in other sections
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015
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Today a presentation was held in the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas headquarters of the films produced in Spain to be screened at the 63rd edition of the San Sebastian Festival, opening on September 18. José Luis Rebordinos, the Festival Director, and Maialen Beloki, member of the Management Committee announced the titles to be presented in the different sections.

Some of the big-name Spanish filmmakers will compete with their latest works for the Golden Shell in the Official Selection: Asier Altuna, Cesc Gay, Marc Recha, Federico Veiroj and Agustí Villaronga, together with Argentinian director Pablo Agüero. Álex de la Iglesia will present his latest film, Mi gran noche, out of competition, while special screenings will feature premieres of the film by Imanol Uribe Lejos del mar and the documentary by Pere Joan Ventura No estamos solos.

The New Directors section includes the participation of two co-productions with Spain: Paula, directed by Argentina’s Eugenio Canevari, and Pikadero, a film by the Scotsman Ben Sharrock shot in the Basque Country. Another two co-productions will be presented in the Horizontes Latinos section: El botón de nácar, latest film from the Chilean moviemaker Patricio Guzmán, and Magallanes, directorial debut by the Peruvian actor Salvador del Solar.

As usual, the Zabaltegi section showcases a selection of other outstanding titles of the year, this edition presenting several national productions: Isla bonita by Fernando Colomo, La Novia by Paula Ortiz, Un día vi 10.000 elefantes, by Alex Guimerà and Juan Pajares, Mi querida España, by Mercedes Moncada, and The Propaganda Game, by Álvaro Longoria. The short film by Tucker Dávila Wood Duellum will also be presented in this section.

Lastly, the giant screen in the Anoeta Velodrome will host a special screening of the film by Dani de la Torre, El desconocido.

(les films sont sous-titrés dans quelle langue au fait? juste l'espagnol?)

Plus bandant que Venise, bravo Grunt